Ok, I’m not really sure how “healthy” these cupcakes are, but they certainly are sneaky!
Vanilla Bean Cupcakes
- white cake mix
- 1 can white beans, drained and rinsed
- 3/4 cup water
In blender or food processor, puree beans and water until smooth. Add cake mix and mix well. Bake in cupcake paper lined tin at 350F about 18 minutes or until done.
Just a few things to warn you about here. Since these cupcakes don’t have the oil and eggs they are a tad bit drier. A bit of frosting or a scoop of ice cream takes care of that though 
. Also, unless your kids (or you) are used to a high-fiber diet you may want to limit the number of cakes they eat in one sitting. That’s all.
Let me know if you like them! We couldn’t taste the beans at all! I’m going to have to do some more experimenting to see if I can get them moister, and I’d love to come up with a “from scratch” recipe too !
(Ryan thought the cupcakes needed a “topping” hence the coconut frosting and frozen blackberry!)
Fabulous idea!! I even have some white beans cooked up in the freezer. I think I’ll try this one tonight!! I’ll let you know how it goes!
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Wow! That is pretty sneaky! I would have never thought to put beans in a cake mix!
Thanks for linking up to Cupcake Tuesday!
~Liz
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I’m LOVING ur site! I’m going to try these and the lentil cookies soon. I’ve also heard that applesauce instead of oil gives cakes a terrific moistness
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pameladonnis Reply:
March 16th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
@Stacey, I love using applesauce instead of oil in things like muffins!! Thanks for checking out my blog
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