Delicious and Easy Pumpkin Cupcakes that are Vegan! These cupcakes are Moist, fluffy, perfectly spiced and topped with a creamy pumpkin spice frosting. Eggless and dairy free!
If you love pumpkin pie, pumpkin cake, cookies or muffins than you'll absolutely love these vegan pumpkin cupcakes!! Full of flavour and pumpkin spices and topped with a creamy vegan cupcake frosting (made with cream cheese) and chopped pecans! Guaranteed to be loved by everyone! No one would guess they’re eggless and dairy free.
Instead of adding the pecans to the cupcake batter I thought why not sprinkle the nuts right on top of the cream cheese frosting! I like the added nutty flavour and crunchy texture. It's the perfect touch they're delicious!!
So there's no need to run to the store and buy a boxed cake mix (yes a lot of cake mixes are vegan) this simple pumpkin cupcake recipe is healthier and tastes better!
This recipe makes 18 cupcakes. I always use large muffin liners for my cupcake recipes.
What are the ingredients in my Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes?
- Canned Pumpkin purée
- Applesauce
- Plant milk
- Oil
- Brown sugar
- White sugar
- Pumpkin spices
- Cinnamon
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Vanilla
- 1 recipe vegan cream cheese frosting
- Chopped pecans or walnuts
How to make my Pumpkin Cupcakes:
Preheat the oven to 350° line 2 non stick 12 cup muffin pans with 18 cupcake liners
Sift all the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
Next add all the wet ingredients to a large mixing bowl, and whisk until smooth.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
Evenly divide the cupcake batter between the 18 muffin cups. Fill the remaining 6 muffin cups ¼ the way full with water to prevent buckling and promote even baking.
Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
While the cupcakes are baking make the Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting.
Cool in muffin tins for a couple of minutes and then remove cupcakes to a cooling rack. Once completely cool, frost your cupcakes. Enjoy!
For full recipe ingredients and instructions see recipe card below.
Can you freeze Cupcakes?
- Absolutely! Wrap cooled unfrosted cupcakes individually in plastic wrap and or store in a large freezer bag or Tupperware container. They will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Tips and Tricks for Perfect Cupcakes:
- Always check to make sure your baking powder and soda are fresh and not expired, other wise your baked goods might not rise properly.
- Spray muffin liners lightly with cooking spray. Cupcakes will be easier to remove (optional but recommended)
- If there isn't enough batter to fill all the cups, fill the empty ones ¼ to halfway with water. This will ensure the cupcakes bake evenly.
Enjoy guys! Happy day to you? feel free to leave a comment and a rating below. I would love to hear from you.
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- Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
- Vegan Black Bean Brownies (Healthy + GF)
This recipe is adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction
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Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 18 cupcakes 1x
Description
Delicious and Easy Pumpkin Cupcakes that are Vegan! These cupcakes are Moist, fluffy, perfectly spiced and topped with a creamy pumpkin spice frosting. Eggless and dairy free!
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 and ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 (15 oz) (398 ml) can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup oil, I used grapeseed oil
- ½ cup unsweetened plant milk
- ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Optional toppings:
- chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° line 2 non stick 12 cup muffin pans with 18 cupcake liners
- Sift all the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
- Next add all the wet ingredients to a large mixing bowl, and whisk until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth.
- Evenly divide the cupcake batter between the 18 muffin cups. Fill the remaining 6 muffin cups ¼ the way full with water to prevent buckling and promote even baking.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- While the cupcakes are baking make the Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting and set in the fridge until needed.
- Cool cupcakes in muffin tins for a couple of minutes and then remove them to a cooling rack. Once completely cool, frost your cupcakes and add some chopped pecans or walnuts. Enjoy!
They will keep covered in the fridge for up to a week.
Notes
Can you freeze Cupcakes?
- Absolutely! Wrap cooled unfrosted cupcakes individually in plastic wrap and or store in a large freezer bag or Tupperware container. They will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Tips and Tricks for Perfect Cupcakes:
- Always check to make sure your baking powder and soda are fresh and not expired, other wise your baked goods might not rise properly.
- Spray muffin liners lightly with cooking spray. Cupcakes will be easier to remove (optional but recommended)
- If there isn't enough batter to fill all the cups, fill the empty ones ¼ to halfway with water. This will ensure the cupcakes bake evenly.
- Prep Time: 15 Minutes
- Cook Time: 25 Minutes
- Category: Sweets,
- Method: Bake/Oven
- Cuisine: American, Canadian
Rita says
So tasty and moist
Verna says
Glad you enjoyed them!
Jill says
Absolutely scrumptious!
Verna says
Thank you!
Helena says
I wanted to know if I can substitute oil. On a fat free diet. Thank you
Verna says
Try plain vegan yogurt or smashed banana- Enjoy Helena!
Wendy says
Can I use the same quantity of pumpkin if I cook my own?
Verna says
Hi Wendy, I only use canned when I make these so it all depends on how thick/thin your pumpkin puree is. Hope this helps- enjoy!
Alice says
Wow! First time ever trying a pumpkin related recipe, and these came out wonderful! Moist, fluffy and a really pleasant aroma. I tweaked it a bit (less sugar and half of the flour switched to spelt), nonetheless a great recipe! Thank you so much!!!
Verna says
You are so welcome! So glad you enjoyed the recipe Alice. Thank you so much for your kind words! Happy day to you!
lorie says
Hi there these look delish I am planning on making a vegan cheesecake for Thanksgiving but I also want to make these yummy muffins.
Just an FYI you have high lighted the vegan cream cheese in the recipe but when you click on it, it takes you to Vegan butter chicken although that also looks delish I thought you may want to correct that.
I see you do have the recipe for vegan cream cheese further down with the suggestions
Thank you 😊
Verna says
Thanks for heads up Lorie! Enjoy all the pumpkin goodness!!
Zulema says
Hello Chickpea, what flour could I use to make it GF?
Verna says
Hi Zulema, I have not made this recipe with gluten free flour so I don't know how the outcome would be. You could try a gluten free blend such as Bob's Red Mill
Jane says
First time making them. Now to fight the urge to eat them all at once! Soooo yummy!! Thank you Chickpea!
Verna says
haha yes that's the hard part! glad you're enjoying them Jane. Thank you for your comment!
Mary says
We made these and they are so good and moist.
Verna says
Oh yay! So good to hear. Thank you so much for your comment Mary
Emma says
OMG these look so good! Cannot wait to try! The rhubarb muffins were a total hit with my kids.
Verna says
Thanks Emma! Enjoy! Nice to hear everyone liked the rhubarb strawberry muffins.