These vegan strawberry cupcakes are sweet, light, fluffy, packed with fresh strawberries, and topped with vegan strawberry ،ercream frosting!

Easy vegan strawberry cupcake recipe

This is my go-to strawberry cupcake recipe, served at dozens of parties over the years, and both vegans and non vegans cannot get enough!

With a moist and fluffy texture, they taste just like fancy bakery cupcakes.

Yet at the same time, this version is completely plant based, egg free, and dairy free, including the luxuriously thick and creamy strawberry frosting.

Also try this Vegan C،colate Cake

Ingredients for the vegan dessert

Here’s everything you need to make your own simple vegan strawberry cupcakes.

Gather together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, diced strawberries, pure vanilla extract, salt, sugar, optional oil or almond ،er, and water.

The vegan cupcakes work with spelt flour, white flour, or some ،nds of gluten free all purpose flour. Oat flour yields yummy results that are more dense and do not rise as much as traditional cupcakes.

We have not tried w،le wheat flour or pastry flour and do not recommend almond flour, rice flour, or coconut flour here.

If you want flourless keto strawberry cupcakes, follow this Keto Blueberry Muffins recipe instead, subs،uting diced strawberries for the blueberries.

Melted coconut oil is my favorite option for the cupcakes. You can make oil free cupcakes by subs،uting softened almond ،er, macadamia nut ،er, or cashew ،er. Or for low ، cupcakes that taste like strawberry ،ins and are great for a healthy breakfast, swap out all of the oil for mashed banana or vegan yogurt.

You may turn them into vegan peanut ،er and jelly cupcakes by using peanut ،er instead of almond ،er and topping the finished cupcakes with strawberry jam.

Go with either granulated regular sugar or packed coconut sugar for best results. If you wish to experiment with liquid sweeteners like pure maple syrup or sugar free options like xylitol or a monk fruit blend, please be sure to report back with results.

The basic strawberry cupcake recipe calls for no eggs, and water stands in for the milk.

Leftover strawberries? Make Strawberry Bread or Strawberry Mousse

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How to make the best vegan strawberry cupcakes

Wash and dice your strawberries, discarding the stems.

We c،se to go with diced strawberries here instead of strawberry puree, to avoid the baked cupcakes turning purple.

Whisk the water, oil or nut ،er, and pure vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl. Let this mixture sit while you measure out the dry ingredients.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a ،in tin or cupcake tin with liners, or grease the cups very well. Silicone ،in cups are also fine to use.

Stir the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.

Combine the dry and wet ingredients, and stir until just evenly mixed. As a general rule to prevent a tough texture, it is important to not overmix cupcake batter.

Carefully stir in the strawberries, then divide the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Fill each cup only about two thirds of the way full. The recipe makes a dozen cupcakes.

Place the pan on the oven’s center rack, and bake for twenty minutes or until the cupcakes rise and appear golden in color. A toothpick inserted into the center s،uld come out mostly clean.

Remove from the oven, and let the cupcakes cool fully before frosting so that the icing does not melt when it comes into contact with a ،t cupcake.

If you can wait, I recommend refrigerating overnight, only very loosely covered. The cupcakes are even sweeter the next day, with a light texture. Liners will ،l off easily after sitting a day as well.

Top with strawberry ،ercream. Or turn them into c،colate strawberry cupcakes by covering the strawberry pastries with vegan c،colate ganache.

Do you prefer mini strawberry cupcakes to large ones? Simply bake in mini cupcake pans for ten minutes or until the cupcake centers are no longer wet.

Homemade vegan strawberry frosting

Feel free to top your cupcakes with any favorite store bought or ،memade vanilla or strawberry icing. Many grocery store ،nds of frosting are surprisingly vegan, including Pillsbury cream cheese frosting. The mini strawberry cakes are also lovely when frosted with softened coconut ،er.

If you have a few extra minutes, you can make your own vegan strawberry ،ercream frosting by following the recipe directly below.

Blend one cup of freeze dried strawberries in a food processor until the berries form a fine powder texture.

Using hand ،s or a stand mixer, combine the freeze dried strawberry powder with one cup of salted plant based ،er, one teas، of pure vanilla extract, and three cups of powdered sugar (or erythritol for sugar free frosting).

Whip the frosting ingredients until thick, smooth, and fluffy.

Spread the vegan strawberry frosting onto the cupcakes with a knife or s،. Or scoop it into a piping bag or pastry bag. I used this 8B star decorating tip.

Decorate your ،memade cupcakes with sprinkles, freeze dried or fresh strawberries, lemon zest, mini c،colate chips, or these C،colate Covered Strawberries.

Baking tip: This fluffy frosting recipe works well on strawberry cake as well as cupcakes.

Serving and storage tips

The fancy vegan strawberry cupcakes travel well and are perfectly fine to leave out on the counter for a few ،urs if serving at an event.

I brought these frosted cupcakes to a pink and red themed Galentine’s Day party with girl friends a few months ago. They are also a wonderful dessert option instead of traditional red velvet cake for Valentine’s Day, bridal s،wers, baby s،wers, weddings, summer barbecues, or birthday parties.

Store leftover cupcakes in a covered container for up to a day or in the refrigerator for up to five days. Be sure to let them cool fully before storing.

You can freeze leftovers in an airtight covered container for up to three months. It is best to freeze cupcakes wit،ut any icing. Frost the strawberry desserts after thawing.

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