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Gingerbread flavored cupcakes topped with a creamy vanilla cream cheese frosting is your perfect holiday cupcake!

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year when you get to bake with these great flavors, and gingerbread is one of my favorites!

But for those of us that are following Keto or a low carb diet, it can also be a time of carb laden temptations.

This Keto cupcake recipe made with almond flour allows you to bake and enjoy all the delicious flavors of the season without any of then guilt.

They’re topped with a rich and creamy sugar free Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting that taste so much like traditional frosting, you’ll never be able to tell the difference.

Because they’re super easy to make you can have low carb cupcakes just in time for perfect for any holiday gathering!

What’s in Keto Gingerbread Cupcakes

• Super fine almond flour
• Oat fiber 
• Brown Swerve
• Swerve confectioners
• Eggs
• Cream Cheese
• Mascarpone Cheese
• Sour cream
• Heavy cream
• Unsweetened cocoa powder
• Ground ginger
• Baking powder
• Ground cinnamon
• Ground nutmeg
• Ground cloves
• Vanilla extract
• Vanilla bean paste
• Salt

*Exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below.

How to Make Gluten Free Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

How to Make the Low Carb Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350F.

Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk to combine.

In a separate bowl, add in the eggs, sour cream, heavy cream, Swerve, Brown Swerve and vanilla, then using a hand mixer, mix to combine.

Add in the dry ingredients and mix, just until combined.

Scoop into 10 silicone cupcake liners or paper liners.

Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick, when inserted, comes out clean.

Almond flour cupcakes are tender when they first come out of the over so let them sit in the liners for a little while before tranfersing to the cooling rack.

You’ll want to allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.

To Make the Sugar Free Frosting

Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl and reserve a little heavy cream. Mix using a hand mixer, until well combined.

Scrape down the sides and add in the remaining heavy cream, if needed.

Continue mixing until smooth and creamy.  Transfer to a piping bag fitted with the tip of your choice.  If you don’t have a piping bag, you can use a plastic food storage bag.  

If you don’t have a decorating tip, you can cut a hole at the tip of the bag and swirl the frosting over the top.

You can certainly substitute with vanilla extract, but you won’t get the same intense vanilla flavor or the flecks of vanilla beans throughout.

Let’s face it, you can put buttery cream cheese frosting on just about anything and it all of a sudden becomes a magically delicious dessert. In fact, it’s even good right off the spoon!

But imagine this, all those gingerbread spices baking in the oven. The aroma of cinnamon and nutmeg with ginger and cloves fills your house as they cool. They just smell like Christmas.

Add the sugar free cream cheese frosting and trust me, these Gingerbread Keto cupcakes will be the hit of the season!

Store them in the fridge in a cupcake keeper or other air tight container until ready to serve.

What Makes this the Best Sugar Free Cream Cheese Frosting?

This Keto frosting has a mixture of cream cheese and mascarpone cheese. Mascarpone adds extra healthy fat and so much creaminess, without as many carbs. It truly is what makes this frosting so special.

Mascarpone Cheese is an Italian type of cream cheese that is typically found in the grocery store where the specialty cheese are kept. But, if you can’t find Mascarpone cheese, don’t worry. You can use all cream cheese instead.

Can I Freeze Gingerbread Cupcakes

Though having leftovers of these wonderful gluten free cupcakes is highly unlikely, you can certainly freeze them.

The best way to freeze cupcakes with frosting is to place them on a sheet pan and place in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes. Once the frosting is semi-frozen, wrap them individually in plastic wrap and store in the freezer for up to a couple of months.

To thaw, gently take the wrap off and place them on the counter for a few minutes or place in the fridge over night.

Are Almond Flour Cupcakes Keto?

They sure are. Because the only ingredient in almond flour is whole ground almonds with the skins removed, it’s gluten-free. It’s also low in carbs, and high in fiber, protein and healthy fat.

This makes it an excellent flour alternative for anyone on Keto or a low carb diet or for anyone that is gluten intolerant.

Almond flour is rich in nutrients, specifically vitamin E, which increases the antioxidants in your body. It is a really great ingredient that can take otherwise unhealthy baked goods and make them into a healthier versions.

What is Oat Fiber?

The Oat Fiber is really important in this recipe!  I use it in so many recipes, because of the amazing texture it gives whatever I’m baking!  It is hands down, the best ingredient I’ve baked with!  The Oat Fiber that I use is made by Lifesource Foods, because they grind it to a very fine powder and has a mild flavor. I buy it in the 16 ounce bag, which lasts a while, because you don’t need to use much in your recipes.

Oat Fiber is not the same as Oat Flour, which is made from grinding oats.  Oat Fiber is made from grinding the outer husks of oats and is pure insoluble fiber. Insoluble fiber doesn’t dissolve in water and is not broken down in the digestive tract, so it has zero net carbs and is Keto friendly.

More Keto Recipes Using Oat Fiber

• Blueberry Muffins
• Coffee Crumb Cake
• Cheddar Jalapeño “Cornbread”
• Fluffy Pancakes
• Rosemary & Kalamata Olive Focaccia
• Chocolate Chip Cookies

More Keto Cupcake Recipes

• Coconut Lime Cupcakes
• Strawberry Cupcakes
• Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
• Pumpkin Cupcakes
• Chocolate Mocha Mini Cupcakes
• Lemon Cupcakes
• Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
• Coconut Cupcakes

If you’d like to know more about baking on Keto, this article, Keto Baking Made Easy, is loaded with tips and info that you’ll find helpful. You might also check out my Keto Sweet Treats eBook that has 50 amazing Keto dessert recipes, all with color pics, macros and more! I’m offering it at 50% off when you subscribe to my free weekly emails here.

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Keto Gingerbread Cupcakes – Gluten Free

Gingerbread flavored cupcakes topped with a creamy vanilla cream cheese frosting is your perfect holiday cupcake!

Recipe Video

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Author Keto Cooking Christian

Course Dessert

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 10

Calories 267kcal

INGREDIENTS

For the Cupcakes

• 1 1/2 cups super fine almond flour
• 1/4 cup Oat Fiber  see note below
• 1/3 cup  Brown Swerve
• 1/3 cup Swerve Confectioners
• 3 whole eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon  vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt

For the Frosting

• 3/4 cup cream cheese at room temperature
• 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese at room temperature
• 1/4 cup  swerve confectioners (or powdered erythritol)
• 1/4 cup heavy cream + 2 tablespoons or as needed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste  see notes

PREPARATION

To Make the Cupcakes

• Preheat oven to 350F. Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl and whisk to combine.
• In a separate bowl, add in the eggs, sour cream, heavy cream, swerve, brown swerve and vanilla, then mix to combine.  Add in the dry ingredients and mix, just until combined.
• Scoop into 10 silicone cupcake liners or paper liners.  Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick, when inserted, comes out clean.  Allow the cupcakes to cool before frosting.

To Make the Frosting

• Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl and reserve a little heavy cream.  Mix using a hand mixer, until well combined.
• Scrape down the sides and add in the remaining heavy cream, if needed.  Continue mixing until smooth and creamy.  Transfer to a piping bag fitted with the tip of your choice.  
• If you don’t have a piping bag, you can use a plastic food storage bag. If you don’t have a decorating tip, you can cut a hole at the tip of the bag and swirl the frosting over the top.

NOTES

You can certainly substitute with vanilla extract, but you won’t get the same intense vanilla flavor or the flecks of vanilla beans throughout. The Oat Fiber is really important in this recipe.  I use it in so many recipes, because of the amazing texture it gives whatever I am baking!  It is hands down, the best ingredient I’ve baked with and is really worth buying.  I use Lifesource Foods Oat Fiber 500 and I buy it in the 16 ounce bag on Amazon (link in recipe).  The bag lasts a while because you don’t need to use much in your recipes. Oat Fiber, is not the same as Oat Flour, which is made from grinding oats.  Oat Fiber is made from grinding the outside husks of oats and is pure insoluble fiber.  Insoluble fibers do not dissolve in water and are not broken down in the digestive tract.

Nutrition Facts

Keto Gingerbread Cupcakes – Gluten Free

Amount Per Serving

Calories 267 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Fat 23g35%

Saturated Fat 10g63%

Carbohydrates 8g3%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 7g14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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*Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. Please feel free to verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol- Swerve, Erythritol, Allulose, or Monk Fruit.