Name: Chai Spiced Butternut Squash Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Organic Butternut Squash; O Organics Cane Sugar, Granulated, Organic; C&H Premium Pure Cane Light Brown Sugar; Bluebonnet Nutrition Vegetable Oil Sticks; Lactaid Whole Milk; Value Corner Vanilla Flavor, Imitation; Gold Medal All Purpose Flour with Resealable Bag; SIGNATURE SELECTS Baking Powder, Double Acting; Arm & Hammer Fridge-N-Freezer Baking Soda; Morton Iodized Salt, 26 Ounce; Stash Chai Spice Black Tea; O Organics Cream Cheese Spread Tub; Land O Lakes Butter, with Olive Oil & Sea Salt; O Organics Maple Syrup, Organic, 100% Pure; Swerve Confectioners

Chai Spiced Butternut Squash Cupcakes

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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
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Puree about 2 cups of roasted butternut squash to get 1 1/3 cups of puree

In a medium bowl, combine 1 1/3 cups of butternut squash puree with 1/3 cup of whole milk, 1/4 cup of vegetable oil and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

Whisk in 1/2 cup of granulated sugar and 1/2 cup of brown sugar until combined

Add 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of chai spice and whisk until fully incorporated

Line a 12 muffin tin and divide the batter evenly between the 12 cups (each should be about 2/3 of the way full)

Bake on the center rack of a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center of a cupcake clean

Transfer the cupcakes directly onto a cooling rack to cool fully

Maple Cream Frosting

To prepare the frosting, cream together 8 ounces of room temperature cream cheese with 3 tablespoons of room temperature butter, using either a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer

Mix in 1/8 cup of maple syrup and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Gradually add 1 1/2 to 2 cups of confectioners sugar (depending on how sweet you want your frosting)

Transfer the frosting into a piping bag (optional)

Chill the frosting until the cupcakes are completely cooled

Top each cupcake with frosting and a sprinkle of chai spice

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Enjoy with some coffee  :)
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Chai Spiced Butternut Squash Cupcakes

Serves 2

20 mins prep

20 mins cook

40 mins total

What you need

Chai Spiced Butternut Squash Cupcakes

Maple Cream Frosting

How to make

Chai Spiced Butternut Squash Cupcakes

Maple Cream Frosting

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