Just looking at the severed fingers and pumpkin caving from years past got me into the spirit of Halloween! However, I decided to keep it simple this time. I’m celebrating the colors of Halloween on delicious Eggless Chocolate Cupcakes made with the best egg replacement I’ve used thus far – Chia Seeds 🙂

Ingredients:

Chia seeds –  2 tablespoons coarsely ground (you could use Chia meal as well but it doesn’t keep too long)
water –  6 tablespoons
butter – 1 stick 
sugar – 1 cups
milk/vanilla soy milk – 2/3 cup
vanilla extract – 1 teaspoon
baking soda – 3/4 teaspoon
salt – 1 teaspoon
unsweetened cocoa – 1/3 cup
flour – 1 1/2 cups
semisweet chocolate chips – 1/2 cup (optional)

Directions:

1. Whisk together 2 tablespoons of coarsely ground Chia Seeds (I use a spice grinder to do this) and water till nicely mixed. Set aside for 5-10 minutes

2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.

3. Stir in the Chia seed and water mixture, milk and vanilla extract. Mix until the mixture is even.
4. Fold in the baking soda, salt, cocoa and flour.
5. Stir in the chocolate chips if you wish. This adds to the richness but the cupcakes are delicious even without them. Sometimes I add heath toffee bits. You could add nuts of your choice as well.

6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
7. Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners. This batter is enough for 12-16 cupcakes.
8. Carefully pour in the cupcake mix into the cupcake liners till they are about 2/3 way full.

9. Bake for about 20 minutes. Check by inserting a knife or fork – it should come out clean.
10. Let the cupcakes cool on a cooling rack.
11. Ice if/as desired 🙂

Delicious Eggless Chocolate Cupcakes made with Chia seeds are ready to devour.

These cupcakes are so soft and moist. I’m in love with them. Chia seeds are the best! No more eggs in my chocolate cupcakes 🙂 I’ve made these a couple times now and they vanish each time!!! You could have fun with the frosting – Caramel is fun, as is Buttercream frosting. The Halloween cupcakes have my favorite cream cheese frosting with food coloring. 

To Tricks and Treats 🙂