While most of us might not knowingly choose sugar free cupcakes at an event, the real question is, would we actually taste the difference?
That is why I am here!
To supply you with lots of options to help you!
The sugar substitutes on the market now are vastly improved over those of the past.
With the popularity of Paleo, Keto, and other whole food-based eating plans, the interest in better sugar substitutes has soared!
Sugar-free cupcakes for kids at a celebratory event will probably go unnoticed by most and that is great!
As much as I would love to tell you that sugar-free easy cupcakes abound, that would be stretching things a bit.
Yes, some sugar-free cupcake recipes are super easy and similar to any cupcake recipe you may have made.
But I do encourage you to look over the ingredient list carefully to be sure you have it on hand or can purchase the ingredients easily.
Some are as simple as using Stevia, Swerve, erythritol, or monk fruit.
But the list is deep and wide, including anything from Splenda, Equal, Truvia, Xylitol (great for humans, poisonous for pets) to Allulose.
Sugar-free cupcake frosting is another recipe often searched for to top those beautiful sugar free cupcakes.
Those ingredients can range from cream cheese, butter, milk, or flavorings galore.
The key, as with most recipes, is to follow the instructions carefully the first time through before you begin experimenting.
A fantastic place to start would be with Sugar Free Vanilla Cupcakes and branch out from there once you get the hang of things.
Or maybe Sugar Free Chocolate Cupcake ideas are more to your liking!
Either way, I included 21 sugar-free cupcake recipes in this list hoping that having choices gives much excitement to try them out.
This recipe for sugar free cupcakes might lean a little towards the muffin side of things, but hey, all the better!
The strawberries are roasted to intensify the flavor and remove some moisture.
The instructions for all three parts are well explained.
This recipe uses apple cider vinegar, xanthan gum, and erythritol.
The pink presentation here is just beautiful!
This next recipe on the list of sugar free chocolate cupcake ideas uses granulated Splenda and the frosting is key to balancing out any hints of bitterness it leaves behind.
Creatively, these were topped with half chocolate frosting and half peanut butter frosting.
The chocolate taste is deepened with the inclusion of some coffee along with the cocoa powder.
The next of my sugar-free cupcake recipes is this lovely carrot cake with cream cheese frosting!
A classic and bonus since it is gluten-free too along with a cup of real shredded carrots.
Almond flour is used along with Greek yogurt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and vanilla.
The substitute sweetener suggested is Lakanto Monk Fruit in both the cupcakes and icing.
Delightful with extra grated carrots sprinkled on top!
The younger set will go crazy for this recipe for lemonade sugar free cupcakes for kids!
The lemon flavor just elevates the whole cupcake experience!
This flavor comes from any sugar-free brand of powdered drink mix.
There is flexibility to choose the type of flour and sugar alternative you prefer.
Three associated links are provided for excellent frosting recipes that would pair well with these Lemonade Cupcakes!
Here I have found an exclusively sugar-free cupcake frosting recipe.
It only requires the four ingredients of butter, erythritol, vanilla, and heavy cream.
Clear instructions are given that are easy to follow.
Sometimes it is just nice to have an independent recipe you are comfortable making no matter when the need arises.
No matter the occasion, these sugar-free easy cupcakes come together really quickly with a short ingredient list.
Another vote for Lakanto monk fruit sweetener and the flour of your choice!
This vegan recipe has a secret ingredient of applesauce.
This recipe makes excellent sugar-free vanilla cupcakes.
Super super easy to change it up and create flavors by adding diced fresh fruit into the batter or the icing.
Cake flour is used along with Lakanto monk fruit sugar substitute, buttermilk, and fresh fruit if desired.
There are five different frosting recipes to choose from!
Some sugar free cupcakes are decidedly for the adult palate like these Salted Caramel Brownie Cupcakes.
There is no guilt in these since the cupcakes are low carb and the caramel frosting is sugar free!
This cupcake recipe does not have coffee but instead unsweetened chocolate and cocoa powder along with almond flour and Swerve.
The caramel frosting has cream cheese, Swerve, and a sugar-free caramel sauce.
If you enjoy time in the land of chocolate and peanut butter, these sugar-free cupcake ideas are for you with a Chocolate Cupcake and a Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting!
Choosing a natural peanut butter with no added sugar is key.
Lots of tips and tricks are included here about mixing, ingredient temperature, and baking with low-carb ingredients!
Many sugar-free easy cupcake recipes use almond flour but this one ventures into using coconut flour.
They cook up very differently and are not exchangeable due to coconut’s absorbent nature.
It all starts with the frosting since it needs time to chill.
Sifting the coconut flour is recommended as well as adding some unsweetened shredded coconut.
The sweetness comes from a combination of Swerve and Stevia.
This recipe for sugar free cupcakes takes a delicious turn including fresh zucchini into the puree of wet ingredients going into the cupcake batter!
No one will know it is there since the recipe uses a good quality cocoa powder for a truly amazing taste!
The frosting is different too using Mascarpone cheese.
Another dedicated sugar free cupcake frosting recipe here.
This one has a base of cream cheese instead of heavy cream with only the three ingredients of cream cheese, butter, and powdered erythritol.
Couldn’t be easier and gives you a second great recipe to turn to any time.
It is best kept in the fridge.
This recipe for sugar-free easy cupcakes might just be your favorite if fruit flavors are your preference!
Sweet strawberries with a hint of tart lemon are wrapped up in each bite of these fluffy rich cupcakes!
It uses almond flour and tapioca flour for a different texture and is topped with a creamy coconut cream frosting!
Swerve is the substitute sweetener used.
For a perfectly portioned dessert, sugar-free vanilla cupcakes are hard to beat!
This recipe is easy with only seven batter ingredients with sifted coconut flour and either erythritol or monk fruit as the sweetener.
Several optional add-in flavors for the batter are included and an associated link is given for three different icing options.
Just look at all these choices!
Now we have arrived at perhaps the ultimate splurge for sugar free cupcakes, the red velvet cupcake!
Chocolatey, buttery, and beautiful are words that come to mind!
The sweeteners are Swerve and xylitol and of course, a cream cheese frosting is added on top!
This recipe has more ingredients than most but the effort is commensurate with the reward!
Fruit is a part of many sugar-free cupcake ideas and that is true even more so here!
To the tune of using a WHOLE entire orange, minus the seeds.
Obviously, a food processor will be needed to accomplish this, but yes, a whole entire orange is pureed into the batter!
The topping is simply a sprinkle of powdered sugar substitute!
While these are baking, the aroma is just glorious!
Different fruit is used in different sugar-free cupcake recipes and here raspberries are entering the kitchen!
The sweetener used is a combination of monk fruit and allulose that this chef sells so that’s interesting, though other options are given.
The raspberries are boiled, simmered, and strained with the liquid being added to the frosting!
Ah, the pictures of a first birthday celebration are iconic!
These sugar free cupcakes for kids will allow them to make all the mess they want and eat all they want without ingesting huge amounts of sugar while you focus on capturing the moment for blackmail later in life!
The sweetener is bananas!
Lots and lots of variation options included.
Here is a little something different in the form of a sugar free cupcake cheesecake for those of you who might want a bit of a change from the traditional cupcake!
This is a delicious, low-carb raspberry swirl cheesecake.
Made with cream cheese, almond flour, powdered erythritol, and sugar-free raspberry preserves!
Excellent instructions in adorable cupcake-sized portions!
When fall arrives with its pumpkin-flavored everything, surely we all need sugar-free easy cupcakes with that luscious pumpkin spice flavor!
These taste more along the lines of your favorite pumpkin-spiced latte so you can imagine how delicious they are!
A combo of almond and coconut flour is used along with granulated erythritol and brown sugar substitute.
The espresso buttercream icing is where the instant espresso is added!
Okay, okay, I had to end this list with a little something completely unexpected when it comes to sugar-free cupcakes!
Oh, these are sugar-free alright, because they are not actually cupcakes, but mini turkey meatloaves designed to look just like cupcakes!
Whether you make these as a practical joke or as an actual meal, they are super fun and super delicious!
While low in sugar, you could make it even lower by using sugar-free ketchup!
The bottom line
I hope that this list of delicious and different sugar free cupcakes was exactly what you were looking for!
You know how the saying goes as with anything new, like sugar-free cupcake ideas if at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again!
You should check out our 21 BEST Sugar Free Desserts—especially #20!
Top 21 BEST Sugar Free Cupcakes 🧁
We hope this list of 21 delicious, easy sugar free cupcakes is exactly what you were looking for!
Ingredients
- Low Carb Cupcakes With Roasted Strawberries
- Sugar Free Chocolate Cupcakes
- Sugar Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes
- Sugar Free Lemonade Cupcakes
- Keto Buttercream Icing-Sugar Free Frosting
- Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes-Sugar Free
- Sugar Free Cupcakes-Basic Vanilla
- Salted Caramel Brownie Cupcakes
- Keto Chocolate Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Frosting
- Coconut Flour Keto Cupcakes
- Keto Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes With Mocha Frosting
- Keto Cream Cheese Frosting
- Strawberry Lemon Paleo Cupcakes-Sugar Free
- The Best Vanilla Keto Cupcakes
- Ultimate Red Velvet Cake-Sugar Free
- Sugar-Free Orange Cupcakes
- Keto Sugar-free Vanilla Cupcakes With Raspberry Frosting
- Dairy-Free 1st Birthday Cupcakes
- Keto Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake
- Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes
- April Fools Turkey Meat Loaf Cupcakes
Instructions
- Find your favorite recipe from our Sugar Free Cupcakes list.
- Gather all the ingredients needed.
- Start baking and make us proud!