Vegan Cran-Oreo Cupcakes - Yes Oreos Are Vegan!

• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes
• Serves: 12

Ingredients:

For the cupcakes:

• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup vegan butter
• 6 finely chopped Oreo cookies
• Cranberry sauce (see recipe here)

For the frosting:

• 3/4 cup vegan butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 Oreos, crushed (or ground in a food processor)
• 3/4 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

• Preheat oven to 350 F / 175 C.
• Grease two cupcake tins.
• Combine the almond milk and vinegar in a small bowl. Set aside to curdle.
• In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder.
• Add butter and vanilla extract to the almond milk mixture and combine.
• Add the almond mixture to the flour mixture and combine thoroughly.
• Fold in the chopped Oreos.
• Pour batter into prepared tins and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• Hollow out the centers of the cupcakes (you can use an apple corer).
• Spoon cranberry sauce into each cupcake.
• For the frosting, combine 1 cup powdered sugar with vanilla extract and butter until fluffy.
• Mix in the remaining sugar.
• Fold about 2/3 of the crushed cookies into the mixture.
• Transfer the frosting to a piping bag.
• Applying even pressure, pipe frosting onto the cooled cupcakes.
• Sprinkle the remaining crushed Oreos on top.
• Serve and enjoy!