
Sweet Pea Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Frosting
6 - 7
PersonalPoints™ per serving
Total Time
1 hr 20 min
Prep
33 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
12
Difficulty
Moderate
They might look like mint cupcakes but don’t be fooled by the green hue. These cupcakes are super-moist and super-sweet thanks to sweet peas!
Ingredients
Olive oil cooking spray
4 spray(s)
All-purpose flour
1 cup(s)
Baking powder
1 tsp(s)
Sea salt
½ tsp(s), fine variety
Uncooked peas
2 cup(s), fresh English variety (or a 10 oz bag frozen English peas)
Unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup(s)
Lemon zest
1 tbsp(s), finely grated
Raw egg(s)
3 large, separated
Sugar
1 cup(s), divided
Egg white(s)
2 egg white(s), large
Cream of tartar
½ tsp(s)
Vanilla extract
½ tsp(s)
Sea salt
1 pinch, fine variety