Do you prefer Apple Pie or Cupcakes for dessert? Pfft, I say why choose when you can have the best of both worlds!
If you’ve never had surprise cupcakes, you’ll love them! They are so easy to make yet look impressive (and taste amazing)! These Apple Pie Cupcakes are soft and fluffy cinnamon infused cupcakes with a surprise apple pie filling in the center!
To make these you will whip up your favorite white cake batter (with a touch of cinnamon added in) and top with a little bit of apple pie filling (store bought or homemade). There’s no need to add extra batter on top of the pie filling, it finds its way to the center of the cupcake! We serve these warm with ice cream or whipped cream. The pie filling makes these exceptionally moist and delicious.
Things you’ll need for this recipe
* apple pie filling (or homemade) * white cake mix * cupcake pan * cupcake liners *
Apple Pie Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix plus ingredients required on the box for cupcakes
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 can apple pie filling 22 oz, or 1 recipe Homemade Apple Pie Filling
- whipped cream or ice cream, for topping, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F & line cupcake pan with liners.
- Make cupcake batter according to box directions. Stir in cinnamon.
- Chop apple pie filing into bite sized pieces.
- Add 3 tablespoons of cake batter to each cupcake liner. Place 1 slightly heaped tablespoon of pie filling on top of the batter.
- Bake 18-20 minutes.
- Top with ice cream or whipped cream.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dessert
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* Homemade Stove Top Apple Pie Filling * Cherry Pie Cupcakes * Apple Pie Tacos * Oven Baked Apple Pie Roll Ups *
Hi Holly I live in England. Please can you tell me what Flatout is? I can’t find an English substitute. Love your recipes ♥️
Hi Veronica, I don’t believe this is for this recipe since we don’t use Flatout flatbreads for these apple pie cupcakes. But Flatout is a brand of lower calorie, lower carb flatbreads. You could substitute it with a tortilla or other similar flatbread product depending on the recipe. Hope that helps!
Love your recipes
These were delicious! I used a cream cheese frosting which gave it that extra flavor boost. I think they were a little bland without the frosting. Decorated for Halloween too.
OMG these were awesome. My family loved them. Will be making these again.
I’m so happy to hear everyone loved them, Judy! :)
Could you use a spice cake mix instead of white cake mix?
I’m sure that’d be delicious Barb!
I have made these numerous times for Church fund-raisers. They are always well received — people cannot get enough of them! Tonight I made some for our Church’s Youth Group who are having a Fundraiser for an upcoming trip. I am also giving them them the recipe so that can include it in their next “Bake Sale”. This is a great recipe that I have made with apple, of course, blueberries and cherries. ALWAYS A BIG HIT!!! Thank you!!!
These are perfect for a fundraiser, I love the idea of changing up the fruit, thanks for sharing!
Hi Holly! My friend and I made these, they were awesome!! Our only problem was that the filling wouldn’t sink far enough. What did we do wrong?
I can’t say for sure why it didn’t sink down for you.