How to Make The Best Apple Pie Cupcakes

The apple pies you’ve been craving, but don’t have the time or patience for. Want to know How To Make The Best Apple Pie Cupcakes? Have you ever wanted to make a pie that tastes like an apple, but doesn’t have the time or want to make a whole pie? These are perfect for beginners bakers since they’re so easy and can be enjoyed all year round!

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Best Apple Pie Cupcakes

These Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes are so delicious especially if you enjoy regular apple pie. These cupcakes are basically mini apple pies and perfect to serve friends and family a quick and easy dessert. This recipe has a wonderful list of ingredients that adds so much flavor to such a small dessert. Using apples in a dessert is so good because of the taste and texture it adds. This Apple Cupcake Recipe is something you will want to save and share with your loved ones. Cinnamon Baked Apples Recipe and Crunch Top Apple Pie Recipe are other great apple recipes that I recommend giving a try, you can make these recipes separately or enjoy them all together as an apple ingredient buffet.

Ingredients

• Cake Mix- You will need spice cake mix for this recipe.
• Eggs- Your eggs should be used at room temperature.
• Butter- Use unsalted butter to control the amount of salt in the recipe.
• Milk- You will need whole milk for this recipe.
• Powdered Sugar- This will be added to your batter.
• Vanilla- Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavoring.
• Ground Cinnamon- Cinnamon goes great in any apple recipe.
• Heavy Cream- This will help with the consistency of the recipe.
• Pie Crust- You can buy a premade crust or make your own homemade.
• Sugar- Every great dessert recipe uses sugar in the ingredients.
• Caramel- You will need a bottle of salted caramel.
• Graham Crackers- You will need to have these crushed into crumbs.
• Apples- You will need peeled and chopped Gala apples.
• Water- This will be added to ingredients to prepare.
• Cornstarch- This will thicken the consistency of the apple filling.

How to Make Apple Pie Cupcakes

Cupcake Directions:

Set the oven to 350 degrees.

Add the cake mix, eggs, milk, and butter into a standing mixer and mix to combine.

Add the batter into cupcake liners, filling them up about 3/4 of the way full.

Place the batter into the oven for 21 minutes to bake.

Begin making the apple filling while the cupcakes are baking.

Apple Pie Filling Directions:

Add the butter into a medium pot and mix in the apples, sugar, and cinnamon.

Pour in 1 cup of water and allow the ingredients to cook until it reaches a low simmer.

Add the rest of the water into a small bowl and whisk in some cornstarch until smooth.

Combine the butter and cornstarch mixture and allow the ingredients to cook for another 1-2 minutes until it is thickened.

Allow the ingredients to cool completely.

Frosting Directions:

Add all the frosting ingredients into a standing mixer and combine on medium speed.

Fully combine until it forms stiff peaks in the frosting and then, add into a piping bag.

Cinnamon Sugar Pie crust

Set the oven to 350 degrees.

Add the cinnamon and sugar together and mix to combine.

Begin to unroll your premade crust and put it onto a cookie sheet.

Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture over top of the pie crust and sprinkle all around.

Put into the oven to bake for about 10-15 minutes or until the crust becomes a light brown.

Let the crust cool down to room temperature.

When cooled, cut the crust into triangle shapes.

Decorating Directions:

Remove the cupcakes from the pan and begin decorating.

Pipe the frosting onto the finished cupcakes. (Keep the frosting tip flat so the apple filling can sit neatly on the frosting.)

Add about 1 tablespoon of the filling onto the cupcakes.

Next, add a bit of the salted caramel over top.

Then, add a piece of the pie crust to the back of the cupcake.

Add some graham cracker crumbs on top of the cupcakes.

Serve and Enjoy!

What Kind of Apples Are Best for Baking?

The best apples for baking are ‘Baking Apples’. You want to use specifically baking apples so that they cook correctly. The best apples to use are Jonagold, Ida Red, Crispin, or Granny Smith Apples.

Do Apple Cupcakes Need to Be Refrigerated?

This specific apple cinnamon cupcake recipe does not need to be placed in the fridge. The cupcakes do not have any ingredients that will perish in a short period of time. If you were to use something like cream cheese for the filling, then it would need to go in the fridge.

What Kind of Frosting is used for Apple Pie Cupcakes?

The frosting you want to use for this recipe is listed in the ingredients. This frosting is the best one to use because it fits well with this cupcake flavor. The cupcake frosting is very simple to make with ingredients like vanilla, cinnamon, powdered sugar, and butter.

Can I Use Store Bought Frosting?

You can use store-bought frosting. However, I always recommend trying out the recipe before making any changes. And, considering how simple and easy it is to make this frosting and how well it fits, this would probably be the better choice for this recipe.

Can I make these cupcakes in advance?

You can make your cupcakes in advance. Certain parts of the recipe will need to be made right when you’re about to eat them for the best results. However, other steps like the baking of the cupcakes and filling cook are made ahead of time and placed in the fridge.

Can these cupcakes be frozen?

These cupcakes could be frozen if you have the correct container to put them in so they don’t get crushed. However, your best bet is to leave at room temperature to eat immediately or place in the fridge to last even longer.

More Apple Desserts:

• How to Make Caramel Apple Fluff
• Quick and Easy Sweet and Crunchy Twix Apple Salad
• Easy Apple Butternut Squash Casserole
• Poison Apple Cider Recipe (Spiced Homemade Apple Cider