3-Ingredient Apple Pie Cupcakes

These sweet little apple pie cupcakes are made with 3 ingredients including cake mix, apple pie filling, and eggs. It doesn’t get much easier than this!

Why this recipe works

These 3-ingredient apple pie cupcakes are a tasty fall treat you can whip up in under 30 minutes. When you combine pie filling with cake mix in a blender, it results in a moist and ultra-soft batter that pillows up to perfection in the oven eliminating the need for oil or water. And not only does it provide moisture to the cupcake but it adds flavor to a regular white cake mix.

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Ingredients you will need

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Ingredient Info and Substitution Suggestions

CAKE – You will need one 16.25 oz standard size white box cake mix, though a yellow cake mix will work too. You do not need the ingredients listed on the back of the box. Just 3 large eggs as called for in the recipe card below. When you blend the apple pie filling into the batter, it eliminates the need for the oil and water you typically add to box mixes.

PIE FILLING – We are using a 21 oz can of apple pie filling. You can try this method with pretty much any pie filling you’d like, see our cherry pie cupcakes for example! You can also experiment with blueberry, blackberry, and strawberry pie fillings. You may also use your own homemade pie filling if you’d like. It’ll be mixed into the batter with a blender or food processor so the size of your apple slices won’t matter in the long haul.

How to Make 3-Ingredient Apple Pie Cupcakes

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1. Combine the cake mix, eggs, and apple pie filling in a food processor or a blender.
2. Fill cupcake liners or muffin pan 3/4 full with batter.
3. Bake in a 350 F oven for 22-24 minutes.
4. Cool completely on wire rack. If you like, you can top your cupcakes with whipped cream or frosting, a sprinkle of cinnamon, apple pie spice, apple pie filling, or sliced apples.

Frequently Asked Questions & Expert Tips

Yes, absolutely. Feel free to experiment with whichever kind of pie filling you like most. Raspberry, strawberry, blueberry, and blackberry are all great options! We have made these cupcakes using cherry pie filling with success in the past.

Sure! You can easily make these cupcakes ahead of time. If you are using whipped cream as a topping, I would hold off on adding that until you are ready to serve. Store in an air-tight container at room temperature for 3-4 days.

Serving Suggestions

Optionally top your apple pie cupcakes with some whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon or apple pie spice, a drizzle of caramel, sliced apples, or some chopped apple pie filling. Personally, I think these would also taste amazing with vanilla cream cheese frosting, if you’d like a recipe for that frosting hop over to our banana cake post!

If you plan on topping your cupcakes with apple pie filling, I would suggest using a sturdier frosting as whipped cream likely isn’t stable enough to hold for long.

More Apple Recipes

• Apple Hand Pies
• Mini Apple Pies
• Apple Pie from Scratch
• Apple Pie Cookies
• Apple Cranberry Cobbler
• Crockpot Cinnamon Apples

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