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St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes Recipe

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These cupcakes go together super-quick. Pistachio pudding mix gives them a mild flavor and pretty pastel color that makes them perfect for St. Patrick's Day. —Kathy Meyer, Almond, Wisconsin

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St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant pistachio pudding mix
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1-1/4 cups 2% milk
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Green food coloring, optional
Cream cheese frosting

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, pudding mix, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; add to dry ingredients and mix until blended.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 375° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Add food coloring to frosting if desired; frost cupcakes. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 250 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 39 mg cholesterol, 301 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes in Quick Cooking March/April 2000, p55

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Reviewed on Mar. 06, 2013 by tinarm

Delicious and easy cupcakes! I added a little green food coloring to the batter also.

Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2012 by ilka896

Very easy to make and very good to eat.

Reviewed on Mar. 04, 2012 by justchrissy

I loved loved loved these!! I have used this recipe many times with different pudding mixes and its great everytime!

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2012 by LYNETTEEH

Is this recipe supposed to have cinnamon & baking soda in it?

Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2011 by amandakaye747

Moist, delicious and easy! I will try again with other pudding flavors.

Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2011 by webesmiley

So easy to put together! For the frosting, I purchase ready-made cream cheese frosting in a can and just add a touch of green food coloring gel--it's great!

Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2011 by Latina2U

What Baking Soda & Cinnamon? I don't see mention of either.

Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2011 by manilow

I really liked these cupcakes. They were simple to make. I took these to work and everyone loved them. You could even use different kinds of pudding to go with whatever the holiday is.

Reviewed on Mar. 03, 2011 by sewmom8

Easy, adorable, and delicious! I hope to make these on St. Patrick's Day!

Reviewed on Apr. 02, 2010 by LeslieH

They are great with the pistachio pudding mix, but tried them as well with lemon pudding mix and lemon extract instead of vanilla and they got rave reviews.

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