You like shortcuts, don’t you? If you read this blog at all, you know that I love to bake from scratch. Sometimes though, there just isn’t time and you need to be able to whip something together pretty quickly. That’s when boxed cake mixes come in really handy. I usually keep one of each flavor (chocolate, white, yellow) in my pantry for such “emergencies”.
I also happen to be a cherry fanatic. I love everything cherry. I’m lucky enough to have a neighbor with a sour cherry tree, and he lets me pick to my heart’s content. Thanks Tom!
Picking that many cherries yields quite a bit of cherry pie filling! This is my friend Debra. She came along to pick cherries with me and made some fabulous jam that I will be featuring in a future recipe as well.
Tom cut an unreachable branch off the top, where all the cherries were. One branch this size filled a one gallon ice cream bucket.
If you follow along with me on Instagram, you may have seen me pitting my cherries.
Or maybe you saw me post about this bowl full of gorgeousness. I’m always posting some sort of sneek peak into my kitchen. ;-)
I love to make my own cherry pie filling, but you can absolutely use the canned variety if you like. Not everyone is lucky enough to have access to fresh sour cherries; they are definitely a commodity.
Anyway, back to the cupcakes. I have seen a few recipes using cherry pie filling, some eggs and a cake mix and just had to try it out myself. Much to my surprise, they were fabulous! The cherry pie filling adds enough moisture that you don’t need any oil or water, just the eggs.
To make these three ingredient cupcakes, combine the cake mix, eggs and cherry pie filling in a food processor or a blender. Fill cupcake liners or pan 3/4 full with batter. Bake in a 350 F oven for 22-24 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack. If you like, you can top your cupcakes with whipped cream and a Maraschino cherry.
3 Ingredient Cherry Cupcakes
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Print It Rate ItIngredients
- 16.25 ounce box white cake mix
- 21 ounce can cherry pie filling
- 3 large eggs beaten
Optional ingredients:
- Cool whip or whipped cream topping
- Maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two muffin pans with cupcake liners or spray with cooking spray.
- Run all three ingredients through a food processor or blender.
- Fill cupcake liners or pan 3/4 full with batter.
- Bake for 22-24 minutes.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- If you like, you can top your cupcakes with whipped cream and a Maraschino cherry.
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Cynthia says
Yep these were gummy (with regular white cake mix) and not very cherry. So disappointing. I feel like it’s missing the oil component most mixes require.
lori l says
Used a regular cake mix , baked an extra 10 minutes and still ate tacky to the touch. I also felt like the cherry flavor got lost.
Kathryn Acevedo says
I used a gluten free cake mix & it came out really gummy in texture. I could not serve them. So I don’t recommend for gluten free. Maybe they are fine with regular cake mix? 🤔
Carol Reese says
Absolutely delicious!!! Haven’t baked in a while and thought these would be so good for Presidents month . They turned out just perfect. Hubby loved them!!!
So easy!!
Looking forward to trying out more of your wonderful recipes
Carolyn says
Can this be made in a Bundt pan?
Amanda Formaro says
I haven’t tested this in a bundt pan, but it should work. Just follow the bundt pan time and temp on the back of the box.
Charlotte says
What if I don’t have a blender or food processor what do I do then??? Cause I really want too try this !!!
Amanda Formaro says
You just want to break up the cherries as much as you can, so whatever you have that can make that happen! Even a hand held mixer should work.