Pumpkin Oreo Cupcakes-Easy and Delicious!

Pumpkin Oreo Cupcakes are a tasty treat, especially in the Fall! Read on for a delicious recipe that will make you the hostess with the mostess!

Pumpkin Oreo Cupcakes are my new favorite dessert to make! If you are like me, and love pumpkin everything, then you need to try out this recipe I created by combining two of my favorite pumpkin recipes together: “copycat Starbucks pumpkin bread”  from Kim at The Baking Chocolatess and Pumpkin Oreo Cheesecake Muffins from Jocelyn at Inside Brew Crew Life recipes. You can read more about each recipe below.

Also, if you are planning on baking these yummy cupcakes with your kids, check out my DIY tutorial for this handy helper stool that I made to assist little kids at the kitchen counter!

So back to the two recipes I mentioned above…

• Kim’s recipe for “copycat Starbucks pumpkin bread” is delicious!!! Who doesn’t LOVE Starbucks pumpkin bread??  I crave it on a daily basis.  However, I like to use a tad more cinnamon and nutmeg in my pumpkin bread so I adjusted the ingredients below according to my taste.  Feel free to do the same! I’ve even added Cloves in there before to give it some extra spice!
• Jocelyn’s Oreo Cheesecake Muffins look DIVINE but my tummy just cannot handle cheesecake like it use to!  So, instead of the cheesecake icing, I chose to substitute with Reddi Whipped Cream instead! Don’t worry, I made sure to include the Oreos though!

Ingredients for Pumpkin Oreo Cupcakes

• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling!)
• 1/3 cup milk (may use almond milk as a substitute)
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 22 Oreos
• 1 can Reddi Whipped Cream (may use the almond milk whipped cream as a substitute.  I actually think it tastes better)
• 1 medium ziplock bag
• 2- muffin pans or any combination of muffin pans to cook 18 cupcakes
• 18 baking cups
• toothpicks

Prep

1. Break apart 18 Oreos into equal halves
2. Place baking cups into muffin tray
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
4. Crush 4 of the Oreos into crumbs inside of a ziplock bag

Steps to Make Pumpkin Oreo Cupcakes 

1. First, in a medium size bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, nutmeg, baking powder, cinnamon, & salt.
2. Second, in a separate bowl, mix together the cream, butter, and sugar until thoroughly blended.
3. Next, add the eggs, pumpkin, and milk to the second bowl from step 4 and mix until thoroughly blended
4. After that, slowly add in dry ingredients from the bowl in step 3 until thoroughly blended.
5. Now, place half of an Oreo, frosting side up, in the bottom of each cupcake liner.
6. Then, pour batter into baking cups on top of each Oreo.
7. Finally, bake until fully cooked.  This usually takes around 20 minutes but could vary based on your oven.  In other words, keep a close eye on them! Test the center of each cupcake with a toothpick to make sure they are fully cooked.

 

8.  After taking the cupcakes out of the oven,  let them fully cool before removing them from the pan.

10. Right before serving, spray Reddi Whipped Cream in a circular motion on top of each cupcake, covering the entire surface.

11. Place the other half of the Oreos, frosting side down, on top of the whipped cream of each cupcake.

12. Take the crushed Oreos and sprinkle them around on the whipped cream as space is available to garnish.