45 Uses for Baking Cups! (Or cupcake liners!)
If you are following along with the baking cup fiasco, in which I order 4,320 baking cups by mistake, you might be happy to know that Azure Standard is allowing me to return two of the boxes! Hooray.
So, now I only have 1, 440 baking cups.
Still more than the 180 I intended to order, but an amount I can live with none-the-less.
In light of this, I thought it would be fun do a round up of baking cup ideas. You know, just in case you happen to over order baking cups one day.
And while I'm at it, let me ask, what do you call these things: baking cups, muffin cups, or cupcake liners?
My accidental order!
In case you are wondering, the baking cups I ordered were unbleached large baking cups form If You Care. They are awesome baking cups!
Just like parchment paper, nothing sticks to them. In fact, when we had a baking session this past weekend, I was able to slip some of the baking cups off the muffins and re-use. So really, my order of baking cups could last forever!
So, here you go, 45 uses for baking cups (or cupcake liners! or muffin cups!) :
Most of these are real food recipes, and some are even grain-free, so hooray for that!
Thank you to my blogging friends at Positively Real Media for helping me compile this list!
Muffins
Healthy Maple Banana muffins @ A Delightful Home
Whole wheat banana berry muffins @ Better with Cake
Pumpkin muffins @ Nourishing Treasures
Carrot cake muffins @ Nourishing Treasures
Chocolate pumpkin corn muffins @ Your Thriving Family
Real Food muffins @ Your Thriving Family
Old Fashioned Muffins @ A New (England) Life
Healthier Blueberry Muffins @ The Humbled Homemaker
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins @ Money Saving Mom
Whole Spelt Pumpkin Muffins @ 100 Days of Real Food
Zucchini Muffins with Streusel Muffins @ Good {Cheap} Eats
Morning Glory Muffins @ Plan to Eat
Grain-Free (Gluten free) Muffins
Grain-free chocolate pumpkin muffins @ Grass Fed Girl
Lemondrop Cupcakes @ The Nourishing Home
Cinnamon Streusel Muffins @ The Nourishing Home
Pineapple Coconut Muffins @ The Nourishing Home
Mixed Berry Muffins @ The Nourishing Home
Coconut Banana Muffins @ Real Food Forager
Grain Free Blueberry Muffins @ Fast Paleo
Lemon Cranberry Coconut Muffins @ Real Food Freaks
Cupcakes
Double chocolate chip – cheesecake filled chocolate cupcakes @ Whole New Mom
Raspberry and Ricotta Cupcakes with vanilla glaze @ Better with Cake
Real Food Cupcakes @ Weed ‘Em and Reap
Real Food Snowman Cupcakes @ Leave Happier
Yellow Cupcakes with Vanilla or Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (Grain free) @ Nourished and Nurtured
Grain-free Maple Pecan Cupcakes @ Riddle Love
Gluten free Chocolate Cupcakes @ Real Food Enthusiast
Grain Free Cupcakes
Chocolate Beet Cupcakes @ Redeeming the Table
Grain free Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache @ Redeeming the Table
Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes @ Elana's Pantry
Jelly Donut Cupcakes @ Elana's Pantry
Gluten fee Chocolate Cupcakes @ Grain Mill Wagon
Egg-based Breakfasts
Mini Quiche @ Keeper of the Home
Breakfast Casserole Bites @ 100 Days of Real Food
Egg Muffins @ Raising the Barrs
Grain Free Egg and Cheese Muffins @ The Cheapskate Cook
Crafts
Cupcakes as Canvas @ The Artful Parent
Umbrella Picture @ Family Fun
A Cheerful Wreath from Cupcake Liners @ Imperfect Homemaking
DIY Cupcake Flower lights @ Oh Happy Day
Put a little glue or paint in a baking cup for your toddler when doing a craft
Other uses
Cupcake liner as drip catcher for popsicles @ Real Simple
Cupcake liner drink covers @ The Cupcake Blog
Use baking cups to divvy up your daily vitamins
Serve kids snacks in baking cups
This came up when I was searching for muffin recipes and I thought it was funny! The quickest way to reduce a muffin top (Might need this if we eat too many of the muffins and cupcakes listed above!)
Great list! Thanks for sharing! 😀
Thanks so much for the shout out on some ways we use muffin liners, baking cups, cupcake liners, or whatever you call them. LOL! So glad Azure let you return some o them! Whew! Now get baking! LOL!
Great post ! I hope the boxes don’t cost you too much to return :).
Honestly, if it were me, and I had to pay return shipping I think I’d be crafting and baking my heart out. The whole thing is just tooo funny!
I don’t have to pay return shipping! I’m so thankful! I just put it on the Azure truck next time it comes through. I will have to pay a small restocking fee, but it’s not much.
I wouldn’t return them if I had to pay shopping either. Would giveaway or sell on ebay probably!
Love it! Thanks so much for including us! What a fun way to make the most of so many liners! LOL!
LOVE this! Thanks so much for sharing. I also make my meatloaf in cupcake liners. It cooks faster and each person has their very own personal meatloaf. I have done this with lasagna and with Mexican layer dips as well. Makes me want to cook right now! Blessings!
I love the idea of cooking meatloaf in muffin cups! Thanks for sharing.
Great tips – and thanks for all the GF recipes. My family has pretty much gone GF (but we still crave cupcakes) so it’s nice to have!
You’re welcome. I’m trying to feed my family mostly GF, too. So, we are thrilled to find so many GF cupcake recipes! I’m so thankful for all the bloggers that share their recipes. It helps!
I’ve giggled about this post today – and ever since you Instagrammed the photo, I get a grin every time I see my liners in the pantry. LOL
I’m glad I could make you laugh!
I’d better watch out or people will be calling me the baking cup lady 🙂
What a wonderfully pinnable post! Thanks for the love!
Great list! Thanks for including my cupcake recipe!
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The other day I saw a magazine blurb about frozen yogurt treats in muffin cups? Yogurt in the bottom, granola sprinkled then fruit topped and frozen in baking cups for easy portion sizes
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