Three Ingredient Pineapple Cupcakes with Cherries!

This three ingredient pineapple cupcakes with cherries recipe kind of goes back to this blog's roots.  I used to make all kinds of fun two and three ingredient recipes.

Someone recently mentioned this recipe to me (minus the cherries).   I figured everyone loves the upside down pineapple cherry cake so why not add the cherries!  Not to state the obvious, but, the cherries are the third ingredient.  If you are not a fan of cherries, then this could easily be your next favorite two ingredient recipe!

Ingredients:

1 package angel food cake

1  20 oz can of CRUSHED Pineapple

Maraschino cherries (optional)

Directions:

Mix a package of Angel food cake with a 20 oz can of pineapple.

Grab your most favorite mixing spoon (I still have it!) and mix.

Ok, this makes a HUGE batch.   It made 24 cupcakes.  And, I filled the cupcake wells ¾ full.  Use an ice cream scoop so it's easier to keep the pan clean.  Plus, it helps you be more consistent in the amount of dough you use for each portion.   I used paper liners and I would recommend you also do so.

As an fyi, when the cake mix and the pineapple get mixed, the resulting dough is a little bubbly.

Don't forget, this recipe makes 24!

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After they are baked (325 F for about 18 minutes), poke each cupcake three times with a straw.

Put about a teaspoon (or more) or the cherry juice that comes in the maraschino cherries on top of each cupcake.   The holes you made with the straw let the cherry juice get into the cupcake.

Then of course, you need to put a cherry on top!

Ummmm, can you say yum!  Totally moist!  Lots of flavor.  And, couldn't be easier.

Three Ingredient Pineapple Cupcakes with Cherries!

This is a fun and easy variation of an upside down cherry cake in cupcake form. It looks so pretty and is a lower calorie dessert using angel foodcake cake mix.

5 from 2 votes

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Course: baked goods

Prep Time: 7 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 24

Calories: 11cal

Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

• 1 box angel food cake
• 1 can pineapple 20 oz crushed pineapple
• 1 jar marachino cherries optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 F.
• Use cupcake liners. Makes 24 cupcakes
• Bake for 18 minutes or until toothpick comes out dry.
• Mix cake mix with can of pineapple. Use all the juice and crushed pineapple in the can.
• Do NOT add any other ingredients (like those listed on the box).
• Fill each cupcake liner about ¾ full. Makes 24 cupcakes
• Bake 18 minutes at 325F
• After the cupcakes have cooled slightly, poke three holes in each cupcake with a straw.
• Drizzle about a teaspoon of the maraschino cherry juice into each hole.
• Add a cherry on top : ).

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 11cal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0.02g | Fat: 0.01g | Saturated Fat: 0.003g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.004g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 0.5mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.03mg

Hope you enjoy!