These easy Thanksgiving Cupcakes range from cute decorating ideas to fall flavors. You'll find ideas like simple decorated turkey cupcakes to apple pie filled cupcakes and everything in between.
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Thanksgiving brings with it turkeys, apples, pumpkins and warm spicey flavors like cinnamon. These easy Thanksgiving cupcakes reflect these seasonal flavors and styles.
We have hand selected these cupcake ideas based on the following criteria: seasonal flavor, ease of making, festive look. So, continue scrolling to pick out your favorite ideas to serve at your next Thanksgiving get together.
Turkey Cupcakes
These adorable turkey cupcakes are such a cute addition to parties and get togethers. The moist chocolate cupcake is topped with icing and decorated to look like, well a turkey, of course.
Why they're good: these are a super cute decorated cupcake that is easy to customize with your own candies and decorations of choice. Plus, you can make them even faster by using cake mix, if desired.
Nutella Cupcakes
Yummy nutella cupcakes are the perfect combination of chocolate and hazelnut flavors. These moist cupcakes are topped with a sweet and decadent nutella buttercream frosting as well.
Why they're good: even though these look decadent, they are pretty easy to make. And, you can make large batches if you need a lot for parties.
Cookie Butter Cupcakes
These fluffy, moist and scrumptious cookie butter cupcakes are just so good. Topped with cookie butter buttercream frosting, they are decadent, sweet with hints of warm spices.
Why they're good: the sweet and warm flavors of Biscoff fit in the season perfectly. Plus, these are easy to make in large batches for a crowd.
Cinnamon Cupcakes
These warmly spiced, sweet and fluffy cinnamon cupcakes are so delicious. Topped with an extra sprinkle of cinnamon in the fluffy cinnamon buttercream frosting.
Why they're good: the warm spice of cinnamon infused in both the cupcakes themselves as well as the frosting is perfect for the season. These cupcakes look fancy, but are easy to make.
Mini Cupcakes
Mini cupcakes are an adorable, small version of a regular sized cupcake. These super cute cupcakes are fluffy, sweet and easy to make.
Why they're good: these make a super cute, small individual serving dessert. Additionally, you can easily customize them anyway you like.
Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Who doesn't love the sweet, rich chocolate flavor of hot chocolate? Bake it up in cupcake form and top it off with marshmallow frosting (of course) for a sweet and decadent treat.
Why they're good: these are a decadent, yet easy dessert. The rich flavor fits in well as a sweet Thanksgiving dessert.
Apple Pie Cupcakes
There may be nothing more American than apple pie, but these apple pie cupcakes can be a close runner up. A fluffy and soft cupcake that is filled with sweet, lightly spiced apple pie filling.
Why they're good: these are a fantastic substitution for a regular pie which is a more traditional Thanksgiving dessert. Apples and cinnamon are a perfect reflection of the typical fall flavors served at this holiday.
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Carrot cake is a favorite dessert around here. And these carrot cake cupcakes surely don't disappoint. With all the traditional carrot cake flavor packed into cupcake form.
Why they're good: these are a great individual serving dessert. You can dress them up a little by adding individual carrot frosting decorations to the top of each cupcake, if desired.
Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
These fun and festive lemon meringue cupcakes are tart, sweet and delicious. A lemon cupcake filled with lemon curd and topped with meringue - what more could you ask for?!
Why they're good: these are super festive and fancy looking with their meringue topping. They are a light and refreshing flavor addition for this Fall holiday.
Pumpkin Ale Cupcakes
Pumpkin Ale cupcakes are topped with a sweet maple frosting. This moist cupcake recipe uses pumpkin ale to really ramp up the pumpkin flavors.
Why they're good: the addition of pumpkin ale adds a nice twist to the pumpkin flavor of these. This recipe is super easy and can be baked and ready in 30 minutes.
Pumpkin Cupcakes
Both spicy and sweet, these pumpkin cupcakes are fluffy and light. They are topped with a fluffy sweet, and lightly tangy cream cheese frosting.
Why they're good: this recipe is eggless and can also easily be adjusted for other dietary needs like gluten free or vegan. The pumpkin flavor is a highlight of this holiday.
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Nothing says fall much more than the flavor of pumpkin spice - everything! And these pumpkin spice cupcakes are no exception. Topped with a sweet, cream cheese frosting for extra flavor.
Why they're good: this flavor fits perfectly for Thanksgiving time. Plus these cupcakes are easy to make as a big batch for a crowd.
Chocolate Cupcakes
Looking for a classic flavored dessert? Try these fluffy chocolate cupcakes. Made extra decadent with the chocolate cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
Why they're good: these are super easy to customize by adding a filling, sprinkles or other decorations. This fast recipe takes just 25 minutes to bake up.
Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes
Pumpkin pie cupcakes are the perfect mix of pumpkin flavor, cool whip topping and crumbled graham cracker crust. These are a layered cupcake that is a fun twist on a classic dessert.
Why they're good: these are super, duper easy to make - and use minimal ingredients with cool whip and cake mix. Whip these up in about 35 minutes.
Caramel Apple Cupcakes
These caramel apple cupcakes are topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting and drizzled with caramel. These are sweet, easy and full of apple flavor.
Why they're good: they have real apples folded right in to the batter for a fresh, apple flavor. The addition of caramel drizzle on top gives them a festive look.
