Lucky Charms Cupcakes Made With Cereal Milk

_{These Lucky Charms Cupcakes are made with cereal milk and roasted cereal. They are fun and delicious.}

Lucky Charms Cupcakes with Cereal Milk

Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 28 Minutes Additional Time: 15 Minutes Total Time: 53 Minutes Servings: 18 Cupcakes

How does one get lucky on St. Patrick’s Day? With delicious and fun, Lucky Charms Cupcakes. These sweet cereal cupcakes were created and inspired by my childhood love for Lucky Charms. I make these cupcakes with cereal milk. YUM! You remember, right?

The delicious sweet milk is found at the bottom of your cereal bowl after eating your breakfast. But let’s face it, it has always been about the marshmallows in Lucky Charms. They have always been the stars of the show. I can remember as a kid picky through the cereal just to get to them. Now, they seem to have more in each box.

These cupcakes are light and fluffy with a hint of vanilla and sweet-tasting cereal milk. The best part of all is the fun topping. Looking for more St Patty’s fun?

Try making this LUCKY Leprechaun Craft! And if you are looking for a few things to do with your sweetheart, here are Top 20 St Patrick’s Day Activities For Couples.

Ingredients Need for Lucky Charms Cupcakes

For Cupcakes

• 3 cups Lucky Charms, cereal separated from marshmallows
• 2 cups Milk *only 3/4 of the milk is to be used in the batter
• 1 1/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
• 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
• 2 Eggs, room temperature
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Butter Cream Frosting Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Butter, softened
• 3-4 cups Powdered Icing Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Cereal Milk*
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• Rainbow Sprinkles, as desired

How Do You Make Cereal Milk?

Cereal milk tastes like that dense, slightly sweet, starchy, corny milk from the bottom of the cereal bowl. It is that last little bit that sweetness your morning breakfast or quick afternoon snack.

STEP ONE: You will first need to preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Spread the Lucky Charms cereal with no marshmallows included onto a lined baking sheet. This part takes some time. You can put little kids’ hands to work to help you out.

Bake cereal for 15 minutes until lightly toasted. But make sure to stir or shift the cereal around the tray at the halfway mark. Then allow the cereal to cool.

STEP TWO: Place the cooled cereal in a strainer. Filled with a small bowl will milk. Place strainer with cereal in milk. I prefer this method. Instead of placing all the milk and cereal together. This allows me to get all the little pieces of cereal out in one swoop.

Next, let soak for at least 15 minutes. Then pull the strainer with cereal out.

How to Make These St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

To make your cupcakes, first, you will want to increase your oven temperature to 350 degrees. Allow to pre-heat for cupcakes.

Next, line one and a half muffin trays with cupcake liners and set them aside. This recipe will make 18 cupcakes in total. Now in a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt. Set aside.

And then in a large bowl or using a stand mixer, beat together the butter, oil, and sugar for 2 minutes until light-colored and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Then add in vanilla extract, and 3/4 cup of the reserved cereal milk.

Then mix in the dry ingredients until just incorporated.

Scoop the cupcake batter into the prepared liners using a 1/3 cup measuring cup or your favorite cupcake scooper. Bake these cupcakes for 24-28 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Allow the cupcake to cool completely before frosting.

To make vanilla cereal buttercream frosting;

Combine in a large bowl or stand mixer the butter, 3 cups of powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of the cereal, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat for 2 minutes before adjusting the texture with additional powdered sugar, if needed.

Scoop the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip – Wilton Tip #21.

Make dollops of frosting along the edge of each cupcake to create little starbursts, then make a small swirl of frosting in the center of each cupcake. Or you can do a traditional cupcake twirl. Wilton has a great tutorial on creating a cupcake swirl.

Garnish with Lucky Charms marshmallows and sprinkles. This adds a little “luck” to the top of the cupcake. My favorite Lucky Charms marshmallows are the horseshoe and the rainbow.

Lucky Charms Cupcake Recipe

Making Leprechauns proud with these marshmallow-topped Lucky Charms Cupcakes! These fun treats are magically delicious!

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