Apple Cupcakes for Back to School

Apple cupcakes are a fun way to celebrate the start of a new school year! They’re easy to make and look adorable!

Here are a few more Back to School Ideas we think you’ll love – Back to School Party Ideas, Make-Ahead School Lunches, and Printable Star Wars Lunch Notes.

A Back To School Dessert

Every fall, just before the first day of school, we have a little Back to School Family Dinner. It’s nothing big or fancy, but it’s a fun tradition that gets the kids excited for their first day. We have a cafeteria-style dinner with some simple activities, and we end the night with a simple school-themed treat.

One year we made a flat cake that looks like a school bus, and another year we decorated snack cakes to look like diplomas. This year, we decorated cupcakes to look like apples, and it just might have been my favorite idea yet!

Here’s how to make them –

Items You’ll Need

• CUPCAKES – Make your own or grab some from the bakery!
• FROSTING – Red and green, or all one color. (Even yellow would be cute!)
• TOOTSIE ROLLS – for the stems
• GREEN AIRHEADS – for the leaves
• GUMMY WORMS – just because they’re cute!

How to Make Easy Apple Cupcakes

Once your cupcakes are cooled and frosted, it’s time to start decorating them!

1. First, you’ll want to flatten out a green Airheads with a rolling pin. Next, cut them into leaf shapes using a pair of kitchen shears.
2. Now you’ll need to roll out your Tootsie rolls so they’re long and skinny. Then cut them with a knife so the “apple stems” are the length you want them to be. (We cut ours on a diagonal to give more of a look of an apple stem that wasn’t so boxy.)

3. To assemble your apple cupcakes, add a “stem” to the center of each one. Now pinch the bottom of your leaf to give it a little dimension and then stick it right next to the stem. Next, you’ll add a gummy worm around the stem or partially under the leaf.

(You can cut the worms in half if you find that they aren’t fitting well. Just be sure to cut all of them so kids aren’t sad about the size of their worms. 😉

4. …. and that’s it! Enjoy your cupcakes!

These cupcakes would be perfect for a party or a class treat!

More Fun Cupcake Ideas

• 4th of July Cupcakes
• Candy Corn Cupcakes
• Graduation Cupcakes
• Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes
• Santa Hat Cupcakes

Here’s a printable recipe card for your convenience –

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Apple Cupcakes Recipe

Servings: 12 cupcakes

Apple cupcakes are a fun and easy way to celebrate going back to school.

Prep Time:10 mins

Assembly Time:10 mins

Total Time:20 mins

Ingredients

• Cupcakes , homemade or storebought
• Frosting , red and green
• Tootsie Rolls
• Green Airheads
• Gummy Worm

Instructions

• Once your cupcakes are cooled and frosted, it’s time to start decorating them!
• Flatten out a green airhead with a rolling pin, then cut them into leaf shapes with some kitchen shears.
  
• Roll out your tootsie rolls so they’re long and skinny, then cut them with a knife so they are the length you want them to be. (We cut ours on a diagonal to give the look of an apple stem that wasn’t so boxy.)
• To assemble your apple cupcakes, add a “stem” to the center. Pinch the bottom of your leaf to give it some dimension, then stick it right next to the stem. Add a gummy worm around the stem or partially under the leaf. (You can cut the worms in half if you find that they aren’t fitting well. Just be sure to cut all of them so kids aren’t sad about the size of their worms. 😉
  
• … and that’s it! Enjoy your cupcakes!

Notes

Nutritional values will adjust based on the brand and amount of ingredients you use.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 cupcake · Calories: 81 kcal · Carbohydrates: 18 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 1 g · Saturated Fat: 1 g · Sodium: 164 mg · Potassium: 10 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 9 g · Calcium: 45 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Other Notes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: apple, cupcakes, party, school