Best 7 Cupcake Lasagna Recipes
Cupcake lasagna is a unique and creative dessert that combines the classic flavors of lasagna with the fun and festive presentation of cupcakes. This sweet and savory dish is perfect for any occasion, from birthday parties to potlucks. Made with layers of chocolate cake, creamy ricotta filling, and a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese, these individual-sized lasagnas are sure to be a hit.
This article provides two delicious recipes for cupcake lasagna: a classic version and a funfetti version. The classic recipe features rich chocolate cake layers filled with a creamy ricotta mixture and topped with mozzarella cheese. The funfetti version adds a touch of whimsy with its colorful sprinkles and a vanilla cake base. Both recipes are easy to follow and can be customized to your liking. For example, you can add your favorite nuts, fruits, or chocolate chips to the ricotta filling. You can also use different types of cake mixes or frosting to create different flavor combinations. No matter how you choose to make it, cupcake lasagna is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.
CUPCAKE LASAGNA
Dweezil and Lisa love these Cupcake Lasagnas because you can customize each one - more sauce or more cheese, with or without spinach or even adding ground turkey or meat. They exemplify the Dweezil and Lisa's approach to food - you can make them as healthy or decadent as you prefer, and the individual size is perfect portion control. You can layer them traditionally or tint the ricotta cheese to create frosting with a cherry tomato and basil garnish to continue the deception. They freeze beautifully as well.
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 1h50m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Prepare the tomato sauce.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- To start the lasagnas: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic cloves and red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic is golden, about 5 minutes. Remove and discard the garlic. Add the spinach, a handful at a time, and stir-fry until it wilts, about 3 minutes. Add the lemon juice then transfer the spinach to a colander set over a bowl to drain.
- Reserve 8 tablespoons of Parmesan and 8 tablespoons of mozzarella¿this will be the topping. The remaining cheese will be used in the lasagnas (note you can vary the amount of cheese to taste keeping in mind that the Parmesan is salty, the mozzarella is sweet as well as salty and helps to hold the lasagnas together, and the ricotta is sweet and creamy).
- Start assembling the lasagnas. Line each cupcake mold with a round wonton wrapper. Put a little Parmesan, a little mozzarella, and a little ricotta into each mold. Top with a little spinach and a spoonful of sauce. Repeat layers of wonton wrappers, cheeses, spinach and sauce, creating 6 layers in all, and ending with sauce. Sprinkle each lasagna with reserved Parmesan and mozzarella. (The "cupcakes" can alternatively be topped with Pink Ricotta Frosting. (See Cook's Note.)
- Bake until the lasagnas are nicely browned, about 20 minutes. Serve warm garnished with cherry tomatoes and basil leaves.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat (it should coat the bottom of the pan, add a bit more if your pan is wide). Add the garlic cloves. Season with black pepper and cook, stirring frequently until the garlic is golden, about 5 minutes. Remove and discard the garlic. Lower the heat to medium and add the basil. Cook just until the basil wilts, then add the wine. Stir in the beef and vegetable bouillon pastes, then add the tomatoes and carrots. Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, until the carrots are soft and the sauce sweet, about 25 minutes. Discard the carrots. Season the sauce with salt and pepper then refrigerate or freeze until needed.
LASAGNA CUPCAKES
Provided by Aarti Sequeira
Categories appetizer
Time 1h35m
Yield 12 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- For the meat sauce: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, warm the olive oil until it shimmers. Add the whole cloves and cinnamon stick, and remove after a few minutes. Add the garlic and onions, sprinkle with a little salt and saute until softened but not browned.
- Add the sausage, breaking up the clumps with your spoon. Cook until the sausage is no longer pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, as well as some salt and pepper. Stir to combine and simmer uncovered, for about 15 minutes, stirring every now and then. Allow the meat sauce to cool, about 15 minutes, before building lasagna cupcakes. As the meat sauce is cooking, prepare the ricotta filling.
- For the ricotta filling: Stir together the mozzarella, Parmesan, ricotta and mango chutney. Season with salt and lots of pepper, about a teaspoon, and set aside.
- To assemble the cupcakes: Pull out your favorite cupcake pan. If your pan is not nonstick, spray the cups with cooking spray. Place a wonton wrapper in each cup. Don't worry if you're using square ones.
- Drop about 1 teaspoon of meat sauce into the bottom of each cup. Then add 1 teaspoon of ricotta filling. Then cover with another wonton wrapper, rotating it about 90-degrees so that the corners of the first wrapper and the second wrapper aren't right on top of each other. Repeat this until you've built three layers total. Top each with a small basil leaf, then another wonton wrapper. Finish each cupcake with a spoonful of meat sauce, a little shredded mozzarella and pinch of grated Parmesan.
- Pop them into the oven and bake for 20 minutes. When time's up, resist the temptation to eat them right away or else you'll burn your mouth! Let them rest on the counter for about 10 minutes, and they should slip out of the muffin tin easily. Top with more shredded basil if you like.
LASAGNA CUPCAKES
Cupcakes are coming in all shapes and sizes these days but seriously...Lasagna Cupcakes? Is that even possible? It is! These Lasagna Cupcakes are easily made using all of the same ingredients in your classic lasagna with layers of meat, three types of cheeses, and pasta. Usually lasagna looks like a big gooey mess, but when it's in cupcake form it looks elegant and refined. Wonton wrappers are used as the pasta element in this lasagna, eliminating the nightmare and logistics of trying to make pasta noodles cupcake sized. Wonton wrappers are fresh little sheets of pasta that are perfectly sized for these lasagna cupcakes and because of their thinness, they cook up super fast. Just take a stack of wonton wrappers and place a drinking glass on top. Using a knife, cut around to the glass to make circle shapes.
Provided by disturbeds10
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 35m
Yield 12 cupcakes, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.
- 2 Brown beef, and season with salt and pepper. Drain.
- 3 Cut wonton wrappers into circle shapes (about 2 1/4- inches) using a biscuit cutter or using the top of a drinking glass. You can cut several at a time. Note: For a more rustic look, no cutting necessary!
- 4 Reserve 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese and 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese for the top of your cupcakes. Start layering your lasagna cupcakes. Begin with a wonton wrapper and press it into the bottom of each muffin tin. Sprinkle a little Parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese, and mozzarella cheese in each. Top with a little meat and pasta sauce.
- 5 Repeat layers again (i.e. wonton, Parmesan, ricotta, mozzarella, and pasta sauce). Top with reserved Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses.
- 6 Bake for 18-20 minutes or until edges are brown. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. To remove, use a knife to loosen the edges then pop each lasagna out.
- 7 Garnish with basil and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230.9, Fat 12.5, SaturatedFat 6.9, Cholesterol 44, Sodium 525.9, Carbohydrate 13.6, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 2.2, Protein 15.2
LASAGNA CUPCAKES
Individual lasagnas, baked in muffin cups, are prepped in 15 minutes and ready in an hour! They're kid-pleasing, and vegetarian too.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Lunch
Time 1h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 12 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and egg. In another small bowl, mix pasta sauce and soy-protein crumbles.
- Place 1 round wrapper in bottom of each muffin cup; top each with 1 heaping tablespoon pasta sauce mixture and 1 tablespoon cheese mixture. Repeat layers, ending with pasta sauce mixture. Sprinkle each with mozzarella cheese.
- Spray large sheet of foil with cooking spray; place sprayed side down over pan. Bake 15 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer. Let stand about 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 500 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g
SPINACH LASAGNA CUPCAKES
These are great meatless, individual-serve lasagna cups.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 6 jumbo muffin cups with cooking spray
- Line each muffin cup with 2 lasagna noodle halves, crisscrossing over bottom of cup, coming up sides of cup. Spoon about 1 tablespoon pasta sauce over noodles in each cup.
- In medium bowl, mix spinach, ricotta cheese, oregano, garlic powder, salt and egg. Place about 1/2 cup spinach mixture over sauce in each muffin cup; top each with about 3 tablespoons pasta sauce, 1 1/2 tablespoons mozzarella cheese and 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil.
- Bake 35 minutes. Uncover; bake about 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and serve immediately. If desired, serve with additional pasta sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 340, Carbohydrate 33 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 3 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 680 mg, Sugar 8 g, TransFat 0 g
LASAGNA CUPCAKES
I love these. You can make them fancy for your next dinner party or simple for the kids. They are so fun to do and great to make a day or so ahead. You can use any fillings you like. I prefer hamburger meat but you could use anything from spinach to sausage. I haven't had luck in finding round wonton wrappers to I cut the square ones and then line my cupcake pan. When you are done layering you can pipe ricotta on top to make it look like a real cupcake....I don't do that and found it is just as good.
Provided by KTLynn
Categories Meat
Time 20m
Yield 8 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- To start the lasagnas: Cook hamburger meat, season to taste, drain.
- Reserve 8 tablespoons of Parmesan and 8 tablespoons of mozzarella-this will be the topping. The remaining cheese will be used in the lasagnas (note you can vary the amount of cheese to taste keeping in mind that the parmesan is salty, the mozzarella is sweet as well as salty and helps to hold the lasagnas together, and the ricotta is sweet and creamy).
- Start assembling the lasagnas. Line each cupcake mold with a round wonton wrapper. Put a little Parmesan, a little mozzarella, and a little ricotta into each mold. Top with a little meat and a spoonful of sauce. Repeat layers of wonton wrappers, cheeses, meat and sauce, creating 6 layers in all, and ending with sauce. Sprinkle each lasagna with reserved Parmesan and mozzarella.
- Bake until the lasagnas are nicely browned, about 20 minutes. Serve warm garnished with cherry tomatoes and basil leaves.
LASAGNA CUPCAKES
Italian cupcakes.
Provided by Kimberley Piper
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Drain and discard grease from the beef.
- Cut wonton wrappers into 2 1/4-inch circles with a biscuit cutter. Press one wonton into the bottom of each muffin cup. Sprinkle even amounts of Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and ricotta cheese into each muffin cup; top each portion with even amounts of ground beef and pasta sauce.
- Divide 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, half the ricotta cheese, 1/2 the ground beef mixture, and 1/2 cup pasta sauce, between the muffin cups and layer, respectively, atop the wonton wrapper; repeat layering with remaining wonton wrappers, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, remaining ricotta cheese, remaining ground beef, and remaining pasta sauce. Top the 'cupcakes' with remaining Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven until edges of 'cupcakes' are browned, 18 to 20 minutes; let cook in tins for 5 minutes before running a knife around the edges of the cupcakes to loosen the edges to remove. Garnish with fresh basil to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 199.5 calories, Carbohydrate 13.8 g, Cholesterol 34.9 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 14.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 495.3 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
Tips:
- To make the cupcake lasagna ahead of time, assemble the lasagna and refrigerate it overnight. Bake it the next day before serving. - If you don't have a lasagna pan, you can use a 9x13 inch baking dish. Just be sure to adjust the cooking time accordingly. - To make the cupcake lasagna even more decadent, use a chocolate frosting instead of a vanilla frosting. - You can also add other toppings to the cupcake lasagna, such as chopped nuts, sprinkles, or even a drizzle of caramel sauce. - Be sure to let the cupcake lasagna cool completely before slicing and serving. This will help to prevent the lasagna from falling apart.Conclusion:
Cupcake lasagna is a fun and easy dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is a unique and delicious twist on the classic lasagna dish. With its layers of moist chocolate cupcakes, creamy vanilla frosting, and sweet ricotta filling, cupcake lasagna is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you are looking for a dessert that is both delicious and impressive, give cupcake lasagna a try. You won't be disappointed!
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