4th of July Cupcakes

Blueberry muffins topped with cream cheese, blueberries, and fruit roll strips are the perfect 4th of July cupcakes for picnics and barbeques.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 361 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ¾ cup water
• 1 (16.9 ounce) package blueberry muffin mix (such as Betty Crocker®)
• ¾ cup cream cheese frosting, or as needed
• 20 blueberries, halved crosswise

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease 10 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

Step 2

Drain blueberries from muffin mix. Mix muffin mix, water, oil, and eggs together in a bowl until batter is just mixed; fold in blueberries. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each to the top.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 16 to 21 minutes. Cool until able to be handled and cut tops off each cupcake, reserving tops for a separate use.

Step 4

Spread cream cheese frosting, starting from the middle and working outwards, onto each cupcake bottom. Arrange fruit roll strips onto each, forming "stripes" and place 2 blueberry halves in the left corner of each for the "stars".