Thanksgiving Leftovers Cupcakes

Try this for delicious recycling! Sick of the same old post-thanksgiving casseroles? Spice it up a notch with these delicious turkey cupcakes and gravy glaze! If you don't have enough gravy, use turkey stock or canned gravy from your local supermarket. Feel free to garnish with a bit of stuffing and a sprig of parsley.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 210 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 ⅔ cups white sugar
• 2 cups turkey gravy
• ½ cup canola oil
• 1 ⅔ cups cooked turkey

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 30 muffin cups.

Step 2

Blend turkey in a food processor until pureed. Mix flour, white sugar, turkey, butter, canola oil, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt together in a large bowl until all batter is moistened. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 full.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool muffins in the tins for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 4

Mix confectioners' sugar and gravy together in a bowl until glaze is smooth. Spoon glaze onto cooled cupcakes.