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December 7, 2017 By Sara 18 Comments

20 Impressive Christmas Cupcake Recipes

The most fabulous and impressive Christmas cupcake recipes, everything from adorable snowmen to elegant snowflakes!

Christmas Wreath Cupcakes are easy to make yet so elegant! 20 Impressive Christmas Cupcake Recipes | Holiday Cupcakes | Christmas Cupcakes | Holiday Baking

Christmas Cupcake Recipes for the holidays.

Christmas is around the corner and your “to-do” list is growing faster than weeds after a summer rain.  I get it.  Holidays are always a chaotic time.  You are planning the perfect Christmas dinner and you need all the Pinterest perfect recipes for it to make it a memorable holiday meal.

You do not have to go all out for your dessert.  Keeping with the holiday festivities, you can easily make cupcakes. Cupcakes are the perfect choice for your guests since they can take them home with them, leaving you with fewer leftovers and not as much clean up later. It’s a win-win situation!

I’m not talking about the regular ol’ from a box cupcakes. I’m talking about impressive Christmas cupcake recipes that will really WOW your friends and family.

I put together this top-notch list of 20 impressive Christmas cupcake recipes for you to start with. These recipes really took my breath away and I know they will be a major hit for your holiday dinner. Some of these are more elaborate than others, and some are almost too breathtaking to eat. However after a long day of entertaining, after all your planning, devouring a gorgeous cupcake could really be the icing on the cake… cupcake that is!

What is your go-to dessert for a holiday?  Do you mind sharing it with me in the comments below? I absolutely love to read about your traditions. Have a great holiday!

20 Impressive Christmas Cupcake Recipes

Christmas Cupcakes of various designs.

  • Snowflake Cupcakes
  • Christmas Lights Cupcakes
  • Gingerbread Cupcakes
  • Reindeer Cupcakes
  • Chocolate Reindeer Cupcakes
  • Polar Bear Cupcakes
  • Christmas Tree Cupcakes
  • Snowman Cupcakes
  • Ornament Cupcakes
  • Snow Globe Cupcakes

Christmas cupcakes including eggnog and peppermint flavored cakes.

  • Christmas Wreath Cupcakes (recipe below!)
  • Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
  • Eggnog Cupcakes
  • Grinch Cupcakes
  • Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cupcakes
  • Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
  • Sugar Plum Cupcakes
  • Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes
  • Sparkling Cranberry White Chocolate Cupcakes
  • Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes

You don’t have to be a professional cake decorator to make these Christmas wreath cupcakes. All you need are some cupcakes with white frosting, green M&M’s, red ball sprinkles and red licorice strings. You can use homemade or store bought cupcakes here, this particular time I used a boxed white cake mix, but chocolate chip or chocolate cupcakes would also be nice choices.

You’ll need a few bags of holiday M&M’s to decorate these cupcakes, and the greens need to be sorted from the reds. After that, you simply press the candies into a wreath pattern on each cupcake, add some red ball sprinkles, then tie a bow with licorice for the finishing touch.

Your family and friends will absolutely love these Christmas wreath cupcakes, and they taste just as good as they look!

Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

Makes 12

12 cupcakes frosted in white icing, homemade or store bought
3 11 ounce bags holiday M&M’s, red candies removed and reserved for a different use
1 bottle red ball sprinkles
6 red licorice strings

Cut each licorice string in half and twist into a bow shape. Trim the ends and set aside.
Press the green M&M’s into two circular rows around the rim of each cupcake to form a wreath shape. Make sure the M imprints are on the back side of each candy!
Carefully sprinkle the red ball sprinkles into the gaps in the M&M wreaths. You may need to use a tooth pick to nudge them into place.
Place a licorice bow onto each cupcake, then serve. Cupcakes keep for up to 2 days covered in the refrigerator.

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Comments

  1. Janine says

    November 30, 2018 at 3:40 pm

    I would love to make the chocolate covered pretzel tree cupcakes but I can’t find the chocolate covered pretzel trees. Any idea where I can by these??

    Reply
    • Sara says

      November 30, 2018 at 10:04 pm

      Here they are: https://www.amazon.com/Snyders-Hanover-Chocolate-Pretzels-Hersheys/dp/B01ETBDIU4/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1543644264&sr=8-7&keywords=holiday+shaped+pretzels

      Reply
  2. kristin says

    December 11, 2017 at 10:28 am

    These are so so cute!! what a delightful way to spread cheer. my kids would love these.

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  3. Alessandra Lim says

    December 9, 2017 at 4:25 am

    5 stars
    Those cupcakes are all so delightful to look at. I am sure they all taste heavenly too. Thank you so much for sharing the links to the recipes. The Christmas wreath cupcake recipe looks fairly easy enough to follow so I will start with that. Yum!

    Reply
  4. Our Family World says

    December 9, 2017 at 3:34 am

    5 stars
    These goodies look so perfect and so delicious! I love the Christmas wreath cupcakes the best. Thankfully, that was the recipe you shared! Yay! I will make these for our Christmas day food fest!

    Reply
  5. Claudia Krusch says

    December 8, 2017 at 7:38 pm

    These cupcakes are all so cute. I have been looking for some holiday treats to make. I will have to start with the Snowflake Cupcakes. They would be great for a Frozen themed party.

    Reply
  6. kim says

    December 8, 2017 at 7:21 pm

    5 stars
    Very impressive indeed. I love this round up of Christmas cupcakes. I only wish I could do something just as good.

    Reply
  7. Theresa says

    December 8, 2017 at 7:00 pm

    These are all so stinkin cute! I don’t even know if I could pick a favorite. Maybe the polar bears or gingerbread. People are so creative!

    Reply
  8. travel blogger says

    December 8, 2017 at 6:41 pm

    So many great recipes! I love the ornament cupcakes. I love how creative people are with their holiday recipes. I need to try one of these.

    Reply
  9. Amy Desrosiers says

    December 8, 2017 at 6:29 pm

    There are so may adorable Christmas themed cupcakes here. I would love to make some Grinch ones with my kids.

    Reply
  10. Pam says

    December 8, 2017 at 6:29 pm

    I love the idea of Christmas wreath cupcakes. And they’re so easy to decorate too!

    Reply
  11. Liz Mays says

    December 8, 2017 at 5:13 pm

    Oh these are too fun. I’d love to have an assortment of themed cupcakes to choose from on Christmas!

    Reply
  12. Carol Cassara says

    December 8, 2017 at 5:10 pm

    These cupcakes are so festive and amazing! I really love the idea of making these for Christmas that is if I can pull off the awesome decorations! Thanks for sharing the recipes!

    Reply
  13. Kristi says

    December 8, 2017 at 5:07 pm

    I bet I can convince my middle school daughters to have a baking day with me when I show them this. So much fun!

    Reply
  14. Rachel Ferrucci says

    December 8, 2017 at 2:49 pm

    These all look amazing and so festive. I’m not very good at decorating cupcakes but as long as they taste good I’m happy 🙂

    Reply
  15. Maureen says

    December 8, 2017 at 1:54 pm

    These are some pretty delicious looking Christmas cupcakes to enjoy for the holidays! I am going to have to make some, they are super festive. I love making up festive recipe ideas during this month!

    Reply
  16. Shell says

    December 8, 2017 at 8:30 am

    Wow, there are so many cute cupcakes here! Mine are never impressive looking but maybe I’ll give some of these a try!

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  17. Stacie says

    December 8, 2017 at 7:06 am

    5 stars
    These are such beautiful cupcakes! I’ve always wanted to make decorative cupcakes like this for Christmas, but I just never took the time. I think I need to bookmark this and give it a try!

    Reply

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