Mexican Taco Cupcakes

I have a friend who is very adventurous in the kitchen and actually tries all the fun recipes she finds on Pinterest. You can always count on her to bring something different and yummy to a party.

Last night I hosted a finger food party, so I wanted to try one of my friend’s Pinterest recipe finds. The original recipe can be found here.

Mexican Taco Cupcakes    

1 1/2 tsp. cooking oil

1/2 lb ground beef or ground turkey

3 TBS taco seasoning (make your own with our recipe here) and have some ketchup handy.

15 oz can of black beans, drained and rinsed

40-48 wonton wrappers

1 cup refried beans (I recommend making your own from scratch with this recipe for slow cooker refried beans. They are fabulous and easy!)

1 cup salsa

1 cup cheese, shredded

Avocado for serving

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Spray muffin tins with cooking oil. (This recipe can easily make 24 cupcakes. I had plenty of ingredients to make more if you add more cheese).

3. Heat oil in a saute pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add the meat and cook until evenly browned.

4. Add taco seasoning, and for a fun trick add a few squirts of ketchup. Break up the meat with a spoon and stir to coat meat with the ketchup and taco seasoning.

5. Add beans. Stir for a few minutes to warm, then turn off heat.

6. Push a wonton wrapper into the bottom of each of the cups. Put a spoonful of refried beans across the bottom of each cup.

7. Next put a spoonful of the meat/bean mixture, followed by a spoonful of salsa, then a sprinkle of cheese.

8. Repeat for another layer: wonton, refried beans, beans/meat, salsa, cheese.

9. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes.

10. Remove from muffins tins. Garnish with avocado or toppings of your choice.

I think the recipe turned out great and it was easy and fun. The cupcakes were full of flavor and easy to eat. I was worried that it would be hard to take bites of them, but the wonton wrappers were very light and easy to bite. I made 20 Mexican taco cupcakes and I had plenty of leftover materials to either make more or for a different Mexican-style meal. I will definitely be making these again!