Reese’s Ice Cream Cupcakes – Is there anything better than peanut butter and chocolate mixed together into a delicious ice cream cupcake? The chocolate and peanut butter combo make this ice cream cupcake recipe a keeper! If you love Reese’s peanut butter cups you’ll love this recipe.
Since announcing my 12 months of ice cream cupcakes series I’ve been thinking of recipes to make for the entire series. The mint chocolate chip ice cream cupcakes were a big hit in our family and in that post I mentioned trying a peanut butter and chocolate ice cream cupcake, so I knew I had to start the series with these Reese’s Ice Cream Cupcakes.
Reese’s Ice Cream Cupcakes
The cake layer is filled with Reese’s peanut butter chips, giving you a sweet peanut buttery flavor in every bite. The ice cream layer is Dreyer’s Peanut Butter Cup ice cream. Here’s the twist on the topping..its the new Cool Whip Frosting topped with a mini Reese’s cup. The Cool Whip frosting is a smooth frosting that compliments the ice cream nicely.
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If you haven’t tried ice cream cupcakes, run to the store and makes these bad boys. They’re perfect for a special events, birthday parties, or a fun dessert to make with the kids. My kiddos loved filling the ice cream layer and of course topping them with the mini peanut butter cup. It was a messy process since I like to let the ice cream melt a little but it was worth the messy fun!
How to make ice cream cupcakes
Reese’s Ice Cream Cupcakes
Ingredients
- Dreyer's Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
- Favorite chocolate cake mix I used Betty Crocker Triple Chocolate
- 1/2 cup Reese's peanut butter chips
- Cool Whip chocolate frosting
- Mini Reese's peanut butter cups
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pan with cupcake liners.
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Prepare cake mix and stir in Reese's peanut butter chips.
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Pour 1 tablespoon of cake mix batter into each muffin cup.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes; allow cupcakes to cool.
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Top cupcakes with slightly melted ice cream.
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Freeze for at least 2-3 hours, preferably overnight.
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Top with Cool Whip frosting and mini Reese's peanut butter cup.
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Jocelyn @ BruCrew Life
March 19, 2013 at 5:13 pmWow!!!! I seriously would give up my diet for sure if these were in my freezer! They look awesome Crystal!!!
Crystal
March 19, 2013 at 5:18 pmJocelyn @ BruCrew Life » Thanks, Jocelyn! I was good and only had one, Reese’s + chocolate + ice cream = amazing! Have a great evening sweet friend! :)
Katie
March 19, 2013 at 5:50 pmThese look sooo divine! Would love to have you share at my party!! :)
http://www.pincushioncreations.com/2013/03/homemade-by-you-43.html
Rachel @ BubblyNatureCreations.com
March 19, 2013 at 5:56 pmI love those little Reese’s bites… These look SO good!
Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com
March 19, 2013 at 5:58 pmY U M ! ! ! :) Pinned! Thanks for sharing ;)
Brenda @ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com
March 19, 2013 at 5:58 pmY U M ! ! ! :) Pinned! Thanks for sharing ;)
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
March 19, 2013 at 6:28 pmOMG these are gorgeous!! WANT.
Meghan
March 19, 2013 at 6:38 pmOh My!
Shannon @ I Knead to Bake
March 19, 2013 at 8:43 pmOh my gosh! The next party I throw… I don’t care who or what its for … these are going to be at it! I love the idea of ice cream cupcakes instead of cake. DARLING!
MorganClaws
March 19, 2013 at 9:07 pm… I think I’m in love! Haha, I must try this!
Ruby @ The Ruby Red Apron
March 19, 2013 at 9:10 pmI totally want to make these ice cream cupcakes right now. I’m such a peanut butter freak. Which is probably what led me here in the first place.. :P
Heather @ The Unsophisticated Kitchen
March 19, 2013 at 10:06 pmAll of these cupcakes look amazing! I stopped by to check out the Reeses peanut butter ones, but then I caught sight of those peppermint chocolate ones! Holy cow! I wish I had them both right now!! I am definitely pinning these!
Rebecca
March 20, 2013 at 12:27 amWow these look seriously good! Shame I cannot get peanut butter cup ice cream here in the UK!
Have a great day!
Shannon {Cozy Country Living}
March 20, 2013 at 6:35 amWow- these look delicious!!! I can’t wait to try these! These would be perfect for a birthday party too:) Thanks for sharing!
Brooke
March 20, 2013 at 7:31 amWhat gorgeous cupcakes! I know these will be a hit at our house. Thanks for the great new recipe! Have a wonderful day!
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March 20, 2013 at 8:14 amThese are incredible! I could go for one right now!
Christi
March 20, 2013 at 11:29 amOh my goodness- these look so pretty! I have to make these! Found you through Lil Luna and I’m a new follower!!
Crystal
March 20, 2013 at 12:23 pmAbsolutely delicious!! I agree that chocolate and peanut butter go hand-in-hand. Can’t wait to try these!! Thanks for the recipe!!
Lindsay
March 20, 2013 at 5:13 pmThese look so awesome! You always create such beautiful desserts!
Justine
March 20, 2013 at 6:53 pmStopping by from {wow me} Wednesday. Thanks for sharing!
Julia Forshee
March 20, 2013 at 7:19 pmI LOVE Your pictures. I feel like I could reach out and grab one from my comupter screen. I cannot tell you how much I love Recees. My kids even gave me their’s over the weekend because they know how much I love them :) Thanks for sharing. I have a weekly Link Up Party on Thursdays that just opened!! We attract a lot of moms and I’m sure our readers would love to see this post. Hope to see you there at allthingswithpurpose.com. P.S. we are your newest FB like!!
Lisa @ Je suis alimentageuse
March 20, 2013 at 9:02 pmStopping by from a link party! These look delicious!! Great idea =D
Jeni
March 21, 2013 at 5:50 amYum! Yum! Yum!
My little girl is allergic to peanuts so I haven’t had anything Reese in a long time! I am drooling!
Rita
March 21, 2013 at 9:53 amYum! I pinned this one! Thanks for sharing.
Robin
March 21, 2013 at 12:10 pmWow! peanut butter and cupcakes = heaven! Looks absolutely delicious!
I found you on live, laugh, rowe’s linky party by the way!
Keep on baking!
Robin
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Alison Wood
March 21, 2013 at 5:08 pmWow! These look fantastic and soooooooo pinworthy:) Love the pics. My hubby and I are trying to make our pics look more like this. It’s still in the works:) Great job on your blog. My daughter and I are drooling over these dee-lish recipes!
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Anu
March 21, 2013 at 5:11 pmThese look absolutely dee-licious! Thanks for sharing the recipe. :)
Tash @ The Velvet Moon Baker
March 22, 2013 at 6:50 amThese look gorgeous love peanut butter and chocolate together :D
Jaime from Crafty Scrappy Happy
March 22, 2013 at 7:55 amOh YUM! This looks SO amazing! I am so so so pinning and making this later!
Jaime
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes}
March 22, 2013 at 11:08 amYummy! Just saw your link over at Tidy Mom and thought I’d come and check it out :) Also pinned while I was here!
I’d LOVE for you to link up a few recipes, projects or crafts at my weekend Link Party {The Weekend re-Treat} on The Best Blog Recipes that is going on right now! http://thebestblogrecipes.blogspot.com/
Hope to see you there!
Rasonda
March 22, 2013 at 12:24 pmummm… salivating all over my keyboard. YUM!
Shannah @ Just Us Four
March 22, 2013 at 5:58 pmOh my goodness! These look AH-mazing! I love reese’s and combining it with ice cream is such a great idea. This is an awesome recipe! I hope you will consider linking it up to the Pinworthy Projects Party over at my blog, Just Us Four.
Karyn - Pint Sized Baker
March 22, 2013 at 7:10 pmOh man…. I want that for dessert now!!
Ala
March 22, 2013 at 11:26 pmWell, hot geez louise, girl! I’m flying out to the midwest soon and I hear it’s freezing there, but I’m going to be craving ice cream the entire time. Can’t wait to be back in the comfort of my summery weather so I can try these out. And the peanut butter! Love. Thanks for sharing!
Hari Chandana
March 23, 2013 at 12:17 amOMG.. Your pictures are so gorgeous and awesome.. Looks soooo yummy.. First time here.. Happy to follow your space :)
Maria
March 23, 2013 at 10:01 amThese look absolutely divine! They sound delicious and look so beautiful!
Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen
March 23, 2013 at 3:05 pmWow these look amazing! Your presentation and photos are just gorgeous.
Nici ~ Posed Perfection
March 23, 2013 at 5:12 pmThese look incredible! They would be perfect for a party! Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Nici
Jenn
March 23, 2013 at 6:08 pmThese look awesome Crystal!! So fun for a party! {with way less mess!} I’ll be featuring these tomorrow over at Clean and Scentsible. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
Jenn :)
Britany
March 23, 2013 at 7:23 pmWow. Seriously these look amazing and I am totally going to try and make them! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. I am visiting from I Heart Naptime.
Kelly @ View Along the Way
March 24, 2013 at 5:58 pmDEEElicous! Thanks for linking it up to Monday Funday!
Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com
March 24, 2013 at 10:52 pmThese sound great! I love the idea of cake + ice cream + frosting in one adorable package. And you can’t go wrong with PB & chocolate!
Katie @ Simply Clean Living
March 24, 2013 at 11:17 pmThese look delicious! And easy to make! Thanks for sharing!
Trish - Mom On Timeout
March 25, 2013 at 9:04 amThese are gorgeous Crystal! Just shared on Facebook and pinned :) Thanks for linking up at Mom On Timeout!
Diane
March 25, 2013 at 10:55 amI am visiting from the Link Party…these look great! My family would really enjoy them! I am going to pin them and perhaps try them later! :)
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon
March 25, 2013 at 2:01 pmCrystal these look amazing! Pinning these!
Kara
March 25, 2013 at 4:25 pmI have to make these for my hubby! Thanks for sharing! You rock!!
Sarah Lynn
March 26, 2013 at 8:47 amI found your cupcakes on Prject Inspire{d}. These look SO delicious! I make a lot of cakes and cupcakes, but haven’t yet tried ice cream cupcakes/cakes. I definitely have to try these, they look amazing!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
March 26, 2013 at 10:36 amI think I might just love this more than my husband. *kidding*
OMG Crystal so amazing!
Kennedy
March 26, 2013 at 1:54 pmThese look absolutely delicious. I am pinning!
Visiting from Dukes and Duchesses Project Inspired.
Sara
March 26, 2013 at 2:26 pmYummy! I will have to try them soon!
Alicia
March 26, 2013 at 3:01 pmThese look AMAZING. My husband’s favorite food is Reese’s anything, and he would love this! It looks so indulgent that I should probably save it for his birthday in a few weeks, but maybe a few test batches before then couldn’t hurt… :)
Sarah @ Alderberry Hill
March 26, 2013 at 4:06 pmOh my gosh, how can food be so pretty – to cute to eat…maybe!!!
Randi - Dukes and Duchesses
March 26, 2013 at 5:10 pmThose look amazing … and I’m a huge sucker for peanut butter cups! Love this series … I’ll be checking out every one of your ideas. Thanks for sharing at Project Inspire{d}!
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March 27, 2013 at 8:42 pmThose look ah-mazing!
Kelly @ The Moon and Me
March 28, 2013 at 1:04 pmOh man…I wanted to stick spoon through my screen!
Or at least lick off that little metly part. :)
These are definitely in my future. Thanks for sharing!!!
Kelly
Mandy @ Sugar Bee Crafts
March 28, 2013 at 6:04 pmThanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday over at http://www.SugarBeeCrafts.com – you were featured yesterday!
– – Mandy, Sugar Bee Crafts
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March 30, 2013 at 10:18 amOooo, this is a good one! Sounds perfect :)
Thank you so much for partying with me, hope to see you soon!
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March 30, 2013 at 10:10 pmHoly cow! Those are to die for!
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April 2, 2013 at 6:55 amJust stopping by to let you know that you were featured yesterday at Time To Sparkle! We will be sharing your post on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter! http://www.thegunnysack.com/2013/04/time-to-sparkle-tuesday-link-party-3.html
The Farm Girl
April 2, 2013 at 9:47 amWow! My family will go nuts for these :) Pinned and a new follower. Would love you to come over!
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Heather
April 3, 2013 at 11:20 amI featured you today! http://www.settingforfour.com/2013/04/recipe-ideas-breakfast-lunch-dinner-and.html I pinned your recipe to my project inspired features pinboard and am sharing it on facebook, google plus and twitter!
natashalh
April 9, 2013 at 8:52 amAwesome! I love Reese’s cups. I made some Reese’s cup cookie dough dip the other week and may or may not have eaten most of the entire batch by myself…
Mimi
May 20, 2013 at 8:57 pmOnce the frosting is on, these can’t be frozen right?
Crystal
May 21, 2013 at 11:38 amMimi » You can definitely freeze them after the frosting is on! The COOL Whip Frosting can be stored in the freezer and when ready to serve take the cupcakes down for a few minutes to allow them to thaw if they are too hard. I hope that helps! :)
Hengly
June 1, 2014 at 1:33 pmAbsolutely delicious!!! Thank you for sharing!!!