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Gluten free pineapple upside down cupcakes served on a dessert plate
Thriving Gluten Free

Gluten Free Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes

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Easy gluten free pineapple upside down cupcakes with crushed pineapple and vanilla cake mix. Moist, simple, and delicious!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 34 minutes
Servings: 24
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, gluten-free
Calories: 209

Ingredients
  

  • 24 Maraschino Cherries
  • 20 oz Crushed Pineapple 100% Juice
  • cups Brown Sugar
  • 1 Box Gluten Free Vanilla Cake Mix
  • ½ cup Butter
  • 1 Cup Pineapple Juice
  • 3 Eggs
  • cup Oil

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease well.
    In each cupcake cavity, add a teaspoon of butter into the bottom of each muffin cup. Spoon 1 tablespoon brown sugar, into each cup, then press 1 cherry into the center of brown sugar in each cup.
  2. Spoon heaping tablespoon crushed pineapple over cherry and compact it with the back of a spoon into an even layer.
  3. Prepare the gluten free vanilla cake mix, eggs, pineapple juice and oil in a large bowl. Mix well until moistened and well combined.
  4. Spoon the batter over the pineapple mixture, filling each cupcake cavity almost to full.
    Bake for about 18–22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  5. Allow the cupcakes to cool for about 5 minutes before carefully flipping them upside down onto a baking sheet or cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 209kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 158mgPotassium: 70mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 162IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 0.3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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