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Chocolate Mint Oreo Cupcake Recipe

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Just in case we aren’t already acquainted, you should know that I love easy cake mix recipes, and by far my favorite type of mini desserts are cupcakes!  

While I’ve tried my hand at a few Oreo Cupcake Recipes, this Chocolate Mint Oreo Cupcake Recipe is a family favorite! This is one of my favorite cupcake recipes! 

A chocolate mint cupcake with mint green frosting is topped with an Oreo cookie. It sits on a light blue cake stand. Text in the image reads Mint Oreo Cupcakes—perfect for your next baking adventure!.

Aren’t they so pretty? My favorite mini dessert

I love those soft frills of mint-flavored buttercream, with a Mint Oreo nestled in, giving a little hint as to the cupcake’s flavor.

The secret to an amazing, yet not overpowering, mint-flavored buttercream is to not have mint be the only flavor in the recipe.

I opted to add equal parts mint and vanilla, but you could alternatively do equal parts mint and chocolate flavor, mint and butter flavor, or even mint and lemon flavor – whichever appeals most to you.

Three chocolate mint cupcakes are topped with turquoise frosting and a cookie, displayed on a black background. Two cupcakes are on a white stand, and one is directly on the surface. A small logo is visible in the bottom right corner—a delightful twist on the classic Oreo cupcake recipe.

Another secret to these OREO dessert recipes is that I used a conventional box cupcake mix but I baked them 25 degrees higher than the box called for, which is how I get those domed tops on my cupcakes.

        

 

But wait, it gets better…

Three chocolate cupcakes with bright blue frosting, each topped with a Chocolate Mint Oreo, tempt the senses. One cupcake is bitten, revealing the rich interior. A package of cookies is partially visible in the background, hinting at a delightful recipe to try at home.

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Yup, baked right in at the bottom is a hidden Oreo Mint Cookie, giving a slight crunch and an extra hit of mint chocolate flavor to this Chocolate Mint Oreo Cupcakes Recipe.

Three chocolate cupcakes with mint green frosting and cookie toppers rest on a light blue cake stand against a dark background. As simple as 5-ingredient risotto, two cupcakes sit below while one, like the crown jewel of easy variations, is elevated on the stand.

You’ll love all my easy dessert recipes!

More delicious cupcake recipes:

Orange Cupcakes with Italian Meringue

Strawberry Creme Wafer Cupcakes

Cotton Candy Cupcakes Recipe

Heath Bar Crunch Cupcakes

Three chocolate cupcakes with bright blue frosting, each topped with a Chocolate Mint Oreo, tempt the senses. One cupcake is bitten, revealing the rich interior. A package of cookies is partially visible in the background, hinting at a delightful recipe to try at home.

Chocolate Mint Oreo Cupcake Recipe

Kelli Miller
These Chocolate Mint Oreo Cupcakes are a triple threat—rich chocolate cake, cool mint frosting, and a crunchy Oreo surprise! Perfectly indulgent with every bite, they’re a mint lover’s dream come true.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 351 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box cupcake mix prepared according to box directions
  • 24 Mint Chocolate Oreos
  • 1 teaspoon mint extract optional
  • 1 Cup(s) unsalted butter softened
  • 3 1 /2 Cup(s) confectioners’ sugar
  • 1-3 teaspoons milk or whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon mint extract
  • 1 /8 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 375F.
  • Line a cupcake tray with 12 cupcake liners.
  • Prepare the chocolate cupcake mix as directed, adding an optional teaspoon of mint extract, if desired.
  • Place one Oreo at the bottom of each cupcake liner and top with 1/3 cup cupcake batter. You do not want your batter to be more than a half inch below the top of the cupcake liner.
  • Bake for the suggested amount of time, and then cool on a baking rack.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the buttercream frosting by beating the butter and sugar together until fluffy and pale.
  • Add the whipping cream until you reach your desired consistency, and then flavor with the vanilla and mint extracts. Top with just a pinch of salt for contrast.
  • Fit a piping bag with a frosting tip – I went with a 406 to get those soft ruffles.
  • Spoon the frosting into the piping bag and tie off.
  • Once the cupcakes are completely cool, start frosting the cupcakes by making swirls outward from the center of each cupcakes; when you reach the edge of the cupcake, swirl inward and upward.
  • Top each cupcake with one Mint Oreo cookie, or a few Mint Oreo cookie crumbs, for garnish.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 351kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 1gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 1526mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30g
Keyword chocolate mint oreo cupcake
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