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Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mashed Potato Frosting and Guacamole Frosting

April 11, 2016 by Irina 3 Comments

         When I think back to some of my favorite home-cooked meals that I enjoyed as a child, several favorites come to mind.  There was the delicious meatloaf that my Mom would cook up along with my Dad's famous mashed potatoes.  There is nothing like meatloaf and mashed potatoes to fill up your belly on a hungry night.  I was thinking what if there was a recipe that combined meatloaf and mashed potatoes.  Not just putting meatloaf on your plate with a side of mashed but somehow combining the two into one.  So during this past weekend, I hosted a small gathering and came up with a dish I like to call meatloaf cupcakes.

Meatloaf Cupcakes -Yum twist on traditional meatloaf. Serve these mashed potato topped or Avocado topped meatloaves for family dinner or party get together - Yummy!

And for those of you watching your carb intake, I came up with a healthy low-carb version. So read on. 

         It is meatloaf in the shape and size of cupcakes but they have delicious homemade mashed potatoes and secret sauce on top. Well the sauce isn’t really a secret since I’m just about to tell all of you the recipe.  This recipe can work with ground beef, turkey, or chicken. Give this one a try and your family will be praising your cooking genius.  Not only these meatloaf cupcakes look amazing but taste amazing too!

Meatloaf Cupcake

INGREDIENTS:
1 lb Ground Beef
1 Egg
¾ cup Milk
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
½ cup Quick Oats
1 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
½ cup onions, finely chopped
2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
¼ cup Almond meal

For the sauce:
¼ cup BBQ sauce ( or ketchup)
2 teaspoon Mustard

Optional - 1 TBS Brown Sugar

Frosting:
2 cups Mashed Potatoes ( Optional: I added 3 tbs cream cheese and butter) for Mashed potato frosting.

1 cup Guacamole (For the savory low-carb - Guacamole frosting)

Meatloaf Cupcakes -Fun twist on traditional meatloaf. Serve these mashed potato topped or Avocado topped meatloaves for family dinner or party get together - Yummy!
Meatloaf Cupcakes -Fun twist on traditional meatloaf. Serve these mashed potato topped or Avocado topped meatloaves for family dinner or party get-together - Yummy!

DIRECTIONS
Preheat Oven to 350.
Place prepared mashed potatoes and prepared guacamole mixture in zippered bags or piping bags and set aside for later.
Combine Ketchup (or bbq sauce), Mustard, and brown sugar, mix and set aside.
Combine remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Press this mixture into muffin pan holes. This mixture will fit nicely muffin pan 12 holes ( meatloaf cupcakes)
Spread top of each with the ketchup-mustard mixture.
Bake for 30-40 minutes.
Allow to sit for 5 minutes, remove from muffin pan, put cupcakes on a plate, spread the prepared ketchup-mustard mixture and pipe on a mashed potato “frosting” and guacamole "frosting" on top. 

meatloaf cupcake in a muffin pan. Bake for 30 minutes at 350, then spread the ketchup mixture and
Push the meat mixture into 12 muffin pan holes. Once they're cooked 30 minutes later, cool for 5 minutes and spread the sauce over each muffin.

These savory cupcakes were very easy to make. Prep time - about 10 minutes. Cook time 30-40 minutes. Piping mashed potatoes frosting was not difficult at all. 

Nutrition per cupcake:

210 calories with potato frosting, 7 smart points, 12 g of protein, 12 g of carbs

217 calories with guacamole frosting, 7 smart points, 12 g of protein, 7 g of carbs

Quick tip - The meatloaf cupcakes can be stored in a refrigerator in a plastic container. If you decide to heat it up the next day - put the cupcake in a toaster or an air fryer and heat it for 2-3 minutes. The mashed potatoes peaks will even turn the beautiful golden brown color. The next day they are so delicious too. I only have 1 left in the fridge and I'm going to eat it up now 🙂 Enjoy!

Meatloaf Cupcakes- for dinner or lunch! So easy to make and everyone loves them!

You may also enjoy:

Meatloaf Meatballs with zucchini noodles.

Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mashed Potato Frosting and Guacamole Frosting
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
55 mins
 
Author: Irina Davey of DailyYum.com
Recipe type: Meatloaf
Cuisine: Any
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 lb Ground Beef
  • 1 Egg
  • ¾ cup Milk
  • 1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • ½ cup Quick Oats
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • ½ cup onions, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • ¼ cup Almond meal
  • For the sauce:
  • ¼ cup BBQ sauce ( or ketchup)
  • 2 teaspoon MustardOptional - 1 TBS Brown SugarFrosting:
  • 2 cups Mashed Potatoes ( Optional: I added 3 tbs cream cheese and butter) for Mashed potato frosting.1 cup Guacamole (For the savory low-carb - Guacamole frosting)
Instructions
  1. Preheat Oven to 350.
  2. Place prepared mashed potatoes and prepared guacamole mixture in zippered bags or piping bags and set aside for later.
  3. Combine Ketchup (or bbq sauce), Mustard, and brown sugar, mix and set aside.
  4. Combine remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  5. Press this mixture into muffin pan holes. This mixture will fit nicely muffin pan 12 holes ( meatloaf cupcakes)
  6. Spread top of each with the ketchup-mustard mixture.
  7. Bake for 30-40 minutes.
  8. Allow to sit for 5 minutes, remove from muffin pan, put cupcakes on a plate, spread the prepared ketchup-mustard mixture and pipe on a mashed potato “frosting” and guacamole "frosting" on top.
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  1. Letterio Sgarlata

    April 11, 2016 at 3:41 pm

    Do you know how many weight watchers points are in a cupcake or calories??

    Reply
    • Irina

      April 11, 2016 at 6:03 pm

      Nutrition per cupcake:
      210 calories with potato frosting, 7 smart points, 12 g of protein, 12 g of carbs
      217 calories with guacamole frosting, 7 smart points, 12 g of protein, 7 g of carbs

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