Banana-Cream-Pie Cupcakes

Betty Crocker's Fun da-Middles Yellow cupcake mix is the fundamental ingredient in these moist cupcakes with a cookie surprise! MORE+ LESS-

By Arlene Cummings

Updated November 11, 2011

Ingredients

Betty Crocker™ FUN da-Middles™ yellow cupcake mix with creamy vanilla filling

3/4

cup water

1/3

cup vegetable oil

eggs

1/2

box (3.4-oz size) banana cream instant pudding and pie filling mix

vanilla wafer cookies

cup butter, softened

cups powdered sugar

1/2

box (3.4-oz size) banana cream instant pudding and pie filling mix

tablespoons whipping cream

tablespoon vanilla

teaspoons banana extract

1/4

cup graham cracker crumbs

vanilla wafer cookies

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1

Make cupcake batter as directed on cupcake mix box, using water, oil, eggs and adding 1/2 box of pudding mix. (Other half of box will be used in frosting.)
2

Before filling paper baking cups as directed on box, place 1 vanilla wafer cookie in bottom of each paper cup. Fill cups as directed on box. Bake and cool cupcakes.
3

Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat frosting ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
4

Frost cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle tops with graham cracker crumbs; top each with 1 cookie.