Here’s a cute candy cupcake recipe that you can fill with Cocoa Puff Mix. You can fill the candy cupcakes with whatever you like, but this mix is quite tasty. Fillable candy cupcakes are great for Easter, wedding showers, baby showers, or anything you can think of. Get creative with the filling to make them unique for your occasion.
Candy Cupcake Recipe Filled with Cocoa Puff Mix
Time: 1 hour
Yields: 6 Candy Cupcakes
Ingredients
- ½ cup Wilton Red Candy Melts
- ½ cup Wilton Yellow Candy Melts
- 1 cup Wilton Light Cocoa Candy Melts
- 1 cup Cocoa Puffs
- 3 tbsp. Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips
- 3 tbsp. Pretzel Rods
Tools
- Wilton 3-D Cupcake Candy Mold
Instructions
- Complete the following step for the red, yellow, and light cocoa candy melts: A Wilton Candy Melt Pot is recommended to heat candy melts. If you do not own a candy melt pot, simply microwave candy melts at 50% for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat at 50% for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat at 50% in 15-second intervals and stir until completely smooth. Do not over heat.
- Fill 3 cupcake bottoms halfway full with light cocoa candy melts.
- Fill 3 cupcake tops halfway full with red candy melts.
- Take second piece of 2-piece mold and snap together. Some candy melts may spread outside of the molds – that is okay.
- Place in freezer for 20 minutes.
- Remove mold from freezer. Gently pop candy melts from mold, breaking away any excess candy melt. Set aside.
- Repeat steps 2 through 6 for the yellow candy melt tops (using light cocoa again for the bottoms).
- In a small mixing bowl, combine Cocoa puffs, Reese’s peanut butter chips, and pretzel rods (broken in half).
- Add cocoa puff mixture to each cupcake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Play around with different colors and fillings and you can make these candy cupcakes for pretty much any reason. How about an edible birthday party favor? It’s less waste because guests can eat the container.
Fillable Candy Cupcake Recipe

Make these fun candy cupcakes to hold treats inside. Fillable candy cupcakes are good for birthdays, Easter, or any special occasion.
Ingredients
- ½ cup Wilton Red Candy Melts
- ½ cup Wilton Yellow Candy Melts
- 1 cup Wilton Light Cocoa Candy Melts
- 1 cup Cocoa Puffs
- 3 tbsp. Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips
- 3 tbsp. Pretzel Rods
Instructions
- Complete the following step for the red, yellow, and light cocoa candy melts: A Wilton Candy Melt Pot is recommended to heat candy melts. If you do not own a candy melt pot, simply microwave candy melts at 50% for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat at 50% for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat at 50% in 15-second intervals and stir until completely smooth. Do not over heat.
- Fill 3 cupcake bottoms halfway full with light cocoa candy melts.
- Fill 3 cupcake tops halfway full with red candy melts.
- Take second piece of 2-piece mold and snap together. Some candy melts may spread outside of the molds – that is okay.
- Place in freezer for 20 minutes.
- Remove mold from freezer. Gently pop candy melts from mold, breaking away any excess candy melt. Set aside.
- Repeat steps 2 through 6 for the yellow candy melt tops (using light cocoa again for the bottoms).
- In a small mixing bowl, combine Cocoa puffs, Reese’s peanut butter chips, and pretzel rods (broken in half).
- Add cocoa puff mixture to each cupcake. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
3Serving Size:
1 cupcakeAmount Per Serving: Calories: 622Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 229mgCarbohydrates: 120gFiber: 7gSugar: 65gProtein: 10g
Nutrition facts are an estimate only.
What would you put in this candy cupcake recipe?
shelly peterson
Wednesday 30th of March 2016
This is a pretty cool idea! These would be great to make for my grandsons birthday party.
Emily
Thursday 3rd of March 2016
These are so neat! I love the idea of making candy cupcakes, then filling them with treats! Thanks for sharing with Merry Monday!
Sandra
Wednesday 2nd of March 2016
I can't wait to get these molds, love those craft store coupons! Would love for you to share this at Celebrate Your Story link party.
Jeffrey
Monday 22nd of February 2016
These look like a whole lot of fun, my kids would have a blast with these. I would fill mine with roasted pecans and almonds!
Maryann D.
Sunday 21st of February 2016
This Fillable Candy Cupcake Recipe does look like so much fun, colorful and tasty too!