These quick and easy 3 ingredient cherry muffins with cherry pie filling are soft, fluffy, moist, and delicious! The best pick-me-up snack, grab-and-go breakfast and a tasty dessert.
I've never been a big fan of cherry desserts, but these cherry muffins totally changed me! I make them all the time for the work week for a simple breakfast or snack/treat after lunch.
This muffin recipe would be a fun treat to make with young kids because they're so simple to make with just a few ingredients and simple steps!
Ingredients
- Box Vanilla Cake Mix (white and yellow cake mix also works)
- Eggs
- Canned Cherry Pie Filling
See the recipe card below for the ingredient measurements.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1 - Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with muffin liners.
Step 2 - Mix: To a large bowl, combine the cake mix and eggs with an electric hand mixer just until combined (don't overmix). Fold in ¾ of the cherry pie filling (just slightly fold them in so the batter is still mostly white/yellow with some streaks of red).
Step 3 - Bake: Fill each muffin liner ¾ full of the muffin batter and then drop a couple more cherries from the leftover pie filling on top of each muffin, slightly mixing them in with a toothpick. Bake on the middle rack for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Rest for 5-10 minutes before removing from the muffin pan.
Storage
Store in an airtight container at room temperature or refrigerate for up to 1 week. They can also be stored in the freezer for up to 3 months (typically I remove the muffin liner from them if I freeze them.
Related Recipes
Some other cake mix muffins you may like are these blueberry cake mix muffins, cake mix banana muffins, chocolate chip cake mix muffins, apple spice cake mix muffins, lemon poppyseed cake mix muffins, and pumpkin cake mix muffins too.
Some more cherry pie filling recipes you might enjoy is this cherry chocolate dump cake, mini cherry tarts, cherry cobbler with cake mix, and cherry pie with canned cherry pie filling!
Print📖 Recipe
Cherry Muffins with Cherry Pie Filling
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 12
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
These cherry muffins with cherry pie filling are quick and easy to make with a few ingredients and incredibly delicious any time of day!
Ingredients
- Vanilla Cake Mix: 1 box (15.25 ounces)
- Eggs: 3
- Canned Cherry Pie Filling: 1 can (21 ounces)
Instructions
- Prepare: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with muffin liners.
- Mix: To a large bowl, combine the cake mix and eggs with an electric hand mixer just until combined (don't overmix). Fold in ¾ of the cherry pie filling (just slightly fold them in so the batter is still mostly white/yellow with some streaks of red).
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Bake: Fill each muffin liner ¾ full of the muffin batter and then drop a couple more cherries from the leftover pie filling on top of each muffin, slightly mixing them in with a toothpick. Bake on the middle rack for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Rest for 5-10 minutes before removing from the muffin pan.
Notes
Avoid overmixing the muffin batter to avoid a dense muffin texture.Â
An ice cream scoop or cookie scoop with a trigger handle is a helpful way to scoop the muffin batter and ensure each muffin is the same size.Â
You can make these muffins with any canned fruit pie filling.Â
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: muffins
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Andrea says
The easiest and tastiest cherry muffins on the planet! I like a lot of muffins but these are top 5 for sure! Did you like them?
Zen says
These look delicious!
Andrea says
Thank you! They're so yummy 🙂