Six years ago on April Fool's Day, I told the kids that we were having cupcakes for supper. I turned these into "meatloaf cupcakes" for the kids and they thought it was awesome! Ever since that day, they request that I make them every year on April 1st. I have included the directions for making them along with a picture of them at the end of this post. This is also a fun recipe to have the kids help you prepare. :D
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 2 pounds ground beef (or a combo of pork/venison, beef/turkey, etc.)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup shredded Cheddar
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/3 cup minced onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 cup and 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar, divided
- 2/3 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- Preheat oven to 350˚.
- In a large bowl, combine the egg, milk, cheese, oats, salt, pepper, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, and onion. Add the ground beef, mixing well, and form this mixture into eight miniature meatloaves. Place these on a foil lined cookie sheet.
- In a separate small bowl, combine the ketchup, 1/4 cup brown sugar and mustard. Stir thoroughly and spread over each meatloaf.
- Bake, uncovered, at 350˚ for 45 minutes.
Source: allrecipes.com (this posted version includes my changes)
Meatloaf Cupcake Variation
- Prep mini meatloaves as usual, except shape them into cupcake-like discs. This should give you about 12 "cupcakes". Do not include the sauce.
- Bake at the same temperature, but for 25-30 minutes instead.
- While your meatloaves are baking, prep some mashed potatoes. You can make them from scratch, but I have found that the instant mix works a little better. Place potatoes in a large ziptop plastic bag (or piping bag if you have one) and snip off one corner.
- Remove meatloaf from oven and pipe mashed potatoes on top of each, like you would frosting. Top with finely shredded cheese, chives, a sprinkle of paprika, bacon bits, etc. just like you would sprinkles on a cupcake. Optional, you can pop them back in the oven on broil for a minute or two.
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