This post is brought to you by Pillsbury™ Girl Scout Cookie™ Flavored Baking Mixes. All opinions are my own.
A few weeks ago I shared the latest and greatest in home baking: Pillsbury Girl Scouts Baking Mixes!
I got my hands on all four of the varieties and whipped up my first batch of Thin Mints Brownies and Caramel & Coconut Blondies with incredible success. Both the brownies and blondies stayed true to the cookies’ signature flavors while being super easy to prepare. Everyone in my house love them! {Check out my Thin Mints Brownies and Caramel & Coconut Blondies}
As tasty as the Pillsbury Girl Scouts Brownies and Blondies were, I was even more excited to try the cupcakes because I consider them to be my all-time favorite treat. I mean, who doesn’t love cupcakes … especially ones that taste like Girl Scouts Cookies!?
Once again, the cupcake versions of the Pillsbury Girl Scouts Baking Mixes were easy to make. On both the Girl Scouts® Thin Mints® Cupcake Mix and Girl Scouts® Caramel & Coconut Cupcake Mix the “icing” is a ganache. I hadn’t worked with this type of cupcake topping before and was curious to see how it would turn out. The cupcakes on the boxes of the baking mixes looked so perfect and I didn’t see how mine would ever come out that way (I’m a novice baker, after all!) … but they totally did!
I couldn't quite get the action shot of the cooked cupcake being dipped in the ganache, but you simply use a "dip and twist" trick that makes every cupcake look like a masterpiece!
TIP: The directions state to fill each cupcake liner ½ full (this will yield 12 cupcakes per box)— Instead, fill them ¾ full. This will give you a puffier cupcake which makes dipping in the ganache even easier. You'll notice some chocolate got on the liners of my Girl Scouts® Caramel & Coconut Cupcakes... this could have been avoided if I filled them slightly more with batter prior to baking. In the end, it really doesn't matter because all of the cupcakes were delicious!
I had a hard time deciding which Pillsbury Girl Scouts cupcake version I liked better because they were both so good. The Thin Mints cupcakes tasted like Thin Mints and the Caramel & Coconut Cupcakes tasted like Samoas. You really can't go wrong with either, so it's best to make both (like I did!) or choose your favorite cookie. Make sure to check out the brownie/blondie versions of Thin Mints and Caramel & Coconut, too!
Pillsbury Girl Scouts Baking Mixes are currently available in four varieties and are found wherever groceries are sold nationwide at a suggested retail price of $3.29.
Pillsbury Girl Scouts Baking Mixes
- Girl Scouts® Thin Mints® Brownie Mix
- Girl Scouts® Caramel & Coconut Blondie Mix
- Girl Scouts® Thin Mints® Cupcake Mix
- Girl Scouts® Caramel & Coconut Cupcake Mix
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Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle
OMG, this is the best thing that's ever happened to me! I have to get stock up.
Catherine Sargent
All of these mixes sound so good. I can't wait to make the Caramel and Coconut cupcakes.
Colleen Lanin
I've never been so happy in my life! I love Girl Scouts cookies, so baked goods with those flavors sounds amazing. Yumo!
Annemarie LeBlanc
I would love to try the caramel and coconut cupcake mix first. Just the name alone is yummy! My boys would devour a dozen in record time!
Pam
I saw these when I was shopping the other day! I want to try the ones that taste like Samoas.
Meagan
These sound so good. I would probably try the thin mint.
Jeanine
These sound great. Mint is one of my favorites so that would be one I'd jump at! Girl scouts I hear so much about but have never tried anything from them, these look like ones to try!
Chavonne Harvey
We love Girl Scout Cookies. So excited to see the cupcakes. They look scrumptious. I know my family will enjoy these. I'd like to try them all but my first pick would be the Caramel & Coconut Cupcake Mix!
Shell
I would definitely like to try the caramel and coconut. That's my favorite Girl Scout cookie!
Lisa Favre
I would SO buy the Thin Mints box! The Girl Scouts in my area stopped selling that one and it was my favorite.
Marcie W.
I absolutely adore Girl Scout cookies, but never enjoy paying $4+ per box. These cupcakes look like a great way to get the flavors I crave all year long!
Liz Mays
Oh yum! I really need to try a few of those flavors out. I know I'd like the thin mint ones!
Brandy
This makes me so happy! I don't think I would be able to get just one kind both sound so good!
Dawn McAlexander
I have seen these in the stores before. What a great idea for those who love Girl Scout cookies!
Ann Bacciaglia
I can not wait to try these! I love the Thin Mint cookies I can just imagine how good the cupcakes will be.
Amy @ Marvelous Mommy
Say what?! Those Girl Scouts Caramel & Coconut Cupcakes sounds amazing! I need to try them!
Kristi
I would try the Girl Scouts® Caramel & Coconut Cupcake Mix first... but crossing my fingers they make the tag a long one... my all time favorite.
Kiwi
Sold Sold Sold! You had me at Samoa cupcakes omg this actually might be a little dangerous for me!
Amy D
Wow do these cupcakes look and sounds so yummy! I need to get me some boxes at the market.
Rosey
I want to try the caramel and coconut cupcakes. I just love the Girl Scout flavors!
Robin Rue
We love Girl Scout cookies! These cupcakes look super delicious.
Mellissa Williams
I am so in love with everything about these mixes from Pillsbury. Now we can have that Girl Scout flavor whenever we want. Awesome!
Jennifer Essad
we're going to love these. thank you for giving us great instructions for filling the cups. I never get this right. I'm hoping for the nice domed cake!