After looking for a few weeks for this item, I finally found a mini muffin pan at Wal-Mart in another city. I had been wanting one ever since a co-worker brought mini cupcakes to work. It was like a light bulb went off in my head and I was struck with a great idea.
I love the hostess 100 calorie cupcake packs. There are three cupcakes filled with a creme topped with chocolate icing. How can all of this goodness have just 100 calories? Well there are only three and they are tiny. But they are very satisfying. Seeing the delicious treats my co-worker brought to share made me realize that I could make these at home in any flavor that I wanted. The key to the 100 calorie pack snacks is portions, so I can figure out how much the cake has and then divide by the number of cupcakes I have. Who knows. I might can have 4 cupcakes instead of 3!
Also while I was buying the pan, the cashier told me that she bakes brownies in hers since they come out the perfect size for her daughter. I made some yesterday as my daughter loves brownies, too. They came out really well. Also I plan to back some strawberry cupcakes today.
The only drawback is getting that tiny bit of batter into the cups. I tried a ladle spoon but it’s still messy. It seems I have a pancake batter cup with a special spout somewhere that I might try next.
So, while it’s a little more work to get the mix into the mini muffin cups, it’s worth the effort since you can have a bite-sized snack of your favorite sweets without a lot of calories.
May 28th, 2008 at 9:09 am
I love using these little muffin tins for my kids paint projects! Squeeze a little paint into the hole, use one for water to clean your brush.
August 23rd, 2008 at 5:05 am
I have a tiny ice cream scoop that I use for cookies and putting batter into the mini muffin pans. It fills it to about 3/4 of the way and the sizes are all the same and it eliminates the mess. It has the button that you press that has the wand inside. You might have to go to a specialty kitchen place for a size this small or get it via the internet. I’d be lost without mine!
September 28th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Wowww u introduce a versatile mini muffin pan greattt. its little in size, i hve been used and the main advantage of using this little muffin opan is that all muffins are in same size so i really like it and its very easy to use.
December 6th, 2008 at 6:12 am
You can try ice cream scoop - the smallest one to help minimize the mess. I use them a lot and I find it very effective specially with this mini muffin pan.
January 2nd, 2009 at 7:12 pm
what about a melon ball scoop the ones without the hole in it that could work for the mini pan
March 11th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Why not try a turkey baster to put the batte in.It works very well.
July 3rd, 2009 at 5:13 am
while I was buying the pan, the cashier told me that she bakes brownies in hers since they come out the perfect size for her daughter. I made some yesterday as my daughter loves brownies, too..Fat loss 4 idiots
September 28th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
I really like this item! I bought it in November and used it all through the holidays for entertaining. You can’t beat the price or the quality. I am also happy to have 2 - 24 mini muffins in one pan instead of using 4 - 12 mini muffins pans all over the place. Great buy!
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August 27th, 2010 at 5:13 am
I just stumbled across this posting because I am making minis today, but I figured I’d contribute how I get the batter in. I use a tablespoon of batter and then use a regular silverware spoon to scrape it out into the cup. Then I use a toothpick to press down in the middle so that the cup pushes to the bottom. The tablespoon is a perfect measurement and everything goes in clean.