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Recipe Box, BBQ Pork “Cupcakes” with Coleslaw “Icing” and Crispy Onions

Posted by the Painted Apron on December 9, 2015 · 5 Comments 

This little bite is bound to spark up your next gathering!

Who can resist a little puff pastry filled with BBQ pork, topped with creamy slaw and crispy onions?

You can assemble them for serving, or set them out with bowls of slaw and onions and let people make their own

Great for parties, game day or just nibbling

Cut puff pastry into small squares, about  8 squares per each 1/3 sheet

Place squares into a silicone mini muffin mold  {if you use silicone you don’t have to line or spray it}

Top with cooked pulled pork and drizzle liberally with BBQ sauce

They will pop right out of the silicone pan, ready for “icing!”

They are sort of an eye roller…as in OMG, where have these been all my life?

BBQ Cupcakes with Coleslaw Icing and Crispy Onions

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Assembly 10 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American, Southern

Ingredients

  

• Adjust ingredients according to desired number of cupcakes
• 1/3 sheet of puff pastry will make 8 mini cupcakes
• cooked pulled pork or shredded meat
• BBQ sauce
• Coleslaw mix
• Bleu cheese dressing coleslaw dressing, or dressing of choice
• Crispy onions*

Instructions

 

• Mix coleslaw with dressing to taste and refrigerate for several hours to soften and combine flavors.
• Cut thawed puff pastry into small squares, about 8 squares per 1/3 sheet.
• Place in a silicone mini muffin pan or a sprayed or greased mini muffin pan.
• Top each square with a heaping portion of cooked shredded pork or beef. Drizzle liberally with a thick BBQ sauce.
• Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes until pastry is done. Carefully remove from pan. Serve with slaw and crispy onions, or assemble cupcakes and arrange on a platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Keyword appetizer, BBQ pork, BBQ pork cupcake, coleslaw, french fried onions, pulled pork

*I recommend Fresh Gourmet Crispy Onions which taste great right out of the bag without heating.  Look for them near the croutons and salad dressing

Or you can make your own Tasty Onion Straws here

For easy instructions on making BBQ Pulled Pork click here

You can find a recipe for Bleu Cheese Lite Coleslaw here

Easy Breezy BBQ Sauce here

We did enjoy a BBQ pork butt for dinner and then used the leftovers for these cupcakes several days later, with commerical BBQ sauce, bottled bleu cheese dressing, and the Fresh Gourmet Onions

Whether you make everything from scratch or take a few short cuts, you will have a winner with this recipe!

Thanks so much for stopping by during these busy days!

Remember, these are just a little bite, no need for guilt 😋

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