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Summer Beach Party Cupcakes are made with teddy bear graham crackers and candy for an easy summer dessert that’s perfect for pool parties or holidays!

summer beach party cupcakes with teddy grahams umbrellas candy

These super cute teddy bear cupcakes are so easy to make. In fact, this is one of the easiest cupcake recipes ever!

Just use your favorite cake mix to make the cupcakes, frost them and decorate with graham cracker crumbs, Teddy Graham crackers and assorted candies. That’s it!

This was actually my oldest daughter’s idea. She saw similar summer cupcakes at a friend’s party, and she wanted to make some for the family.

So even though these cupcakes would be the perfect easy dessert for a pool party, you don’t need to wait for a party to make them! My kids definitely didn’t!

How to make summer beach party cupcakes

All you do is make a batch of cupcakes. You can use a cake mix or make them from scratch. Then, it’s time to decorate!

You’ll need to frost the cupcakes with storebought frosting or homemade. If you want to make the frosting look like water, you can use blue food coloring to tint it.

For a beach scene, roll the frosted cupcakes in crushed graham crackers. Then, top with teddy bear graham crackers and candy.

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How to decorate summer beach party cupcakes

Here’s what we used:

  • Teddy grahams
  • Airheads xtremes candy for the blankets
  • Lifesavers gummies for the floats
  • Paper umbrellas

 

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You could also do a surf scene. And, My son even made a shark attack scene on one cupcake, but we won’t talk about that here!

summer beach party cupcakes with surfing teddy

My favorite is the teddy bear chilling out under the umbrella. It’s my favorite way to relax!

summer beach party cupcakes with teddy bear on candy blanket and umbrella

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Recipe for Summer Beach Party Cupcakes

5 from 6 votes

Summer Beach Party Cupcakes

By: Dee
Summer Beach Party Cupcakes are made with teddy bear graham crackers and candy for an easy summer dessert that's perfect for pool parties or holidays!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
cooling and decorating: 1 hour
Total Time: 17 minutes
Servings: 24

Ingredients  

  • 1 box yellow cake mix and ingredients listed on box
  • 1 can vanilla frosting
  • crushed graham crackers
  • blue food coloring
  • teddy graham crackers
  • assorted candy
  • mini paper umbrellas
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Instructions 

  • Make the cupcakes according to directions on box, or use your favorite recipe
  • Allow to cool completely then add thin layer of frosting, and roll in crushed graham crackers. Or, use blue food coloring to tint some frosting to resemble water
  • Decorate with teddy bear crackers, candy and umbrellas

Nutrition

Calories: 200kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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20 Comments

  1. Kate says:

    Do you have trouble getting the candy to stick? I want to make but I’ll have to transport. I’m worried all the candy will slide off.

    1. Dee says:

      I would use a little bit of frosting to “glue” the candy to the cupcakes before transporting. I have only served these at home, but the candy did’t fall off that easily.

  2. Kathy says:

    So cute! The kids had to make these! Great to eat too!5 stars

  3. Dian Brockett says:

    Thank you for sharing this idea! It’s so refreshing to find an easy recipe to do with young children that actually looks as good as the original author’s picture! Made these cupcakes yesterday with a 5 year old and purchased everything at Dollar Tree including the umbrellas, bears,, and candies mentioneded! Used the 12 cupcake confetti mix from there, too!5 stars