Tacos.  What’s not to love?  Most everyone loves a good taco, but sometimes, they could use a makeover.  These taco cupcakes are a great way to put your own spin on taco night!  Plus, if you have kids, you know that occasionally (okay sometimes more often than not) they can be a little picky.  But if you do 2 things, they will be more excited about dinner.  Wanna know those 2 things?  First, have them help you with a part of the dinner process.  Of course this varies, depending on the age of your child.  For instance, my 1.5 year old, yeah he won’t be helping me cook just yet lol.  But my nearly 5 year old?  Oh yeah, she loves to help!  Even if it’s just something simple, like pushing the buttons on the microwave, sprinkling some cheese on top of the tacos, stirring the cream sauce, ripping off a handful of cilantro leaves… any of those things give her a sense of pride and accomplishment and encourage her to want to eat the dinner she helped create.  Secondly, you can let your kids help you choose the meal… within reason of course lol.  My daughter would probably say she wanted mac and cheese every. single. night…. but if I show her a picture of something like these taco cupcakes, she’ll get excited about making them.  Anything you can do to ease the dinner time meltdowns, trust me, you should do it.  Cooking for kids can be a huge challenge, but it doesn’t have to be Okay, back to the taco cupcakes!  This recipe is a starter base, you can customize these til your heart’s content  Whatever you like on your tacos, you can put on these taco cupcakes.  I had some leftover Corn Salsa, but you could use any salsa or sauce that you’d like.  I made my own taco seasoning, you can find the really easy recipe HERE, but a regular package of taco seasoning does the trick as well.  I hope you all give these taco cupcakes a try, they’re fun to make, and fun to eat!     Recipe adapted from MyRecipes.com Taco Cupcakes with Avocado Cream   Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 30 mins   All the flavors of yummy beef tacos in a bite size package! Author: The Chunky Chef Recipe type: Entree, Appetizer Cuisine: Mexican Serves: 12 taco cupcakes Ingredients 1 lb ground beef taco seasoning (1 packet or homemade) ⅔ cup water ¼ cup picante sauce 12-24 wonton wrappers (12 for single lined, 24 for double) ½ cup refried beans Mexican cheese blend shredded taco toppings of your choosing AVOCADO CILANTRO LIME CREAM 1 cup sour cream 1 avocado pitted and chopped ¼ cup cilantro chopped zest of 1 lime juice of ½ a lime Instructions Brown your ground beef, drain. Add taco seasoning, water, and ¼ cup picante sauce. Let simmer until thick but not dry. Heat up your refried beans in the microwave. Spray your muffin cups with cooking spray and line with wonton wrappers. I usually use two wrappers for a more secure cup, but it will work just fine with one wrap per cup as well. Dab some refried beans in the bottom of your cups, add some ground beef, and top with a sprinkle of mexican cheese. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and top with desire taco toppings. FOR THE AVOCADO CILANTRO LIME CREAM Pit the avocado, scoop out flesh into a food processor, add sour cream, lime zest, lime juice and cilantro and a pinch of salt. Pulse a few times, then process until smooth and creamy. Wordpress Recipe Plugin by EasyRecipe 3.2.2885