How to Make Muffin Liners Out of Parchment Paper
Servings: 12 standard muffin liners (or 6 jumbo)
Don't have the right size muffin liners for those jumbo tins, or didn't realize you were out of standard cupcake liners until you were ready to add your batter? Good news - you can easily make your own muffin liners out of parchment paper!
Print Recipe
Equipment
- Ruler or tape measurer
Ingredients
- Parchment paper
- Object that fits inside each muffin cup (i.e.: a glass or can)
Instructions
Cut parchment squares
- For jumbo muffin tins: Measure and cut out approximately 6″ squares for each muffin cup (jumbo muffin cups are usually 3 1/2″ in diameter). So for a jumbo muffin tin that holds 6 muffins, you want six 6″ squares of parchment paper.For standard muffin tins: Measure and cut out approximately 5″ squares for each muffin cup (standard muffin cups are usually 2 3/4″ in diameter). So for a standard muffin tin that holds 12 muffins, you want twelve 5″ squares of parchment paper.Parchment paper
Create muffin liners
- Grab an object that fits well into the base of each muffin cup – I find that some of my drinking glasses work well, as well as some canned goods in my pantry.Object that fits inside each muffin cup
- Placing the object base in the center of the parchment square, wrap the parchment around your object to form the cup, forming creases around the bottom to really mold it into the shape you need.
- You can simply remove it from the object and stick it into your muffin tin, or you can do what I like to do – place them into the muffin tin with the object sitting inside to weigh it down. I find that by letting them sit this way until I’m ready to use them, they hold their form a bit better.
- Voila! You have homemade tulip style muffin cups. Use them in your favorite muffin or cupcake recipe and enjoy!
Video
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Notes
- Want cleaner looking pleats? If you want to ensure that the pleats are as symmetrical as possible, you can pinch the paper against the object between the four corners of your parchment square with one hand while folding and pressing each corner with your other hand.
- Can I use them for cupcakes? You sure can. Making cupcake liners out of parchment paper is the exact same process, but I’d recommend trimming the top edges of the parchment before adding any frosting to your cupcakes.
- Can I use bleached parchment paper? Yep! I just keep unbleached parchment paper in my house, but bleached parchment paper will work just as well for homemade muffin liners. The only difference between the two is that bleached parchment paper is white because it’s been treated with chlorine, while unbleached parchment paper is untreated and brown in color.
- Can I use wax paper instead? Nope. Wax paper isn’t safe to put in the oven because the wax coating on the paper can melt, or even ignite! Parchment paper is safe to use in the oven because its silicone coating is specifically developed to be heat resistant.