While coming up with a single serve cupcake recipe, I wondered what fun flavors I could make them. I reminisced on all the pies, candy, cakes, and cupcakes I’ve had throughout my life, and did some internet research on what other flavor combinations already existed. Below are some of the concoctions I have found to be cohesive and/or interesting, and what ingredients could be used to make them.

Fruits

Flavor	Ingredients
Plain fruit (pineapple, strawberry, apple, pear, blueberry, blackberry, etc.)	Fresh fruit, dried fruit, flash frozen fruit (ground), fruit extract, vanilla/almond extract
Caramel apple	Caramel, apple, coconut/brown sugar
Carrot cake	Carrot, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, vanilla extract, cream cheese
Chocolate-covered strawberry	Chocolate, strawberry
Lemon	Lemon juice, lemon extract, lemon zest
Pumpkin	Pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg
Apple pie / apple crisp	Apple, oats, apple pie spices (ex. cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, cloves)
Creamsicle	Orange, vanilla extract/paste
Pineapple upside-down	Pineapple, cherry
Strawberry champagne	Strawberry, white wine/champagne, vanilla extract, almond extract, almonds
Spiced pear	Pear, cinnamon, ginger, allspice
Banana nut	Banana, nut of choice (ex. pecans, walnuts)
Cowboy	Oats, banana, pecan, chocolate, coconut, cinnamon
Peach cobbler	Peach, oats, vanilla
Key lime	Lime juice, lime zest
Papaya	Papaya, cinnamon
Mango rum	Mango, rum, vanilla extract
Mango coconut rice	Mango, coconut flakes, coconut extract, rice, vanilla extract
Orange cranberry nut	Orange, cranberry, nut of choice (ex. almonds), almond extract
Lemon poppy seed	Lemon zest, lemon juice, poppy seeds
Cherry flombay	Cherries, cherry extract, cocoa powder, cayenne, cinnamon, cinnamon extract, nut of choice (ex. walnuts)
Coconut spice	Shredded coconut, coconut milk, cinnamon, cinnamon extract, ginger, allspice
Blueberry ginger nut	Blueberries, ginger, crystallized ginger, nut of choice (ex. peanuts), molasses
Salted date	Dates/date paste, salt, vanilla extract
Citrus spiced date	Dates/date paste, cardamom, cinnamon, orange/lemon zest, orange/lemon extract, nuts

Other flavors

Flavor	Ingredients
Cinnamon raisin	Cinnamon, cinnamon extract, raisins
Gingersnap	Molasses, ginger, cinnamon
Pistachio	Pistachios, walnuts/almonds, vanilla extract, almond extract, spinach (for color)
Pistachio lemon/orange	Pistachios, vanilla extract, almond extract, spinach (for color), lemon/orange zest, lemon/orange juice, ground cloves, cardamom
Salted caramel	Coconut sugar/brown sugar, salt, molasses
Spiced maple	Maple syrup, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice
Wedding	Almond, vanilla
Struesel	Oats, coconut/brown sugar, cinnamon
Red velvet	Cocoa powder, red coloring, milk
Mint chocolate chip	Mint, chocolate extract, chocolate
Salted chocolate	Chocolate extract, chocolate, cocoa powder, salt
Coffee	Coffee, espresso powder
Triple chocolate	Chocolate, chocolate extract, cocoa powder
Honey	Honey
Candy cane	Peppermint extract

I use this for inspiration on flavoring my baked goods, including quick breads, yeasted breads, cinnamon rolls, pancakes, muffins, or whatever endeavor I’m embarking on that day. There are endless possibilities of flavors, and anything can be spiced up to give it a new twist.