Bears on the Beach: Easy Plant-Based Summer Cupcakes

posted by Caitlin Bain, June 11, 2026

Have you got any fun summer holidays planned? Whether you’re staying close to home or heading somewhere sunny, these Bears on the Beach Cupcakes are the perfect way to bring those vacation vibes right into your kitchen!

These adorable, plant-based treats feature our Gummie Bears catching some rays! These cupcakes are super easy to put together, making them a fantastic baking project for a sunny afternoon with the whole family. With a pastel blue buttercream “ocean” and a crunchy biscuit “sand” beach, these cute little bears are ready for summer!

The Details

• Makes: 6 Cupcakes

• Prep time: 20 minutes (plus cupcake baking/cooling time)

• Skill level: Super Easy / Kid-Friendly

Ingredients

• 1 batch of your favourite vegan cupcakes (any flavour you fancy!)

• 1 batch of vegan buttercream frosting

• Blue vegan food colouring

• 4-5 Vegan biscuits (like digestives or shortbread), crushed

• 1 bag of Freedom Confectionery Gummie Bears

• Optional: Sugar shells and mini cocktail umbrellas

Essential Kit

• Muffin tin & cupcake liners

• Mixing bowls & spoon

• A small bowl for your biscuit crumbs

• Spatula or palette knife

How to Make Your Beach Cupcakes

1. Bake & Cool: Bake up a batch of your favourite cupcakes. Make sure they are completely cool before you start decorating!

2. Make the Ocean: Whip up your vegan buttercream and mix in a drop of blue food colouring to create a beautiful, pastel blue sea.

3. Frost Away: Spread a smooth, generous layer of your blue buttercream over the top of each cooled cupcake using a spatula or knife.

4. Make the Sand: Crush up your vegan biscuits into a fine, sandy texture and place them into a small bowl.

5. Create the Shoreline: Spoon or dip your crushed biscuits onto just one half of each cupcake to create your edible sandy beach.

6. Add the Beachgoers: Place your choice of Freedom Confectionery Gummie Bears onto the sand—mix and match our delicious citrus, orange, strawberry, and raspberry flavours!

7. The Finishing Touches: Pop a little sugar shell onto the sand and open up a mini cocktail umbrella to give your little gummy bears some shade.

Top Tips for Success

Gummie Flavour Variety: Our Gummie Bears pack a punch with 4 delicious plant-based flavours! Use a mix of colours on your cupcakes to give every single “beach” its own unique, colourful crowd.

Perfect Sand Texture: Don’t worry if your biscuit crumbs aren’t completely uniform. Having a few slightly larger crumbs actually helps the “sand” look even more realistic on the shoreline!

What do you think? Are you ready to make some summer memories in the kitchen? Let us know if you give these a try!