Filling and flaky,
our
Empadão is delicious!

Our vegetarian savory cupcakes make a great snack or light meal with a salad.

Three flavors to choose from!

Use the "quick links" to the right for more information.

Rio's Brazilian savory cupcakes are a quick and delicous meal solution. Handmade in Austin, Texas, our Empadão can be reheated in the oven or in the microwave. Enjoy!

Click here to find out where you can find Rio's Brazilian savory cupcakes.

Three flavors to choose from:


Hearts-of-Palms Japanese Eggplant

Vegetarian Chorizo Sausage

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Empadão de Palmito
Hearts-of-Palm Empadão

A savory cupcake with hearts-of-palm, sweet peas, mushrooms and carrots.

Hearts-of-palm is a very widely-used vegetable in Brazil, with a crunchy texture and mild flavor similar to an artichoke heart.

 

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Empadão de Berinjela Japônesa
Japanese Eggplant Empadão
A savory cupcake with Japanese eggplant, parmesan cheese, tomato and basil.

We chose Japanese eggplant for it's flavor and as an ode to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan, living in Brazil.

 

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Empadão de Linguica Vegetariana
Vegetarian Chorizo Sausage Empadão
A savory cupcake with all-natural vegetarian chorizo sausage, potato, basil and more!

Our vegetarian chorizo sausage is made by White Mountain Foods, a local Austin company only four blocks from our facility. Keepin' it local!

 

In Brazil, it’s an afternoon treat to visit your favorite luncheonette with a friend and share a salgadinho (savory pastry) and some good conversation.

Rio's Brazilian Empadão bring the flavor of Brazil to your table. Flour-dough cupcakes filled with fresh veggies, delicate spices, brushed with butter and baked to a golden brown; our traditional and contemporary empadão are delicious and filling.

Hearts-of-palm is a very widely-used vegetable in Brazil, with a crunchy texture and mild flavor similar to an artichoke heart.

We chose Japanese eggplant for it's flavor and as an ode to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan, living in Brazil.

Our vegetarian chorizo sausage is made by White Mountain Foods, a local Austin company only four blocks from our facility. Keepin' it local!

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Ingredients and Nutritional Values

Hearts-of-Palm
Empadão
Ingredients

hearts-of-palm, carrots, peas, mushrooms, olives, parmesan cheese (cultured pasteurized
part-skim milk, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose added to prevent caking), flour, egg yolk, butter, salt, and black pepper

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Nutritional values coming soon.

Japanese Eggplant
Empadão
Ingredients

Japanese eggplant, mozzarella cheese (cultured pasteurized
part-skim milk, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose added to prevent caking), tomato, onions, green pepper, garlic, flour, butter, parmesan cheese, water, salt, and black pepper

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Nutritional values coming soon.

Vegetarian Chorizo
Empadão
Ingredients

Vegetarian chorizo sausage (wheat gluten), potato, spinach, carrots, tomatos, green peppers, onions, flour, garlic, parmesan cheese (cultured pasteurized
part-skim milk, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose added to prevent caking), egg yolk, butter, salt, and black pepper

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Nutritional values coming soon.

Cooking Instructions

All of Rio's Brazilian Empadão frozen cupcakes go straight from the freezer to the oven or the microwave.

Simply remove the savory cupcake from its packaging and place on an ungreased cooking sheet in a preheated oven at 385 degrees for 18-25 minutes or until heated throughout.

Our savory cupcakes can also be heated in a microwave oven. Simply remove from the package and place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave on high for 1 minute or until heated throughout.

Our savory cupcakes can also be heated in a toaster oven with the same delicious results.

Enjoy!

Click here to find out where you can find Rio's Brazilian savory cupcakes.

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