Okay, so I was really skeptical of this recipe when I first heard of it on Food Network’s Hungry Girl program. I mean it was way beyond easy. But I was game, and since I was cleaning out the pantry of items soon to expire (I gotta’ get better with that.), I decided to make these.
Plus, they were low fat. And I needed some chocolate. Soon.
Don’t gasp when you read over the ingredients. Promise.
Cake Mix and Pumpkin Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
1 cake mix of your choice (I used dark chocolate, but I think spice would also work well.)
1 14-ounce can pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie mix)
1 14-ounce can pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie mix)
Mix these together well. The batter will be very thick. You could add in some mini-chocolate chips but, otherwise, do not add any additional ingredients.
Line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners. Spoon batter evenly among the muffin cups (I use my ice cream scoop because it works so well for this.)
Bake 15-20 minutes or until done. They will not rise like regular cupcakes and will have a cracked crust.
Cool on a wire cake rack. You can dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with some melted chocolate if you desire.
Unfrosted and without added chocolate chips, these only have about 166 calories with only 1.6 grams of fat.
I sampled one and sent the rest to Hubby’s office where all things with calories go!
While not equal to one of those decadent Ghirardelli Square cupcakes I love from Cupcakes on Kavanaugh in Little Rock, they did give me that bite of chocolate that I was craving. These would be great in lunch boxes.
These really do look amazing. I will definitely try! And heaven knows I need to go low cal for a while!!!
When you are trying to cut fat and calories as I always am, these are a good way to go. Thanks for stopping by.
These look amazing! Only two ingredients? But I am skeptical of the pumpkin–can you taste it. Obviously, I want to taste chocolate NOT pumpkin. Thanks for sharing. –Rhonda
The chocolate does stand out. I did not notice a noticeable pumpkin taste which surprised me. They are not overly sweet either.