Saturday, February 7, 2009

Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins - 2 WW Points

So, I am back on the Weight Watchers wagon and currently in my 5th week. It's going pretty well and there hasn't been much temptation - until today. I turned on the television this morning and it is "Chocolate Weekend" on Food Network. Now I've got a chocolate monkey on my back. Luckily, I had the few simple ingredients on hand to make 2-point Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins. My snack tonight was one of these muffins and a cup of skim milk. It hit the spot and took care of that chocolate monkey, too! Here's the recipe - if you could even call it that.


Chocolate Pumpkin 2-Point Muffins
makes 24

1 box Devil's Food cake mix
1 (15oz) can of pumpkin
1 cup of water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Either place paper cupcake liners into muffin tins or spray them with cooking spray.

Blend together all three ingredients, using either a whisk or an electric mixer. Evenly distribute batter in muffin tins.

Bake for 18-20 minutes. Muffins will be extremely moist.

*Can be made with any flavor of cake mix, so experiment to see what you like the best. My family likes spice, chocolate, and strawberry the best.

2 comments:

Chef Debbie said...

Wow...these look so good! I'm going to give them a try. I bet they freeze well, too.I've been looking for a really good chocolate cupcake to take to a housewarming party this weekend and these might do the trick! If you were going to frost them (not WW, I know) what would you use? Is the pumpkin a pronounced flavor?

Deb

Chef Kim said...

I can't taste the pumpkin in the Devil's Food muffins. I'm not sure what I would frost them with. Maybe something light like cool whip? They are extremely moist. My family also likes it when I make them with strawberry cake mix.