Need a healthy chocolate fix?

beccajordan7
beccajordan7 Posts: 12
edited September 24 in Recipes
Try these! I got this recipe from my mom and their really cheap, easy, and HEALTHY!

1 box of cake mix (chocolate being the best!)
1 can of pumpkin (you don't taste it, I promise)
2/3 cup of water

mix all together and put into cupcake cups and bake in oven as directed on cake box for cupcakes

for weight watchers, one cupcake is only 1 point (or 1/2, I don't remember) and they're so tasty! You can't taste the pumpkin what-so-ever and it makes the cupcakes very moist and delicious. I make these all the time for my friends, and they just love them!
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  • Martha_VH
    Martha_VH Posts: 386 Member
    How many calories per cupcake?? That sounds pretty good. I was disappointed when my muffin recipe was a flop, so I'll have to try these.
  • wriglucy
    wriglucy Posts: 1,064 Member
    That does sound good! Thanks! I would love to know the calories as well :)
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    You can also use cake mix and a can of diet soda, but you won't get the benefit of the pumpkin nutrients.
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    How many does it make?
  • Kirstie_C26
    Kirstie_C26 Posts: 490 Member
    bump for later ;)
  • emperorsdream
    emperorsdream Posts: 24 Member
    i just found out about chocolate bars called Chocoperfection. Some serious low carb dieters use them, but I've never tried them.
  • royam01
    royam01 Posts: 123
    Calories? Sounds good!
  • mcurtis01
    mcurtis01 Posts: 22 Member
    Sounds delish...going to try it soon!
  • bjshields
    bjshields Posts: 677 Member
    my healthiest chocolate fix is 16 Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips melted; dip one banana in it; lots of antioxidants and nutrients.
  • beccajordan7
    beccajordan7 Posts: 12
    my guess for calories is about 100 or less because the only calories really come from the pumpkin and the bit from the cake mix alone (:
  • jrbanta
    jrbanta Posts: 4,372 Member
    bump
  • Natolee72
    Natolee72 Posts: 122 Member
    BUMP
  • beccajordan7
    beccajordan7 Posts: 12
    what does 'Bump' mean?
  • steph813
    steph813 Posts: 33 Member
    bump
  • GlynisH
    GlynisH Posts: 69 Member
    bump
  • Firesign
    Firesign Posts: 169 Member
    Sounds Yummy !!! So I'm gonna bump
  • better_days_ahead
    better_days_ahead Posts: 69 Member
    I'm gonna have to try this out!
  • rockabillydarlin
    rockabillydarlin Posts: 240 Member
    Pretty sure a bump sends it to the top of the message list because of a recent post. :)
  • Hixie15
    Hixie15 Posts: 8
    This sounds great! i have done the diet pop cupcakes before and they are very good so the added bonus of the pumpkin sounds perfect! :) For anyone looking to try the diet pop cupcakes I love the combo of diet orange soda and vanilla cake mix...
  • amandakay23
    amandakay23 Posts: 156
    what does 'Bump' mean?

    People will bump to put back to top or also just adds it to 'my topics' to come back to later.
  • Warmbloodwear
    Warmbloodwear Posts: 387 Member
    I just made the nutella banana wonton things i saw under recipes and they were amazing!!! 60 calories each!!!
  • heyitsmekatie
    heyitsmekatie Posts: 544 Member
    sounds just like a hungry girl recipe, minus the added water ... i made them once and they didn't turn out so good. i might just try them again with the water. thanks for sharing!
  • Ballay
    Ballay Posts: 52 Member
    bump
  • austepants
    austepants Posts: 356 Member
    What size can of pumpkin would you use??
  • reginarb
    reginarb Posts: 11
    How about that I actually have a choc cake mix and pumpkin at home. Thanks.
  • AngelaTucker
    AngelaTucker Posts: 8 Member
    My favorite is to mix the pumpkin with spice cake mix. You can top w/ fat free cool whip... or make a frosting from ff cream cheese, ff cool whip, & splenda. Or use the new Pillsbury sugar free frosting made w/ splenda. Or delicious unfrosted too!
  • brendajs
    brendajs Posts: 110 Member
    I have a version of this recipe that I use all the time!

    Chocolate Cupcakes

    1 box Devil's Food cake mix
    1 cup applesauce (I use two tubs of the individual servings)
    1 cup water

    Mix ingredients together and put in 12 cup muffin tin sprayed with cooking spray. (Do not use paper wrappers!!) Bake according to box directions.

    These are wonderful heated up alittle and served with a dollup of FF Cool Whip!!
  • ChassityGetsFit
    ChassityGetsFit Posts: 173 Member
    I definitely want to try this! :D Thanks so much!
  • ChassityGetsFit
    ChassityGetsFit Posts: 173 Member
    I have a version of this recipe that I use all the time!

    Chocolate Cupcakes

    1 box Devil's Food cake mix
    1 cup applesauce (I use two tubs of the individual servings)
    1 cup water

    Mix ingredients together and put in 12 cup muffin tin sprayed with cooking spray. (Do not use paper wrappers!!) Bake according to box directions.

    These are wonderful heated up alittle and served with a dollup of FF Cool Whip!!

    This sounds good too!
  • jrbanta
    jrbanta Posts: 4,372 Member
    Today I've been craving cake with frosting. These just might satisfy my need. I'll have to go to the grocery tomorrow and pick up supplies. Thanks for sharing!:bigsmile:
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