Pumpkin Spice cupcakes w/Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

On with the yummy fall recipes.... These little gems are only 82 calories each!  But they taste sinfully good! 

 

I got the idea for my icing from Hungry Girl!   LOVE HER!  And the cake mix, well that was pure genius on my part.  ;) 

 

You'll need:

1 package Pillsbury Moist Supreme Sugar Free Yellow Cake Mix

1-15oz can + 1/4 cup canned pumpkin

1/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk

1 sugar free vanilla pudding snack (I used Jell-o brand)

7tbsp cream cheese frosting (I used Betty Crocker Whipped)

cinnamon

nutmeg

allspice

 

Preaheat oven to 325.

In large bowl, combine cake mix, canned pumpkin & coconut milk.  Also add in cinnamon, nutmeg & allspice, to taste. Mix well.  Batter will be very thick, almost like a dough, but not quite that thick.

Spray muffin tin or cake pan with nonstick spray (I like to use the kind with flour) or if you're making cupcakes, use liners.

Spoon batter into pan or tin/cups.

Cupcakes - Bake 20 minutes.

Cake - I made a small cake and it took about 25 minutes - watch the cake, and check the middle with a toothpick for done-ness.

Let cake/cupcakes cool completely before icing.

 

To make icing:

In bowl, mix icing, vanilla pudding, and cinnamon to taste.

Refrigerate while cupcakes are cooling.

Frost cake/cupcakes when they are completely cool.  I used a zip-loc bag as a 'piping' bag. 

 

Makes about 25 cupcakes.

Nutrition Information includes frosting!

82 Calories

2g Fat

18g Carbs

1g Fiber

1g Protein

149mg Sodium

 

 



Salsafied Turkey Wontons

I promised more recipes using these wonton wrappers.... so here's one I did last week - turned out pretty stinkin good!  It's pretty low in calories, has a decent amount of protein, and is just a fun little dish.  Guarantee your kids will like something like this too - and you can leave the salsa off or put it on the side for dipping to make it more portable/kid friendly!  :)

1oz Turkey (I used Applegate Farms Organic Turkey breast)

3/4oz Fat Free cream cheese

6 wonton wrappers

1 mushroom - chopped

1tsp onion - chopped 

2tbsp salsa (optional)

Preheat oven to 400.  Lay out 6 wonton wrappers.  Put a small schmear of cream cheese in the middle of each wonton.  Add onion & mushroom.  Divide turkey between the 6 wonton wrappers.  Close each wonton up -- run a wet finger along each side of the wontons - fold diagonally - press closed.  Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray (I also line mine with aluminum foil).  Place wonton's on baking sheet.  Bake for about 7-8minutes.  Remove from oven, and add salsa.  Enjoy!

191 Calories

0g Fat

33g Carbs

1g Fiber

11g Protein

713mg Sodium