My healthy carrot pumpkin muffins |
In my search for more pumpkin to fill the void, I remembered a healthy, low fat muffin recipe from several years back that used a can of pumpkin in a chocolate cake mix...but I did not want chocolate, I wanted pumpkin. Why not a healthy muffin, cakelike and moist, carrot pumpkin. I seldom post recipes on this blog, but have been so happy about this modification that satisfied my pumpkin seasonal craving that I share it today. It is a very easy thing to put together. These are good for a breakfast treat as well as a desert or snack. The fat grams are minimal and since that is what I watch, it's a winner....
Here's my adapted recipe:
- 1 box butter pecan cake mix Do not use a brand with pudding in the mix as it adds to the fat.. This is what I had in the cupboard but you could use spice, carrot or plain yellow cake. The entire box of mix had only 3 grams fat and 170 calories.
- 2 eggs The original recipe calls for 3 egg whites, lower fat content, but I do not like to throw away the yolks, so I use the entire egg. That adds 9 grams fat and 150 calories.
- 1 16 oz can of pumpkin Not pumpkin pie mix, just plain pumpkin. This adds only 2 grams fat and 160 calories.
- 1/2+cup very finely diced carrot bits No fat appx 25 calories
- 1 teaspoon each all spice, nutmeg, ginger, mace, pumpkin pie spice, sugar No fat 15 calories from the sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon No fat
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup rum Can use brandy instead or omit liquor if you prefer and use 1/4 cup more water. No fat in rum but one ounce has 65 calories, so 2 oz is about right for 1/4 cup adding 130 calories.
Set carrots aside and beat everything else together with mixer until completely smooth. Add diced carrot bits at last...and blend or stir well. Fill 2/3 into paper lined cupcake tins. Makes 20 cupcakes/muffins. Sprinkle each on top with a dash of sugar, less than 1/8 teaspoon of sugar for each.
Bake 350 degrees for 32-38 minutes. My oven took only 32 minutes, but some take longer. Test with toothpick in center to ensure done, when toothpick comes out clean muffins are ready. Cool a bit and serve...enjoy.
Each muffin has about 33 calories and 1.5 grams fat. My daily fat gram allowance is 33. Jerry is not a pumpkin fan so I had plenty muffins to share and have frozen others. I can take out one, thaw and or nuke it in the microwave and good to go.
I think this sounds so yummy!
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