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Weight Watchers Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins {1 PointsPlus}

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 by Lolli 23 Comments

When I get into to something, I tend to go in with both feet. When I started Weight Watchers during the last week of 2014, I had no idea how obsessed I would become with finding and creating delicious recipes that are better for me. OK, it sounds kind of silly when I say it like that. Who wouldn’t want to find delicious good-for-you recipes?

Weight Watchers Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins

Since I do love to indulge in sweets now and then, I’ve been keeping my eyes open for small bite-sized desserts that could satisfy my sweet tooth without adding bulge to my waist line. I heard people talking all over Pinterest about these 2-ingredient pumpkin-cake mix muffins and I got curious. Since I almost always have a can or two of pumpkin in my cupboards left over from the fall, and I always have a few varieties of cake mix, I decided to give it a try. 2 ingredients? Easy enough!

Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

When people said that the mini muffins were only 1 PointsPlus, and the regular sized muffins were just 2 PointsPlus, I flipped. I usually think of muffins as being horrible, heavy, bad for you (ok, they taste wonderful….but I’m trying to talk myself out of them right now…). I was almost nervous to try these Weight Watchers friendly muffins. I tried them and fell head over heels in love. I have now made 4 batches of pumpkin muffins and experimented with a few varieties.

Weight Watchers Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins

I decided to investigate how many Points+ would be added if I put chocolate chips in the muffins, and I was thrilled to find that adding just a half cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips brought the regular sized muffins up to about 3 Points+ a piece but kept the mini muffins at 1 Points+. Verdict: the addition of chocolate chips is worth it!

Weight Watchers Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins

These delicious and simple muffins are easy to make and use NO eggs or oil – that’s how they stay so “good” for you.

Pumpkin Cake Mix Muffins (Pumpkin Chocolate and Pumpkin Spice)

Weight Watchers Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins

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Weight Watchers Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins {1 PointsPlus}
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
Make mini muffins for 1 PointsPlus value or regular muffins for 2 PointsPlus (or 3 if you add chocolate chips) for a delicious, healthy treat!
Author: Lolli
Serves: 48
Ingredients
  • 1 box cake mix
  • 1 (15 oz) can pure pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 350°. Line muffin tin with paper liners.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix cake mix and pumpkin puree until combined. Add chocolate chips, if desired.
  3. Using a spoon or cookie scoop (I highly recommend using a scoop!), add batter to muffin liners, filling ¾ full.
  4. Bake mini muffins for approximately 16-18 minutes and regular muffins for approximately 22-24 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
  5. **Makes about 48 mini muffins or 24 regular sized muffins (I end up getting a few less of the big ones because I like to make my muffins pretty full!).
Notes
Using a chocolate cake mix will result in very chocolatey muffins (my teen had no idea there was pumpkin inside!) OR use spice cake or yellow cake mix to let the pumpkin flavor "shine"! You can't lose with any of them. They're all delicious!



Try adding one ripe banana, mashed, to your cake batter. It's a delicious "free" addition!
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Don’t you love how easy they are? So now you don’t have to give up a chocolately treat when you’re trying to lose weight.

Do you think you’d try the chocolate muffins or the spice cake/yellow cake muffins first?

Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

Be sure to check out my other Weight Watchers Recipes!

Note: I am currently a paid ambassador for Weight Watchers, but this recipe post is not sponsored or endorsed by Weight Watchers in any way. I am just excited to share the fun and fresh new recipes I’m finding and eating while I am losing weight!

 

If you like this recipe, you are going to love these recipes, too:

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I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. Janet W. says

    Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 9:34 am

    These muffins look absolutely delicious! I’m excited to try this recipe!

  2. Connie Dampier says

    Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    These look so good how can I get more like this.

  3. Lolli says

    Monday, March 6, 2017 at 11:31 pm

    I know that the point system has changed since the the time I posted this recipe. They may be counting things differently now. Either way, they’re yummy! :)

  4. Lauren says

    Monday, March 6, 2017 at 11:13 pm

    SUPER yummy and totally easy to make! :)
    (Side note- I came up with 2 points for the minis. ;)

  5. Lolli says

    Monday, January 16, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    I don’t know. I’m no longer a Weight Watchers member, so I can’t check their point calculator. The muffins are already so low point-wise that I would guess it can only go down a point.

  6. Jana says

    Monday, January 16, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    Do you know what the difference in points would be if you use a sugar free cake mix ?

  7. Lolli says

    Friday, October 21, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    Of course! I just use the standard 15 oz can.

  8. DEBBIE DOROMBOZI says

    Friday, October 21, 2016 at 5:22 pm

    Can you tell me what size can of the pumpkin puree you use in this recipe? Thank you

  9. shelly peterson says

    Friday, February 27, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    Oh these look amazing. My family loves muffins. I will have to try these.

  10. Heather says

    Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 11:03 am

    We have made these before and they totally hit the spot when you are looking for something sweet!

  11. Christina @ I Gotta Create! says

    Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 3:30 pm

    Sounds so yummy! Thanks so much for sharing at the Wildly Original link party!
    <3 Christina @ I Gotta Create!

  12. Lolli says

    Friday, February 6, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    They are SO easy! And believe me…when my mom came to visit, even though she’s not doing WW either, she got totally hooked and went right home to make some for my dad. :)

  13. Brandi Clevinger says

    Friday, February 6, 2015 at 4:26 pm

    I am printing this recipe as I type. I do not do weight watchers, but these look yummy and easy to make!

    Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Mondays!

  14. Lolli says

    Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    I was very hesitant to try these at first. I was worried that they wouldn’t taste very good…but they’re surprisingly moist and delicious. Just not as sweet as cake. Which is a good thing most of the time. :)

  15. Creative Mama Renee says

    Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 10:43 pm

    Muffins that are only 2-3 ingredients and good for you? Yes please! Definitely pinning this to try!

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