Do you crave chocolate? How about the texture of cake? I am a HUGE lover of cake. I don't care about the frosting (one of the few “bad” foods I don't want to eat, lol) though and just make cake sometimes. Of course when I am on the Weight Watchers program it is important to find some alternate Weight Watchers recipes for sweet treats. The SmartPoints for sweets is HIGH and I could eat my entire points for the day in a sitting if I am not careful. So I found a delicious solution for when I get a chocolate cake craving. These Weight Watchers Chocolate Cupcakes are only 4 Freestyle SmartPoints each and you won't miss the fat and calories!!
Weight Watchers Chocolate Cupcakes
What is better than a recipe that only calls for 3 ingredients? Practically nothing, right? Except maybe a recipe that only has 2 ingredients like my 2 Ingredient Lemon Bars! I love low ingredient recipes because they are saving me time and money. I also love that these cupcakes aren't too dense. Some recipes that are lower calorie end up being very, very dense and don't remind me of real cake. These cupcakes don't look exactly like regular, full-fat cupcakes, BUT they taste the same. They are moist and springy and not super dense! Score!!!
Ingredients Needed for Weight Watchers Chocolate Cupcakes
1 Box of Betty Crocker Devil's Food Cake Mix–UNPREPARED
1 15 ounce can of pumpkin
1/4 cup water
1-2 teaspoons of powdered sugar (optional)
How to Make Weight Watchers Chocolate Cupcakes
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
Take your cake mix and put it into your mixing bowl. Don't bother looking at the directions on the package because you won't be following them unless you want a cupcake that is super HIGH in points!
Add your can of pumpkin and the water. Combine these ingredients and mix well. My KitchenAid mixed this up in no time!
Spoon mixture into regular sized cupcake pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray or has cupcake liners. You can also use an amazing silicone cupcake baking pan for sweet results!
You want to make 24 cupcakes which is what the package says it should make. I spooned enough mixture into the cupcake holes to fill it not quite half way. That allowed me to make 24 cupcakes. If you want to make less you will need to adjust the points.
Bake in the oven for 14-17 minutes or until done in the center. My oven took about 16 minutes.
I sprinkled a tiny bit of powdered sugar on top with my little kitchen sifter. I doubt it is even enough points to worry about. This is optional! Now if you add some kind of frosting that will add more points!!
One option would be to add some fat-free cool whip to the top if you want it to feel like it is frosted.
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- 1 Box of Betty Crocker Devil's Food Cake Mix--UNPREPARED
- 1 15 ounce can of pumpkin
- 1/4 cup water
- 1-2 teaspoons of powdered sugar optional
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
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Take your cake mix and put it into your mixing bowl.
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Add your can of pumpkin and the water. Combine these ingredients and mix well.
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Spoon mixture into regular sized cupcake pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray or has cupcake liners.
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You want to make 24 cupcakes which is what the package says it should make. I spooned enough mixture into the cupcake holes to fill it not quite half way. That allowed me to make 24 cupcakes. If you want to make less you will need to adjust the points.
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Bake in the oven for 14-17 minutes or until done in the center. My oven took about 16 minutes.
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I sprinkled a tiny bit of powdered sugar on top. I doubt it is even enough points to worry about. This is optional!
If you use another brand of cake mix the points may be different. Be sure to run it through the recipe builder to double check! This one comes out to be 4 Freestyle SmartPoints per cupcake.
Jamie
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Leslie says
March 31, 2017 at 3:59 pmI pinned these. I crave sweets all the time after i eat, usually. I WILL be giving these a try, oh they look so good! I also pinned your lemon bar recipe. I am a sucker for yummy treats that are easy to make.
Jamie says
April 1, 2017 at 8:45 amI hope you like them as much as I do!!
Sandy says
January 31, 2019 at 12:06 pmHi Jamie, you say Freestyle Smart Points, so is that for both plans? Freestyle is different then Smart Points. I’m looking for Smart Points.
Thanks.
Jamie says
January 31, 2019 at 3:06 pmThe current WW Plan is called Freestyle. The points are called SmartPoints. Because SmartPoints were also around before the Freestyle program…I list the points as Freestyle SmartPoints so people will know they are the most current points for the program. Thanks!
Darlene says
April 30, 2017 at 8:03 pmThese are moist and delicious!
Jamie says
April 30, 2017 at 8:24 pmSo glad you like them! They are addictive!
amanda says
May 7, 2017 at 8:11 amI’m going to try these thanks
Kari Ryan says
May 8, 2017 at 9:26 pmIs it 3 points per cupcake? I am new to WW. Thanks!
Jamie says
May 9, 2017 at 8:32 amYes that is how I figured it based on making 24 cupcakes. Thanks!
Karen Long says
May 11, 2017 at 11:38 amI thought I read you could use the Betty Crocker sugar free mix. If so how many points for how many.
Jamie says
May 11, 2017 at 1:04 pmI haven’t seen that kind at my stores so I am not sure without seeing the box.
Stacy Louise Pinson says
May 11, 2017 at 3:19 pmDo these keep well? It will take a while for me to eat 24 cupcakes
Jamie says
May 13, 2017 at 5:35 amI stored mine in a closed container and they were still moist a few days later but that is as long as they lasted before they were all eaten. Let me know if you freeze them and how it works.
Jimmie Souza says
May 26, 2017 at 8:52 pmThese are no longer 3 points. They are 6 points
Jamie says
May 27, 2017 at 7:50 pmI used the current Weight Watchers recipe builder to make this recipe for SmartPoints.
Amanda says
May 27, 2017 at 6:55 pmDo they taste a lot like pumpkin?
Jamie says
May 27, 2017 at 7:51 pmNo I don’t think so at all!
Judy. says
May 16, 2018 at 11:11 amEvery time I make muffins with the canned Libby’s pumpkin I taste grit in the muffins
Almost like tiny particles of dirt or sand in an occasional bite. Has anyone else noticed this. I tried to use a blender to make The pumpkin from the can smoother but it is too thick to blend well even with the 1/4 c water
I never notice this grit when I make pumpkin pie.
Jamie says
May 16, 2018 at 12:14 pmI have never experienced that….have you tried another brand of pumpkin?
Terri says
June 14, 2017 at 12:41 pmI’m so excited to try these. I’m going to make them tomorrow. How do you figure out the smart points for these? I’m new to smart points. Thank you
Jamie says
June 14, 2017 at 12:43 pmIf you are a member of Weight Watchers you can use their online recipe builder tool. Hope you like them!!!
Terri says
June 14, 2017 at 2:29 pmOK thank you. Yea I’m doing weight watchers online.
Beverly says
June 26, 2017 at 10:19 pmI come out with 7 sp’s just for the cake mix alone (1/4 cup approx. into each muffin tin).
Jamie says
June 27, 2017 at 8:55 amIs that using 24 muffins?
Cristina says
December 2, 2017 at 12:17 pmSo I used Duncan Hines Devils Food Cake Mix and when i plugged it into the recipe builder (serving 24).. it came out to 0 points. I guessing it calculated wrong?? I know i used a different mix, but doesnt seem possible to be zero points 🙂 how did you put it in your recipe builder?
Jamie says
December 3, 2017 at 6:31 amHi Cristina, Well…I can’t believe they would be zero points but that would be amazing!!! I know that the program is changing so maybe the recipe builder is already reflecting the points changes. I should find out in a few days what the new changes are! Then I will be able to update all my recipes with the new points values. When I entered it I just entered the ingredients…nothing special. Have a great day!!! Thanks for reading.
Cristina says
December 3, 2017 at 8:23 amI figured it out..my serving size for the mix was wrong. I had forgotten to multiply it by 10… oops! Still came out to 3 points though!! Very delicous- thanks for the recipe🙂
Jamie says
December 3, 2017 at 7:03 pmAwesome! Glad you liked them!
Julie says
January 15, 2018 at 8:12 pmHow any calories do they have
Jamie says
January 16, 2018 at 9:36 amJulie, I am not sure how many calories these have, sorry!
Georgia says
January 28, 2018 at 9:09 pmJust made these!! So good and I don’t care for pumpkin!!
Jennifer Ingram says
February 27, 2018 at 8:44 pmI’m doing Weight Watchers and now six weeks in I’m really getting cravings for sweets! I will be trying these.
Cathy says
March 3, 2018 at 10:07 pmThese came out to 7 freestyle points each when I put the info into WW recipe builder.
Jamie says
March 4, 2018 at 3:21 pmWell it does depend on brand and number of cupcakes, but I got 4 points each when I entered it.
Judy. says
May 16, 2018 at 11:10 amEvery time I make muffins with the canned Libby’s pumpkin I taste grit in the muffins
Almost like tiny particles of dirt or sand in an occasional bite. Has anyone else noticed this. I tried to use a blender to make The pumpkin from the can smoother but it is too thick to blend well even with the 1/4 c water
I never notice this grit when I make pumpkin pie.
Shelly says
July 3, 2018 at 6:18 pmMade these last night, entire family loved them!
Thanks for sharing!
Vaneyce Bennis says
September 19, 2018 at 8:50 pmcan i use sugar free cake mix?
Jamie says
September 20, 2018 at 10:50 amI would think that would work just fine!
Esta Kronberg says
April 14, 2019 at 9:16 amIf you use the Pillsbury Sugar free Devils Food Cake mix the entire box is 39 FSP. So 24 would be less than 2 FSP. I found the mix in 1 store in my city but Amazon does carry the Devils Food and yellow SF cake mix. It is more expensive than if you buy them in a store but at least you can find it . I look forward to making these. Thank you.