Punk-in Muffins
{Originally posted on Fit Bottomed Girls}
The Fit Bottomed Girls are all about enjoying all that life has to offer, and sometimes life offers dessert. And the FBGs love us some dessert—and not just the fat-free type. Unfortunately, over consumption of mouth-watering desserts can get in the way of maintaining a fit bottom, and most of them aren’t exactly easy to make anyway. Have you ever actually tried making a Martha Stewart dessert? I did it once in college, and after a whole day in the kitchen, while staring at a smug photo of Martha with her perfectly frosted lemon cake, I began to feel inadequate in all areas of my life. (If I can’t get this dang cake’s icing smooth, how will I ever find a job, let alone start a solid career?!)
The FBGs are here to help (and hopefully save you from any of the above-mentioned self esteem snafus). We have a recipe that is so easy even the baking-impaired can succeed. And I personally guarantee its deliciousness. The muffins may not win in a taste test with Martha’s desserts, but you can make them in less than 30 minutes and maintain your sanity.
For the Punk-in Muffins (”punk-in” has a double meaning here, acting both as slang for “pumpkin” and as a verb: punk-ing desserts Ashton-Kutcher style), you take a regular box of spice cake mix and mix it with only a 15-oz. can of pumpkin. If you can find a reduced-sugar spice cake mix you get bonus points.
Two important points to remember:
- Only mix the cake mix and the can of pumpkin together. Do not—and I repeat do not—add eggs, water, oil, etc. The batter will be thick, but it’s right. Girl Scout’s honor.
- Do not use a can of pumpkin-pie filling. Get the plain, pureed, boring regular can of pumpkin.
Mix the two ingredients together well, and spoon batter equally into 12 regular muffin tins lined with paper or sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Eat and enjoy guilt-free. Each big muffin has about 180 calories, 2 grams of fiber, 2 grams of protein and 4 grams of fat, and is filled multiple grams of pumpkiny spicy goodness.
And if you’re feeling extra adventurous, try the same base recipe with different flavors of cake mix. Lemon cake mix creates a fun, summery orange sherbet flavor, and any type of chocolate cake mix is delicious. You really can’t taste the pumpkin with the chocolate, and it’s super fudgy and moist. I made these last weekend during an intense chocolate craving. You can see the deliciousness!
Trust in FBG. Punk out that dessert. —Jenn
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Angie Schumacher
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November 20th, 2008
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Oh, lord, I can’t believe I’d never thought of this before! That sounds FABULOUS!
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Fantastic!!!
I’ve been craving pumpkin bread but just didn’t have the gumption to make it. When I saw this, I dug through my pantry and mixed yellow cake mix with pumpkin and a little pumpkin pie spice. And chocolate chips–I can’t bake without chocolate chips. It was delicious–thanks for the inspiration!
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This is awesome! I volunteer at our local food pantry, and this time of year we get sooo many cans of pumpkin donated, but not a lot of our clients actually want the pumpkin (really, all they know to do with it is make pies). And pumpkin is soooo healthy, full of beta carotene (vitamin A) and low in calories… now I can suggest they use it in this recipe (because we do offer them boxes of cake mix) and they can save their egg for a higher protein breakfast, and they don’t need the fat from the oil
I can’t wait to share!
I have made this, it is fabulous.
Just made them for my kids. Oh. My. Gosh! I’m very surprised at how fantastic these are! Thanks!
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Tried this - it is excellent. I am going to add some grated zucchini next time (I think it will make a great zucchini bread sub).