Pumpkin cupcakes make the perfect Halloween treat and with Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, this is a recipe that you are going to want to try and share. I have tried this recipe using a chocolate cake mix and a golden vanilla cake mix and both are equally delicious. The cupcakes without the frosting are yummy but the frosting really brings out the pumpkin flavor and adds some extra sweetness. These pumpkin cupcakes are extremely easy to make and have fewer calories and fat than traditional cupcakes.
Skinny Mom Fact: Splenda Brown Sugar mix is a just a combination of Splenda granulated sugar and brown sugar. If you don’t have Splenda Brown Sugar mix in your pantry, you can substitute by using a mix of Splenda granulated sweetener and regular packed brown sugar.
Ingredients
- Cupcake:
- 18.25 oz Golden Vanilla Cake Mix or a Yellow Cake Mix
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 cups canned 100% pure pumpkin
- 1/2 cup water
- For the Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz Philadelphia 1/3 fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup pureed pumpkin (canned is fine)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 5 tbsp Splenda Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners or spray a non-stick muffin pan.
- Combine cake mix and pumpkin spice in a large bowl. Add pumpkin and water and mix well until smooth.
- Fill cupcake liners or muffin pan around 2/3 full with the batter and bake 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- For the Frosting:
- Combine cream cheese, Splenda brown sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice into a medium size bowl. Stir until smooth and spread evenly on cupcakes. Feel free to pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes and top with your favorite toppings or decor.
looks yummy…do you happen to know the equivalents if I wanted to to substitute flour, baking pwd, baking soda, etc for the boxed mix?
I don’t know the equivalents if you substitute but there is a great website called calorie count that will do it for you. Let me know how they taste too!
I made these today and they are AMAZING! Very yummy! There were a hit with my friends who are also Skinny Mom fans! Keep this yummy/healthy recipes coming!!!