Many of us have a strong desire to eat healthy foods, but have to balance that goal against the equally formidable sweet tooth and lack of time. These muffins are no perfect solution, but they do strive to achieve a balance of health, sweetness, and speed.
All you need to make these delicious cupcakes is one box of Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Spice Cake mix and one 14-ounce can of pumpkin. Not the pumpkin PIE mix, it’s JUST a can of pumpkin. Mix these two ingredients together completely. You may wish to thin it a little bit with a splash of soy milk or something, and you can do that if you like but it’s not necessary. You can follow the directions on the back of the Duncan Hines box for baking, but I use mini muffin tins so mine take less time: 12-15 minutes.
These are really good, and are much lower in fat and higher in fiber than traditional cupcakes. The sugar and processed cake mix, of course, keep this from being as healthy as something you might make from scratch. For most people, though, this is a step in the right direction, and is fast!
Two notes: First, I believe that the cake mix I used here is vegan, but am not 100% since I have not checked all of the ingredients. There is no milk or eggs in it, I know that. Second, you don’t have to use the spice cake mix, you can also use chocolate cake or whatever other mix you like. If you use chocolate cake mix, the pumpkin flavor is completely hidden.
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April 22, 2008 at 8:20 am
you are the cupcake master!!