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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Low Calorie Pumpkin Pie Muffins

I came up with this recipe today because I had some pumpkin pie mix left from the parfaits I made yesterday. I wanted a nice low fat and calorie muffin I can eat for breakfast. A lot of the recipes online were just too high in fat for me. These have a moist-spongy texture and are very mild in pumpkin flavor and sweetness. It actually reminded me a little of a corn muffin. Not the best, but good enough!

Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 t baking soda
1 cup pumpkin pie mix (either left over from scratch or canned like lazy me!)
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 large organic eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup splenda
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
(1 t cinnamon and 1T sugar mixed together for sprinkling)

I honestly just dumped everything with the exception of the sprinkling sugar into my Kitchen Aid and whipped it. Once it was all combined and smooth I put it into 12 GREASED muffin tins (this is important) and sprinkled it with the sugar/cinnamon mixture. 

Whaala! Yum!

Calories: 110 
Carbs: 22 
Fat: 1g 
Sugar: 3g 
Protien: 3g

Pumpkin Pie Parfaits


This was inspired by a food network recipe. It is by no means, a low fat recipe. I am going to try to alter it next time and use Free Cool Whip instead of the heavy whipping cream. I'll let you know if it turns out!

Regardless of how awful these are for you (especially for those of you with lactose intolerance like myself!) , they are a crowd pleaser.

 

 

Ingredients

  • 13 gingersnaps
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup canned pure pumpkin pie mix
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
  • 2 cups cold heavy cream
  • 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon

Directions

1. Put 7 cookies in a resealable plastic bag and crush into crumbs with a heavy pan. Brush the bottoms and about 1 inch up the sides of 6 parfait glasses with the butter. Add a spoonful of crumbs to each and roll them around the insides of the glasses reserve some for topping. Refrigerate the prepared glasses. 



2. Put the pumpkin mix and melted chocolate chips into a food prosessor and pulse until smooth. (To melt chips: in a microwave-safe bowl  microwave at 50% power until melted, about 1 minute, stirring halfway. Add to the pumpkin mixture and process until combined. Transfer to a large bowl.)



3. Beat 1 1/2 cups cream with a tablespoon of sugar in a bowl with a mixer until soft peaks form; fold into the pumpkin mixture until smooth. Divide among the prepared glasses and refrigerate until ready to serve.


4. Beat the remaining 1/2 cup cream with a mixer until foamy. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, 1/8 tsp vanilla extract and 1/2 a tsp cinnamon and beat until soft peaks form. Top the parfaits with the whipped cream, reserved cookie crumbs and the remaining 6 cookies.