Back to school means cooking for myself again. I've been pinning all kinds of recipes to my "yum" board in preparation. This one was first on my list.
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There's only two ingredients. That's right, just the cake mix and the pumpkin (15 oz.). No oil, no eggs, no water, nothing else. The end result is an amazing, incredibly moist muffin/cupcake with a hint of pumpkin flavor.
It felt kind of strange not to add any liquids to the mix but it came together nicely into a thick batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
Add a dusting of powdered sugar, or better yet some homemade cream cheese frosting for added awesomeness.
Yum!
*Update*
Made these with chocolate mix too. Read about how they turned out and other ways to alter this recipe here.
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73 comments:
That's the really popular weight watchers recipe. A very low point treat!
Delicious! But wait, pumpkin in a can... Love it. Want it. But damn, live in Australia & we don't have it!
Yum, that looks good. We don't have canned pumpkin hre either though :-(
Esther.
I totally just made this this morning. I was having a crazy pregnancy craving, was reading this in bed at 6:30, ran out the door in my sweats to grab the ingredients, and had an embarrassing incident in the process.
http://thehappyhomester.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/how-i-made-pumpkin-muffins-and-accidentally-kissed-a-cashier-2/
I saw these on hungry girl with a devil's food cake mix and made them last night. They were delish AND I substituted a gluten free cake mix so my whole family could enjoy them. SO EASY!!!
Yes! Being a lifetime weight watcher, this recipe has saved me many times. I love to make it with chocolate cake and then refrigerate the muffins. they are so good cold! :D
LOVE this recipe-we use a spice cake mix for extra yumminess.
I've done this with spice cake, too. And it's also extra yummy with mini chocolate chips...
These look delicious! I really really love pumpkin muffins. This recipe looks so easy, I know I'll have to try it this fall.
I've started a linky party on Tuesdays and would love for you to link up sometime! Crazy Sweet Tuesdays
Again, YUM! Thanks for sharing with Crazy Sweet Tuesdays!
These look awesome...and so easy! Cannot wait to try.
I use spice cake mix and throw in some chocolate chips -- spoon it onto a cookie sheet and call them cookies. Not quite as good as my pumpkin chocolate chip cookies that have 42 ingredients and take two hours to make (okay, I exaggerate), but they're close. My boys' favorite cookie! Love your site.
Hi Katy,
Thanks so much for the link love! I must make these again and will try a chocolate cake mix for my kiddos. You blog is great and I love your game day dress- very posh indeed! Don't be afraid to try selling them, you never know until you try. Start small with only a few dresses and see how it goes!
Robin Sue
Hey! I saw this on pinterest and tried it out! I added chocolate chips too! It was so good! Thank you for sharring, now I finally know what to do with all those cans of pumpkin pie filling that have been sitting in my cupboard!
Yum. Made these for dessert - my kids flipped out for them. And so perfect to stick in their school lunch. I LOVE your blog!
Saw these on pinterest as well and will be trying them this morning! :) I was curious where you found your cupcake/muffin liners? I've never seen any quite like that but love them!
Thank you for all your kind words ladies!
I found the baking cups at Hobby Lobby in the cake decorating aisle. They're Wilton's brand ruffled baking cups.
Here's a link if you're an online shopper (:
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=D482DA09-1E0B-C910-EA3EBA147C776E6C&fid=D482DA67-1E0B-C910-EAE5EE5AAAC66F0F
I'm going to try this recipe tonight! Thanks!
Curious...how many muffins does this recipe make? A full dozen?
@Amy who used Gluten Free mix...I assume they turned out ok? I was going to ask if anyone had used a gluten free batter. Going to make these this weekend!
I am about to try it with a white cake mix that is gluten free. It's what I had on hand, so I can post later how it goes.
I am about to try it with a white cake mix that is gluten free. It's what I had on hand, so I can post later how it goes.
I have been seeing these on pinterest and even repinned them a while ago so now that the weather has turned cool, I pulled out the pumpkin and a cake mix to try them. Thanks for sharing.
Found and re-pinned your recipe earlier this week on Pinterest. Got the ingredients today, made them and LOVE THEM! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe. I saw someone above was going to try with spice cake - may have to do that as well. :)
Made these yesterday. Pretty good but didn't taste enough like pumpkin for me. So I added some spices this morning. Some cinnamon, nutmeg, a little bit of ginger and ground cloves. It made a huge difference in the flavor!
Gave you a shout out on our blog today: 3flygirlz.blogspot.com.
Thanks for the great recipe!
Thanks for pinning on pinterest! My three boys gobbled them up. I scooped them into the cupcake liners with an icecream scoop and they looked so lovely when they popped up:) THX
Saw this on Pinterest, so came to visit. Thanks for sharing!
Best,
Gloria
P.S. Love your idea of adding powdered sugar or frosting too!
Also coming over from Pinterest! For those asking about gluten free...
Just made these tonight using white gluten free cake mix (Betty Crocker, I think) and it turned out well (I also added some pumpkin pie spice) and I made it as a cake instead of muffins/cupcakes. It's still kind of doughy in spots but I guess that's okay since it's just pumpkin and not egg. The edges were very done, though.
I can taste a bit of the gluten free aftertaste but it's not horrible. I mixed it Pillsbury vanilla frosting (also gluten free) and made cake balls, and dipped in Lindt white chocolate.
Overall, I think it's very good and adds something to the gluten free cake mix. Next time I'll make into muffins or cupcakes.
Thanks for posting this recipe!
What size can of pumpkin? All I could find was a 30oz can but the picture looks to be a smaller can.
found this recipe on pinterest and just tried it out. these are super easy to make and super yummy!
Patty,
I used a 15 oz can. I'll add that info to the post, thanks for reminding me!
I also found this on Pinterest and had to make them. Used Spice cake and Sweet Potato pie filling because my grocery didn't have pumpkin pie filling (I know, right!!??!!) They were SPECTACULAR!! I made them in a mine muffin pan (24 mini muffins). Took only about 10-12 minutes rather than the 20-25. Also, the sweet potato filling can was 30 oz and I saw the recipe called for 15 oz so I just used 1/2 of the can of sweet potato filling. These were so yummy!!!
I just found this yummy looking recipe.. how easy too.Im going to make it this weekend when we have our very first frost. Im a new follower.Im loving this blog!
Wow these look amazing! I can't wait to try them! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness, On the way home tonight, I told my sister, man I could go for some Pumpkin pancakes from IHOP but being preggo and tired with swollen feet did not feel like going. Got on pinterest to show my sis how it worked and saw a pin of this recipe!! It is SOO good. We went a little to heavy on the icing by mistake but the cupcakes were awesome and so easy to make!!
I just made these tonight for our Worship Leader! I made one with yellow cake and caramel bits, and one with spice cake mix. I added pumpkin pie spice to both. I will sprinkle the caramel ones with pdrd sugar and cinnamon, and the other I might do with cream chees mixed with whipped white frosting from a can... I know, more cheating.
My next batch I will make a cream cheese and pdrd sugar frosting, roll it into a log and chill it. Fill the cup a third full, add a slice of chilled frosting and the rest of the batter. It makes a nice cream cheese surprise! Make sure you let them cool, because the filling gets screamin' hot!
Loring
Thanks so much for sharing the yumminess! :) I found your blog through a pin on Pinterest & had to try making these myself! I made them 3 different ways & blogged about them here: http://www.pinfluence.com/2011/10/03/two-ingredient-pumpkin-muffins/
Just put these in the oven! I make pumpkin muffins every year! These were so easy! I used spice cake, cake mix, the batter tasted yummy! Anxiously waiting on thenfinished product!!! :)
Yum! They are perfect! Thank you for this great and simple recipe!!!
Thank you for sharing! Perfect for this weekend!!!
Amazing! I made them with spice cake and did throw in two eggs and some oil for some added fluffiness. I added some buttercream frosting, green and orange sprinkles and a little pumpkin candy on top. They were a huge hit...just as good, if not better then anything from a bakery.
I made see using a Carrot Cake mix and added raisins. Unbelievably delicious. I let them cool about 10 minutes then popped them into a gallon size zip lock bag which kept them very moist. What a great recipe. I'm going to experiment with a few other cake flavors.
This looks so wonderful and yes, easy! Thanks for sharing, I must try it.
I got this recipe through Pinterest as well. Today I went and bought all (okay, both) the ingredients and the muffins are in the oven even as we speak. I am going to mix up some vanilla pudding, add a little sugar free pumpkin pie syrup (torani) and see if I can put some in the middle of a few of them.
Love them! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Mallory
http://mallicious.blogspot.com/2011/10/mmm-warm-pumpkin-muffins.html
I have a friend who makes these and she adds Hershey's cinnamon chips to the mixture. This adds the extra flavor. The cinnamon chips are a seasonal item that can be hard to find.
I found this recipe through Pinterest and gave it a try tonight since I had the ingredients on hand. They blew away my expectations! My hubby, both kiddos and I loved them. I added some chocolate chips to the mix. THANKS for sharing!
I am going to make these today! Thanks so much for posting this!
Made these this morning with my 2 year old. I also threw in some milled flax seed for a little extra healthy kick. Had a hard time making them though because he wouldn't stop eating the batter! Then he preceded to eat two muffins, and got mad when I wouldn't let him eat a third. These passed the toddler test, and that's saying a lot at our house.
I tried these for my writer's group and they were a huge hit. I often joke how I require 'easy and quick' cooking due to the number of kitchen disasters I have, and this idea was PERFECT!
I love that this recipe is only two ingredients! So easy and sooo good! Thanks for sharing!
I may be the only person who did not like this recipe. However, it may be the cake mix I used. The fake vanilla taste of the yellow cake did not jive well with the pumpkin flavor for me. I may enjoy with spicke cake or white cake mix instead.
If you are going to use Gluten Free cake mix (like us) add one small box of dry (the powder kind)sugar free vanilla pudding. This will add tons of moisture and you will not have a dry/dense muffin!
I think I will make these into birthday cake for my 1 year-old with layers and yummy, fluffy cream cheese frosting. Any reason that wouldn't work?
Yum! I just read about this on my friend's fb page. Easy and delicious sounds perfect!
Mine are in the oven right now! I used the pumpkin filling with the pie spices in it already (Libby's Easy Pumpkin Filling), butter golden cake, and CHOCOLATE CHIPS. This recipe is already a winner. The leftover batter was awesome.
Thanks for the inspiration!
I tried this and they are delicious Thanks
Wow~ thank you so much. I needed a quick recipe for a party I'm throwing for a few of my son's friends tomorrow and I just happened to have these ingredients. They are SOO yummy. Thanks for saving my Halloween!
I tried these today, and my entire family loves them!! Thanks so much for sharing, can't wait to try the chocolate cake recipe...
Made these over the weekend with carrot cake mix and they were amazing! Thanks!
Hey there,
Lifted this recipe from Pinterest and am always looking for extremely easy foodie ideas. I made this today and it was incredible! Made a creme cheese frosting and subbed pumpkin spice butter along with the vanilla and conf sugar. Heavenly! ! ! Thank you so much!
Has any one tried these with fresh pumpkin? I have a bunch left over from the pumpkin pies I made for Thanksgiving, and i'm looking for an easy (and delicious) way to use it up!
I made these this week for the first time with a spice cake mix. I added chopped walnuts and chocolate chips and my children love them! Going to try them with raisins next. My son loves them for breakfast!
I made these with spice cake mix, chocolate chips, leftover FRESH pumpkin purée, and a little extra pumpkin pie spice. Delicious!
I tried them and did not like them! I might be the only person that did not like this particular flavor. I might try to make them with the chocolate. :-(
For those in Oz and Ireland etc, the best thing to substitute for the canned pumpkin is a cooked and mashed sweet potato! You will love it, it will taste similar, add some cinnamon and nutmeg if you have it. :)
Hi! Found your blog, and specifically this recipe from a pin on Pinterest! Love the recipe and blogged about it today as a simple, holiday baked good and gift idea. I linked your original blog post. Thanks for sharing!
http://womaninthegarden.blogspot.com/2011/12/homemade-thoughtful-pretty-quick-easy.html
I found your post on Pinterest and I'm sooo glad I did!! These are just sooo darn yummy!!
I made my first batch of these today and they're delicious!! I even used white cake mix instead of yellow and it turned out amazing!!
My hubby LOVES them too!! You should've seen his face when he tasted the batter!! :D
Thanks sooo very much for sharing!!
~Lisa
Lisa's Craft Blog
Anyone know the WW points value on these?
I'm featuring this post over at Lisa's Craft Blog later today!! Feel free to come by and grab a "Featured" button whenever you're ready!!
Thanks for sharing such a great recipe!!
~Lisa
Lisa's Craft Blog
I just came across this post today...I made these a few weeks ago after learning about them in the M.O.M.S. group I'm in. They are so wonderful!!!
I'm surprised no one has commented about using pureed pumpkin instead of the canned pumpkin. I have a freezer full of pureed pumpkin from the fall. I'll put 15 ounces or so of that plus spices and I'll probably through in some dried blueberries. I have a vegan spice cake mix that I've been wanting to use, so I'm excited to try it.
I made these last fall. They came out of the oven looking just fine, but I thought they tasted pretty bland. I dusted them with a mixture of powdered sugar and pumpkin pie spice, and that helped quite a bit. :)
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