Pumpkin Spice Weight Watchers Muffins are the perfect fall treat. And they’re only three ingredients, so they’re easy to make.
This is just one of our mini muffin recipes. If you like them, check out our full list of The Best Mini Muffin Recipes.
Let’s talk about pumpkin spice for a minute.
It’s. Not. For. Me. And I know pumpkin spice flavored things are just the spices that go into pumpkin pie … not the pumpkin. People assume it’s pumpkin and spices, but nope. Just the spices. But still, I’m not a fan of pumpkin recipes. No pumpkin pie; no Pumpkin Spice Latte; none of it. But Pumpkin Spice Weight Watchers muffins? I’m in.
And that’s weird because you put an entire can of pumpkin puree into these. So you would think they would taste as pumpkin-y as pumpkin pie.
But to my surprise, these don’t actually have a strong pumpkin flavor. They taste like a spice cake, just without the cream cheese frosting. So guess who has a new favorite treat.
Plus, it’s such an easy recipe with only 3 ingredients: canned pumpkin, a box of cake mix, and water.
If you came to this recipe because you’re beginning Weight Watchers, we have another post for you. Our 9 Tips For Getting Started On Weight Watchers post is filled with helpful tips, more Weight Watchers recipes, tools, and more.
Pumpkin Spice Weight Watchers Muffins
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Pumpkin Spice Weight Watchers Muffins Ingredients:
- 1 box of spice cake mix
- 15 oz. can of pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup water
How To Make Pumpkin Spice Weight Watchers Muffins:
Pre-heat the oven to 350 F.
In a large bowl, mix together the spice cake mix, canned pumpkin, and water.
Fill each cavity of a mini muffin pan almost to the top.
Side note: We use a nonstick pan so we don’t need muffin liners. If your pan isn’t nonstick and you’re on a WW plan, you should place cupcake liners down and then add the batter into those. You don’t want to have to calculate points in a cooking spray.
Bake for about 14 minutes.
Set on a cooling rack.
Continue until you run out of batter. If you have multiple mini muffin tins, you can bake them all at once. If not, you’ll have to do multiple batches because you should be able to make 52 muffins total.
Subsequent batches may bake a little quicker, so check them around 12 minutes.
Big thanks to reader Lee Ann who left a similar recipe on our Lemon Muffins recipe. She was the inspiration for this recipe.
Pumpkin Spice Weight Watchers Muffins: Frequently Asked Questions
What is pumpkin spice?
So, I brought it up above, but I figured I would go into pumpkin spice in more detail here.
So pumpkin spice — like a pumpkin spice latte — does not have any pumpkin in it. Your PSL isn’t a pumpkin latte. It’s a latte made with the spices that would go into a pumpkin pie.
Originally, it was called “Pumpkin Pie Spice,” but that sounds bulky, so it was shortened to “Pumpkin Spice” — and caused a lot of confusion.
Pumpkin Spice is, generally, a combination of ground cinnamon, ground closed, and ground nutmeg. Many at home recipes also call for ground ginger, although that’s not required.
You can add pumpkin spice into any pies, like apple pie. Or coffee.
This recipe isn’t pumpkin spice in that sense because it actually has pumpkin. This recipe is combining pumpkin and a spice cake, for pumpkin spice in the truest sense.
More Cake Mix Muffins:
This isn’t the only delicious muffin recipe made with cake mix we’ve posted. If you want more ideas, check out our Carrot Cake Weight Watchers Muffins, Chocolate Weight Watchers Muffins, and our Funfetti Muffins.
We also have a Coffee And Chocolate Cupcakes recipe. That’s a delicious recipe, which is very similar, but we call it a cupcake rather than a muffin because we put powdered sugar on top.
Pumpkin Spice Weight Watchers Muffins
Pumpkin Spice Weight Watchers Muffins are the perfect fall treat. They're only three ingredients. And you can have 2 for 3 WW Freestyle Points. Get the recipe at www.drugstoredivas.net.
Ingredients
- 1 box of spice cake mix
- 15 oz. can of pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup water
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350.
- Mix together the ingredients.
- Fill each cavity of a mini muffin pan almost to the top.
- Bake for about 14 minutes.
- Set on a cooling rack.
- Continue until you run out of batter. You should be able to make 52 muffins total.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Yield
52Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 38Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 74mgCarbohydrates 8gFiber 0gSugar 4gProtein 0g
Have you made these Pumpkin Spice Weight Watchers Muffins? Let us know how it went in the comments.
Libby
Saturday 21st of August 2021
This recipe Fits The Bill: EASY & TASTY. Do you have the nutritional counts for the mimis? I am a diabetic and the carb count is most important thing here.
Thanks for your blog, I love this site for so many reasons!
L. Wise
Saturday 26th of October 2019
Not that it is better but is healthier for me....I use this recipe plus 1 medium peeled and grated with a hand cheese grater and one carrot grated also. Just fold the apple and carrot into the batter. Get 18 muffins. When making for grandkids I add butterscotch chips then send the rest home with them.
drugstore diva lisa
Monday 28th of October 2019
Oh my gosh. Adding apple and butterscotch chips sounds SO good!!
Miz Helen
Tuesday 17th of September 2019
These will be perfect muffins for a Fall treat! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us.
Sarah Tevis
Monday 16th of September 2019
Yumm! I love pumpkin everything, but most of the time pumpkin everything isn't point friendly. I can't wait to try your recipe!
Julie Briones
Sunday 15th of September 2019
Love this WW recipe for Pumpkin muffins! Yum! I'll share with my daughter, too!