Lightened Up Pumpkin Poke Cake
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This Lightened Up Pumpkin Poke Cake is an all time fall favorite at our house! A scrumptious pumpkin cake, soaked in a sugar free caramel sauce, and layered with a whipped cream pudding topping! It’s sure to satisfy any sweet tooth!
PREP TIME5 minutes
COOK TIME22 minutes
ADDITIONAL TIME2 hours
TOTAL TIME2 hours 27 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 ( 16 oz.) box Pillsbury sugar free yellow cake mix or Betty Crocker’s yellow cake mix
- 1 (15 oz.) can 100% pure pumpkin puree
- 1 and 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 6 Tbsp Smucker’s sugar free caramel syrup
Topping Ingredients
- 8 oz. lite cool whipped topping, thawed
- 1 (1 oz.) Sugar free Jell-O vanilla pudding
- 1 cup skim milk
- Smucker’s sugar free caramel sauce, optional and for additional points.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking pan with non stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the dry cake mix, pumpkin pie spice, and the pumpkin purée. Mix until well combined. NOTE: The batter will be thick.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let the cake cool completely.
- Using the handle of a mixing spoon or chopstick poke holes all over the top of the cake.
- Melt caramel sauce in a microwaveable bowl for about 10 seconds.
- Pour melted caramel sauce over the top of the cooked cake. Spread evenly so the caramel fills the holes.
- Refrigerate for at least two hours, or overnight.
- Whisk skim milk and sugar free vanilla pudding into a medium mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined.
- Fold in cool whip topping.
- Spread whip topping over the cold cake.
- Drizzle the top with Smucker’s sugar free caramel sauce, if desire- for additional points- 1 Tbsp for 2 PersonalPoints.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
Smart points: GREEN/BLUE/PURPLE: 5 smart points per serving of using Pillsbury sugar free cake mix and sugar free vanilla pudding, 6 smart points per serving if using regular Betty Crocker yellow cake mix and sugar free vanilla pudding mix, 7 smart points per serving if using regular Betty Crocker yellow cake mix and regular vanilla pudding mix
Nutrition Information:
YIELD:
20
Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 111TOTAL FAT: 2gCHOLESTEROL: 0mgSODIUM: 214mgCARBOHYDRATES: 26gNET CARBOHYDRATES: 25gFIBER: 1gSUGAR: 2gPROTEIN: 2g