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

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking pan with non stick cooking spray.
2. 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.
3. Pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake for 22-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 
5. Remove from oven and let the cake cool completely.
6. Using the handle of a mixing spoon or chopstick poke holes all over the top of the cake. 
7. Melt caramel sauce in a microwaveable bowl for about 10 seconds. 
8. Pour melted caramel sauce over the top of the cooked cake. Spread evenly so the caramel fills the holes. 
9. Refrigerate for at least two hours, or overnight.
10. Whisk skim milk and sugar free vanilla pudding into a medium mixing bowl. Whisk until well combined. 
11. Fold in cool whip topping. 
12. Spread whip topping over the cold cake. 
13. Drizzle the top with Smucker’s sugar free caramel sauce, if desire- for additional points- 1 Tbsp for 2 PersonalPoints. 
14. 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