Lightened Up Chocolate Peppermint Poke Cake

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This Lightened Up Chocolate Peppermint Poke Cake is a delicious chocolate cake that is infused with a sugar free peppermint chocolate pudding and topped with fat free cool whip and crushed candy canes. This chocolate peppermint poke cake has all the flavors of the holiday season!

Ingredients

  • 1 box pillsbury zero sugar devil’s food chocolate cake mix 
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce 
  • 1 1/4 cup water 
  • 1 ( 1.4 oz.) sugar free chocolate fudge instant pudding 
  • 2 cups Fairlife skim milk or chocolate premier protein shake 
  • 1 tsp. pure peppermint extract
  • 6 mini peppermint candy canes, crushed 
  • 8 oz. fat free cool whip topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350º degrees. Spray a 9″x13” baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. In a large mixing bowl combine, cake mix, eggs, unsweetened applesauce, and water. Mix until well combined. 
  3. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.
  4. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 22-25 minutes.
  5. Let it cool for 20 minutes. Then poke cake all over with the bottom of a wooden spoon. 
  6. In a small bowl, combine Fairlife milk and instant pudding mix. Stir until pudding sets. Stir in peppermint extract. 
  7. Pour pudding mix all over cake, spreading it around to ensure the pudding is in the poked holes.
  8. Top the cake with whipped topping and garnish with remaining crushed candy canes. Serve cold. 
  9. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Freeze for up to 2 months. Makes 20 ( 1/20th of 9×13 baking dish) servings 

4WW points per serving

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