skinny chocolate peppermint cake pops

sunday, november 17th

skinny chocolate peppermint cake pops

the holidays are just around the corner and i couldn't be more excited. i'm starting to try out those typical holiday flavors already because there just too many and a couple months isn't enough time to try them all. today i tried cake pops for the first time. they taste delicious, they look great, but they do take time and patience. i found my recipe from gina's skinny recipes in hopes to have this be a little more on the healthy side--how healthy can you get with chocolate, peppermint candies, and cake though. it was worth a shot. my cake pops didn't turn out like the picture (of course, i swear that's always the case) but i did dip my cake pops in crushed peppermints instead of using peppermint chocolate. they still turned out great and i'll keep experimenting so #myhubbybetterbeready for many more holiday treats to come. 

skinny chocolate peppermint cake pops

1 pkg chocolate cake mix

6 oz plain fat free greek yogurt

1 c water

2 large egg whites

1 tsp vanilla extract

approx. 20 oz candy melts (i tried with chocolate chips also) 

peppermint candy, crushed 

cake pop maker

preheat oven to 350F. spray cake pop maker with baking spray. 

combine all the cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat until combined. place the batter into a pastry bag or large ziplock bag with the tip cut off. 

pipe the bater into the prepared cake pop maker (the one i used is the baby cakes brand, found here) and bake about 5 mins-each batch makes 12 cake pops. place on cooling rack, then refrigerate balls for at least 45 mins. 

melt chocolate in microwave safe bowl (don't add chunks of peppermint candies like i did--it made the chocolate not melt correctly). dip lollipop stick in chocolate, then into the cake ball to hold the stick in place. did the cake pops into the melted chocolate, let the excess drip off (or realistically help spoon it off---it's never as easy as it sounds, darn it), roll in crushed peppermints, then place stick on cake pop cooling rack, styrofoam block, or gift box with holes poked into it (sometimes you need to get creative). 

the recipe originally said it would make 48-50 balls but i got 70, which i assume was the different cake pop maker. 

enjoy!