My Weight Watchers leader gave me this recipe last Thanksgiving for Weight Watchers Pumpkin Mousse. I don't know if it's an official Weight Watcher recipe or something she came up with on her own.
It's a lifesaver when everyone else is stuffing their faces on pumpkin pie and you're feeling sorry for yourself. It satisfies your sweet tooth and your need for something creamy, too.
And best of all, it's only 1.5 points for one cup of mousse.
Weight Watchers Pumpkin Mousse
Ingredients:
- 2 small packages of instant sugar-free vanilla pudding
- 2 cups of no-fat (skim) milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin spice
- 15 ounce can of pumpkin
- 8 ounces of fat-free Cool Whip
Directions:
- Make pudding first with the 2 cups of skim milk.
- Fold in the rest of the ingredients - spice, pureed pumpkin and Cool Whip.
- Serve!
UPDATE 2011: New POINTS and nutritional information
I’ve been getting a lot of questions this year about nutritional info, POINTS PLUS, etc. I’ve plugged the recipe into the CalorieCount recipe analyzer and got the following information based on 12 servings (1/2 cup):
- Calories 102
- Calories from Fat 44
- Total Fat 4.9g
- Saturated Fat 4.2g
- Cholesterol 1mg
- Sodium 185mg
- Total Carbohydrates 13.2g
- Dietary Fiber 1.0g
- Sugars 7.6g
- Protein 2.0g
Calorie Count Nutrition Grade B
Under the old Weight Watchers POINTS system, it’s 2 POINTS per serving. Under the new POINT PLUS system its’ 3 POINTS per serving.
Hope that helps!
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Excellent mousse. I use this as a cookie dip as well. Very light and yummy!
Pumpkin mousse is delicious and a must have for Thanksgiving and even other holidays. The canned pumpkin has a lot of vitamin A, some calcium, vitamin C, vitamin e, iron,
5 g. fiber per serving, and only 0.5 g. of fat per serving. Serve instead of pumpkin pie. Even my teenage son enjoyed it. It’s really a no guilt pleasure. Just remember to fold in the whip cream last.
How many points for one serving and how many ounces is one serving?
1.5 points for one cup of mousse.
WW new program,says 3 points,for 1 cup serving?? What is right?? Really delicious.
I have a dumb question. Do you mix the pudding packets with the 2 cups of milk the recipe calls for or follow the instructions on the packets of pudding. Just asking because the packets of pudding call for 2 cups of milk per packet.
Meg, follow my directions, not the one on the package.
Thank you. I thought so but my husband didn’t agree. I listened to him and mine is like pumpkin pudding, but still very good.
Meg, your POINTS total is going to differ per serving too since you added more milk. I guess it’ll be 2 to 2.5 POINTS per cup.
So which is it 1.5pts or 5 if I can with the exact recipe above? I made this last week and was journaling 1.5pts.
Love this recipe!
Laura, if you follow the recipe exactly, it’s 1.5 POINTS per cup.
Just made this for the fam….delicious!!! And, a cup is very filling too! Thanks so much for sharing.
yummy it is good
How many cups does this recipe make? Has anyone poured this mixture into a lowfat premade graham cracker pie crust?
Mary, not sure how many cups in the recipe, but it’s more than enough to put into one if not two graham cracker pie crusts. I’d freeze the pie and then take it out for about 15 minutes before serving.
I just bought sugar-free cheesecake pudding. I bet that would be delicious it this too!
That sound delicious. Let me know how it turns out Sylvia!
It came out kind of liquidy. Is that how it is supposed to be?
No, it’s supposed to be pudding like. How much milk did you add? And did you use two packages of pudding mix or one?
very confused. Just used WW recipe builder- couldn’t get 1.5 point no matter what I did—here’s how i go: 15oz pumpkin = 1pt. FF/SF instant pudding has 4 servings in box x 2boxes= 5 Pts. 8 oz free whipped topping= 7.5 Pts. 2 c. FF skim milk= 3.5Pts. spice=0. 1+5+7.5+3.5= 18. If it were 9 servings, it would be 2 points. But there’s no way this makes more than 9 cups! so it can’t be 1.5 points, and I doubt it makes 9 cups of mousse, either. did I do something wrong?
Elizabeth, you could be right! I just went by what my Weight Watchers leader told me.
Can this recipe be made without cool whip?
Sarah, it’s a major ingredient and would just be a bunch of pumpkin puree with spices if you didn’t include the Cool Whip. Sorry.
I made it without the cool whip, becuase i did not have any, and i made it with lowfat soymilk. It was very good, it is already gone!!!
That’s terrific Sarah. I’m not a huge fan of Cool Whip since I’m trying to eat more healthfully and avoid processed food than I was when I wrote this post back in 2004. Check out my Pumpkin Tofu Smoothie (which can be made into a pudding) at http://www.thismamacooks.com/2011/11/day-of-the-dead-pumpkin-tofu-smoothie-vegan-milk-free.html for a more “whole foods” approach.
How many points under the new Points Plus system?
Susan, I’m not sure as I don’t have the nutritional breakdown.
How many carbs in a 1/2 cup serving?
Sorry, Sandie, but I don’t have the nutritional information. You may want to plug it into the recipe analyzer at CalorieCount.com to find that out – http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/account/flog_add.php?tab=new_recipe
In my meeting today, I was told it is 2 PTS (on points plus system) per cup!
Heather, I’d trust your Weight Watchers leader rather than my educated guess. The leaders have been promoting this recipe for years, after all.
Hi I made this but mine is runny. When I mix the 2 cups of milk with the pudding am I suppose to heat like it says on the box ???
Thanks
Christina, did you use instant pudding? It sound like maybe you didn’t.
I put the wrong email address in last time. Thanks
i am making the pumpkin mousse and pouring into 2 prepared graham cracker crusts. can’t wait 2 let u know how it turns out.
Happy cooking!
This the recipe I received from my Weight Watchers leader.
1 package of sugar free instant Butterscotch pudding
2 cups of skim milk Mix until thick
Add 1 can Libby’s pumpkin
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (leader like to use 1 tsp)
1 cup fat free cool whip
Serving size 1 1/2 cup Pts 2
This mousse is great.
This recipe looks awesome! Thanks so much for submitting it to RecipeLionBlog.com for This Month’s Healthy Bite. Check out your post and other Cool Whip Recipes at
http://blog.recipelion.com/tmhb-cool-whip-recipes/
Thanks again Anne-Marie!
~Katie
Thanks for featuring me at Recipe Lion, Katie!