Sure! To adjust the Deep Dish Pizza Cupcakes for Weight Watchers, we’ll focus on ingredient substitutions to reduce calories and fat while maintaining flavor. Here’s a revised recipe with estimated SmartPoints values based on typical Weight Watchers calculations.

Lightened-Up Deep Dish Pizza Cupcakes

Ingredients:

  • 1 (8-oz) can reduced-fat refrigerated crescent rolls (such as Pillsbury Reduced Fat Crescent Rolls)
  • ½ cup no-sugar-added pizza sauce
  • 1 cup part-skim shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • Pizza toppings: turkey pepperoni, lean ham, turkey sausage, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms (use low-fat or lean options and fresh veggies)

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC).
  2. Spray 8 regular muffin cups with non-stick cooking spray. Cut crescent roll dough into 8 squares. Press each square into the muffin cups.
  3. Sprinkle about 1 Tbsp of shredded mozzarella cheese in the bottom of each muffin cup. Top with 1 Tbsp of pizza sauce. Add another 1 Tbsp of cheese and top with desired pizza toppings. Sprinkle garlic powder over the toppings.
  4. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the dough is golden brown and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
  5. Remove from the pan and serve immediately.

Nutrition Information & SmartPoints:

For each cupcake:

  • Calories: Approximately 130
  • Fat: 6g
  • Carbohydrates: 12g
  • Protein: 8g

Estimated Smart Points: 3

Feel free to adjust the toppings and cheese quantities according to your taste and to match your Smart Points goals. Enjoy your healthier pizza cupcakes! 🍕🧁