After looking for a few weeks for this item, I finally found a mini muffin pan at Wal-Mart in another city. I had been wanting one ever since a co-worker brought mini cupcakes to work. It was like a light bulb went off in my head and I was struck with a great idea.

I love the hostess 100 calorie cupcake packs. There are three cupcakes filled with a creme topped with chocolate icing. How can all of this goodness have just 100 calories? Well there are only three and they are tiny. But they are very satisfying. Seeing the delicious treats my co-worker brought to share made me realize that I could make these at home in any flavor that I wanted. The key to the 100 calorie pack snacks is portions, so I can figure out how much the cake has and then divide by the number of cupcakes I have. Who knows. I might can have 4 cupcakes instead of 3!

Also while I was buying the pan, the cashier told me that she bakes brownies in hers since they come out the perfect size for her daughter. I made some yesterday as my daughter loves brownies, too. They came out really well. Also I plan to back some strawberry cupcakes today.

The only drawback is getting that tiny bit of batter into the cups. I tried a ladle spoon but it’s still messy. It seems I have a pancake batter cup with a special spout somewhere that I might try next.

So, while it’s a little more work to get the mix into the mini muffin cups, it’s worth the effort since you can have a bite-sized snack of your favorite sweets without a lot of calories.