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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 3.17.15 
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<br>CHEW THE RIGHT THING 
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<br>Bite it!
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<br>HG's Mind-Blowing Maple-Bacon Cupcakes
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<br>The Cupcake Comeback  
<br>Sure, the cupcake trend may have died down, but cupcakes are still delicious -- always will be. We're ready to revive the buzz with a maple-bacon spin you'll flip for... 
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<br>Prep: 20 minutes 
<br>Cook: 20 minutes 
<br>Cool: 25 minutes 
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<br>Ingredients: 
<br>Frosting
<br>1/2 cup reduced-fat cream cheese
<br>1/4 cup light butter or light buttery spread (like Brummel & Brown), room temperature 
<br>2 tbsp. lite maple syrup 
<br>1/8 tsp. maple extract
<br>1/3 cup powdered sugar
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<br>Cupcakes
<br>1 3/4 cups moist-style yellow cake mix
<br>1/2 cup liquid egg whites/fat-free liquid egg substitute
<br>1/3 cup no-sugar added applesauce
<br>2 tbsp. lite maple syrup 
<br>3/4 tsp. baking powder
<br>1/2 tsp. maple extract 
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<br>Topping
<br>2 tbsp. precooked real crumbled bacon (like the kind by Oscar Mayer) 
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<br>Directions:
<br>Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick spray. 
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<br>In a large bowl, combine all frosting ingredients except powdered sugar. With an electric mixer set to medium speed, beat until smooth, 1 - 2 minutes. Continue to beat while gradually adding powdered sugar. Beat until smooth, another 1 - 2 minutes. Cover and refrigerate. 
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<br>In another large bowl, combine all cupcake ingredients. Add 3/4 cup water, and whisk until smooth. 
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<br>Evenly distribute cupcake mixture among the cups of the muffin pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 16 - 18 minutes. 
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<br>Let cool completely, about 10 minutes in the pan and 15 minutes out of the pan. 
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<br>Evenly frost cupcakes, and sprinkle with bacon. 
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<br>MAKES 12 SERVINGS
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<br>Serving Size: 1 cupcake (1/12th of recipe) 
<br>Calories: 162 
<br>Fat: 5.5g 
<br>Sat Fat: 2g
<br>Sodium: 335mg 
<br>Carbs: 25.5g 
<br>Fiber: <0.5g 
<br>Sugars: 16g 
<br>Protein: 2.5g 
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<br>PointsPlus® value 4*
<br>SmartPoints® value 7*
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<br>HG Tip: To make your cupcakes look extra schmancy, apply the frosting with a DIY piping bag. Just transfer the frosting to a plastic bag, and squeeze it down toward a bottom corner. Snip off that corner with scissors, creating a small hole for the piping. Ta-da!
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<br>Fight it!
<br>Maple-Bacon Cupcakes, Average
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<br>Cupcake Mistake 
<br>Cupcakes had their big moment circa 2010. And let's be fair -- they had a good run as the hot single-serving dessert du jour. But a couple of years back, it became clear that cupcakes were pretty much tapped out. Macarons were the next hot thing; then cake pops; then cronuts. Could cupcakes be poised to come back around? Our new recipe would certainly indicate so! There's maple flavor baked into the moist cake itself, a gooey maple-cream-cheese icing on top, and yummy crumbled bacon to top it all off. Did we mention the impressive stats? Get a maple-bacon cupcake anywhere else, and it'll have around 400 calories and nearly 20 grams of fat! Stick with our recipe, and you'll skip the inevitable sugar crash and the post-dessert regret. Mmmm… Who wants cupcakes?
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<br>Serving Size: 1 cupcake
<br>Calories: 392 
<br>Fat: 17g 
<br>Sodium: 350mg 
<br>Carbs: 56g 
<br>Fiber: <0.5g 
<br>Sugars: 38g 
<br>Protein: 5g 
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<br>PointsPlus® value 11*
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