73 Calorie Lemon Cupcakes
These low calorie lemon cupcakes are the perfect sweet treat this spring! They are moist, soft and packed with lemon flavor. You can have these ready in under 30 minutes for just 73 calories each!
Ingredients
- 1 large egg
- 35 g stevia or granulated sweetener*
- 75 g 0% fat greek yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 45 g all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- juice of 1 lemon
- zest of 1 lemon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Frosting
- 150 g Philadelphia lightest
- 1 tbsp 0 calorie icing sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C (356°F). Prepare a 6-count muffin tray with 6 cupcake liners.
- Beat the egg until it begins to foam. Add in the stevia and whisk again until light and fluffy. Mix in the yogurt and lemon juice until well combined.
- Fold in the dry ingredients and lemon zest, mix until well combined. Divide the batter equally between the 6 cupcake cases filling them about 3/4 of the way and bake for 14-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out with a few crumbs. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Make the frosting by whisking together the cream cheese, 0 calorie icing sugar and lemon juice until smooth and well combined. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a nozzle and frost the cooled cupcakes.
- Garnish with lemon zest and lemon slices. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
*Stevia - The stevia I use is twice as sweet as sugar so I use half the amount of sugar this recipe would require (70g). If the sweetener you use is a 1:1 ratio to sugar then you would use 70g. Adjust the sweetener according to the sweetener you're using.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 CupcakeCalories: 73kcalCarbohydrates: 8.4gProtein: 6.3gFat: 1.7gSaturated Fat: 0.8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 31.8mgSodium: 127.6mgPotassium: 38.9mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 2.1gVitamin C: 5.6mgCalcium: 8.1mgIron: 0.7mg
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