Low calorie lemon muffins
Lemon lovers - this ones for you! These low calorie lemon muffins are a must try this spring and summer. These muffins are pillowy soft and moist with a delicious zesty glaze to finish it off. Plus, each muffin has just 47 calories, whats not to love?
Ingredients
- 30 g stevia*
- zest of 1 small lemon
- 1 egg
- 40 g 0% fat yogurt
- juice of 1 small lemon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 70 g self-raising flour*
- ½ tsp baking powder
Lemon drizzle:
- 30 g 0 calorie powdered sweetener*
- 10 ml lemon juice
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 200ºC (390ºF). Line a 6-count muffin tray with muffin liners and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add the lemon zest and stevia. Rub them together between your fingers. Rub until the sweetener takes on a yellowish appearance - around 2-3 minutes.
- In another medium bowl, whisk the egg then add in the stevia and lemon zest mix and whisk until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Add the yogurt, lemon juice and vanilla extract and whisk to combine. Add the flour and baking powder and whisk until well combined.
- Distribute the batter evenly between the 6 muffin cases and bake for 10-15 minutes. Allow the muffins to cool.
- In the meantime, make the glaze by mixing together the 0 calorie powdered sweetener and lemon juice until smooth.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled muffins 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 (60g). If the sweetener you use is a 1:1 ratio to sugar then you would use 60g of stevia, if it is a 2:1 ratio, you would 30g etc. Adjust the sweetener amount according to the sweetener you’re using.
*Self-raising flour - Self-raising flour contains baking powder, baking soda and salt which makes it great for muffins. If you don't have any to hand, you can use an equal amount of plain/all-purpose flour and add 3/4 tsp baking powder, 1/8 tsp baking soda and 1/8 tsp salt.
*0 calorie powdered sweetener - If you don't have any 0 calorie powdered sweetener, you can use either regular powdered sugar which will take these muffins to 67 calories each or you can make your own by blitzing 0 calorie granulated sweetener in a food processor until powdered.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 MuffinCalories: 47kcalCarbohydrates: 9.8gProtein: 2.1gFat: 0.1gCholesterol: 0.5mgSodium: 43.6mgPotassium: 26.5mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 0.6gVitamin C: -5mg
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