Skinny Lemon Muffins With Crumb Topping

Muffins are a meal-preppers dream. You’re making multiple things at one time, they’re easy to store and super easy to grab and eat when the notion strikes. Also, the older I get, the more I like all things lemon-flavored, so let’s make some lemon muffins today, shall we? Great for breakfast or a snack, you can’t go wrong.

Weight Watchers

WW Points: 1 Purple, 1 Blue, 2 Green

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Ingredients

For the Crumb Topping:

• Flour: For texture.
• Zero-Calorie Sweetener: I use monk fruit sweetener or stevia.
• Light Butter: I use Country Crock light vegetable spread, but you can use whichever light butter you prefer.

For the Muffins:

• Kodiak Cakes Flapjacks and Waffle Mix: I use this in place of the flour because it helps keep the points just a bit lower and adds a nice flavor and texture to the muffins.
• Baking Powder: helps the muffins rise.
• Salt: for flavor, and to activate the baking powder.
• Lemon Zest: for flavor.
• Zero-Calorie Sweetener: I use monk fruit sweetener or stevia.
• Egg: to hold things together.
• Milk: I use skim milk to keep the points low.  You can use any milk of choice, you’ll just have to calculate the point difference.
• Unsweetened Applesauce: in place of the oil, to make the recipe skinny.
• Lemon Juice: for flavor.
• Lemon Extract: for more flavor!

Skinny Lemon Muffins With Crumb Topping

WW Points: 1 Purple, 1 Blue, 2 Green

Adapted from recipe at https://anitalianinmykitchen.com/lemon-muffins/.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 18 minutes mins

Total Time 33 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Servings 12 muffins

Calories 59 kcal

Equipment

• Oven
• 12 cup muffin tin

Ingredients

  

For the Crumb Topping

• 3½ Tbsp all purpose flour
• 2½ Tbsp monk fruit sweetener
• 2 Tbsp light vegetable oil spread

For the Muffins

• 1 cup Kodiak Cakes Buttermilk flapjack & waffle mix
• 1¼ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 7 Tbsp monk fruit sweetener
• 1 large egg
• ⅓ cup skim milk
• 2½ Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp lemon extract

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C). Grease and flour a 12 cup muffin tin.

Topping

• In a small bowl mix together the flour and monk fruit sweetener. Add the butter and mix with a fork, pastry cutter or even clean hands to form coarse crumbs. Set aside.
  2½ Tbsp monk fruit sweetener, 2 Tbsp light vegetable oil spread, 3½ Tbsp all purpose flour

Muffins

• In a medium bowl beat with a fork, the egg, milk, lemon juice, and unsweetened applesauce until well combined.
  1 large egg, ⅓ cup skim milk, 2½ Tbsp unsweetened applesauce, 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• In a large bowl, whisk together the Kodiak pancake mix, baking powder, salt, zest, lemon extract, and monk fruit sweetener. Make a well in the center and add the beaten egg mixture and lemon juice. Mix just until flour is wet, about 15-16 stirs, no more.
  1 cup Kodiak Cakes Buttermilk flapjack & waffle mix, 1¼ tsp baking powder, ¼ tsp salt, 1 tsp lemon zest, 7 Tbsp monk fruit sweetener, ½ tsp lemon extract
• Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin pan. Top with the crumb topping and bake for about 18-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool about 10 minutes before removing from pan. Enjoy!

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