Basic Low Fat Muffins Recipes

BASIC LOW-FAT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Turn on the oven to 180°C - 350°F Grease lightly a muffin cups.
• In a large mixing bowl combine flour with cornstarch, baking powder and sugar.
• Stir.
• In another bowl beat egg whites until fluffy, gradually add milk and oil.
• Add vanilla extract.
• Stir in the flour mixture. Do not overbeat the batter.
• At this point you can add any other extra ingredient you like: nuts, raisins, chocolate chips --
• Fill the muffin cups about 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven about 25-30 minutes.
• Do not open the oven for the first 20 minutes. After that time you can check if muffins are ready by insering a toothpick in the center of the muffins. If it comes out clean, they are ready.

LOW-FAT BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Combine remaining ingredients; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

LOW-FAT BREAKFAST MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 12 standard muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Place cereal in a resealable plastic bag. Crush slightly with a rolling pin to make 1 1/2 cups.
• Mix crushed cereal, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl. Stir in mashed bananas, milk, egg whites, applesauce, raisins, and chocolate chips until batter is just moistened. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes in the pan before removing to a cooling rack. Serve warm if desired.

LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Stir in the yogurt, milk and vanilla just until moistened. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill two-thirds full. , Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if desired.