Low Fat Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Recipes

LOW-FAT LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, poppy seeds and baking powder. Combine eggs, milk, applesauce and lemon extract; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups about three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until muffins test done.

LOW FAT POPPY SEED MUFFINS (WW)

Steps:

• Lightly spoon flour into the measuring cup and level with knife. Place flour and the remaining dry ingredients in a bowl and mix with a whisk. Stir in lemon zest and poppy seeds. Make a well in the center of the mixture.
• Combine buttermilk, butter and egg. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.
• Spoon batter into muffin pan with muffin cup liners. Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

LOW FAT LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F (200 C).
• In bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Mix well.
• In large bowl, beat oil with sugar, eggs, buttermilk, poppy seeds and lemon zest.
• Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and combine until just moistened.
• Spoon batter into 12 large non-stick, lightly sprayed or paper lined muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until done.
• Meanwhile in a small saucepan, bring lemon juice and sugar to boil.
• Remove from heat a cool until muffins are done.
• When muffins come out of the oven, prick the tops in a few places with a toothpick and spoon syrup over the top and allow to soak into the muffins.
• Cool and remove muffins from pan.
• *Should you want a more lemon flavor to the muffin, reduce buttermilk by 1 Tbsp and add 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice to the batter*.

CHEESECAKE-POPPY SEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease bottoms only of muffin cups.
• Squeeze Glaze packet (from muffin mix) about 10 seconds (do not microwave). Cut off tip of 1 corner of packet with scissors. In small bowl, stir together cream cheese and about half of the glaze. Reserve remaining glaze for topping.
• In medium bowl, stir Muffin Mix, milk, oil and eggs just until blended (batter may be lumpy). Place 1 tablespoonful of batter in each muffin cup. Top batter in each cup with about 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture. Divide remaining batter among muffin cups (each about two-thirds full).
• Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until golden brown and tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool 5 minutes longer. Drizzle remaining Glaze over muffins; serve warm. Refrigerate any remaining muffins.