WW Recipe of the Day: Low-Fat Lemon Blueberry Muffins
Muffins are one of my favorite breakfast splurges. But I feel better when I go light on the fat and sugar in the morning.
So, I'm always on the lookout for light and healthy versions, like these Low-Fat Lemon Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins.
Low-Fat Lemon Blueberry Oat Muffins
I spotted these easy healthy muffins in Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook: Lose Weight with 433 Foods You Crave! (affiliate link), a great cookbook on loan from Mom.
Recipe Notes
I decided to make a half batch (6 muffins). Brimming with juicy blueberries and luscious lemon flavor, it's the streusel topping that really makes them special.
You can find the recipe for a full batch of these lemon blueberry oatmeal muffins at Taste of Home.
Skinny Lemon Blueberry Oat Muffins
How Many Calories and WW Points in these Lemon Blueberry Muffins?
A great healthy grab-and-go breakfast or snack, each muffin has just 166 calories, 4 grams of fat and:
6 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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If you enjoy these lemon blueberry oatmeal muffins, be sure to check out my other Weight Watchers Friendly recipes including Blueberry Oat Scones, Simple Blueberry Crumb Cake, Raspberry Oatmeal Muffins, Strawberry Streusel Muffins and Easy Coconut Muffins
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Low-Fat Lemon Blueberry Oat Muffins Recipe
Ingredients
For the Muffins:
- ½ cup quick-cooking oats
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1-½ teaspoons baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- ½ teaspoon grated lemon peel
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup fresh or frozen blueberries (If using frozen blueberries, don't thaw them before adding to the batter)
For the Topping:
- ¼ cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1-½ teaspoons butter, softened
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400F degrees.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until well combined.
- In another bowl stir together the egg, milk, melted butter, lemon peel and vanilla until well blended.
- Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir just until moistened. Gently fold in the blueberries.
- Coat 6 muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners.
- Evenly distribute the batter amongst the 6 muffin cups.
- Combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle evenly over the batter in the muffin cups.
- Bake in a preheated 400F degree oven until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 20 to 24 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let the muffins rest in the pan for 5 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before storing or enjoy while still a little warm.
Equipment
Recipe Notes
Source: Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook: Lose Weight with 433 Foods You Crave! (affiliate link)
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
If you liked these lemon blueberry oatmeal muffins, you might also like:
- Ten Healthy Blueberry Muffin Recipes (Simple-Nourished-Living)
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- Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins (Laaloosh)
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Lola
Hi, When you give recipes for muffins, do you use regular size muffin tin or do you make mini muffins? The calories are regular muffin? Thank you.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Lola, I specify when the muffins are "mini" otherwise they are make in regular size muffin tins. Hope this helps.
Martha McKinnon
Hi Lola, They are regular size muffins unless otherwise specified. Hope this helps.
Popsoldst
Love these!! Have also used strawberries, as well as strawberries and blackberries together (doubled the recipe for 12 muffins)
Eugenia
These are perfect, delicious, moist and small. Perfect!
Shilpa
Ur recipe gets bonus points for being a smaller batch! Gonna try this soon. I only have rolled oats on hand, I am planning to pulse it and use in place of quick cooking oats. Do you think it would work out well?
Debby
Excellent! Husband and grandkid approved! Thanks for the recipe Martha.