Here is a really good muffin recipe I just recently tried. If you are at all familiar with Hungry Girl she sells and has deals for vitatops. A really EXPENSIVE muffin, oh wait it's just the top part of the muffin, that you have to pay $31.00 for 40 muffin tops!!! I can't believe that!? Why pay that much money for a muffin top when you can make these delicious muffins in your own home for less! You can even get them delivered to your front door in 25 minutes, because that is how long it takes to wait. Not 2 or 5 days to get here.
Also, if you can't bake or don't bake just go to the store and purchase a package of muffin mix. That is even faster than making these. But, I strongly recommend these muffins. They are great and you could probably sub apple sauce for the butter to make them a bit healthier. I think I might have to start a business selling my own muffins and charging an arm and a leg for them. Would anybody be interested? 😉
Raspberry Creamcheese Muffins
Ingredients
⅔ cup (5 ounces) ⅓-less-fat cream cheese, softened
⅓ cup butter, softened
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 large egg whites
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup low-fat buttermilk
2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
¼ cup finely chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine cream cheese and butter in a large bowl. Beat with a mixer at high speed until well blended. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add vanilla, egg whites, and egg; beat well.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. With mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture and buttermilk to cream cheese mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Gently fold in raspberries and walnuts.
Place 24 foil cup liners in muffin cups. Spoon batter evenly into liners. Bake at 350° 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans; cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Smart Points: 11
Nutrition
- Calories: 142
- Fat: 4.7
- Fiber: 1.1
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