Weight Watchers Ginger-Lemon Muffins recipe - 4 points
These muffins are not only moist, tender and delicious, they also look so cute! (Not to mention they’re utterly sublime with sweetened whipped cream on top!)
Weight Watchers Ginger-Lemon Muffins recipe
Makes 8 muffins
Ingredients
1 cup unbleached white flour
1 egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
7 tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 lemons, zest of, minced
3 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
Preparation
1. Preheat the oven to 375 and butter the muffin tins.
2. Mix the flour, salt, and baking soda together. Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl, add the egg, and beat until smooth. Add the buttermilk and mix until blended, being sure to scrape down the sides.
3. Add the dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Stir in the grated ginger and lemon zest.
4. Spoon the batter into the muffin tins so that each cup is three-quarters full. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the muffins are set inside and turn golden.
WW POINTS for one muffin: 4
Nutritional information for one muffin: 167 calories, 6.7g fat, 0.5g fiber
i just made these last night and they are yummy. ok, i tweaked a few items in the recipe (less ginger, margarine instead of butter, skim milk). i would say i am not a ginger person and i only added about 2 tsp. of ginger and it was still too much for me. i think i’ll make it again with no ginger. but, they are super easy to make, the lemon zest tastes and smells delicious and my version ended up being 2 pts. per muffin.