When I saw how popular my Strawberry banana greek yogurt muffins had become, I knew I wanted to create a "spin off" type muffin.. I think what it comes down to is.. who doesn't love a regular sized 2 point muffin that taste delicious!! Well let me tell you, these similar blueberry lemon muffins do not disappoint, and yup they are only 2 points each... so what are waiting for? Go get baking! 🙂
Blueberry lemon banana yogurt muffins
2PP, 2SP on all 3 MyWW programs
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1 egg white I use the carton of liquid egg whites, 2T=1 egg white
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 large mashed banana
- ½ cup lemon flavored 0% greek yogurt vanilla will work if you can't find lemon
- 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup frozen blueberries no added sugars I used wild blueberries as they are nice and small
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F, spray a regular sized muffin tin with cooking spray.
- In a bowl using an electric mixer beat together your egg, egg white and brown sugar. Add in mashed banana, yogurt, lemon juice and vanilla and beat for 1 minute.
- Stir in baking powder, soda, lemon zest and flour.
- Gently fold in your frozen blueberries (fresh are ok but use smaller blueberries)
- Fill 10 muffin cups with your batter and bake in oven for approx 25 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes.
- Store in sealed container, best stored in fridge after 1 day.
- Makes 10 muffins at 2 personal points or 2SP on all 3 MyWW programs or 2 points plus (older program) each, Nutritional info per muffin (not incl berries or banana) Calories 71... Fat 0.6g...Saturated fat 0.2g... Carbs 12.6g...Fiber 0.3g..Sugars 3.1g...Protein 3.7g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Tina
Thank you so much for this recipe! can't wait to try it.
Drizzle
Your welcome, enjoy 🙂
sheila reid
Tried these several times now. They sink in the center every time.
Drizzle
Sorry to hear that... Mine do sink a little due to ingredients used but not too bad, it is hard for me to help when I am not there
DonnaJean
If you try dusting the blueberries with a bit of flour, beforehand, it may help with sinking.
Sarah Austen
Thanks Kate! Looks great! Should the banana be ripe or an "old" banana?
Drizzle
Either is fine 🙂
Gail Slaney
Can I use the paper cups in my muffin tin to make these?
Drizzle
I personally never use paper cups, they always stick for me and I think its because of ingredients used..
Amy Bickmore
I think I will try these, but substitue cranberries for the blue berries
Drizzle
Yum.. sounds good! 🙂
Renee
What kind of flour did you use and what can you use thanks!!
Drizzle
I always use all purpose white flour
Mel
I'm in the process of impatiently waiting for a batch to come out of the oven! This will be the second time I've made them. They're a great 2 SP snack!
Drizzle
Hi Mel, so glad you enjoy them 🙂
Ci Arruda
They look so yummy! May I use fresh blueberries? I want to make some right now and I don't have frozen ones, only fresh...
Drizzle
Sorry I am not on here all day so I probably did not see this in time, I think fresh will work just as well 🙂
Michelle
Made these today; used plain 0% Greek yogurt (because that's what I had) and only added 3/4 c of the berries. Fantastic!! So happy to have a 2 sp muffin-thank you!!
Drizzle
Hi Michelle, glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Jill
I LOVE these muffins. Everyday breakfast for me. I've made strawberry, blueberry, peach and mandarin orange. I used fresh fruit for all but orange (canned mandarins). I used the same triple zero yogurt flavor as the fresh fruit except vanilla with the orange. Thank you so much for your recipes. Jill ?
Drizzle
Hi Jill, your combinations sound awesome! So glad your enjoying the muffins, they do make great easy low point breakfast 🙂
Debbie
What's the purpose of using the egg white? Can I just use 2 original Egg Beaters?
Drizzle
Egg beaters is fine
Kim
These were so good! I didn't have Egg Beaters but used an egg white. 2 smart points! and amazing!!
Thanks!
Drizzle
Your very welcome Kim, glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Becky
I just made these for the second time, they are so awesome!! The flavors and texture are great. Thank you for sharing this recipe:)
Drizzle
Hi Becky, so glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Danielle
I really love the unique recipes on your site. I like that you use natural ingredients.
I made a double recipe of these. my whole family likes them. I had fresh blueberries that i had frozen over the summer.
It still worked ok with the bigger blueberries - they just sunk to the bottom.. I plan to wrap them in saran and freeze so i don't eat them all. Thank you!
Drizzle
Hi Danielle, happy to hear everyone enjoyed the muffins.. They freeze well.. 🙂
Anne F.
I believe you can toss the berries in some flour and they shouldn’t sink to bottom.
Sme
1st time on your blog - stumbled on this recipe googling healthy muffin options. These came out light airy & moist - definitely a different texture than a traditional full fat muffin as an FYI to anyone considering the recipe but that's not a complaint. I loved them & more importantly my picky critics, the 1 & 3 year old went back for 2nds, 3rds &... I used fresh blueberries, regular sugar & plain Greek yogurt - they could've been sweeter but perfect with a little drizzle of honey. Great recipe & I made a double batch so I'm hoping they freeze well. I'll be back to your blog! Thanks!
Drizzle
Hi, so glad you found me and I am happy you all enjoyed the muffins, yes I always let people know that most of my muffin recipes will be denser due to ingredients used, took me a little to get use to but now I prefer them that way any day 🙂 I hope you continue to enjoy the other recipes as much .. and yes the muffins freeze well 🙂
Jacqueline
Will this work using whole wheat flour? Same points?
Drizzle
Hi, I never use wheat flour but I don't see why not, and yes it is same points are regular while flour
Diane
I'm so bummed, I cannot
find frozen blueberries that don't contain sugar, even the organic have sugar.
Diane
Never mind. I was looking at the NI and saw sugar with a number. I then looked at the ingredients and it was just blueberries.
Drizzle
Not sure where you live but I am in Canada Ontario, I buy a brand at Sobey's that has no added sugar, I think I will add them to my next product review, you can use fresh blueberries in these muffins..
Toni
I am wondering how they come out if I omit the banana, since I cannot eat them . Or is that a binding ingredient? Would love to try them .
Drizzle
Hi Toni, it is kind of important to have them as they make up a lot of the muffin, you can try using apple sauce but it would change it up a lot, taste and texture
Nicole
I make them all of thè time and have always used applesauce because I don't like bananas. They are great!!
Drizzle
Thanks for the tip Nicole, glad you made them work for you 🙂
Deborah Goudreau
Best blueberry muffin recipe I have ever tasted. I love the idea of using Lemon Greek Yogurt to add a little more protien to my day. I used paper cups instead of the spray. Muffins came out perfectly. The combination of lemon and blueberry is magical. Doubling the blueberries made the muffins super delicious. I still can't believe this is only 2 SP!!!!
Drizzle
Hi Deborah, that is awesome, so glad you enjoyed them, lemon yogurt is a great add in 🙂
Beth davis
How much egg white do u use??
Drizzle
It says in recipe, 1 egg white (I use 2T egg whites in the carton)
Mary Schuch
Would the points change at all if I were to switch regular flour with wheat flour? I love to bake, but I am new to understanding how different ingredients affect point values. I am just used to baking anything yummy lol
Drizzle
I never use wheat flour but I would think the points would stay the same 🙂
Erin
Is the brown sugar packed into the spoon or just loosely spooned?
Drizzle
I usually just do it loose in the spoon
Courtney M
Hi I don't have any lemon will these come out fine without adding the lemon juice or does that help keep it moist?
Drizzle
They should still be fine, just not as lemon flavored
Alex L.
These are super yummy! I love a good baked good at only 2 sp!! Fulfills the craving but doesn't kill your points for the day! Thanks!!
Drizzle
Your very welcome, Alex, so glad you enjoy the muffins 🙂
T.Marie
Thank you for posting this. Unfortunately, I am allergic to eggs. Do you have any recommendation for a substitute? I usually use unsweetened applesauce.
Drizzle
I have a friend that can't eat eggs, she uses an egg replacement I am just not too sure of the name, maybe google it?? You could try leaving it out and replacing with the sauce, just not sure they will bake the same
BakingFun
Bananas and applesauce work well as egg substitutes.
Drizzle
Yes they do, thank you 🙂
Intermet
Do the ingredients have to be at room temperature? My muffins all dipped in the middle. I only used 1/2 the blueberries because they were so big.
Drizzle
Sometimes the muffins will dip a little and that is just based on the ingredients you are using, but they should not dip too much as you can see in my pictures, were they cooked in the middle? Maybe the blueberries were too big and weighed them down?
Michelle
These are soo good. I didn't have the lemon so I added a tb of oj. I used fresh blueberries, next time I'll use less or find smaller ones. I also added cinnamon. 2 pts for a tasty muffin, crazy good!
Drizzle
So glad you enjoyed them, thanks for the tips 🙂
Fl Holt
Do you used granulated brown sugar or packed brown sugar for this recipe
Drizzle
I use a packed brown sugar type, and usually lightly pack it
Natalie
My batter turned out looking more like cookie dough. It was not wet at all. I used whole Greek yogurt and coconut flour as I had those on hand. Curious to see how they turn out.
Drizzle
Hi Natalie, yeah swapping for those 2 ingredients over non fat yogurt and all purpose flour will definitely change the texture, hope you still enjoy them
Bev
I just came across this recipe so haven't tried yet. The pictures look like they are "cakey" Any suggestions to make it more like a bran or fibre based muffin? Thanks
Mary
I’m so glad I came across this recipe . I love muffins!! I can’t wait to make them. Thank you:)
Drizzle
Hi Mary, I hope you enjoy them 🙂
Beth Gotthold
Really good! Had to make a substitution - I only had plain greek yogurt so I added 2 packs of Stevia to add some sweet where the vanilla or lemon flavor would have had. I also would make the addition of a pinch of salt. Thank you for a delicious, low point treat!!
Drizzle
You are very welcome Beth, so glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Ginger
I made these for the first time tonight with gluten free flour. Turned out great! Thanks for the yummy recipe!
Drizzle
Awesome, so glad you enjoyed them and thanks for letting me know they turned out with the GF flour, I get asked a lot but I never bake with it
Melissa
Do you have to put the bannana in the muffin? I'm not a fan of bananas when they have been cooked
Drizzle
For these muffins they are a big part of them, you could try replacing it with applesauce, I'd say 1/3-1/2 cup
Chris
These aren't bad for their low point value but I think it's probably time to admit that everything that makes muffins "muffin-y" doesn't really work for ww. Like most recipes I've tried, these are more "souffle" like than muffin-y. They lack the cake like denseness of a regular muffin. That being said they are tasty for whatever they are...I think people need to adjust their expectations though.
Drizzle
Hi Chris, thanks for the feedback and yes you are right, if you want it WW friendly it is not going to be like a store bought 20 point muffin haha, it's about getting use to a different way of baking and I understand it is not for everyone 🙂
Ann Tinsley
What kind of brown sugar do you use? Regular or Splenda?
Drizzle
I always use regular but feel free to swap out of you prefer
James Rowat
Can Almond Flour be used instead of regular. Any changes that might be made when using A.F.
Drizzle
Hi James, I wish I was more experienced with AF but I am not, I know it bakes differently so I'm not too sure, all I can suggest is to wing it and give it a try, feel free to let us know if they turn out 🙂
Ana
These look great! I cant wait to try them. Can i replace the baking soda with more baking powder? Baking soda is hard to find where i live. Thanks!
Ana
Also, can i use to regular eggs insted of one egg and one white? Thans again!
Drizzle
Yes 🙂
Drizzle
Sure, that should be fine 🙂
Jessica
Muffins turned out perfect! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Drizzle
You are very welcome, so glad you enjoyed them 🙂
Lorna
I would love to try these but don't really care for banana in my muffins. Would using unsweetened applesauce work? Is so would how long ch would you recommend?
TIA,
Lorna
Drizzle
Hi Lorna, yes you can try the apple sauce as a replacement
Debra Hubner
I made these yesterday and followed recipe using vanilla yogurt instead of lemon yogurt. Texture and taste were fine but could hardly taste the lemon even though I was generous with the fresh zest. Any thoughts? also, I easily got 12 muffins from the batter.
Drizzle
Hi, you could definitely increase the lemon zest and even add a nit more fresh squeezed lemon to suit your liking, everyone has different taste buds so feel free to play around
ES
Are these mini or regular sized muffins?
Drizzle
They are regular size muffins