These delicious Weight Watchers Honey Muffins are sure to steal your heart; they’re low-point (only 4 points!) and taste like heaven. In my opinion, the humble honey muffin is the muffin of all muffins. The reason I say this is because it’s not only a subtly sweet breakfast treat, but you can also serve it with dinner. It has such a delicate honeyed taste that it will bring out the best flavors in your morning coffee and somehow also elevate a slow-cooked chili dinner. Honestly, it is such a perfect dinner bread to serve with meals that you would usually enjoy cornbread with. Its sweet and savory versatility is unmatched.

To make a lightened-up version of a honey muffin, I had to make some adjustments to the usual ingredients, such as using lower-point butter and sugar substitutes. I also reduced some of the typical liquid ingredients and used unsweetened applesauce instead. I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the oven after baking them, and they had risen to perfection! It was already so promising. Then, when I took my first bite, I knew it was a recipe I just had to share. The classic honey muffins were some of the fluffiest muffins I’ve ever made—so incredibly light, moist, and delicately sweet. You certainly won’t regret spending half an hour making them.

Why You Should Try This Recipe

You can make it by hand! There’s no need to use a tabletop mixer or hand mixer. In fact, I suggest making this recipe by hand so that you don’t accidentally overmix the batter and make the muffins tough. This recipe can be made by hand in just a few minutes.
Who doesn’t love a low-fat muffin? Each muffin has only 1.7 grams of fat, and each portion is 116 calories. This is much lower than the average muffin from your store or local bakery. Plus, you can say you made it yourself.
It’s quick—just about 30 minutes from start to finish. This recipe is so quick that you can even make it quickly in the morning before heading out the door. You can also make these quick and easy muffins to accompany your dinner on busy weeknights.

Recipe Overview

Serving Size: 1 muffin (58g)
Number of Servings: 12
Time to Cook: 12-16 min
WW Points Per Recipe: 4 WW points per muffin, 52 points for the entire batch (Click here to view the recipe in the WW app. WW login is required)

Ingredients in Weight Watchers Honey Muffins

2 cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup Zero-calorie sweetener (use a 1:1 sugar replacement like monk fruit powder)
1 tbsp Baking powder
¼ tsp table salt
¾ cup unsweetened plain almond milk or fat-free milk
3 tbsp light butter substitute, melted (I used I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Light)
1 Egg
½ tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup organic honey

Ingredients needed for making homemade muffins

Instructions for Making Weight Watchers Honey Muffins

Preheat oven to 400°F.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk all of the dry ingredients together to get rid of any lumps.
Separately, whisk together the wet ingredients (At first, I added the warm melted butter to the bowl and then drizzled the honey into it slowly, which helped soften the honey. Then, I went ahead and added the rest, whisking until smooth).

Wet and dry ingredients for honey muffins

4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Gently fold all of the ingredients together until the dry ingredients are moistened and there are no flour pockets. (It’s crucial not to overmix, as it will give the muffins a tough texture.)

5. Scoop the muffins into a paper-lined or greased muffin tin and bake them for 12 to 16 minutes. The tops will be golden brown. Press the tops of them lightly with your finger and they will spring back when done. If your finger leaves an indent, allow them to bake longer until they’re springy.

Variations and Substitutions

Sweetener Vs. Sugar: If you want to use granulated sugar instead of something like monk fruit, it doesn’t raise the WW points much. It will increase the Weight Watchers points to 6 points per muffin.
Flour Type: you can swap 1/4 of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour to make these muffins even healthier! Or, to make gluten-free honey muffins, you can simply use an all-purpose gluten-free blend. I don’t suggest using just almond flour or coconut flour, etc. A blend is best.
Banana Honey Muffins: Omit the egg and add one mashed banana in its place. This will add moisture and extra flavor to the muffin, giving it a bright and fruity flavor with hints of honey.

Blueberry Honey Muffins: Add fresh or frozen blueberries to the batter at the last minute. I suggest first tossing them in some of the measured flour, which will prevent their juices from leaking into the batter.
Honey Muffins with Nuts or Dried Fruit: You can make honey muffins with almonds, walnuts, or another type of nut! Make sure to use chopped nuts so the pieces aren’t too big in the muffins. These muffins also taste delicious with dried fruit, such as chopped fig pieces, dried blueberries, cranberries, or cherries.

Tips and Tricks for Making the Best Honey Muffins

Once the muffins have cooled, you can store any leftovers in an airtight container or in a large resealable baggy and keep them at room temperature for about 4 days. They also freeze well! You can freeze them for 3-4 months and their quality will still be amazing.
As mentioned, be extra cautious when mixing the batter. The last thing you want to do is accidentally over-mix and make the muffins have a funky texture. I personally like to partially mix it and then allow the batter to sit for a few minutes so the flour can hydrate. Then, I go back in and gently fold it before scooping it.
This recipe makes 12 muffins. Make sure to evenly disperse the batter so that they’re all the same size and you don’t run out of batter early. I like using a cookie scoop to do so.
Sometimes, muffins can stick to paper liners, so you can always spray liners if you are using them. I personally didn’t use any liners for this recipe (I just greased the pan). Once the muffins were out of the oven for about 10 minutes, they popped out of the pan perfectly with no issues.

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