Friday, April 26, 2013

Low calorie red velvet muffins



These Muffins tasted more like a treat, but they are pretty low in calories :)
~Alaina



Ingredients
  • ****Cake****
  • 1 box Moist Red Velvet Cake Mix: 2160 Calories
  • 6 oz Vanilla low-fat Yogurt: 110 Calories
  • 1 egg(liquid eggs): 25 Calories
  • 1 cup water: 0 Calories
  • ****Cheesecake****
  • 1 block of 8 oz  Fat free Cream Cheese (Philly): 240 Calories
  • 1/4 cup Vanilla (2 oz) low-fat Yogurt: 30 Calories
  • 1/4 cup Light Sour Cream: 80 Calories
  • 2 Large Egg Whites: 50 Calories
  • 1/4 cup Sugar: 180 Calories
  • 1 Tbsp Flour: 25 Calories
  • 1 tsp Vanilla: 0 Calories
Each muffin is 80 Calories, if you make 36.
  1. Pre-Heat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Prepare muffin/cupcake tins with foil liners (36); set aside
  3. In a large mixing bowl: beat all the Cake Ingredients on medium speed until all well combined; set aside
  4. In a medium mixing bowl: beat all the Cheesecake Ingredients on med/low until all well combined
  5. Add Red Velvet Cake Mix to the all the cupcake liners, approx 1/2 full
  6. Add an ice cream scoop size of the cheesecake mixture on top of the cake mix
  7. Swirl with a fork to combine slightly and get a swirled design (look at picture below)
  8. Bake for 25 minutes until the cheesecake is set.
  9. Cook and cool until they come to room temp
  10. then refrigerate in a covered container for minimum of 1 hour.

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