Weight Watchers Banana Muffins With Tart Lemon Icing

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"These muffins are like mini-frosted banana cakes with a surprising burst of lemon. They are 3 points per muffin. This recipe makes 18 mini-muffins."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 18

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 cup skim milk
• 4 large bananas, ripe, mashed

• Icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest, strips (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
2. Line 18 muffin holes with paper liners.
3. Place sugar and butter in a large bowl; cream with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
4. Add egg and vanilla; beat until thoroughly mixed.
5. In another large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add half of flour mixture to butter mixture; beat well with mixer.
6. Add milk and remaining flour mixture; beat until batter is combined and then fold in mashed bananas.
7. Spoon batter into muffin liners about 3/4 full.
8. Bake until muffins start to brown and a tester inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes.
9. Allow muffins to cool in pan for about 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack and cool completely before icing.
10. Meanwhile, combine icing ingredients in a medium bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy, about 1 to 2 minutes.
11. Ice cooled muffins; cover and refrigerate any uneaten muffins.
12. Yields 1 muffin per serving.
13. Note:.
14. If the mouth-puckering lemon icing isn't enough flavor for you, try adding 1/2 teaspoon each of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger to the flour mixture.

Reviews

[samanthafairbairn]

Just finished making these (as mini muffins...of course shortened bake time). Added some mini chocolate chips...they are excellent!

 

[potions]

Very good! The lemon icing complements the banana muffins.

 

[canadarosebud]

These muffins were great, they double in size and easy to make. My husband says there great.