STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

BargainQueen · Marc Jacobs

Where do I find low-fat muffins?

laken1 · Hermes

weight watchers has a double chocolate or blueberry muffins - they are on the bread aisle at my store. But they are pretty pricey ($2.70 maybe for 3?)

Alikat · Kate Spade

I have yet to try them, but I hear vitamuffins are great - you can find those at Whole Foods.

alb · Marc Jacobs

I know you are looking for a storebought muffin but if you are interested in making your own I can give you the recipes for some great LF chocolate muffins that I made last week. They have pumpkin and cake mix in them, and were so easy and really good!! My husband, who hates pumpkin and hates low fat food, loved them.

Sunshinegirl · Kate Spade

I also have some great recipes for muffins. They are so easy to make and better for you than the processed ones. I have a super recipe from Shape Magazine that has dried cranberries and fresh blueberries. I have a great almond raspberry recipe. Let me know if you want the recipes.

laken1 · Hermes

I don't know about BQ, but I want the recipes for all of those muffins, ladies! I am especially interested in the almond & chocolate ones! Yum

alb · Marc Jacobs

Here is the recipe for the chocolate muffins:

Easy Pumpkin Chocolate chip muffins
WW POINTS® Value | 2
Servings | 24

breakfast |

Ingredients
18 1/4 oz unprepared chocolate devil’s food cake mix

15 oz canned pumpkin
2 egg white(s)
1/2 C. water
1/2 C. mini chocolate chips

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray 24 muffin pans with non-stick cooking spray.
Combine all ingredients
Place a scant 1/3 cup of cake batter into each muffin well.
Bake for 20-22 minutes (look on back of box) or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Cool on wire rack.

Sunshine--I'm interested in your recipes too!

laken1 · Hermes

alb, i'm reluctant on the whole pumpkin idea, but I trust you so I'm going to try it. I am all about a 2 pt chocolate muffin!

alb · Marc Jacobs

Hey laken--Yeah, I was skeptical as well, but you really can't taste the pumpkin. The muffins are super chocolatey and really moist (like chocolate cake). If you're concerned about it tasting pumpkiney, you could use a little less of the pumpkin and it would probably still be moist enough. Definitely let me know what you think!

Hermione · Kate Spade

Kashi cereal muffins

1 Point per muffin

1 c. Whole wheat flour
2 Tsp. Baking powder
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1 3/4 C. Kashi® Good Friends Cereal
3/4 C. Skim milk, rice or soy milk
1/4 C. Honey
2 Egg whites
1/4 C. Unsweetened applesauce
1 Med. Ripe banana, mashed
Non-stick cooking spray

Preheat oven to 400º. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine Kashi Good Friends Cereal and milk and let stand for 2-3 minutes. Add the egg whites and beat well. Stir in applesauce, banana and honey. Add flour mixture and mix only until dry ingredients are moistened (over mixing will produce rubbery muffins). Fill sprayed muffin tins. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned

Makes 12 muffins

rocky · Coach

I love love love the lowfat Apricot Blueberry muffins at starbucks. They don't taste lowfat at all, and the apricot makes the muffin moist. I like them better than regular muffins.

BargainQueen · Marc Jacobs

Thanks alb, I'm going to try those choc muffins, I'm not into the berry/fruity muffins, I'm glad there's a low-fat choc alternative

laken1 · Hermes

alb wrote:

Hey laken--Yeah, I was skeptical as well, but you really can't taste the pumpkin. The muffins are super chocolatey and really moist (like chocolate cake). If you're concerned about it tasting pumpkiney, you could use a little less of the pumpkin and it would probably still be moist enough. Definitely let me know what you think!

ummm, I made these & they are AWESOME!!!! Just in case anyone is hestitant, don't be. I am struggling to stay away from them!