Each year the official start of “Pumpkin Season” begins when Starbucks debuts their Pumpkin Spice Lattes. And thanks to the coffee company, Pumpkin Season is beginning a week earlier this year. I start craving my fat free pumpkin muffins.
I try not to be a total “girly girl” and squeal with excitement over the thought of those warm, frothy drinks, but truth be told I like pumpkin just as much as the next person.
So in honor of the beginning of the most glorious time of the year, I’m sharing with you my favorite pumpkin muffin recipe. Believe it or not — it’s FAT-FREE! The fat free vanilla yogurt is the perfect healthy substitute for the butter and oil normally found in muffin recipes. Additionally, the yogurt and the pumpkin filling make these muffins incredibly moist!
So try this Fat Free Pumpkin Muffins recipe as the perfect sidekick to your first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the year! If you’re looking for more breakfast recipes, check out my Healthier Sugar Free Banana Bread recipe.
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Fat Free Pumpkin Muffins
Fat free pumpkin muffins help usher in the autumn – “Pumpkin” flavored goods – season. These healthier muffins are delicious quick morning bites.
- Total Time20 minutes
- Yield18 muffins 1x
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3 egg whites
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup fat free vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup pumpkin
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
- Pour flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and baking powder into bowl and set aside
- Whisk together egg whites, sugar and yogurt in large bowl
- Stir in 1 cup pumpkin
- Slowly add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and stir just enough to combine
The batter will be thick - Line a muffin tin with liners
- Pour mixture into liner 2/3 full
Fill each tin with the same amount of batter - Place muffin tin in oven and bake for 5 minutes
- Then while muffins are still in the oven, reduce the temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and bake for an additional 8 minutes
Starting the temperature high and then reducing it creates the perfect bakery-style muffin tops - Remove from oven and let cool
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 115