Low-Calorie Muffin Recipes

Find healthy, delicious low-calorie muffin recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

Staff Picks

Baked Banana-Nut Oatmeal Cups

Rating: Unrated
15
Muffins meet oatmeal in these moist and tasty grab-and-go oatmeal cups. Feel free to swap out the pecans for any other nut--walnuts would be great--or omit them altogether. Make a batch on the weekend and keep them in your fridge or freezer for quick and easy breakfasts all week. Reheat in the microwave for about 40 seconds.
By Carolyn Casner

Muffin-Tin Quiches with Smoked Cheddar & Potato

Rating: Unrated
26
Potatoes, cheese and greens make this mini quiche recipe delicious and satisfying. Bake up a batch over the weekend and you'll have breakfast available in a hurry for the rest of the week.
By Carolyn Casner

Morning Glory Muffins

Rating: Unrated
6
These Morning Glory muffins are full of everything you'd expect in the bakery favorite-carrots, apple and raisins, topped with nuts and toasted wheat germ. If raisins aren't your favorite, substitute an equal amount of the dried fruit of your choice.
By Patsy Jamieson

Banana-Bran Muffins

Rating: Unrated
36
By the end of the week, any bananas left in the fruit bowl are past their prime--just right for these moist bran muffins. Add a handful of dark chocolate chips to entice children to enjoy a fiber-rich treat.
By Patsy Jamieson

Flourless Banana Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins

Rating: Unrated
9
Pulsing rolled oats with eggs, banana, brown sugar and oil creates the moist dough of these chocolaty muffins without a bit of all-purpose flour. These are two-bite muffins with a dense and gooey texture. They're delicately sweet and rich, too, so baking them as mini muffins makes them a perfect snack or quick morning bite.
By Carolyn Casner

Blueberry-Lemon Crumb Muffins

Rating: Unrated
2
Blueberries and lemon are a natural pairing in these light and airy muffins with a delicate brown sugar crumble. If you like an extra blast of lemon flavor, use lemon extract rather than vanilla. These muffins are best with fresh blueberries, but you can substitute with frozen. Don't thaw them before you stir them into the batter.
By Hilary Meyer

Peanut Butter & Chia Berry Jam English Muffin

Rating: Unrated
2
The addition of chia seeds in the quick “jam” topping adds heart-healthy omega-3s to this healthy breakfast recipe.
By Sara Haas, R.D.N., L.D.N.

Banana-Oat Muffins

Whip up a batch of these diabetic-friendly Banana-Oat Muffins for a quick and easy snack or add them to complete a balanced breakfast. These muffins can be eaten over several days or frozen and enjoyed for up to a month.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Ham-&-Cheese Purses

With easy bread dough standing by in your fridge, you can bake up these savory muffins in just 20 minutes.
By Adam Dolge

Blueberry-Oat Muffins

Rating: Unrated
2
These diabetic-friendly, Blueberry-Oat Muffins, sweetened with brown sugar and honey, are best when served still warm from the oven.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Strawberry-Orange Breakfast Cakes

Rating: Unrated
2
Yes, you can pull off baked goods on busy mornings! With a make-ahead batter and filling, these breakfast muffins go from fridge to table in under 30 minutes.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Rhubarb Oat Muffins

These whole-grain rhubarb-oat muffins are full of flavor. Sprinkled with a sweet and nutty topping, they're a great choice for a grab-and-go breakfast or an afternoon snack.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Inspiration and Ideas

Gluten-Free Morning Glory Blender Muffins

Gluten-Free Morning Glory Blender Muffins

Rating: Unrated
4
These gluten-free muffins use finely ground rolled oats in place of flour. That gives the fruit- and nut-studded muffins a tender texture and fluffy crumb. To make the muffins even easier, everything is combined in the blender so you can blend, pour, bake and enjoy.
Flourless Blender Zucchini Muffins

Flourless Blender Zucchini Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1
The batter for these healthy gluten-free zucchini muffins comes together in a flash in your blender. And these tasty treats are baked in a mini muffin tin, so they're the perfect snack or quick breakfast. The chocolate chips are an optional but excellent addition.
Blueberry Muffin Bars

Blueberry Muffin Bars

Rating: Unrated
2
Lemon-Cranberry Muffins

Lemon-Cranberry Muffins

Rating: Unrated
7
Carrot & Banana Muffins

Carrot & Banana Muffins

Rating: Unrated
5
Healthy Blueberry Muffins

Healthy Blueberry Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1

Corn Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1

Call on these hearty cornmeal muffins to help boost a soup, stew, chili, or salad into a filling meal.

All Low-Calorie Muffin Recipes

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1
What could possibly make pumpkin muffins even better? Mini chocolate chips! Our healthy pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are made with white whole-wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour and are sweetened with just the right amount of brown sugar to make them sweet without being cloying.
By Carolyn Casner

Blueberry-Ricotta Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1
These muffins are made with blueberries and light and creamy ricotta cheese and dipped in a sweet orange glaze. Perfect for a quick snack or a breakfast on-the-go, they're ready in just 30 minutes.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Whole-Wheat Strawberry Muffins

Rating: Unrated
2
Kids in the Massachusetts Farm to School program used smart recipe swaps when they created these strawberry muffins: applesauce to replace some of the oil lowers calories, and whole-wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour brings added fiber and more nutrients.
By Adapted by EatingWell Test Kitchen

Peaches & Cream Mini Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1
Mini muffins are perfect for grab-and-go snacking. Try this recipe with fruity peaches and cream cheese chunks--they bake up in just 35 minutes and are perfect for sharing with family, friends, and coworkers!
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Apple-Cheddar Quinoa Muffins

Rating: Unrated
5
In this savory quinoa muffin recipe, grated apple adds moisture, quinoa adds protein and sharp Cheddar cheese makes these healthy muffins a perfect pairing for soups and stews. To make these quinoa muffins gluten-free, use a gluten-free flour blend in place of the whole-wheat flour.
By Ivy Manning

Irish Soda Bread Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1
The sheer simplicity of Irish soda bread belies its goodness. We've made this easy whole-wheat quick bread even faster by baking the dough in muffin cups. Serve the muffins warm, with butter and honey.
By Carolyn Casner

Spiced Bran Muffins with Dried Apricots

The daily recommendation for grains is to make half of them whole-grains. These bran muffins--flavored with banana, apricot and delicious spices--are a tasty and creative way to incorporate whole-grains into your diet.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Winter Squash Muffins with Cranberries

Rating: Unrated
1
Grated winter squash, such as butternut or acorn, adds a bit of sweetness and keeps these tender muffins moist in this easy recipe. Shredded zucchini is a good substitute in summertime.
By Molly Stevens

Banana Bran Muffins

Rating: Unrated
3
Banana bran muffins are great to have on hand for breakfast on-the-go!
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Apricot-Pecan Muffins

Apricots, oats, pecans, and a touch of allspice are a winning combination in these easy-to-make muffins.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Banana-Fig Ginger Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1
These muffins are the perfect start to any day.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Best of Bran Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1
This healthy muffin recipe contains flaxseeds and canola oil, which are both high in heart-healthy, omega-3 fatty acids.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Rhubarb Oat Muffins

These tasty rhubarb muffins have a sweet streusel topping and are ready in 45 minutes. Use regular rolled oats which have more texture than quick-cooking or instant rolled oats.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Vegan Blueberry Muffins

These blueberry muffins may not have eggs or milk, but they are light, fluffy and loaded with sweet fruity flavor. Flaxseed acts as an egg replacement in these vegan muffins that are perfect for a quick breakfast, Sunday brunch or late-night snack. Be sure to add the blueberries in with the dry ingredients, or they'll turn the batter purple.
By Carolyn Casner

Raisin-Carrot Muffins

Wheat germ and carrots add to the fiber for these diabetic-friendly muffins. Serve them for breakfast or brunch.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Gluten-Free Peach Crumble Muffins

Gluten-free and perfectly crumbly, these muffins are packed with cinnamon flavor that blends seamlessly with fresh or frozen peaches.
By Devon O'Brien

Savory Prosciutto Muffins

Rating: Unrated
2
Chopped onion caramelized in butter gives these muffins a sweet and savory flavor. The prosciutto adds a hit of salt and richness. Serrano ham or other cured ham can be used in place of the prosciutto, if preferred.
By Marie Simmons

Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins

These gluten-free muffins are full of fruit and guaranteed to be a family favorite. Choose your blueberries wisely. Plump, juicy berries with a deep-blue hue are best.
By Hilary Meyer

Applesauce-Date Muffins

Rating: Unrated
4
These easy, tasty applesauce-date muffins are rich in fiber, low in saturated fat and perfectly portable, making them great for breakfast or snack time.
By Elizabeth Hiser

Mini Greek Pizza Muffins

Rating: Unrated
4
All the flavors of a Greek pizza make these savory muffins bite-size treats for adults and kids alike.
By EatingWell Test Kitchen

Peach Crumble Muffins

Rating: Unrated
1
These muffins are just peachy. White whole-wheat flour takes the place of white flour in these healthier crumble-topped muffins.
By Devon O'Brien

Tangerine Puckers

These mini tangerine muffins are just the right size for snacking. Each one has less than 50 calories and only 1 gram of fat.
By Diabetic Living Magazine

Blueberry-Orange Muffins

Rating: Unrated
4
Small wild blueberries, which tend to be more tart than cultivated berries, are wonderful for baking. Forage them yourself or look for them with other frozen fruit in your supermarket.
By Patsy Jamieson

Buttermilk Corn Muffins

This savory muffin recipe is less sweet than most corn breads. The muffins are quick, easy, and make a great side dish for dinner and for Thanksgiving.
By Diabetic Living Magazine
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