These Weight Watchers Lemon Muffins recipes have been my family’s favorite for years! I have been on WW since 2010, Weight Watchers. Now I love that the program is food that my whole family will eat and is everyday food that I choose.
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Post first posted in 2014, post updated in 2022
I am sure you know if you have been doing Weight Watchers that there are times you make something that your family doesn’t like but that you do. Luckily these are not that way, and the kids even love these muffins when we make them. I found this originally in a Weight Watcher support Facebook group.
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WHAT IS Weight Watchers?
When starting any new weight loss program or diet changes be sure to consult with a doctor or physician about any personal health concerns. It is a good idea to have blood sugar levels, blood pressure, and hormones checked at a physical before and during being on the WW program.
New to Weight Watchers?? Also known as WW, a weight loss program uses points assigned to food to track and lose weight. When you sign up, you take an assessment that will assign you a point value to eat daily and a weekly allowance. You can carry over 4 points from the day into your weekly allowance, which is handy when you need more points.
I have been on Weight Watchers since 2011. They have had Points Plus Value, WW Smartpoints, blue plan, green plan, purple plan, WW Personal Points, and now Weight Watchers Points. The new Weight Watchers Simplified plan is the new program launched in November 2022 is similar to previous plans like WW Smartpoints, with some color plans.
No matter the WW plan, they work to help you learn healthy eating habits. I have hit lifetime goal weight a couple of times but stopped operating the plan and tracking, so the weight does creep back on. You do stay on as a lifetime member, just working towards goal. Head on over ->here to get a month for free.
Weight Watchers Lemon Muffins Recipe Ingredients:
- Water
- Lemon Greek Yogurt– This has gotten hard to find, but you can use a no-fat greek yogurt or low-calorie greek yogurt. The no fat will have points on the current plan.
- Lemon cake mix– You can do a different flavor if you can find a lemon greek yogurt; if not, lemon flavoring maybe make up for not having a lemon cake mix.
How To Make Lemon Weight Watchers Muffins:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
Take a paper towel and wet it with vegetable oil
Rub the Muffin Pan with the paper towel to grease the pan so that your muffins will pop on out
In a bowl, mix all three ingredients until well mixed; it’s a weird light, fluffy dough and smells amazing.
Using a cookie scoop, spoon the dough into the muffin pan until all 24 are full; these do rise a bit, so don’t fill up all the way
Set in the oven and bake for about 15-22 minutes depending on how hot your oven cooks
Remove from oven when you can remove a clean toothpick and allow to cool for 10 minutes
I remove my muffins by popping up from the bottom; they typically pop out clean!
Place the muffins on a baking rack to help cool off before you bag them up! These do tend to hold the heat, so be sure to cool them properly! I have about ten different wire racks; when I go on a baking frenzy, it’s really handy to have a lot of them! I use mine at least once a week!
Regrease your pan and bake the rest of the batter. I get from 32-40 muffins depending on how full the cups of the muffin pan are before baking
Pop them out and enjoy!
Lemon Weight Watchers Muffins WW Breakdown:
Now with any Weight Watcher recipe, be sure to replug your ingredients on the recipe for proper point calculation and tracking. I have included screenshots from the recipe builder on WW when I had 37 muffins in a batch. Mine worked out to two weight watchers points per mini muffin.
Other Weight Watchers Muffins Recipes To Make
Between 3 ingredient cake mix muffins and Kodiak muffins, there is no reason to go without muffins! Check out my -> Weight Watcher Muffin Recipes. My favorite part of Weight Watchers is that it’s everyday food on the plan.
Other Weight Watcher Collections To Checkout
These are all great recipes made in my kitchen, and most are kid-approved. Click on the name to be taken to them.
- Dinners For The Family
- Air Fryer Recipes
- Chicken Dinners
- Dessert Recipes
- Pumpkin Recipes
- Brownie Recipes
- Casserole Recipes
- Weight Watcher Muffins
- Breakfast Recipes
Weight Watchers Lemon Muffins Recipe
Lemon Weight Watchers Muffins are only low Weight Watchers made with only three ingredients!! Quick and easy low-point WW treat!
Ingredients
- 1 Lemon Cake Mix
- 1 100 Calorie Lemon Yogurt
- 1 Cup of water
Instructions
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Pre Heat oven to 350 degrees
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Mix together all ingredients together in bowl
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Line or grease your cupcake pan
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Fill half full (These ones grow large with baking)
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Bake for about 15-22 minutes depending on your oven
Sandy says
I would love to try these – I count calories, not WW points. I am sure this must be a typo in the recipe, because surely one little muffin can’t have 2,232 calories! Can you please advise as to the correct calorie count? Thanks so much 🙂
Holli says
Because she’s using the WW’s calculator, that is the total for the entire batch. You would just need to divide by how many muffins it makes for you (same for fat, protein, etc.). In her case, with 32 minis, it would be around 69-70 calories each. Hope that helps. 🙂
tonya says
I have type 2 diabetes would these muffins be diabetic friendly
Laurie says
I would say no, because the cake mix has sugar in it.
Kathy says
How many carbs are in 1
weight watcher newbie says
there are sugar free cake mix options 🙂
Vickie Sanders says
I’d say yes they are as you probably count carbs more than sugar and they would be low in carbs to be 2 WW points.
Amy says
I made these tonight, they are wonderful! So easy to make have an actual muffin consistency. I calculated my WW points and they came out to 2 points each but I believe thats because I had larger muffins.
Niki says
These muffins are so good and so easy! My four year old asks for them constantly!
Jerusha says
This is absolutely genius and I can’t wait to try it! It’s so easy and seemingly effortless, plus who doesn’t love that lemon smell and taste? I may run out to get yogurt now just to try it! Thank you for the great idea!
Beverly says
I love anything that has lemon in it. Might add some zest as well.
Thanks for sharing,
Bev
Laurie says
I will be pinning these to try!
~Laurie
Alexis says
So simple! I love quick easy things like this, thanks for sharing!
AnnMarie says
These are so easy and perfect. I was on weight watchers about 8 years ago and still count points, but by the old system. I can’t wait to try these for mid-morning snack when I am starving! Pinned!
renee says
what kind of pan do i use!thank you!!
Jenny says
I used a mini muffin Silicone pan. Worked great for this muffins!
Claudette says
is ths 1 point for a regular muffin or mini muffin
stacey says
Sounds delicious!! How much do you think are for Smart Points?
Lisa says
I just saw someone post saying they were 3 SP
Spom says
How many points would they be with Smart Points ??
Spom says
How many smart points??
Joy says
I just made them and they come to the top of a regular muffin tin, I made 24 and they work out to 3 smart points.
Lisa says
Thanks for that I was just asking the same thing.
Laurie says
I love that these only have 3 ingredients! My husband and I are trying to watch the calories, so this will be a tasty addition to dinner 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Darlene says
I was never a fan of lemons but I’ve noticed that lately they are pleasing my taste buds. LOL Do you add the ingredients listed on the box plus those you listed here?
Ashley says
Yum! I love baking with greek yogurt!
Kathleen says
These little lemon gems look so delicious, just wait till I get my coffee and I will be into them.
Beverly says
This looks like a great recipe for anyone who wants quick, easy and low calorie treats. I’m going to try this. I love lemon muffins.
Kristina & Millie says
ohh these lemon muffins sound delish! I love the small pop in your mouth size too and no egg, no oil? awesome! thanks for sharing the recipe!
Lisa @ A Bride On A Budget says
I am so obsessed with these muffins. I’ve made them so many times in different combinations, but this is the original!!
Wendy says
Wow, these look so easy! And I love lemon anything, so I know I would love these! I would probably have to hide them from myself because eating them all at once would negate the WW value… 😉
Sherry says
Looks super delicious! I will definitely give these a try (just can’t resist muffins!)
Charlene Asay says
These look so yummy. How great that they are such a low calorie and 1 point WWs. Thanks for sharing these with us all.
Amberjane says
These look so good that I am making them tomorrow Jenny
Suzy says
This is a great fast and easy recipe for a weight watcher snack!….please check out my low carb snickerdoodle cookie
chellie says
MMMMM love lemon! it’s so springy!
Debbie says
These were amazing. As a new member I’m so glad to find recipes like this! one note: i am going to add some real lemon and a tsp of lemon zest next time to give them a bit more zing. Poppy seeds would also be nice.
I calculated the smartpoints at 2 for 32 muffins. Mine made closer to 44 and it was still 2 pts so I’m going to full them slightly fuller next time to get more out of my 2 pts!
AJ says
Hi Jenny,
Oh… muffins! I haven’t made any for a long time, perhaps I will have to change that!
Hope you are having a great day!
Cheers,
AJ
Kim says
Great sounding recipe! Pinned & Sharing on FB! Have a great week!
Kim
Chelc says
Oooh, these sound so good!
Lisa says
Is there any way to know how many points they are now with the Smart points system?
Courtney says
These look SO light and fluffy! Yum!
Virginia says
Can’t wait to try these. Thanks for the recipe!
Edye says
These look so yummy! Pinned for later 🙂
Blessings,
Edye
Leslie says
So, I’ve seen the WW muffins using diet soda, but never with greek yogurt (which is a much healthier choice!) I can’t wait to give this recipe a try.
Sandra Garth says
I am looking forward to trying these!
Carol says
Sounds delicious
Barbara Bayduk says
I made these muffins but instead of water I added fresh squeezed lemon juice mmmmm
Selena says
What an easy recipe! Must try especially now that i’m trying to watch what I eat.
Angie Rose says
These look really tasty! I love lemon everything 🙂
Sharon says
Where can I find this E tools recipe calculator? I have searched and have not found it. Thanks.
Also I made mini chocolate muffins with chocolate cake mix and a can of pumpkin with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of water. They were awesome. Made 36 in a batch.
Jenny says
If you are a weight watchers member it’s part of the E-tools. Hope that helps!
Sherry says
Quick question about the lemon muffins. I don’t like Greek yogurt. Can I use regular yogurt to make these with?
Jenny says
You should be able to but it will change the muffins a lot.
Honestly I am not a greek yogurt fan and you can’t tell that’s what these are made of.
tabitha says
how long will they keep?
Tina says
How many carbs does this work out to?
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Melissa says
Jenny Thanks for the post but I am an English teacher and just want to edit you small mistake ,It is not ” these ones” it would just be these ,or they grow bigger when cooking . No offense just want the world to stop saying these ones Thank you
Melissa says
and look at that I made a typo it would be your small mistake not you small mistake sorry
Marilyn cline says
How many smart pts for the lemon muffins if you made 12 lrg?
Audrey says
Big lemon fan here. And I love that muffin pan.
Lori says
These look delish! And great for watching your weight!
Heather says
I was surprised at how simple these were. And they look so good! Thanks for sharing!
Marilyn Lesniak says
You just have to love weight watcheers.
Cristina says
It looks amazing. I`m looking forward in trying them out!
Karen says
oops – I did 2 cups of water by accident… I’ll let you know what hapens
Jenny says
Oh no did they turn out okay??
Cathy says
I made this recipe, and they are divine! According to my WW recipe builder, the cake mix (whole box) is 7 smart points and the fat free lemon yogurt I used is 2 sp. So, at a total of 9 points for the batch, that’s a counting value of 1 point each. I made 21 regular-sized muffins, and my hubby loves them too!
Jenny says
Oh what brand was that. Love they turned out great for you they are a family favorite!
Cher says
Sounds good but if these are made in a mini pan and they are one bite not worth it to me. I will find something else thanks but they do look good. Might try them for a brunch or something like that or a ladies luncheon.. Thanks
Kristen says
Thanks for this! I make these all the time! They are so good!
Lynn says
I made these and they are really good, but for me anything Lemon is good my husband really likes them too. When I made them I ended up with 48 mini muffins. I tried to enter this into my Weight Watchers app but, didn’t get the info off of the box that has sugar amounts and other required info to get the right calculations. Still want to say thank you for the recipe.
patricia woyahn says
I AM A DIABETIC, COULD I USE A SUGAR FREE WHITE CAKE MIX ?
Jenny says
I am sure you could! Let me know how the taste turns out I have never tried a sugar free cake mix before.
Susan says
Do you a mixer to mix them together or spoon?
Jenny says
I mix with a whisk for the batter.
chris says
I’m trying to figure out the points for this. Why would you plug it in as 10 servings?
Thanks!
Christine says
Hi there just curious what size yogurt you are using. I wasnt sure if small size or the larger tub.
Thank you!
Jenny says
Its the small container that is normally right around a dollar for the greek yogurt.
Myriam Audet says
Hi,
I am from Canada…
Can you tell me the ouces of the yogurt, as we do not have the same here ?
Thank you so much!
Jenny says
They are a 5.3 oz Cup or about a 1/4 cup too. Hope that helps!
Tonya says
I wonder how this would work with fresh blueberries added??
Jenny says
I bet it would be amazing!! I need to try that out.
Kh says
Added blueberries this time! Delicious!
Jenny says
Oh yum!
Joanne Hawkins says
Hi
Can you freeze the muffins?
Jenny says
I have not tried to but I am sure you can I would lay them flat in a bag or spread out on a tray to flash freeze them so they don’t stick to each other.
Gail Scott says
Can you use lemon pie filling with the cake mix?
Jenny says
I am sure you could but I would watch the cook time. It would also drastically change the points as well I believe.
animal jam says
I’m trying to figure out the points for this. Why would you plug it in as 10 servings?
Debbie Crocker says
I have figured this using smart points & come up with 7.2 points. 7 points for cake mix & .2 for yogurt. Not sure how everyone is coming up with lesser points. If you take the individual serving info on the side of the box it is for 10 servings. If you multiply by 10 & divide by 24 or 48 I get 7 points.
Carolyn says
Hello I know someone already asked this but to confirm just 1/4 cup of yogurt
?
Jenny says
I always use the single cup of greek yogurt. I believe that is about 1/4 cup.
Jane says
I would like to make these muffins in a regular size muffin pan instead of a mini size. My question is how long should I bake them
Jenny says
I would start at ten minutes and keep an eye on them. Also make sure you replug your WW points with the new serving number
Gina says
I’ve tried these MANY times and they are delicious! That being said I do you have a question for all of you out there….
Has any one tried using muffin liners? Or do you believe it would stick?
I don’t want to ruin the entire batch of that delicious mix!
Thank you in advance!
Donna says
Just made in muffin paper liners and they worked just fine. These are very good. I put some chopped walnuts on top of some. Although, I know that changes the points/calorie count, gave it a nice change. This recipe is a keeper. Thanks!
Helen Logan says
My measuring cup says 1/4 cup is 2 ounces. This is confusing!