These Cheesy Cornbread Muffins are low in points and is especially luscious alongside a chili or soup!
Servings: Make 12 muffins
GREEN: 3 SmartPoints for 1 muffin if using liquid egg substitute or 2 muffins for 7 SmartPoints or 4 SmartPoints per muffin if using whole eggs
BLUE: 3 SmartPoints for 1 muffin or 2 muffins for 7 SmartPoints
PURPLE: 3 SmartPoints for 1 muffin or 2 muffins for 7 SmartPoints
How do I make these Cheesy Cornbread Muffins?
For this recipe you will want to be sure you use yellow cornmeal and not pre packaged cornbread mix. The combination of the self rising flour mixed with yellow cornmeal will become the base for these cornbread muffins.
I use Land o’ Lake light butter for all of my baking recipes. I have found that it has the lowest points and it tastes amazing! You can find it at most grocery stores next to the butter. It comes in a tub-with a green lid. Be sure that it says light butter-they sell one that is regular that is made with canola oil as well-so be sure to check that it says light.
Pour batter into muffin tins about 2/3 full. Repeat until all muffin tins are filled.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Ingredients:
- 3 Tbsp Land o’ Lakes light butter made with canola oil
- 1/4 cup sugar substitute ( I use Lakanto Monkfruit Classic Sweetener)
- 2 eggs or 1/2 cup egg substitute
- 1 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup self rising flour ( I use Gold Medal)
- 3/4 cup light cheddar cheese ( I use Trader Joe’s shredded lite 3 cheese blend)
- 1/2 tsp salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-muffin tin with non stick cooking spray.
- In a microwavable bowl, melt butter in microwave for 30 seconds or until butter is melted, remove from microwave and add sugar substitute.
- In a large mixing bowl combine, eggs and melted butter mixture. Beat until well combined.
- Pour in unsweetened almond milk and stir in cornmeal, baking powder, flour, cheese and salt and stir until well blended.
- Pour batter into muffin tins about 2/3 full. Repeat until all muffin tins are filled..
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Servings: Make 12 muffins
GREEN: 3 SmartPoints for 1 muffin if using liquid egg substitute or 2 muffins for 7 SmartPoints or 4 SmartPoints per muffin if using whole eggs
BLUE: 3 SmartPoints for 1 muffin or 2 muffins for 7 SmartPoints
PURPLE: 3 SmartPoints for 1 muffin or 2 muffins for 7 SmartPoints
Cheesy Cornbread Muffins
These Cheesy Cornbread Muffins are low in points and is especially luscious alongside a chili or soup!
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Land o' Lakes light butter made with canola oil
- 1/4 cup sugar substitute ( I use baking Splenda)
- 2 eggs or 1/2 liquid egg substitute
- 1 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup self rising flour ( I use Gold Medal)
- 3/4 cup light cheddar cheese ( I use Trader Joe's shredded lite 3 cheese blend)
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-muffin tin with non stick cooking spray.
- In a microwavable bowl, melt butter in microwave for 30 seconds or until butter is melted, remove from microwave and add sugar substitute.
- In a large mixing bowl combine, eggs and melted butter mixture. Beat until well combined.
- Pour in unsweetened almond milk and stir in cornmeal, baking powder, flour, cheese and salt and stir until well blended.
- Pour batter into muffin tins about 2/3 full. Repeat until all muffin tins are filled.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
Servings: Make 12 muffins
GREEN: 3 SmartPoints for 1 muffin if using liquid egg substitute or 2 muffins for 7 SmartPoints or 4 SmartPoints per muffin if using whole eggs
BLUE: 3 SmartPoints for 1 muffin or 2 muffins for 7 SmartPoints
PURPLE: 3 SmartPoints for 1 muffin or 2 muffins for 7 SmartPoints
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 99Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 322mgCarbohydrates: 16gNet Carbohydrates: 14gFiber: 2gSugar: 0gProtein: 4g
The SmartPoint values and nutritional information is estimated and figured based off the brand of ingredients listed in the recipe using the WW app. The SmartPoint values may vary depending on the brand of ingredients used. To calculate the Smartpoint value on a recipe you will need to enter the ingredients in the WW app manually by creating a recipe using the recipe builder. The WW app does not recognize the zero point ingredients in recipes and will calculate it based only off the nutritional information; which will not be accurate.
These are good and come out of the tin easily! My only “complaint” would be that I can’t taste the cheese. I will leave it out next time to save points!
How many points would it be if you did not add the cheese? Would it still be 3pts
They would be 3 points even without the cheese
Thanks
When I put this into the recipe builder I get 4 points per muffin
It can vary based on the brand of self-rising flour, yellow cornmeal used and cheese that is used. Based on the brands I listed they are 3 points per muffin. I used Gold Medal Flour (11 sp) and Yellow Cornmeal ( 15sp) 3/4 cup light trader joes cheese ( 7sp) plain unsweetened almond milk (1sp) 3 Tbsp light made with canola oil butter ( 6 sp )
My husband bought cornmeal mix, instead of regular corn meal. Could I somehow tweak this and use it….in place of flour maybe?
The cornmeal mix could be used in place of the flour and cornmeal-so yes you could omit them both. If you are following the WW Freestyle points, you will want to double check the points not the cornmeal mix since it may differ in points. Thank you so much!
I’m wondering if I could sun gluten free flour and add some baking powder. These sound wonderful…
Yes, you could. You would want to add. 1/2 tsp of baking powder and a dash of salt to the GF flour to help make them rise. Thank you so much
Will be making this tonight to go with chili. I may add some kernel corn (0 pt freestyle) to make the muffins larger. This also makes muffins moister since I would be slathering butter on honey on the corn muffins.
Would it hurt to leave out the sugar? I’m not a fan of sweet cornbread.
Hi Sharon
The sugar substitute just adds a bit of sweetness. You can omit it, if you prefer.
Thanks