Recipe Makeover: Cinnamon Roll Muffins

By joanmarie

Ingredients

• MUFFINS:
• Cooking spray
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 8.25 ounces white whole-wheat flour (about 2 cups)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• GLAZE:
• 1/3 cup 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 ounce 1/3-less-fat cream cheese

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from COOKINGLIGHT.COM

Preparation

Step 1

Step 1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.

Step 2
To prepare filling, combine pecans and next 4 ingredients (through salt) in a small bowl; toss to combine. Add buttermilk and butter, stirring until smooth.


Step 3
To prepare muffins, weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients (through baking soda) in a bowl; stir with a whisk. Place 3/4 cup buttermilk and next 4 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed for 2 minutes. Add flour mixture to buttermilk mixture; stir just until combined.

Step 4
Place 1 tablespoon batter in each muffin cup. Top evenly with filling. Spoon remaining batter over filling. Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pans.


Step 5
Combine yogurt, powdered sugar, and cream cheese, stirring well with a whisk. Drizzle over muffins.