Banana Cupcakes (Low Calorie)

Name: Banana Cupcakes (Low Calorie)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 12 cupcakes, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup Splenda sugar substitute; 1/2 cup banana, mashed; 1/4 cup unsalted butter (find low fat kind); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 egg whites; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/4 plain fat-free yogurt; 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar; 1/2 cup fat free cream cheese; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Submitted by Granola Girl

"love everything low calorie and low fat. it's all i eat and i haven't tried baking low cal cupcakes yet! found this recipe in a cookbook i have and i just altered it even more to make it lower in fat and calories"

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 12 cupcakes
Serves:: 12

ingredients

³⁄₄ cup Splenda sugar substitute
¹⁄₂ cup banana, mashed
¹⁄₄ cup unsalted butter (find low fat kind)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 egg whites
1 cup all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¹⁄₄ plain fat-free yogurt
FROSTING
1 ³⁄₄ cups powdered sugar
¹⁄₂ cup fat free cream cheese
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

over 350 degrees
combine 1/4 cup sugar and banana set aside.
beat 1/2 cup sugar, butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla for 3 minutes about
add egg whites one at a time.
add banana mixture to sugar mixture.
in a seperate bowl combine flour, baking soda salt and nutmeg.
add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
mix after each addition.
spoon batter into 12 tins bake for approx 25 minutes
FROSTING: beat powdered sugar, cream cheese and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla at medium.