Low Calorie Hot Cross Buns
These Low Calorie Hot Cross Buns are just 85 calories! Plus they are low sugar and so easy to make!You can swap out the raisins for cranberries if you like, or omit the raisins all together. Special Tip: To keep these low sugar, I used an all-natural sugar substitute. But you can absolutely use regular sugar and powdered sugar.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons baking powder
- 3 tablespoons All-Natural Zero Calorie Sugar or regular sugar
- 1 teaspoons cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1.5 cups 0% Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup raisins
- 1 egg white
- ¼ cup All-Natural Zero Calorie Powdered Sugar or regular powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon and salt.
- Add the greek yogurt and raisins and mix together until combined and crumbly.
- Kneed the dough on a flowered surface for 1-2 minutes, until it's a dough like consistency.
- Divide into 12 equal pieces and roll into balls, place on the prepared baking sheet as you work.
- Whisk the egg yolk in a small bowl, then brush the eggs over the tops of the buns.
- Bake for 25 minutes, then cool for 30-40 minutes until room temperature.
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar and water, then ice the tops with a spoon or a piping bag in a cross pattern.
- Special Tip: You can add all of the buns to a 9x13 baking dish and pipe the frosting over the tops later as shown.
Nutrition
Serving: 1BunCalories: 85kcalCarbohydrates: 16.6gProtein: 4.3gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 109mgPotassium: 87mgFiber: 0.6gSugar: 3.7gCalcium: 30mgIron: 1mg
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