Healthy Lemon Ricotta Loaf
This cake is light and fluffy, has a subtle lemon flavor, and it's WW friendly!
Equipment
- Mixing Bowls
- 9x5 Loaf Pan
- Oven
Ingredients
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar replacement
Icing
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar replacement
- 2-4 tsp fresh lemon juice enough to create a runny icing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the ricotta, yogurt, eggs, lemon zest, and lemon extract. Set aside.
- In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Combine wet and dry ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350F for ~45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Once fully cooked, remove, let cool before glazing.
- To make the glaze, combine powdered sugar with just enough lemon juice to create a runny glaze and drizzle over lemon loaf. Let set and cut into 10 slices. Enjoy!
Notes
Each slice is 3 WW points when made with powdered sugar replacement. You can add it to your WW app here!
Nutrition
Calories: 96kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 6gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 109mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.3gVitamin A: 142IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 115mgIron: 1mg
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