Healthy & Insanely Good Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Recipe (2024)

Last Updated: January 8, 2022 By Linnie 27 Comments

Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins recipe is super moist made with natural ingredients. Just 86 calories per muffin! It is the ultimate, delicious andhealthy recipe for breakfast.

(Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Low-Sugar & Vegan friendly)

I’mall about these lemony desserts right now. We’ve our Gluten-Free Lemon Bars earlier this week and now these Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins. Healthier for us recipes though, it’s all OK when they are healthy, right?

Getting older is rough, there is no denying that as you get older your metabolism just changes. *BLAH*

My sister warned me that around the age of27 my metabolism will change on me yet again. At this point each year I swear it changes more and more.

I love my veggies and try to emphasize vegetables and dark leafy greens (like the Kale Lemon Salad earlier this week) into our diet as much as possible. I’m a realist though, we need something sweet and delicious to curb those cravings!

These healthy lemon poppy seed muffins are here to help!

These Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Meet ALL NEEDS.

• They are gluten-free
• 100% dairy-free
• Low-sugar
• Packed with all the lemony deliciousness and crunchy poppy seeds your heart desires.

Well, what my heart desires. I hope my heart and your heart are on the same wavelength for the amount of lemon we need in our lives.

I decided to make these in my mini muffin pan. The smaller size means more control over how many I devour. Turns out that was a good idea.

I was 6 muffins in just during this photo shoot. #oops #totallynotsorry

When biting into the umpteenth lemon poppy seed muffin, I’m immediately taken back to my childhood mornings.

We would make these almost every weekend with one of those boxed muffin mixes. It was a favorite of mine to make. Just like the heavenlycornbread muffins.

Now that I am gluten-free and avoid processed mixes, moist Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins have not graced me with their presence in a while.

It was an epic reunion.

2 years ago is when Ireally begin messing with full-on gluten-free baking. I’ve attempted it in the past and truthfully have found myself to be extremely picky. I’m not sharing anything with you guys unless I am full-on in love with it.

What has been a gluten-free baking game changer.

I am in love with this baking flour. I recently received a sample of Bob’s Red Mill all-purpose gluten-free flour and decided to try yet another 1-1 cup gluten-free flour.

( I was not paid for this post, this flour is just MY favorite and total game changer. We now do have sponsorships with Bob’s Red Mill since I really do love their products.)

I’ve tried making my own gluten-free flour several times, and I’ve tried about 4 different store brands and every time my pride was knocked to the ground with the unsatisfactory results.

Well, I was ready to try again. Truthfully, I was pleasantly surprised and now I’m stocking bags of this flour in my checked baggage during our overseas move. LOL

And that is how these Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins were born.

And thank goodness, I needed some muffins in my life. You’ve got to try our Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins or Healthy Blueberry Muffins next.

I’m in a breakfast rut lately. Nothing else sounds good at all.

My lemony senses are in overdrive because before we know it Fall will be here! These Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are exactly what my stomach prescribes. Does your stomach agree?

Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Recipe

Breakfast

Gluten-free, Vegetarian, Dairy-free, Low-Sugar

American

Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins recipe is super moist made with natural ingredients, gluten-free, dairy-free and low-sugar. Ultimate delicious plus healthy recipe for breakfast. Just 86 calories per muffin!

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Yield: 20

Prep Time:10 min

Cook Time:10 min

Total Time:20 min

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter /vegan butter substitute, softened
• 1/4 cup cane sugar
• 2 eggs (flax egg for vegan substitute)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 small lemon, zested
• 1 cup gluten-free baking flour
• 1/4 cup almond flour
• 2 Tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
• 2 teaspoons poppy seeds

Optional: Vanilla Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 Tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2. Prepare mini muffin pan with cupcake liners.
• 3. In a medium bowl whip butter with hand mixer.
• 4. Add sugar and eggs, continue to beat together (approx 30 seconds).
• 5. Add baking powder, vanilla extract, lemon juice and zest from small lemon. Combine.
• 6. Slowly add baking flour while continuing to beat mixture. Add almond flour and almond milk. Continue to beat mixture until fully combined (approx 1 minute).
• 7. Fold in poppy seeds.
• 8. Spoon 1 Tablespoon into each cupcake liner. Makes approximately 20 muffins.
• 9. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 10. Mix glaze ingredients together and drizzle over muffins.

Notes: Can make in standard cupcake pan. Yields 6 muffins - Adjust baking time to 15-20 minutes.
Author: Linnie

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Nutrition Information:

Serving size: 1 mini muffin
Calories: 86
Other nutrition information: Total Fat: 6g , Saturated Fat: 3g , Trans Fat: 0g , Cholesterol: 31mg , Sodium: 8mg , Total Carb: 7g , Dietary Fiber: 1g , Sugars: 2g , Protein: 2g

Recipe, images, and text © Veggie Balance

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