These Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are tender, moist and full of sweet citrus flavor. Drizzle them with a coconut glaze for a fun and tasty brunch treat or afternoon snack. They’re fast, easy, grain free, dairy free, paleo, and family approved!
If there’s one thing I’m always up for baking, it’s muffins, hands down.
Cookies are a close second, but since cookies seem to always fall into the category of “dessert”, muffins somehow feel more practical and productive, being that most people associate them with breakfast, and “breakfast” is the most “important” meal of the day.
Which means that baking paleo muffins means you’re doing a whole lot of good and nothing else – go with me on this – because we are about to bake some paleo muffins, after all.
Lemon poppy seed muffins are like Spring screaming right in my face, in a good way, of course. They’re light, fluffy, and just moist enough, plus, they’re bursting with lemon flavor – which is totally my thing this time of year, in case you haven’t noticed.
And if you actually haven’t noticed – RUN DON’T WALK to my raspberry lemon cookie crumb bars, nut-free classic paleo lemon bars and lemon crumb cake with creamy lemon curd.
Okay, assuming you’re back now, let’s get into the recipe details!
A long, long time ago I created this recipe for lemon poppy seed donuts. It feels like another lifetime ago, really.
The donuts came out delicious however, and I’ve been basing several of my citrusy muffin recipes off of that original donut recipe. My orange almond poppy seed muffins and pecan cranberry orange muffins are two examples.
Truth be told – this basic recipe could keep me happy forever! However, it does contain quite a bit of almond flour which is why I’m always experimenting with alternatives.
Fine blanched almond flour can feel like the holy grail of paleo baking, BUT there are many people who can’t have nuts AND even more people who don’t feel like spending half they’re paycheck on almond flour (exaggeration, yes, but the struggle is real!)
Back to the muffins now! The combination of almond and tapioca flour along with lemon juice and coconut oil create the perfect texture for these, in my opinion. They’re sweetened with raw honey, and I added both vanilla and almond extracts for a punch of flavor that complements the lemon so well.
For the drizzle, I went with a simple melted coconut butter glaze, sweetened with a bit of raw honey. The flavor of coconut butter isn’t for everyone (and the glaze is entirely optional) but I happen to think the flavors go really well here (I love my coconut butter though!)
The drizzle hardens once it cools just as a traditional icing would, and makes the muffins look picture perfect too – if that’s something you’re going for. With or without the drizzle though, these muffins are going to become a favorite – now let’s bake!
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins {Paleo, GF, DF}
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins {Paleo, GF, DF}
These Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are tender, moist and full of sweet citrus flavor. Drizzle them with a coconut glaze for a fun and tasty brunch treat or afternoon snack. They're fast, easy, grain free, dairy free, paleo, and family approved!
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 4 large eggs room temp
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice about 4 lemons
- Grated zest of one med lemon
- 1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp raw honey melted slightly if necessary to soften
- 1/4 cup coconut oil refined, melted and cooled to almost room temp
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/3 cup arrowroot flour or tapioca flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp poppy seeds
Drizzle:
- 3 Tbsp coconut butter melted (but not hot)
- 2 tsp raw honey melted (but not hot)
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a 12 cup muffin pan with parchment liners.
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In a medium bowl, combine the almond flour, arrowroot, baking soda and salt, set aside.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, lemon juice, zest, honey, coconut oil and both extracts until well combined. Gently stir the dry mixture into the wet until just combined, then stir in the poppy seeds to evenly distribute.
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Divide the muffin batter evenly among the liners, filling 3/4 of the way up to make 12 muffins
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Bake in the preheated oven for about 16-18 mins or until middles are set and domed and toothpick inserted in the center of one comes out clean
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Cool muffins on wire racks while you make the drizzle. Stir together the melted coconut butter and honey, then drizzle over muffins. It will harden as it cools. Store leftovers loosely covered at room temperature for the first day, and in the refrigerator thereafter. Enjoy!
Nutrition
What I Used To Make My Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins:
Want more delicious paleo muffin recipes? Try one of these!
Orange Almond Poppy Seed Muffins
Lemon Blueberry Muffins {Nut Free}
Sweet Potato Cinnamon Raisin Muffins
Blueberry Muffins with Crumb Top
Cassava Flour Blueberry Muffins
Cranberry Pecan Orange Muffins
Double Chocolate Tahini Muffins
Almond Butter Banana Muffins with Flaxseed
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Will this work wig flax eggs?
I don’t think you’d get the rise and texture you need from flax eggs unfortunately.
These look amazing!! I am curious if the nutritional facts are for what serving size? Thank you!!
Can you sub Cornstarch for Tapioca Flour? I know it’s typically interchangeable with arrowroot powder. I’m hoping I don’t need to buy another kind of flour, as these look delicious!
This is my go-to muffin recipe! I’ve found it’s crucial to have eggs at room temp and really beat them well before adding them to the other wet ingredients.
I’ve substituted the lemon juice with clementine juice when that’s all I had and maple syrup for the honey. Love em!
Nice info! thanks for sharing
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Amazing recipe! Such a hit, even with my 13 year old!
I substituted 1/3 C of Monk Fruit sweetener for the honey in the muffin recipe and it worked out great!
First recipe I tried, cant wait to try the white bread recipe next!
Did you use granulated monk fruit sweetener? I was wondering if I could substitute that for the honey since I also need it to be keto.
This came out sooooo good! Love this recipe and anything lemon poppy. I didn’t have time to make the glaze but it was even delicious with out it! Would make this again!!
I made this recipe yesterday and the muffins turned out so yummy! They have a great consistency and aren’t too sweet or too lemony. I was wondering though, is there a possible sub for the coconut oil? (either paleo or non-paleo) Pretty sure the coconut oil messes with my stomach unfortunately 🙁
I have a bunch of lemons from a friend and these were a perfect way to use some! This was actually my second time making this recipe because it’s so good!
My son is doing immunotherapy and has to eat poppyseed chia seeds to prep for flax. Can I substitute 2 eggs with white chia seeds and use two real eggs? He used to be allergic to eggs and almonds, too, so this recipe is perfect!