Name: Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Breakfast
Ingredients: 2 Cups All Purpose Flour; 1 1/4 Cup Sugar; 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder; 1/2 Teaspoon Salt; 1/2 Cup Milk; 2 Eggs; 1/2 Cup Melted Butter; 2 Tablespoons Poppy Seeds; Zest of 1 Lemon; Juice of 1 Lemon

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An easy recipe for lemon poppy seed muffins. A perfect on the go breakfast for any busy morning or for an afternoon snack.
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin Ingredients
How to make Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Can you freeze lemon poppy seed muffins?
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Recipe

An easy recipe for lemon poppy seed muffins. A perfect on the go breakfast for any busy morning or for an afternoon snack.

Lemon poppy seed muffins are a classic muffin recipe. As you may know one of my favorite things to bake are breakfast foods, which is probably why I feature so many breakfast recipes on my blog. Even though I love making breakfast, I am decidedly not a morning person so I lean towards recipes that you can make in advance. I love making homemade muffins because you can bake a batch on the weekend, and have a delicious breakfast every day of the week, the minute you wake up or grab it to go when you are in a hurry.

This is the best lemon poppy seed muffin recipe and one of my go-to bakes because it is a fluffy muffin that pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee. The fresh lemon flavor comes from the use of fresh lemon zest and fresh lemon juice. This helps create a moist texture, which balances out the crunchy poppy seeds. These tender muffins have a bright citrus flavor that will compete with any bakery muffin. Want to add blueberries? Try these lemon blueberry poppy seed muffins!

Need other breakfast ideas? Try my other bakery-style muffins – peach muffins, apple muffins. Looking for other lemon desserts or lemony flavor recipes? Try my lemon blueberry cake, and lemon pound cake. Happy baking!

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin Ingredients

All Purpose Flour– Make sure not to pack your flour when measuring
Sugar– White granulated sugar is preferred.
Baking Powder– This helps the muffins rise.
Salt– Helps pop the lemon blueberry flavor.
Milk– Milk adds moisture to the muffin.
Eggs– Helps the muffins rise and add richness, color and a great flavor.
Butter– Unsalted butter works best.
Poppy Seeds– adds a crunch to the muffins.
Lemon Zest & Lemon Juice – I always use fresh lemons for the best flavor, but you can also use use a teaspoon lemon extract

How to make Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tins with cup cake liners. In a medium bowl mixed dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder and salt). Add your wet ingredients (milk and eggs) one at a time. Add melted butter, lemon zest, juice, poppy seeds and stir, scraping the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.

Divide batter equally into a 12-cup muffin pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy these perfect lemon poppy seed muffins!

Yield: 12 muffins

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

An easy recipe for lemon poppy seed muffins. A perfect on the go breakfast for any busy morning or for an afternoon snack.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 1/4 Cup Sugar
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Cup Milk
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Melted Butter
2 Tablespoons Poppy Seeds
Zest of 1 Lemon
Juice of 1 Lemon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tins with cup cake liners.
In a medium sized bowl mixed dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder and salt).
Add milk and eggs one at a time.
Add melted butter, lemon zest, juice, poppy seeds and stir.
Pour batter into muffin tins.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1 Muffin
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 252Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 248mgCarbohydrates: 39gFiber: 1gSugar: 22gProtein: 4g

Nutrition values are estimates only.

Can you freeze lemon poppy seed muffins?

Yes you can freeze muffins. Put them into a freezer bag removing extra air and they will last for up to 3 months. Have some busy mornings on the horizon throw a dozen in the freezer and take them out the night before. You’ll have a quick on the go breakfast.