Description
Brighten your mornings with these Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins! Bursting with zesty lemon flavor and nutty poppy seeds, each muffin offers a delightful combination of fluffy texture and sunshine aroma. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a tasty snack, these muffins are quick to make and sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Enjoy them fresh out of the oven or as a sweet treat throughout the week!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
- ½ cup lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and poppy seeds.
- In another bowl, mix melted butter, milk, eggs, lemon juice, and zest until well combined.
- Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry mixture until just combined; lumps are okay.
- Spoon the batter into muffin cups about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown; a toothpick should come out clean.
- Let cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 muffin (approx. 60g)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg