Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

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4.9

60 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    12 muffins

  • Calories

    276 kcal

  • Course

    Breakfast

  • Cuisine

    American

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

These sunny, fluffy lemon poppy seed muffins are soft and perfectly flavored. Top them off with a sweet/tart lemon glaze! Recipe includes a how-to video!

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Ingredients

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  • 1 ¾ 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 1 Tablespoon poppy seeds
  • ½ ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ ¾ cup sour cream
  • ½ ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 1 large egg
  • 2 2 Tablespoons lemon zest¹
  • 2 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ ½ teaspoon lemon extract optional

GLAZE

  • 1 ¼ 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ 1 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 ½ 1 ½ teaspoons water plus more as needed
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425F (220C) and line a 12-count muffin tin with paper liners (or make your own parchment paper liners).
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cornstarch, poppy seeds, and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together sour cream, melted butter, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and lemon extract (if using).
  4. Add the wet ingredients to dry ingredients and use a spatula to gently stir together until just combined (don’t over-mix or your muffins will be dense and dry). The muffin batter will be very thick, this is normal!
  5. Evenly divide batter into prepared muffin tin (for tall muffins with big muffin tops like in the photos, only divide into 10 or 11 cavities rather than all 12) and transfer to 425F (220C) preheated oven. Bake for 8 minutes and then, without opening the oven door or removing the muffins, reduce heat to 350F (175C) and bake another 5-6 minutes if baking twelve muffins and 7-8 minutes if baking ten muffins, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
  6. Allow to cool before drizzling with glaze.

GLAZE

  1. To prepare glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, lemon juice, and water until proper consistency is reached (not too runny, stiff but thin enough to drizzle). Drizzle over cooled muffins. Allow glaze to harden a bit before serving.
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Notes

  • ¹When zesting your lemon, don’t zest too deep into the white papery “pith” or your muffins will be bitter.
  • When zesting your lemon, don’t zest too deep into the white papery “pith” or your muffins will be bitter.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1muffin Calories 276kcal (14%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Cholesterol 41mg (14%) Sodium 162mg (7%) Potassium 118mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 25g (50%) Vitamin A 346IU (7%) Vitamin C 3mg (3%) Calcium 64mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories 276 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1muffin
Calories 276kcal 14%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Cholesterol 41mg 14%
Sodium 162mg 7%
Potassium 118mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 25g 50%
Vitamin A 346IU 7%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Calcium 64mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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