These truly are the BEST lemon poppy seed muffins. Packed with delicious texture, flavor, moisture, and tangy goodness and drizzled in a lemony glaze.
Recipe: $4.37 | Per Serving: $0.27 | Yields: 16 muffins
I really enjoy muffins, especially when they have a lemony flavor. These lemon muffins with lemon glaze are tangy and sweet, hitting all the right spots.
Whenever I bake these simple lemon poppy seed muffins, I can't help but indulge. However, my kids don't like poppy seeds, and my husband isn't a big fan of sweets, so I end up finishing them all myself.
What's great about this lemon poppy seed recipe is its simplicity. You don't need a ton of bowls or utensils. It's not quite a "one-bowl" recipe, but it's pretty close. As a tired mom, less cleanup is always a win.
For more lemon-inspired dishes, check out my Old Fashioned Lemonade, Lemon Bars with Graham Cracker Crust, Lemon Garlic Butter Pasta, and Raspberry Lemon Bundt Cake.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- Simple ingredients. Using simple pantry staple ingredients like flour, baking powder, and sugar, we can ensure any necessary shopping would be minimal.
- Easy to make. This recipe is very simple and basic, meaning that it's very beginner-friendly. Perfect for novice bakers.
- Packed with lemon flavor. From the lemon muffins to the lemon glaze, every bite is full of fresh lemon flavor that will have you going back for more.
🥘 Ingredients
Ingredient Notes:
Poppy seeds- Use some poppy seeds to give these muffins that iconic look and flavor.
Leavening agents- You will need both Baking powder as well as Baking soda to help these muffins rise as they bake.
Lemon Zest- Adding in lemon zest will give us a fresher lemon taste.
Sour Cream- Adding sour cream to baked goods helps to give them a more velvety texture once baked.
Evaporated milk- You can use any type of milk for these muffins, but I've found the best results when using evaporated milk.
Lemon Juice- Use freshly squeezed lemon juice or lemon juice concentrate.
Lemon glaze- make a tangy sweet glaze for these muffins using powdered sugar and lemon juice.
For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
🔪 Instructions for Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F and line your muffin pan with paper liners. Set aside.
Step 2: Add the flour, sugar, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest to a large mixing bowl.
Step 3: Whisk together to combine.
Step 4: In another mixing bowl, add your butter, sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla and lemon juice.
Step 5: Whisk together until smooth.
Step 6: Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ones.
Step 7: Mix just until no flour streak remain. Do not over mix.
Step 8: Divide the batter between your muffin cups, filling them each ⅔s of the way full.
Step 9: Bake in the oven for about 12-13 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.
Step 10: Let the muffins cool before making the glaze.
Step 11: Combine the glaze ingredients in a small bowl until smooth and then drizzle over the muffins.
Step 12: Let the glaze set before eating.
🍴 Recipe Tips
- Enhanced Flavor and Texture- Adding sour cream to this muffin batter boosts its taste and makes it moister and fluffier. Just like in cakes and quick breads, like our Tres Leches Layered Cake and Banana Bread with Sour Cream, sour cream adds richness and depth to the muffins.
- Versatile Ingredient Options- You can use any type of milk or margarine for this recipe, making it suitable for dairy-free diets. Whether you choose regular milk, almond milk, plant-based butter, or real butter, the muffins will turn out equally tasty.
💭 Recipe FAQs
Yes, these muffins freeze very well. I recommend freezing them unglazed and adding them later, but you can do it after adding the glaze. Just store in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months and thaw before eating.
If stored in a covered container or in a Ziploc plastic baggie, these muffins can hold at room temperature for 3-5 days. They start getting a little drier towards the 5 day mark, so enjoy fresh for best tasting results.
We use sour cream and evaporated milk but you can use Greek yogurt, and buttermilk (or regular milk). They'll all work pretty well for adding moisture and tenderness to the muffins.
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📖 Recipe
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour ($0.32)
- 1 cup granulated sugar ($0.36)
- 2 Tablespoons poppy seeds ($0.48)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder ($0.10)
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda ($0.01)
- ¼ teaspoon salt ($0.01)
- 2 Tablespoons lemon zest ($0.28)
- ½ cup butter, melted ($0.99)
- 1 cup sour cream ($1.00)
- ¼ cup evaporated milk ($0.22)
- 2 large eggs ($0.30)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ($0.03)
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice ($0.11)
Lemon Glaze
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar ($0.54)
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice ($0.11)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F and line your muffin pan with paper liners. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest.
- In another mixing bowl, combine your butter, sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla and lemon juice.
- Gently fold the wet ingredients into the dry ones, until no flour streak remain. Do not over mix.
- Divide the batter between your muffin cups, filling them each ⅔s of the way full.
- Bake in the oven for about 12-13 minutes or until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.
- Let the muffins cool before making the glaze.
- Combine the glaze ingredients in a small bowl until smooth and then drizzle over the muffins.
- Let the glaze set before eating.
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