Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Mini Muffins recipe. Crunchy poppy seeds compliment the tender muffins so well, they make a great afternoon snack.
My favorite part about lemon season is doing a LOT of baking with lemons.
I have one drawer in my fridge dedicated to lemons. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
This week, I set out to make the perfect lemon poppy seed muffins, and I think that these Lemon Poppy Seed Mini Muffins are the ones. I used to buy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins from my grocery store every week.. not anymore! Now, I’m over here making these mini muffins every week, and I’m not mad about it.
Lemon Poppy Seed Mini Muffins Ingredients
This mini lemon poppy seed muffin recipe is made mostly with pantry essentials. All you need is:
- salted butter
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- fresh lemon zest
- large egg
- vanilla extract
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- poppy seeds
- fresh lemon juice
- buttermilk
Equipment
- mini muffin pan
- large bowl
- separate bowl (a medium bowl works fine)
Tips
Do not use muffin cups. Because this recipe doesn’t have much oil in it, the muffin will stick to the paper liners. Spraying the mini muffin tin with cooking spray is enough to get these muffins out perfectly.
Storage: You can store these lemon poppyseed mini muffins in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. You can store them in the fridge, however they may dry out and won’t be the moist muffins you had on the first day.
What type of lemon to use? If you want a sweeter, less acidic lemon flavor, I would opt for using Meyer lemons. However, if you wanted a more tart fresh citrus flavor, use regular lemons.
Do not over-mix the wet and dry ingredients! This will cause the muffins to have a cone shaped, taller muffin top, and the texture will be off. Make sure to stop mixing as soon as the flour mixture is just combined into the wet ingredients.
Variations
Add a simple lemon glaze. In a small bowl, combine 1 cup powdered sugar with 2-3 Tbsp lemon juice. Then drizzle on top of the cooled muffins and enjoy!
Make these muffins vegan. Just swap out the egg for a flax egg and the buttermilk for half vegan Greek yogurt and half non-dairy milk (I love this recipe with coconut milk). To make the flax egg, mix together 1 Tbsp flaxseed meal and 3 Tbsp water and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
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Lemon Poppyseed Mini Muffins
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup salted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 4 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉. Lightly spray a mini muffin pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Mix in the lemon zest. Add in the egg and mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and poppy seeds.
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture. Add in the lemon juice and buttermilk, and mix until just combined.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
I love everything lemon. Lemon poppyseed is a great combination. The classic taste that is always a hit.
So glad you liked it 🙂
What cute little muffins! Did you know orange and poppy seed is more common in Australia and the UK? I personally love the lemon poppy seed combo but they are both delicious.
Okay, I am going to have to try that combo next!!
These were so good! Fluffy and light and packed with lemon poppy seed flavor. I liked that it had both lemon juice and lemon zest to double up the lemony flavor.
So glad you liked it! 🙂
This recipe was so delicious! My husband liked it too! So easy to make! 🙂
That makes me so happy to hear!
Love making mini muffins! Lemon poppy seed is one of my favorites…these were so delightful especially in the morning. Perfect recipe!
I am so glad you liked it!
I love that this are mini! They’re perfect for little hands and great for busy mornings. Great recipe!
So glad you liked it Ashley! 🙂
My favorite muffin flavor and my kids even loved them too! LOVE the mini size and they did even more 🙂 Making another batch next week!
Yay! That makes me so happy to hear!
Lemon and poppy seed muffins are one of my favourite muffin recipes! The tanginess of the lemon and the sweetness of the muffin itself creates such a nice combo, great for my morning coffee or afternoon snack. Thank you for sharing!
So glad you like it!
Such a simple yet delicious recipe. Love how fluffy the muffins turned out and also use of buttermilk in it. Saving the recipe to make again.
That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
I’m looking forward to trying these! Can you confirm how many eggs are used? In the ingredients it says one (1) but in the directions it says to add eggs one at a time!
So sorry! I am so used to writing that when there is an egg involved I was going on autopilot. There is only 1 egg for this recipe!!
thank you so much for your quick reply!