Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Greek Yogurt Frosting
- Preparing Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Served Person: 12
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup sugar (i used coconut sugar)
- zest from 1 lemon
- 2 cups flour (i used whole grain spelt flour whole wheat pastry, all-purpose gluten-free or all-purpose flour would all work well)
- 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/4 cup applesauce or another 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1/2 cup milk (i used unsweetened vanilla almond milk any milk will work)
- juice from 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup plain or vanilla greek yogurt (i used nonfat)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds or chia seeds
- 1 packet stevia (optional)
- Carbohydrate 3.30258053966869 g
- Cholesterol 1.63333333333333 mg
- Fat 5.7678557694922 g
- Fiber 0.481444447461119 g
- Protein 1.75447541743997 g
- Saturated Fat 4.24033016322964 g
- Serving Size 1 1 muffin (53g)
- Sodium 43.5354774316975 mg
- Sugar 2.82113609220758 g
- Trans Fat 0.338982555887832 g
- Calories 69 calories
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. and prepare a muffin baking pan with cooking spray or muffin cups.Combine sugar and lemon zest in a medium bowl. Use your fingers to rub zest into sugar, which will create an increase in the citrus flavor. Whisk in the flour, baking powder, salt and poppy seeds.In a separate mixing bowl, stir together eggs, coconut oil, applesauce, milk and lemon juice.Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients. Gently stir to combine and only until the flour is fully incorporated into the liquid. Do NOT overmix.Divide batter evenly between 12 muffin cups.Bake muffins for 15-20 minutes and until tops are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let the muffins cool for 5 minutes in the muffin pan, then transfer the muffins to a baking rack to cool completely.While muffins are baking, stir together frosting ingredients. Once muffins are completely cooled, spread frosting over tops of muffins and garnish with a small lemon slice- enjoy!
