Bakery Style Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Tender, moist, light, and oh-so delicious! These easy to make Bakery Style Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are the perfect way to start your day.

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 40

Servings: muffins

Calories: 189kcal

Heat oven to 350℉/177℃.
Line a muffin tin with paper liners, or spray with baking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, lemon zest, and poppy seeds. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, yogurt, oil, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla.
Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients.
Stir only to mix.
Use a 3 Tablespoon cookie scoop to portion dough into prepared pan.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until done.

Substitutions:

Sour cream can be used instead of greek yogurt.
Want to make this recipe vegan? Use a plain, unsweetened plant-based greek (or simply thick) yogurt, your favorite vegan egg, and an unsweetened plant-based milk!
This recipe can be made gluten-free with your favorite measure for measure gluten-free flour.
Not a fan of poppy seeds? Try using hemp seeds or even flax seeds in this recipe!

Expert Tips:

Make sure to use a full-fat greek yogurt and not regular yogurt for this recipe, as regular yogurt will not have the right protein/fat content, as well as making the batter too runny.
Make sure to set the measured out milk, yogurt, and two eggs out ahead of time to allow the three ingredients to come to room temperature. This should only take about 30 minutes.
Be careful to not over-mix the batter! Over-mixing could result in flat muffins.
For even muffins, use a large cookie scoop or simply measure 3 heaping Tablespoons of batter into the muffin tins.
Unsure if the muffins are done? Insert a cake tester or tooth pick into the center of a couple of muffins. If the tester comes out clean, the muffins are done!
Let these muffins cool slightly before eating for the most flavor.
If desired, you can add a lemon drizzle on top of these muffins for an extra punch of flavor. You can find a recipe for lemon drizzle with our lemon poppy seed cookies.