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Earl Grey, Lemon, and Honey Breakfast Muffins

4.91 from 10 votes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 14 minutes
Total Time: 24 minutes
The best muffin for dreary winter days! These Earl Grey, Lemon, and Honey Breakfast Muffins are like your favorite cozy mug of tea. Sweet, floral, lemon-y, and just SO. GOOD.

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup whole milk
  • 1 earl grey tea bag
  • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon lemon zest
  • ½ cup honey
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • honey, to serve

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Line a muffin tin with paper liners or spray with baking spray. Set aside.
  • Combine milk and tea bag in a small sauce pan.
  • Bring just to a boil.
  • Remove from heat and cover.
  • Let stand 3-5 minutes.
  • Discard tea bag.
  • Set milk aside to cool.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together honey, vegetable oil, eggs, and lemon juice.
  • Whisk in cooled milk.
  • Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients.
  • Whisk until mixed. Do NOT overmix.
  • Use a 3 Tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the batter into the muffin cups.
  • Bake until golden brown, about 14 minutes.

Notes

  • Do NOT over-mix the batter.
  • Be sure to set a timer when you're steeping the tea. You don't want to over-brew it!
  • Fresh zest and fresh lemon juice work best in this recipe.
  • If you don't have cupcake papers, you can grease the muffin pan.
  • A cake tester or toothpick is a great way to check if these muffins are baked!
  • If you opt not to serve these muffins with honey, increase the amount of honey in the recipe to 2/3 cup.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 muffinCalories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 310mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 70IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 2mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.