Lemon muffins are a classic treat that can brighten up any morning or afternoon. With their zesty citrus flavor and moist, tender crumb, they are a perfect complement to a cup of tea or coffee. Whether you are a seasoned baker or a beginner in the kitchen, finding the best lemon muffin recipe can be a delightful adventure. In this article, we will explore various recipes and techniques to help you create the perfect lemon muffins that are bursting with flavor and sure to impress your friends and family.
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
WORLD'S BEST LEMON BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
If you're looking for a lemon blueberry muffin recipe that is moist and not overly sweet, this is the one for you. I swear by this recipe!
Provided by SonicBoom
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Blueberry Muffin Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 16 muffin cups with paper liners.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
- Combine sugar, milk, sour cream, butter, eggs, and lemon zest in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until blended. Fold in the flour mixture until batter is just moistened. Fold in blueberries; avoid overmixing because batter will turn purple.
- Fill muffin cups 3/4 full of batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 265.2 calories, Carbohydrate 39.7 g, Cholesterol 46.4 mg, Fat 10.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 339 mg, Sugar 18.9 g
LEMON CRANBERRY MUFFINS
These sweet and tangy muffins bake up very quickly -- perfect for those unexpected guests!
Provided by bobpiazza
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Mix lemon juice and milk in a measuring cup, to sour milk; beat eggs, oil, and milk mixture in a bowl. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture until just moistened; fold in cranberries. Fill prepared muffin cups two-thirds full; sprinkle with almonds.
- Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a muffin comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 281.3 calories, Carbohydrate 40 g, Cholesterol 32.2 mg, Fat 12 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 237.7 mg, Sugar 22.3 g
GLAZED LEMON BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Bursting with berries and drizzled with a light lemony glaze, these muffins are moist, tender and truly something special. This is one recipe you simply must try for family and friends. -Kathy Harding, Richmond, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 55m
Yield 11 muffins.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk, lemon juice and zest. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in blueberries., Fill paper-lined regular-size muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, butter and vanilla; drizzle over warm muffins. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in freezer containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high for 20-30 seconds or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 62mg cholesterol, Sodium 166mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
LEMON MUFFINS
Wake up your taste buds with these tangy-sweet lemon muffins.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Time 1h55m
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with baking cups. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, zest, juice, and milk. Whisk in butter. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly between muffin cups, adding a scant 1/4 cup to each. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Bake until tops spring back when lightly touched, about 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
LEMON POPPY-SEED MUFFINS
Poppy seeds lend a pleasant crunch to these aromatic, lemony muffins.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Time 1h55m
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with baking cups. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, zest, juice, and milk. Whisk in butter. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until just combined. Stir poppy seeds into batter.
- Divide batter evenly between muffin cups, adding a scant 1/4 cup to each. Sprinkle with sugar and poppy seeds, if desired. Bake until tops spring back when lightly touched, about 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
LEMON BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
The bright tang of lemon zest and juice mingled with sweet blueberries makes these muffins worth waking up for.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Breakfast & Brunch Recipes
Time 1h55m
Yield Makes 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with baking cups. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, zest, juice, and milk. Whisk in butter. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until just combined. Fold in blueberries.
- Divide batter evenly between muffin cups, adding a scant 1/4 cup to each. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Bake until tops spring back when lightly touched, about 20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
QUICK LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS
Lemony lemon poppy seed muffins with a sweet glaze.
Provided by horsephoto
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Poppy Seed Muffin Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 10 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
- Beat sugar and oil together in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add eggs and lemon zest; beat until smooth.
- Stir flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, and salt together in bowl; gradually beat into the sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk and 2 tablespoons lemon juice until you achieve a smooth batter. Stir vanilla extract into the batter; pour into prepared muffin tins.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden and the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool muffins in pans for a few minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Stir confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice together in a bowl; drizzle over tops of cooled muffins.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.9 calories, Carbohydrate 36.2 g, Cholesterol 33.2 mg, Fat 12.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 133 mg, Sugar 22.7 g
RASPBERRY LEMON MUFFINS
This is the perfect muffin - really yummy flavor yet not much sugar. I've used different fruits too - blueberries and raspberries are our absolute favorites, but strawberries, peaches, or cherries are good too - frozen or fresh. You can use any kind of yogurt without fruit on the bottom. Easily adaptable to what you have. Hope you enjoy!
Provided by Kathy
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, mix together the yogurt, oil, lemon juice, egg whites, and, if using, lemon extract. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix until just blended. Gently stir in the frozen raspberries. Spoon batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle remaining sugar over the tops for decoration, if desired.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Cool muffins in the tin on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.2 calories, Carbohydrate 33 g, Cholesterol 0.6 mg, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 125.3 mg, Sugar 19.9 g
LEMON YOGURT MUFFINS
I only had this recipe a short time before it became a personal favorite. Folks like the light and tender texture of these muffins. I'm grateful to my mother, who taught me the goodness of baking from scratch.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 40m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the egg, yogurt, butter and lemon juice. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes; leave muffins in pan. , Using a toothpick, poke 6-8 holes in each muffin. In a saucepan, combine the topping ingredients. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Spoon over warm muffins.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 210 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 34mg cholesterol, Sodium 236mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
LEMON POPPY SEED MUFFINS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 45m
Yield 12 muffins
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly brush a 12-cup muffin tin with butter and set aside. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
- In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or with an electric hand-held mixer in a large bowl, cream the butter, zest, and 2/3 cup sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Remove the bowl from the mixer. Stir in the poppy seeds.
- Fold the flour in 3 parts into the butter mixture, alternating with the milk in 2 parts, until just combined. Take care not to overmix the batter. Divide the batter evenly into the muffin tin and sprinkle the tops with sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Cool muffins in the pan on a rack. Serve warm.
LEMON CRANBERRY MUFFINS
These mouthwatering muffins can be baked in less than half and hour. So I often rely on this recipe when time is tight.-Noelle Miles Griggs, Columbia, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 35m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. In another bowl, beat the eggs, milk, oil and extract. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in cranberries., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full; sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 268 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 38mg cholesterol, Sodium 219mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
ZUCCHINI LEMON BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Moist and lemony with flecks of zucchini and bursts of blueberry. These summery muffins are a new seasonal favorite around here!
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease or line the cups of a standard-size, 12-cup muffin tin. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, zucchini, milk, oil, and vanilla extract until well-combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until ALMOST combined. Add the lemon zest and blueberries and stir gently until incorporated and just until the dough is combined. Don't overstir or your muffins could end up being tough!
- Divide batter between muffin tins.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, until the edges of the muffins are golden, the tops are springy, and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, mix together the glaze. Into a small bowl, sift the powdered sugar. Add the lemon juice and stir with a whisk until a thick glaze forms. It should be a bit thicker than glue. (But don't worry, it will taste much better than that!)
- Remove muffins from oven and set on a metal rack. Let cool for 5-10 minutes, then transfer muffins to a wire cookie rack placed over paper towels to catch glaze drips.
- At this point you have a couple of choices. You can drizzle on the glaze now, knowing that some of it might melt into the warm muffins rather than stay on the top. Or you can wait until they've cooled, then drizzle the glaze on so that it stays on the top. Both methods result in delicious muffins, so it's up to you!
- Allow the glaze to solidify, another few minutes.
- Devour!
LEMON CRUMB MUFFINS
I love to have the dough for these muffins ready and waiting in the refrigerator when company comes. They bake up in just 20 minutes and taste delicious warm. Their cakelike texture makes them perfect for breakfast, dessert or snacking. -Claudette Brownlee, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 45m
Yield 40 muffins.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, sour cream, butter, lemon zest and juice. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. , In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. In a small bowl, whisk glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm muffins. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 308 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 77mg cholesterol, Sodium 159mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (27g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
BLUEBERRY LEMON CORN MUFFINS
This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Categories Bread Citrus Fruit Breakfast Brunch Bake Quick & Easy Blueberry Lemon Cornmeal Summer Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F. and line six 1/3-cup muffin cups with paper liners.
- Melt butter and cool. Into a large bowl sift together flour and baking powder and whisk in cornmeal, 1/2 cup sugar, lemon zest, and a generous pinch salt. In a bowl whisk together melted butter, milk, and yolks and add to flour mixture with half of blueberries, gently stirring until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly among cups (batter will fill cups) and press remaining blueberries into tops of muffins. Sprinkle tops of muffins evenly with remaining tablespoon sugar. Bake muffins in middle of oven about 15 minutes, or until tops are golden and a tester comes out clean. Remove muffins from cups and cool on a rack. Muffins keep in an airtight container at room temperature 2 days.
BURST O' LEMON MUFFINS
While I visited my sister in Florida, she baked a batch of these incredible muffins. They have a cake-like texture with sweet coconut and a mouthwatering lemon zing. I went home with the recipe. -Nancy Rader, Columbus, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 35m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, beat the yogurt, egg, butter, lemon zest and lemon juice until smooth; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the coconut., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., In a saucepan, combine the lemon juice and sugar; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Stir in coconut. Using a toothpick, poke 6-8 holes in each muffin. Spoon the coconut mixture over muffins. Serve warm or cool to room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232 calories, Fat 8g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 246mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
LEMON/RASPBERRY STREUSEL MUFFINS
Fresh from the oven, these attractive, delicious muffins make a great accompaniment to any breakfast or brunch. I usually double the recipe because they seem to disappear the minute I set them out. -Marie Herr, Berea, Ohio
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 35m
Yield about 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Combine eggs, yogurt, oil and lemon zest; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raspberries. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. For topping, combine sugar and flour. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; sprinkle about 1 tablespoon over each muffin. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272 calories, Fat 12g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 41mg cholesterol, Sodium 258mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
APPLE LEMON WITH CINNAMON MUFFINS
This is such a yummy, yummy recipe that my family and friends just love! Especially the men!
Provided by ROBY
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Apple Muffin Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, and milk. Mix the creamed ingredients into the flour mixture until evenly moist. Fold in the apples. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
- Mix the 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle over the tops of the muffin batter.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool 1 to 2 minutes before turning out onto wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 228.2 calories, Carbohydrate 29.1 g, Cholesterol 58.1 mg, Fat 11 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 6.6 g, Sodium 208.7 mg, Sugar 12.3 g
LEMON-STREUSEL BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
My family and friends really enjoy fresh muffins. My berry-packed muffin flavor combo of almond extract and cardamon is just divine. And to top it off, the sweet lemon-cinnamon scented streusel is heavenly.-Shirley Riley, Water Valley, Mississippi
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 45m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and extracts; beat well. Beat in milk. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and cardamom; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in blueberries., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, lemon zest and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Bake 23-27 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. , Cool 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 262 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 38mg cholesterol, Sodium 234mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
BLUEBERRY LEMON YOGURT MUFFINS
Make and share this Blueberry Lemon Yogurt Muffins recipe from Food.com.
Provided by DoubleAs Mom
Categories Breakfast
Time 35m
Yield 18 muffins, 18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
- In separate bowl, whisk together eggs, yogurt, lemon rind and juice and oil.
- Pour over dry ingredients sprinkle with blueberries; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Bake at 375 for about 25 minute
- Stir 4 tsp lemon juice into 1/2 cup icing sugar;drizzle over cool muffins.
LEMON POUND CAKE MUFFINS
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the sour cream and extracts. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. , Fill 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18-20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , Combine the glaze ingredients; drizzle over muffins. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 311 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 218mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
Tips:
- Use fresh, ripe lemons. This will give your muffins the best flavor.
- Grate the lemon zest finely. This will help to release the lemon's flavor.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the muffins tough.
- Fill the muffin cups only about 2/3 full. This will allow the muffins to rise properly.
- Bake the muffins at a high temperature for a short time. This will help to create a crispy crust and a tender crumb.
- Let the muffins cool completely before frosting them. This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
Conclusion:
Lemon muffins are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that are perfect for any occasion. With a few simple tips, you can make sure that your lemon muffins turn out perfect every time. So next time you're looking for a sweet and tangy treat, give these lemon muffins a try!
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