Who doesn’t love a good lemon poppyseed muffin? Now you can have Paleo Lemon Poppyseed Muffins that love you back. This easy muffin recipe is perfect for a brunch, after school snack, or a wonderfully summery dessert.
Paleo Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are made with coconut flour. They’re nut-free and flavored with healthy lemon zest which is rich in antioxidants and bioflavonoids. My boys and their friends devour these bite-sized mini-muffins and have no clue that they’re a gluten-free, grain-free dessert. I hope you enjoy this healthy paleo muffin recipe as much as we do.
Paleo Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
Ingredients
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup palm shortening
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse together coconut flour, salt, and baking soda
- Pulse in eggs, honey, shortening, lemon zest, and poppy seeds
- Spoon batter 1 tablespoon at a time into a mini muffin pan lined with mini muffin liners
- Bake at 350°F for 8-12 minutes
- Cool 1 hour
- Serve
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If you are looking for a paleo muffin recipe made with coconut oil you’ll want to try my incredible Carrot Banana Muffins, fans love them because they’re also purely fruit sweetened.
Here are some of my low-carb paleo muffin recipes for you!
Loretta | A Finn In The Kitchen says
Perfect! As much as I love muffins, I can’t eat them very often because they affect me more like a cupcake would…
Elana says
Thanks Loretta! So glad these were perfect :-)
miche says
These we’re great! We ate the whole tray. Next time I would use a bit more lemon for more zing! I also used a regular muffin tin and got 6 total. I would double up if your making the regular size. The mini is too small for me. Thanks!
Elana says
You’re welcome Miche!
Mia says
I cannot wait to make these! I have all ingredients on hand and I know there are going to be devoured:)
Also excited to get the new book. Thank you for making it so affordable!
Elana says
You’re welcome Mia
Kate says
I just made these and they turned out great. I doubled the batch, used coconut oil instead of shortening, maple syrup instead of honey and grated an entire large lemon instead of measuring (with 6 eggs, I was afraid it would turn out too eggy tasting). I also added blueberries and made these in regular sized muffin tins. They took longer to cook but turned out moist and flavor full.
Elana says
Thanks Kate!
Emily says
I just found out our son has an allergy to eggs, along with a bunch of other things. I’ve been baking gluten free for a long time and enjoy the use of coconut flour, however my understanding is that eggs are a must. Is there a good substitute for eggs when using coconut flour?
Elana says
Emily, I haven’t found one that works in my recipes. Here’s a link to my Egg Free Recipes page for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/diets/egg-free/
Enjoy!
Elana
Eva says
These muffins are wonderful and super easy to make! I used coconut oil and will definitely make them again!
Elana says
Thanks Eva!
Patty says
I just made these … In a bowl … With coconut oil … In regular muffin tins … Added blueberries. Hah! I could not fathom that only 1/4 cup of flour would work. I added in the equal amount if almond flour, too. All good.
Elana says
Thanks Patty!
Karen says
What can I use in place of honey in the paleo recipes…I am allergic to honey
Kelley says
Sometimes I have good luck with using maple syrup instead of honey.
Karen says
Thank you so much – I appreciate it…enjoy the weekend:)
Michelle says
Try Brown Rice Syrup, same sweetness, stickiness and consistency as honey. I use as a Honey/Sugar substitute in most recipes with no difference in results :)
Kate says
I love coconut nectar by Coconut Secret and it is vegan with a low glycemic index too, you can find it at most health foods stores like Whole Foods,
JMB says
Rice Malt Syrup – ‘Pure Harvest’ is the brand I buy in Australia (from the health food section of Coles). Has the added advantage of being fructose free which is why I use it. It is similar to honey in colour and texture but is not as sweet.
Harshi says
I would love to try these yummy muffins. But what can I use instead of shortening? I’ve got coconut oil. It’s hard as its cold here now.
Tia
Harshi
Elana says
Harshi, here’s a link to a muffin recipe that uses coconut oil for you:
https://elanaspantry.com/paleo-carrot-banana-muffins/
Enjoy!
Elana
Jennifer says
Has anyone tried these in regular muffin tins? I don’t own mini muffin tins.
Elana says
Jennifer, thanks for your comment! Here’s a link to a recipe that uses a regular size muffin tin:
https://elanaspantry.com/blueberry-muffins/
Enjoy!
Elana