Whole Wheat Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

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Whole Wheat Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins! These tasty muffins are packed with lemon flavor and poppy seeds. To make them even tastier, they are drizzled with a light lemon glaze. 

These whole wheat lemon poppy seed muffins were a bit of a surprise. In my house we have a “Not Me” who seems to have become part of our family! 

We have all sorts of random things that happen: a dirty cup gets left on the counter, an empty box of crackers is left in the pantry, a wet towel on the bathroom floor…. Yet every time I ask, “Who left the cup here?” I get the same answer from all my children! “NOT ME!”

I kid you not! No one ever seems to have ever made the mess! I believe Not Me has moved in with us!

I store my flour in a large plastic container with a sealing lid. It only ever has regular all-purpose flour in it. Somehow whole wheat white flour was poured into the container! I am blaming Not Me!

I was making lemon poppy seed muffins and didn’t notice that I used whole wheat until the batter was mixed. Whole wheat white flour looks very similar to regular all purpose flour so I wasn’t able to spy a difference. It was too late to undo the flour so I just baked them as is and hoped for the best.

Wouldn’t you know it? They turned out amazing and received full approval from my kids! They are always my taste testers. They never say Not Me when I ask, “Who is ready for a muffin?”

What ingredients do I need for Whole Wheat Poppy Seed Muffins?

• Butter
• Sugar
• Fresh lemon
• Egg
• Milk
• Vanilla
• Poppy Seeds
• White Whole Wheat Flour
• Baking Powder 
• Salt

What is white whole wheat flour?

White wheat flour is milled from white wheat berries instead of the red wheat berries that makes traditional whole wheat flour. The white wheat berries are slightly sweeter and lighter in color and flavor.  White whole wheat flour has all the nutritional value as traditional whole wheat flour. 

Having a variety of muffins for breakfast makes breakfast extra special. How about making these peach muffins, blueberry muffins, blackberry muffins and pear muffins?

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Whole Wheat Lemon Poppy SeedMuffins

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

18 mins

Total Time

33 mins

 

Whole Wheat muffins bursting with poppy seeds and fresh lemon flavor.

Course: Bread, Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: lemon poppyseed muffins, muffins with poppyseeds, whole wheat muffins

Servings: 10 Muffins

Calories: 226 kcal

Author: Kathy

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• zest from one lemon
• juice from one lemon
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 Tablespoons poppy seeds
• 2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Glaze (optional)

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 Tablespoons lemon juice fresh squeezed

Instructions

Muffins

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and sugar.

2. Mix in lemon zest, lemon juice, egg, milk and vanilla

3. Mix in poppy seeds, whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt. Mix just until combined. 

4. Measure into paper lined or greased muffin tins.

5. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes.

6. Let cool slightly for 5 minutes and then remove from tin. Continue cooling on a baking rack. 

Glaze

1. Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice together. 

2. While muffins are still warm, but not hot drizzle with glaze. 

Recipe Notes

White whole wheat flour is a whole grain flour milled from white wheat berries. 

Nutrition Facts

Whole Wheat Lemon Poppy SeedMuffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories 226 Calories from Fat 54

% Daily Value*

Fat 6g9%

Saturated Fat 3g19%

Cholesterol 13mg4%

Sodium 106mg5%

Potassium 237mg7%

Carbohydrates 41g14%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 22g24%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 160IU3%

Vitamin C 0.6mg1%

Calcium 101mg10%

Iron 1.1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.