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These Paleo Lemon Poppyseed Muffins are packed-full of flavor and nutrition but are completely grain and oil free. They will quickly become your new favorite Spring treat for healthy snacking on the go.
Guys, I’m off my game.
Before I left for Dublin I was so on point. I was working 2 weeks out (unheard of for me!) and successfully scheduled everything so I could fully detach while I was away. Detaching felt amazing at the time but it’s like I completely forgot how to blog while I was gone.
Turns out blogging is nothing like riding a bike…unless we’re equating it to my near-death experience mountain biking in Utah.
I realize that 90% of you don’t realize the work that goes into blogging, but as it turns out neither do I. I’ve mentioned my work-hard, play-hard mentality so I guess when I’m working hard I don’t even realize how much work it really is.
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Take this recipe.
First there was the grocery shopping, which after returning from vacation meant that lugging my bundle buggy home was basically a crossfit workout.
Then there was the recipe development. Luckily I’ve gotten my paleo muffins down so I kind of cheated and adapted an older recipe to make the lemon poppyseed flavour I was going for. Hey, all food bloggers do it and they’re lying if they say they don’t. There I said it.
I got them on the first try, but I still wanted to make a second batch a) because I couldn’t stop eating them and b) because I like making them with mountain biking in Utah to test how well they work. It was at this point that I completely forgot about round-2 (no shame…I was totally watching the finale of The Challenge) and burnt them slightly.
I then proceeded to do the entire shoot without the white balance set and using the wrong lens wehhhhh and then spilled poppyseeds all over my shag rug (not fun).
This was followed by a photoshop session where I drastically overexposed the photos because I didn’t realize my brightness was all the way down.
And now here I am writing to all of you about first world blogging problems. After nearly forgetting to write the intro blurb, fill-out the SEO plugin and set the featured image, Â I’m gonna put my money on that I’m forgetting something else and I’ll hear about it from you in the comments. Maybe if I eat 10 of these Paleo Lemon Poppyseed Muffins I’ll remember how to blog again.
Unlikely.
PrintPaleo Lemon Poppyseed Muffins
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 muffins 1x
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour*
- 1/4 cup coconut flour*
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder (paleo-friendly)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- juice, 2 lemons (about 1/2 cup)
- zest, 1 lemon
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl combine almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder and sea salt.
- In a separate bowl combine applesauce, lemon juice, lemon zest, eggs, honey and vanilla extract.
- Add wet ingredients to dry and stir to combine.
- Stir in poppy seeds.
- Line a muffin tray with paper liners or silicone liners or grease well and divide batter evenly among wells.
- Bake for 23-25 minutes, watching carefully to not burn (unlike I did…).
- Remove from oven and let cool in tray for 10 minutes.
- Remove from tray and allow to cool on a wire rack.
- Will keep for several days in an airtight container on the counter.
*Almond Flour = blanched and ground almonds. Almond meal may work but I haven’t tried it.
**If your batter is too dry it is due to the type of coconut flour you are using. Add additional liquid in the form of non-dairy milk.
Totally feel your pain when it comes to forgetting how to blog! One vacation and it’s like i’m a new born baby. Either way though – this recipe KILLS it. Those muffins look amazing.
I’m so happy I’m not alone! It’s like I had a massive brain fart. Luckily I’m back on track…until I go out of town again haha
Totally with you. I’m off my game when anything unexpected happens, or vacation. So hard to get back in it!!
SO HARD!!! The only flaw in my work-hard, play-hard mentality haha
I remember you telling me that and I was shocked- You machine!
These look epic buddy- Im starting to enjoy citrus in baked goods slooowly.
I cannot remember the last time I have had a poppy seed muffin, so I cannot wait to give it a try! These look so delicious! I also cannot believe that you blogged two weeks ahead of time too…That is freaking impressive!
You blogged two weeks ahead of time?! I am in awe. If forgetting all the blogging thangs meets eating a million lemon poppyseed muffins, then I hope I forget twenty things in my post tomorrow too! And I’ve totally been adapting old recipes. Work smarter, not harder 😉
Amen sista. Some of them are too good not to copy and repurpose and every single blogger is lying if they say they don’t haha. That should be included in your next sassy confessional post!
Yum!! I LOVE lemon poppy seed muffins, so it is super exciting to see a healthier GF version. Thanks 🙂
Those look great! I totally feel you on the struggles with recipe development…always sucks when a batch doesn’t come out or the photos aren’t so good. These sound wonderful though 🙂
They look delicious. If they are Paleo, does that make them Kosher for Passover?
Yes! Totally K for P!
After a long break I always seem to forget how to STUDY! In the beginning of a semester I can barely study for a long period of time. I have to take lots of breaks after only short periods of actual studying. Over the course of the semester I get better again, and then after the next break, same procedure! So annoying 😀 But really, such things re first world problems, haha!
Girl. I feel you. I worked ahead for reading week since I was in Toronto and not in my kitchen and when I came back to Waterloo, I was a mess. Blogging is hard in general but even harder if you’ve been away for a while.
Muffins look amazing though, so I’m thinking you’ll be back on your game soon 😉