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March 4, 2022

Healthy Lemon Muffins Recipe

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An easy, tangy & sweet muffin that is going to be your new favorite breakfast option. Made with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, and maple syrup, these Healthy Lemon Muffins are sweet and tangy both at the same time. A unique flavor everyone’s going to love. The perfect healthy citrus dessert.

lemon muffins on a counter with glaze on top and a lemon next to them

And it’s a healthy dessert or breakfast recipe too! If you’re always looking for those perfect breakfast muffins, but haven’t found the best recipe yet, listen up! These tangy and sweet Healthy Lemon Muffins are just perfect for breakfast or brunch. Made with freshly squeezed lemon juice, lemon zest, Greek yogurt, and coconut oil, they make a super healthy and absolutely divine-tasting breakfast option ever.

I love all things lemons (that’s why my website is called The Lemon Diaries, huh!), and lemon desserts are my all-time favorite. I can’t stress enough when I create a delicious, tangy lemon dessert – it’s just an obsession of mine. If you or your family members love lemon desserts, these Healthy Lemon Muffins are the perfect way to make yourself or your family and friends happy!

For more lemon recipes, check these out:

  • Light Lemon Raspberry Loaf
  • Lemon Meringue Pie In a Jar
  • Healthier Lemon Cupcakes with Honey Syrup
  • Lemon Blueberry Blondies
  • Easy Vegan Cookies
  • Blackberry Lemon Crumb Muffins
  • Lemon Infused Water
  • Lemon Pistachio Custard Crinkle
  • Honey Lavender Cake with Lemon
  • Meyer Lemon Curd
  • Lemon Strawberry Bread
healthy lemon muffins with glaze on top on a tray

Lemon Muffins Healthy

Lemon muffins are one of the most delicious, healthy, moist, and tasty muffin recipes. Every bite also has an undertone taste of maple syrup and lemon zest combination. It’s so incredibly awesome that these muffins can be eaten at breakfast and brunch WITH NO GUILT AT ALL.

Skinny, delicious, and made with wholesome ingredients, these Healthy Lemon Muffins are the perfect way to start your day! These are definitely perfect for those who love clean eating and paleo desserts. They are sweet and moist with a nice punch of lemony goodness. My husband pretty much inhaled them!

They taste amazingly plain as well, but we’re going to take them to the next level with our homemade, healthier lemon glaze. Let’s get started. And you can use this wonderful homemade lemon extract to make it taste even more complex with lemon flavor! Just add about a half a teaspoon to the batter and another to the glaze. Yummy!

Why Make Healthier Lemon Muffins?

#1 Reason – They’re Healthy: One of the best things about these delicious Lemon Muffins is that they are so healthy & skinny! No junk is added to these perfect, healthy muffins.

So Simple To Make: Absolutely fool-proof recipe for all those people who just want to create something healthy and delicious without spending much time in the kitchen. You simply need just one bowl to put everything together. How convenient!

Rich In Lemon Flavor: As we’re using freshly squeezed lemon juice and lemon zest, they have this nice punch of lemony flavor. This recipe is so good that you won’t have to add in any extra lemon extract. All natural and clean.

You Can Eat Them At Breakfast: And not feel any guilt at all! This website is about all things healthy desserts, and these Lemon Muffins are not an exception. Healthy, wholesome, and clean ingredients that will whip up a delicious breakfast muffin recipe.

healthier lemon muffins

Ingredients for Healthier Lemon Muffins

These ingredients are so great and wholesome. Here are all the ingredients you’re going to need for this recipe :

  • Whole Wheat Flour: We used all-natural whole wheat flour, but to make them whiter, you can easily use white whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour.
  • Baking Soda & Baking Powder: These both combined together are going to give muffins the perfect amount of lift.
  • Large Egg
  • Coconut Oil 
  • Greek Yogurt: This ingredient gives them extra moisture and protein. You can also use vanilla or lemon-flavored Greek Yogurt for that extra flavor.
  • Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice & Zest: The main thing that’s going to set the tone of the lemon flavor. Zest & lemon juice both give them a bright, tangy flavor.
  • Maple Syrup: This is a sweetened for our recipe. You can also use Honey or Agave Syrup.

For The Glaze: all combined together are going to make the most perfect Lemon Glaze ever! 

  • Powdered Sugar
  • Splash of Almond Milk
  • Splash of Lemon Juice
  • Vanilla

How to Make Healthy Lemon Muffins

This recipe takes about 30-35 minutes in total to make + time for cool down the muffins, and they are so easy to make, just mix and match, and mix and match! Here’s how it goes :

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line muffin tin with paper liner.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, mix in all wet ingredients. Meaning – Melted and cooled coconut oil, maple syrup, egg, Greek yogurt, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest to the wet ingredient mix. Stir until combined.
  • Spoon the batter into the muffin tin to 3/4 full. For this, you can use ice-cream scoop.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until tops are puffy. You can also check it by inserting toothpick into the center, if it comes out clean, the muffins are ready.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
  • Drizzle the lemon glaze over cooled-down muffins. To make the glaze, simply mix together all the ingredients and stir to combine.
lemon muffins recipe steps

Storage: Store in a sealed container at room temperature without any glaze. Muffins can be stored for up to 3 days. Add the glaze over whenever taking the muffins out of the storage. 

Freezing: Store in a sealed freezer safe container. Before serving, thaw at room temperature.

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Healthy Lemon Muffins

Healthy Lemon Muffins – an easy, tangy & sweet Lemon Muffins Recipe that is going to be your new favorite breakfast option. Made with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest and maple syrup, these Healthy Lemon Muffins are sweet and tangy both at the same time. An unique flavor everyone's going to love.
Prep Time7 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time22 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: breakfast lemon muffins, healthy lemon muffins, healthy lemon muffins recipe, lemon muffins, lemon muffins recipe
Servings: 8 muffins

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • paper tin
  • muffin tray

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup (or honey)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • zest from 1 lemon
  • 4 tbsp lemon juice

Icing

  • 1 tsp milk/almond milk
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line muffin tin with paper liner.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, mix in all wet ingredients. Meaning – Melted and cooled coconut oil, maple syrup, egg, Greek yogurt, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Stir to combine.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest to the wet ingredient mix. Stir until combined.
  • Spoon the batter into the muffin tin to 3/4 full. For this, you can use ice-cream scoop.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until tops are puffy. You can also check it by inserting toothpick into the center, if it comes out clean, the muffins are ready.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes.
  • Make & Drizzle the lemon glaze over cooled-down muffins. To make the glaze, simply mix together all the ingredients and stir to combine.

For other muffin ideas, check these out:

  • Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Strawberry Sour Cream Muffin Recipe
  • Whole Wheat Lemon Muffins

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  1. Thrive with Mariya says

    March 4, 2022 at 1:13 pm

    Those muffins sound so delicious. The perfect treat for my afternoon tea. Thank you for sharing 🙂

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 5, 2022 at 11:33 pm

      You’re so welcome!

      Reply
  2. WDWarchiGEEK says

    March 4, 2022 at 3:54 pm

    Yum! Saving for my daughter (who loves to bake lemon anything)

    Reply
  3. Jeanine says

    March 4, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    This is a great recipe and one I will cook for my Lemon loving husband over the weekend
    Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  4. Nicolle says

    March 6, 2022 at 2:46 pm

    Love, love, love everything lemon 😉
    Cant wait to give this a try!!!!! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 7, 2022 at 8:49 am

      Me tooo!! I’m a all things lemon addict!

      Reply
  5. Veryl Shaina says

    March 6, 2022 at 10:35 am

    Lemon is one of my favorite flavors, finding a healthy lemon muffin recipe is a plus. Definitely trying out this recipe!

    Reply
  6. Hannah says

    March 6, 2022 at 12:02 pm

    Where has this recipe been all my life?! I’ll need to avoid almond milk but otherwise these sound amazing! Can’t wait to try them! X

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 7, 2022 at 8:49 am

      It’s so good, I swear!

      Reply
  7. Lin Allen says

    March 6, 2022 at 1:36 pm

    5 stars
    The muffins look delicious! My kiddos would love them!

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 7, 2022 at 8:49 am

      They’re sweet and tangy at the same time, love it!

      Reply
  8. Stacy says

    March 6, 2022 at 1:37 pm

    5 stars
    I was looking for a recipe for lemon muffins and I found this one. The kids loved them and this recipe is now part of my recipe box.

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 7, 2022 at 8:49 am

      Yayyy, so glad!

      Reply
  9. Katie says

    March 6, 2022 at 1:56 pm

    Delicious! I love baking with natural sweeteners and coconut oil. Thank you!

    Reply
  10. Maureen says

    March 6, 2022 at 10:47 pm

    These sound delish! I haven’t ever baked with maple and lemon together, but I will totally be trying these!

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 7, 2022 at 8:49 am

      The combo is absolutely divine!

      Reply
  11. Lindsay P says

    March 7, 2022 at 12:21 pm

    These look amazing! I’ll definitely be making them this weekend!

    Reply
  12. Grace This Place says

    March 7, 2022 at 2:07 pm

    These look so delicious!

    Reply
  13. Patricia says

    March 7, 2022 at 12:54 pm

    These sound delicious. I love lemon muffins. Going to make these. Thanks.

    Reply
  14. Kevin Foodie says

    March 7, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    5 stars
    The Food Explora in me loves anything sweet. I appreciate the healthier upgrade of ingredients. Will pin to my list of recipes to try. Looks deliciously healthy 😋

    Reply
  15. Miranda says

    March 7, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    It’s recipes like this that make me question my veganism! Haha

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 9, 2022 at 1:00 pm

      Hahah!

      Reply
  16. Cheryl Weeks says

    March 7, 2022 at 7:07 pm

    Look good, can’t wait to try them

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 9, 2022 at 1:01 pm

      You just have to! They’re insanely good x

      Reply
  17. Megan says

    March 7, 2022 at 8:11 pm

    5 stars
    Yess! I love lemon anything and love love love how easy this recipe is! these are amazing thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 9, 2022 at 1:01 pm

      Me too! I’m just a lemon advocate!

      Reply
  18. Eva says

    March 7, 2022 at 10:02 pm

    5 stars
    I love lemon anything, and these look delish! Can’t wait to give them a try 🙂

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 9, 2022 at 1:01 pm

      Me too! These are insanely delicious x

      Reply
  19. Deirdre says

    March 8, 2022 at 12:28 am

    These look so yummy! I’d love to try them with almond or coconut flour

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 9, 2022 at 1:02 pm

      Definitely, just go with it! These are great for substitution!

      Reply
  20. Kathy says

    March 8, 2022 at 5:24 am

    5 stars
    Yum yum yum!

    Thanks for sharing this recipe! Definitely a must try!

    Reply
    • The Lemon Diaries says

      March 9, 2022 at 1:02 pm

      Pin it for later! It’s so good x

      Reply
  21. Miranda says

    March 16, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    Oh my kiddos are going to LOVE these!

    Reply

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