Summer is here in muffin form. These healthy lemon poppy seed muffins are bursting with citrusy flavor, are perfectly moist and fluffy, and are gluten free, refined sugar free, and can be made dairy free. With optional blueberries added in, they are a perfect treat for morning or night!

When spring and summer start to come around there are few things I crave more than lemon poppyseed muffins. Lemon just screams summer to me. And when the craving hit this time I had some blueberries on hand so I decided to add those in the batter and I must say it was a great call. But if you don’t have blueberries or just want the traditional lemon poppy seed muffin you can make these without the berries!

If you are looking for some other great summer recipes be sure to check out my no bake fruit tart, my lemon ricotta pancakes, and my lemon and berry yogurt cake!

Ingredients You’ll Need for Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins:

Gluten free all purpose flour – I used this flour to make these gluten free. You could sub 1 for 1 with whole wheat or regular all purpose flour if you don’t need them to be gluten free, but I wouldn’t sub for coconut or almond flour because those just work differently 🙂
Greek yogurt – baking with yogurt makes these muffins super moist. I used vanilla greek yogurt to add a little sweetness too. The one I get is from Aldi and doesn’t have any added sugar (there is also an Oikos Triple Zero you could get). Just look at the label if you are trying to avoid added sugar! You could also sub with a thick plant based yogurt.
Eggs – to help keep the muffins together!
Agave – I used agave instead of sugar to keep this refined sugar free. You could also probably try maple syrup!
Coconut oil – gives us some healthy fats and adds to the great texture.
Lemons – for the lemon flavor of course!
Poppy seeds – can’t have lemon poppy seed muffins without poppy seeds!
Blueberries (optional) – if you want lemon poppy seed blueberry muffins you will want the berries!
Baking soda, powder, and salt – all the good stuff to make sure these rise and the salt adds depth to the flavor.

Tips for the Perfect Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins:

Don’t sub the flour for coconut or almond flour – those work a lot differently than gluten free all purpose!
Don’t overmix your batter – that will make your muffins less fluffy!
Let cool completely before trying to remove from muffin wrappers. Otherwise they may stick!
If using blueberries – be sure to coat with some extra flour. This will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the batter.
For a dairy free option – just swap the greek yogurt for a plant based!
Add some glaze! For some extra fun and flavor just mix together some powdered sugar and almond milk for a glaze to drip on top.

If there are any questions you have that I didn’t cover don’t hesitate to reach out! You can leave them in a comment below or shoot me a DM on Instagram!

In addition to the listed ingredients, you will need:

a muffin tin
cooking spray or muffin liners
two bowls
something to stir batter with

Enjoy your healthy muffins!