Gluten Free Lemon Muffins

Intoxicatingly lemony, these “luscious” Gluten Free Lemon Muffins also happen to be butter free and would make a delicious, healthyISH, afternoon snack or breakfast!

Today I am joining Madison (over at A Joyfully Mad Kitchen) and several other food bloggers for Muffin Week!

Though I gotta admit, I struggle with muffins. Cookies and Curries, I can wing them and end up with something edible. But, with muffins, there’s no telling what the end will be.

Sometimes they come out of the oven looking so flat and woebegone but end up tasting delicious. Once, I expected to pull out muffins from the oven, and out came rolls! They tasted pretty good, but the texture and look were way, way off.

Yet some other times, they come out of the oven with a beautiful dome and end up tasting downright disgusting. Once, they tasted so bad, that even my dogs refused to eat them. True story.

When Madison asked me to join in on Muffin Week, I was excited about sharing some gluten-free pistachio white chocolate muffins.

I was going to grind up pistachios and use that pistachio flour to make muffins, along with a hint of cardamom and white chocolate pieces. In my mind, those muffins were gonna be spectacular. But, y’all, my mind didn’t mirror reality.

Those muffins came out with such a flat top. Some even had a concave top! It might have been because I didn’t use enough pistachio flour, or baking powder, or the fact that I left the baking soda out, or because I used too many eggs…but these muffins were a no go.

Then, my daughter took a bite and started questioning if I had forgotten to add in sugar. She suggested I frost them and, well, at that point I abandoned all plans of sharing those…

I was adamant about not going to bed with bad muffin mojo, so I decided to clear my kitchen counters and start fresh.

I had a bunch of lemons in my fridge, and, as my daughter simply adores lemon muffins, I figured I’d try one more time before throwing in my apron. This time around, I leaned on my blender heavily to whip up some Gluten Free Lemon Muffins.

How I used my blender to make Gluten Free Lemon Muffins and Powdered Sugar:

1) I added some regular rolled oats to my blender and, ground up those oats to make oat flour (IMO, homemade oat flour is quite inexpensive compared to the small store bought packages)

2) I also added in the other dry ingredients such as sugar, almond flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, and blended them in with the oats.

3) Then, I added the wet ingredients of eggs, milk, and coconut oil and pulsed this together with the dry ingredients.

4) I finally added in some lemon juice and lemon zest and blended it all up before spooning this mixture into muffins cups and baking up some gluten free lemon muffins.

5) When the muffins were at room temperature, I made a glaze with powdered sugar (using my blender again to blend up real sugar and a smidge of arrowroot powder into powdered sugar) and some lemon zest and juice. BTW, if you’ve ever run out of powdered sugar and don’t want to make another trip to the store, then why not blend up your own- right? While I used a smidge of arrowroot powder in mine, you can also use cornstarch, if you have it handy. Just blend up the granulated sugar and arrowroot powder/cornstarch and boom! You have just the right amount of powdered sugar. Also, wait a bit to open the lid on your blender as otherwise powdered sugar dust will be everywhere!

My daughter described these lemon muffins as simply luscious and ended up eating two just as these pictures were done. If you are looking for a tasty, “luscious” gluten free lemon muffin, I sure hope you give this recipe a try.

Like gluten free muffins, then make sure to check out these Blueberry Jicama Muffins ones too!

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Gluten Free Lemon Muffins

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes minutes

Total Time: 28 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 muffins

Author: Shashi

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Intoxicatingly lemony, these “luscious” Gluten Free Lemon Muffins also happen to be butter free and would make a delicious, healthyISH, afternoon snack or breakfast!

Ingredients

For the Lemon Muffins

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 cup almond flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup dairy free milk
• 2 tbsp coconut oil at room temperature
• 1/2 tsp lemon zest (whole lemon)
• 2 tsps lemon juice

For the lemon glaze

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• pinch arrowroot powder or cornstarch
• 4 tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp lemon zest
• 1 tbsp slivered almonds optional

Instructions

For the Lemon Muffins

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Add the oats to a blender and pulse until oats are ground into a fine powder.
• Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and almond flour to the ground up oats and blend a few seconds so all the dry ingredients are well incorporated.
• Add the coconut oil to a bowl and microwave it for 10 seconds or until it’s melted but not hot. Add it to the dry ingredients in the blender.
• Also add in the egg and milk and blend well. 
• Then, add in the lemon juice and lemon and blend a few seconds until everything is well incorporated.
• Line a 6 muffin tray with muffin cups and spoon Lemon Muffin mixture into these cups and bake 18-20 minutes. Then, remove from the oven and let cool a bit before glazing. *If you glaze while warm, that glaze will run everywhere.

For the lemon glaze

• Add the granulated sugar and arrowroot powder (or can use cornstarch) to a blender and blend on high speed for about 20 seconds.
• When done, let mixture sit for about a minute before opening. *If you open it too quickly, your immediate surroundings will be covered with a fine layer of powdered sugar 
• Add powdered sugar to a bowl and mix in the lemon juice and lemon zest. Drizzle glaze over Lemon Muffins, (optional) sprinkle on some slivered almonds and enjoy.

Notes

*Nutritional info is per very well fit. Please make sure to check for yourself the accuracy of quantities and nutrition listed.

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4.6g | Saturated Fat: 5.1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 224mg | Fiber: 2.2g | Sugar: 34g

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