Coconut, Poppyseed and Lemon Drizzle Muffins

Lemon and poppyseed cake has been a classic for a long time. It’s time to step it up with coconut! These muffins are straightforward, easy to make and dang delicious!!

Nothing beats that tangy lemon icing with the soft, sweet, fluffy muffin. It’s just such a good combo, but just hold your horses because there is a way to make your muffins extra soft, light and fluffy!!

adding yoghurt

So, it turns out that the acidic nature of yoghurt helps to make cake batter rise and create a sturdy structure. On top of that, I also read that yoghurt helps to keep cakes nice and moist.

Just a couple of pointers here, make sure you use plain yoghurt. We already have enough sugar in the batter, and we’re not looking to overpower the muffins with extra sweetness from flavoured yoghurt.

It’s also important to use full-fat yoghurt because that will give you the best result. You could add low-fat yoghurt but it will not give you that beautiful richness that full-fat Greek yoghurt will give. So, by all means, use the non-fat or low fat if you wish, but honestly, when looking at the ingredients in this recipe, you can see that I am not trying to make some kind of healthy or low guilt dessert. So perhaps it would be a better idea to save the low-fat yoghurt for another day, but again, it’s up to you.

making the icing

For years I have made the mistake of adding too much liquid to the icing sugar when making lemon drizzle cake. I never thought it mattered, but then again I always wondered “why does the icing in so many photos I see in magazines or websites look so much better than mine?”. My icing always had that see-through effect, and half of it would just slip off the cake.

The key is to just add enough liquid for the icing sugar to dissolve through. It should be thick, it should not be see-through and it should have that perfect slow drizzle effect. I added the tiniest bit of lemon juice at a time, mixing it through after each addition until I was satisfied with the look and texture. So the measurement I have written down in the recipe should be the perfect ratio, but remember that you can always add more liquid or more icing sugar whenever necessary.

Freezing the muffins

Preparing these muffins in advance and freezing them for a later day is a fantastic idea.

You can simply store them in a container and leave them in your freezer. Then defrost them a day or 2 before you serve them. If you want, you can freeze just the muffins themselves and them ice them when you serve them to retain as much quality as possible, but this isn’t vital, it’s just something to keep in mind.

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Coconut, Poppyseed and Lemon Drizzle Muffins

Lemon and poppyseed are one of my favourite combinations to have in a cake or muffin in the case. I decided to amp it up this time with coconut! 

Course Dessert

Cuisine Not Specific

Keyword coconut muffins, lemon drizzle muffins, lemon muffin recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 12 muffins

Calories 490 kcal

Author Nicolas

Ingredients

• 200 g of self raising flour
• 2 lemons zested
• 200 g caster sugar
• 200 g unsalted butter softened
• 4 eggs
• 200 g yogurt
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 100 g desiccated coconut
• 25 g poppy seeds
• 220 g icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice

Instructions

1. Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. (350 degrees C)

2. Get a 12 case muffin tray and place 12 paper muffin cases into the tray. 

3. Cream/beat the butter and sugar until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
4. Add your eggs one at a time beating on each occasion. Next, add your yoghurt and beat through.
5. Sift in your self-raising flour and add your vanilla, poppy seeds, coconut, lemon zest and then gently fold through.

6. Get a tablespoon and spoon the mixture evenly into each muffin case. 

7. Bake your muffins for 25-30 minutes until the muffins are golden on top and cooked through. (you can use a skewer to poke through a muffin and if it comes out clean, the muffins are cooked).

8. Whisk the lemon juice and the icing sugar together until there are no lumps and the icing sugar has dissolved. Drizzle the icing over your delicious muffins. 

9. Serve and enjoy! 

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

• You can use sour cream or creme fresh if you want instead of yoghurt.
• Toasting the desiccated coconut in a dry pan before adding it to your muffin batter can give a more intense flavour. 
• You can make these muffins in advance and freeze them.
• Make sure your icing is thick, not too liquidy. 

Nutrition Facts

Coconut, Poppyseed and Lemon Drizzle Muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories 490 Calories from Fat 234

% Daily Value*

Fat 26g40%

Saturated Fat 16.9g106%

Cholesterol 110mg37%

Sodium 160mg7%

Potassium 176mg5%

Carbohydrates 59.9g20%

Fiber 2.4g10%

Sugar 42.4g47%

Protein 6.8g14%

Calcium 70mg7%

Iron 1.8mg10%

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

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