Almond Flour Lemon Muffins

Description

These light and moist gluten-free muffins are made with almond flour instead of all-purpose flour. They are topped with a delightful crumble topping and a creamy, lemon glaze that isn’t overly sweet. They are great for breakfast or a snack

Ingredients

  • 3 cups almond flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • ½ cup almond flour
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon half-and-half
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 10 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. Sift almond flour
  3. baking powder
  4. and baking soda together into a bowl and set aside.
  5. Mix sugar
  6. eggs
  7. Greek yogurt
  8. butter
  9. lemon juice
  10. and lemon zest in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add flour mixture into the wet ingredients and mix until well combined
  11. but be careful not to overmix. Distribute the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups
  12. filling the cups all the way to the top.
  13. Make the topping by mixing almond flour
  14. brown sugar
  15. and butter together until crumbly. Set aside.
  16. Bake muffins in the preheated oven for 15 minutes
  17. then remove from the oven and sprinkle crumble mixture over the tops. Continue baking until the edges are golden and a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the muffins comes out clean
  18. 3 to 5 minutes. Cool muffins in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
  19. While the muffins are cooling
  20. mix powdered sugar
  21. half-and-half
  22. and lemon juice together in a small bowl for the glaze. Remove the muffins from the pan and drizzle the glaze over the top.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 10

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