Easy Lemon Muffins with Icing
These Iced Easy Lemon Muffins feature a vibrant, fluffy lemon inside, and a jumbo, crisp muffin top. Made with Greek yogurt, these muffins are irresistible!
Servings: 6 Muffins
Calories: 550cal
Cost: $2
Equipment
- 6-count Jumbo Muffin Tin (or 12-count muffin tin)
- Jumbo muffin liners
- ice cream scoop
- Stand mixer with paddle attachment
- rubber spatula
- Zester
- Measuring Cups & spoons
- Whisk
- Medium bowl
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (½ cup or one stick) room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- ½ cup Greek yogurt can use vanilla flavor or plain
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
Icing
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Add cupcake liners to the muffin tin and set aside.
- In a stand mixer, add butter and sugar and beat until fluffy; about 3 minutes for room temperature butter. It might take a little longer if your butter was chilled.
- Add eggs in one at a time to the batter. Once they are combined, add in the extracts and the Greek yogurt.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, and flour. Slowly add it to the stand mixer until just combined. Do not overmix or the muffins will not rise.
- Bake muffins for 18-22 minutes. The muffins will be fluffy, and should be firm when gently presses. A toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin should come out clean. The muffins will have a deep, golden-brown coloring.
- Cool Muffins for 15 minutes before dipping in icing.
Icing
- Add lemon juice, zest, and powdered sugar to a medium bowl and whisk to combine. The icing will be thick. If it is too runny, add 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar and repeat until thickened.
- Dip cooled muffin tops in icing and swirl tops to remove excess. Allow muffin icing to set before enjoying.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1muffin | Calories: 550cal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 103mg | Sodium: 176mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 64g | Vitamin A: 558IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg