Coconut Lemon and Poppy Seed Muffins


Author: Kingland International
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Skill Level: Easy
Diet: Vegan, Gluten-free
Category: Baking and Desserts
Cuisine: International
Yield: 14 - 16

Scrumptious coconut lemon and poppy seed muffins made with soy yoghurt: they're vegan, gluten-free and don't compromise on flavour whatsoever.


Batter

  • 130 g buckwheat flour
  • 190 g shredded coconut
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • peel of 1 lemon (approx 1 tsp)
  • 30g poppy seeds
  • 130 g raw cane sugar or coconut sugar
  • 200 ml chickpea water (drained from one large can chickpeas)
  • 110 g Kingland Dairy Free Natural Unsweetened Greek Style Yogurt
  • 120 ml soy milk.

 

Glaze

  • 1 tbsp and 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 50 g icing sugar
  • 2 tsp lemon juice.
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl (buckwheat flour, shredded coconut, baking powder, lemon peel, poppy seeds, sugar).
  3. Whip chickpea water until it forms stiff peaks, similar to whipped egg whites.
  4. Add the wet ingredients (soy milk, soy yoghurt, lemon juice) to the dry ingredients until wel combined.
  5. Fold in the whipped chickpea water.
  6. Use an ice cream scoop to spoon the batter onto he muffin liners; you should get approximately 14 – 16 muffins.
  7. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a skewer inserted in the top comes out clean.
  8. Whisk together the lemon juice and icing sugar, and drizzle the muffins once cool. Top with extra lemon peel and poppy seeds.

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