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Katie's Cucina » Recipes » Breakfast

{Guest Post} Lemon-Lime Mini Muffins

Published: Oct 8, 2012 · Modified: Jan 17, 2022 by Katie · This post may contain affiliate links

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Today, I’m excited to have Suzanne from Kokocooks on Katie’s Cucina today sharing these delectable muffins! Suzanne and I met through a local message board while planning our weddings 5 years ago. We then were reunited two years later once we  both started our food blogs, and since have become friends in real life. Last year, we went to Epcot’s Food and Wine Fest together as well as Food Blog Forum Orlando. I love having food blog friends in real life. So without further ado… here is Suzanne!

Hello, I’m Suzanne of Kokocooks. I am a home cook who lives in Orlando. I’m also a full time teacher and a part time musician. Every Friday I post a photo from one of the fabulous food trucks that rumble around town. I’ve been blogging for almost three years now, and still feel very much like a beginner. I’m about to move to a self-hosted site, which scares the socks off me. But it’s definitely time to take that step, and Katie has been a huge help in encouraging and guiding me through the process.

A few years ago, we planted a lime tree in our front yard. The first year, it had a ton of blossoms but no limes. This past year, we had a ton of blossoms which resulted in 5 limes. Progress! Our home grown limes tasted so much better than the store bought ones. I couldn’t get over the intense color of the pulp. I can’t wait until next year; hopefully we’ll have an even bigger crop.

One of my favorite ways to use lime is in these muffins. The zest becomes a part of the fragrant lime sugar. I love sticking my face over the bowl and inhaling the sweet citrus scent. Their compact size are perfect for sharing. I made them last year for hungry orchestra musicians, and I’ll most likely make them again when the orchestra begins their concerts for the elementary schools in a few weeks.

Adapted from Cuisine At Home, December 2008

Tin basket lined with white cloth filled with mini muffins.

Lemon-Lime Mini Muffins

Lemon-Lime Mini Muffins taste just like summer in a bite-size muffin. This easy-to-follow recipe will have you making this recipe, over and over again.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 16 minutes minutes
Total Time: 36 minutes minutes
Servings: 24 mini muffins
Calories: 71kcal
Author: Katie

Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ cup lowfat yogurt
  • 2 tablespoon minced lemon
  • 3 tablespoon milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 tablespoon butter room temperature
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 egg

Lime sugar

  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoon fresh lime zest
  • 2 tablespoon butter melted

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350⁰F.
  • Coat mini-muffin pan (24-cup or two 12-cup) with nonstick spray.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine yogurt, minced lemon, milk, and vanilla.
  • In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Add half of flour mixture; beat until just combined. Add yogurt mixture; beat until just combined. Add remaining flour mixture and beat until combined (don’t worry if there are a few lumps.)
  • Fill cups of prepared muffin pan to about ¾ full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes clean, about 15-16 minutes.
  • Cool for 5 minutes on a wire rack. Turn muffins out onto the wire rack.
  • While the muffins bake, chop the lime zest into even smaller bits. Place in a bowl with the sugar and stir until well combined. Brush the tops of the muffins with the melted butter. Roll the still warm muffins in the lime sugar to coat.

Notes

  • Minced Lemon - To make minced lemon, cut the fruit (rind and all) into pieces. Remove seeds, and pulse in a food processor until chopped to bits (see picture in collage). It took about half a lemon to equal the 2 teaspoon needed for the recipe.
  • Lime Sugar - If the lime sugar doesn't stick, you can pat the sugar onto the tops of the muffins to get it to stick.

Nutrition

Serving: 1mini muffin | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 102IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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Katie is a busy mom of 2 children who loves to feed her family delicious meals that don't take hours to cook! She started her blog 15 years ago as a way to help others get cooking in the kitchen.

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  1. Gwen @SimplyHealthyFamily

    October 08, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    I too love all things citrus. We planted a lime tree 4 years ago in our small Phoenix back yard and got many flowers which the kids enjoyed picking 🙁 and then finally 4 small limes…. just in time for us to move across the valley 🙁

    Lovely muffins! Will have to try… with store bought lemons. boo

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  2. addie | culicurious

    October 08, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    Great recipe, Suzanne. I love the idea of using the limes this way 🙂

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  3. Rachael {SimplyFreshCooking}

    October 08, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    Great recipe! Yummy! 🙂

    Reply
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