Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf
Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf is a delicious and moist loaf with hints of tangy citrus. The poppy seeds sprinkled throughout give it a fabulous crunch. Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf is a fantastic dairy free dessert that is really easy to make.
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Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf Recipe
(dairy free, nut free)
Prep time: 15 minutes | Cook time: 1 hour | Serving size: 12
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups coconut sugar
- Zest from one lemon
- ¾ cup milk alternative, room temperature
- ¾ cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp lemon extract or 8 drops lemon essential oil
- 1/3 cup poppy seeds
- 2 cups spelt flour
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Place the eggs and sugar in a large bowl and beat on high until fluffy. Slowly beat in lemon zest, almond milk, coconut oil, vanilla, almond extract and lemon extract/essential oil on medium-low speed.
- In a separate bowl combine poppy seeds, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add wet mixture to the dry mixture while beating on medium-low speed until just mixed.
- Pour into the lined loaf pan and bake the Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf for 1 to 1 ¼ hours, or until the top is raised and cracked and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
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- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups coconut sugar
- Zest from one lemon
- ¾ cup milk alternative, room temperature
- ¾ cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp lemon extract or 8 drops lemon essential oil
- 1/3 cup poppy seeds
- 2 cups spelt flour
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- Preheat oven to 350. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place the eggs and sugar in a large bowl and beat on high until fluffy.
- Slowly beat in lemon zest, almond milk, coconut oil, vanilla, almond extract and lemon extract on medium-low speed.
- In a separate bowl combine poppy seeds, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Add wet mixture and dry mixture while beating on medium-low speed until just mixed.
- Pour into the lined loaf pan and bake the Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf for 1 to 1 ¼ hours, or until the top is raised and cracked and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Hi there,
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ust found your blog. It´s wonderful. Can all your recipes be prepared dairy and egg free? For instance, what plant-based replacement can I use for the eggs in your Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf? It looks delicious! Thank you!
Hi Karan! I’m so happy you are enjoying my website and recipes! In this recipe and a lot of the other recipes on my website, you can replace eggs with chia eggs. For this recipe use 2 Tbsp ground chia seeds mixed with 6 Tbsp of water in place of two eggs.
This loaf is so good! My family tried it and loved it as well. I will definitely be making it again. Thanks, Jesse!
Yay I’m so happy to hear that you and your family loved it Iris! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know.
Can you use less coconut sugar?
Hi Joyce! For more of a breakfast loaf, you could use 1 cup coconut sugar. I haven’t tested it with this but I think you might also want to reduce the liquid a little bit to accommodate the change.
Hi Jesse,
Can I replace spelt flour with ground almond to make it gluten-free?
Hi Ky, I haven’t tested it with almond flour. I think it might be a bit crumbly but the recipe does have an egg so it might work. Let me know if you try it!