15 Sweet and Delicious Dairy-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Recipes!

Who doesn’t love a delicious lemon poppy seed muffin, doughnut, or cake? There are so many creative lemon poppy seed recipes that can you can make. Check out these ones below, which are all dairy-free and egg-free!

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1. Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

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Cute, kitchy, old-fashioned bundt pans take a perfectly tasty “normal” shaped cake and turn it into something a bit fancier. Any frosting you like will work for this vegan lemon poppy seed cake, but the basic lemon glaze recipe with powdered sugar is fantastic! Consider also trying a vegan cream cheese frosting! To get a nice pretty look with the frosting sliding down the sides, make the frosting nice and thick. This Lemon Poppy Seed Cake by Dora Daily is phenomenal––you have to try it!

2. Lemon Poppy Seed Baked Oats

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Try these Lemon Poppy Seed Baked Oats by Hayley Canning for a comforting and cozy start to the day. This baked oatmeal is like having a Lemon and Poppy Seed muffin for breakfast! Except it’s healthy, refined sugar-free, gluten-free and vegan!

3. Lemon Poppyseed Muffins

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Poppy seeds are loaded with minerals like iron, copper, calcium, potassium, manganese, zinc, and magnesium. They are also a great source of B-complex vitamins and contain fiber, so why not try baking them into a delicious muffin that kids will love, too? Try baking these Lemon Poppyseed Muffins by Sarah Creighton!

4. Lemon Poppyseed Cake Balls

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If you like the traditional lemon poppyseed cake, you’re going to LOVE these Lemon Poppyseed Cake Balls by Nikki and Zuzana. To make these balls you’ll only need a few simple ingredients that you probably already have at home and about 15 minutes of your time. They are raw (so no baking required, vegan, gluten-free, and refined-sugar free, but the flavors are the real thing!  With ingredients like cashews, coconut, maple syrup, and healing spices, these little treats are not only going to satisfy your sweet cravings but also nourish your body. So let’s get started!

5. Zucchini Poppy Seed Cake With Lemon Drizzle Icing

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If you have a surplus of zucchini or other summer squash you don’t know what to do with, this is the recipe to make! The zucchini adds untold moisture and subtle sweetness to this cake, poppy seeds add a little crunch, and the lemon icing gives it a tangy kick. It’s a really pretty cake too, so enjoy a slice of this Zucchini Poppy Seed Cake With Lemon Drizzle Icing by Sienna Formosa with a cup of your favorite tea. How sophisticated!

6. Lemon Poppyseed Bundt Cake

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This Lemon Poppyseed Bundt Cake by Vaishali Honawar is very much like a pound cake, with a buttery crumb and a melt-in-the-mouth texture. I used unbleached cake flour to get a particularly light texture. Cake flour is very low in gluten, so you don’t have to worry about your cake getting tough, the way it could with higher gluten flours like all-purpose flour. If you can’t get cake flour, use all-purpose but replace two tablespoons in each cup with cornflour. You could also use whole-wheat pastry flour to make this cake. It will be darker and the crumb will be thicker, but you’d still have a great cake (and one that’s slightly healthier too). Gotta run now, but here’s the recipe. Enjoy!

7. Lemon Yogurt Poppy Seed Loaf

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This Lemon Yogurt Poppy Seed Loaf by Julie Zimmer is great for breakfast with coffee, but you can also have it as a mid-day snack or even dessert after dinner. Made with ground rolled oats, almond flour, and sweetened with pure maple syrup, this yogurt-based loaf is gluten-free, lemony, light, and moist.

8. Sugar-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Oat Doughnuts

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Lemon, poppy seeds, and oats come together to make these scrumptious doughnuts! Since they’re made with oats they’re a bit thicker than your usual doughnut but equally delicious. Top these Sugar-Free Lemon Poppy Seed Oat Doughnuts by Kyra Howearth with cashew butter icing for a truly decadent treat!

9. Cranberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

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These Cranberry Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins by Abby Thompson are timeless! Tart cranberries and fresh lemon juice and zest create a breakfast that can be enjoyed all year round. Spread some non-dairy butter on top and enjoy.

10. Gluten-Free Lemon Poppyseed Loaf

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Lemon and poppyseed is such an awesome flavor combination so this Gluten-Free Lemon Poppyseed Loaf by Kennedy Kitchings is great to start or end your day with!

11. Lemon Poppyseed Oatmeal

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Two different ways to prepare this Lemon Poppyseed Oatmeal by Lauren Smith: the faster, stovetop version, and the slower yet more authentic baked version. Oddly enough, I can’t decide which I like better. The stovetop version has better flavor, but the baked version has a more bread-like texture that I appreciate. You decide which way you prefer!

12. Sweet Poppy Seed Marzipan Loaf

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This pretty vegan Sweet Poppy Seed Marzipan Loaf by Ivy looks as good as it tastes and will be your new favorite treat.

13. Lemon Poppy Seed Quinoa Bars

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These hearty Lemon Poppy Seed Quinoa Bars by Nicole Dunai are a unique take on the traditional lemon and poppy seed combination. They are bursting with the zing of lemon, studded with crunchy poppy seeds, and filled with the protein-packed goodness of quinoa! Take a bite and you’ve got sweet, crunch, zing, and chew all combined together.

14. Lemon Poppy Scones With Raspberry Lavender Glaze

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These Lemon Poppy Scones With Raspberry Lavender Glaze by Bianca Scartabello are so light, lovely, and floral – perfect for a tea party, brunch, or any time when you just want to feel fancy! Almond meal and coconut flour gives these scones a lovely texture, and makes them totally gluten-free, to boot!

15. Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts

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These 20 minute Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts by Angelina Papanikolaou are soft, fluffy, and bursting with fresh lemon flavor and poppy seeds! These donuts are the perfect summer treat and an incredibly delicious breakfast.

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