Recipe: Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Description: Make and share this Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins recipe from Food.com.
Ingredients: [{"text": "1 (18 1/4 ounce) package lemon cake mix"}, {"text": "1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix (4-serving size)"}, {"text": "4 eggs"}, {"text": "1 cup ricotta cheese"}, {"text": "1/3 cup vegetable oil"}, {"text": "1/4 cup poppy seed"}, {"text": "2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated"}, {"text": "1/4 cup sugar"}]
Instructions: Preheat oven to 350*.
Prepare muffin tins: grease or paper line one 12-cup and one 6-cup tin.
Combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, ricotta, oil, poppy seeds and lemon zest in a large mixing bowl.
Beat on medium speed with electric mixer for 2 minutes.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until tops spring back when touched lightly.
Sprinkle tops with sugar, if desired.
Note: For a variation, you may omit the poppy seeds, and substitute with 1 cup chopped almonds.  You may also use an equal amount of yogurt as a substitute for the ricotta cheese.
