The Best Paleo Lemon Poppyseed Bread

The Best Paleo Lemon Poppyseed Bread made with all gluten-free and dairy-free ingredients. Sweetened with maple syrup and glazed with a little coconut butter on top.

Wow – the love and craving for all things lemon poppyseed is real!

A few weeks ago, I teased this loaf and you guys went crazy. Apparently there is a huge demand for lemon poppyseed around this time of year, and this recipe as ya covered. It is a deliciously easy and healthy bread that is mildly sweet and has just the right amount of lemon.

I always think of that muffin you tube video that went viral when I was high school, whenever I hear lemon poppyseed. I hear the guy go “lemon poppyseed muffin” in that funny voice. If you know what I am talking about, great and if not just pretend I didn’t mention it 😉

This is the best ever Lemon Poppyseed Bread that just so happens to be paleo, gluten-free and topped with melted coconut butter.

I love having this bread for breakfast, as a snack or even dessert with some ice cream on top. You can also make it into muffins if you are craving those instead. But I love the loaf style for this.

Let’s run through which ingredients we’ll need to make this recipe:

• Pasture-raised eggs – I haven’t tested flax eggs here yet. If you do, please let me know!
• Maple syrup – I use this as the main sugar/sweetener. If you are craving something sweeter, add some more in and you can also use honey or add in extra coconut sugar.
• Lemon juice – I love using this from fresh lemons.
• Lemon zest – makes the loaf extra lemony.
• Non-dairy milk – look for one with no added sugars!
• Liquid coconut oil – you can also melt coconut oil then let it cool! That is usually what I do.
• Almond meal OR almond flour – I don’t usually say these are interchangeable but they’ll both work in this recipe. The almond flour makes the loaf a little more moist and the almond meal will make it more bread-like. But both will work.
• Tapioca flour – I haven’t tested another flour here but arrowroot works too.
• Poppyseeds – the star of the loaf!
• Coconut butter – optional but love to use this as the glaze.

A few of my other favorite bread recipes on the blog: Vegan Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Bread (gluten-free + nut-free), The Best Paleo Banana Zucchini Bread and Paleo Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (Nut Free)

xx, Rach