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Gluten Free Lemon Bites Recipe

Light and fluffy, with just the right amount of sweet and tart, these gluten free lemon bites are equally perfect for dessert or a breakfast/brunch treat!
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Additional Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 48 -50 gluten free lemon bites
Calories: 67kcal
Author: Jules Shepard

Ingredients
  

LEMON BITES

  • 3/4 cup + 1 Tbs. milk dairy or non-dairy (soy, almond, cashew, hemp, rice, etc.) OR use OWYN® milk or other GF protein drink
  • 2 Tbs. fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup butter or non-dairy alternative e.g. Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks
  • 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs room temperature or substitute like aquafaba
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups 337.5 grams gfJules® Gluten Free All Purpose Flour OR 275 grams gfJules Nada Flour*
  • 1 Tbs. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. fine sea salt
  • 1 Tbs. lemon zest

GLAZE

  • 2 Tbs. melted butter or non-dairy alternative e.g. Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks
  • 1 cup sifted confectioner’s sugar
  • 2 Tbs. lemon juice
  • 1 Tbs. lemon zest for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F (convection) or 350° F (static).
  • Butter (or use vegan butter) 48 mini muffin cups. I like to dip a paper towel into a butter tub and then swirl it around each muffin cup to fully coat the cups for easy release of the baked muffins. Or line with mini muffin papers.
  • Measure and mix together the milk and lemon juice and set aside. The milk will begin to curdle while you prepare the rest of the batter.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whip butter and sugar at medium-high speed for 6-8 minutes, until very light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing in between each egg addition. Add vanilla with last egg ingredient.
  • Whisk together gfJules® Flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
  • Slowly stir in the whisked dry ingredients, alternating with the milk mixture and stirring until fully integrated. Fold lemon zest in last.
  • Scoop batter into prepared pans with a spoon or small cookie scoop, filling only 3/4 full. If you're like me and you wind up with more batter than you have pans, it is ok to wait until the first batch is baked and then re-use the pans because each round of pans will only need to bake for 10 minutes.
  • Bake until a toothpick in the centers comes out with only a few moist crumbs — approximately 10 minutes. The edges of the lemon bites will become lightly browned as well.
  • Remove lemon bites to cool on a wire rack.
  • When completely cooled, glaze following the directions below.

Lemon Glaze

  • To make the glaze, melt butter and whisk together confectioners’ sugar and lemon juice.Transfer to a wide-mouth bowl and dredge each lemon bite through the glaze (either the bottom or the top) then sprinkle with lemon zest. Put bites aside to allow time for the glaze to set before serving.

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Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Lemon Bites Recipe
Serving Size
 
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
67
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
4
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
20
mg
7
%
Sodium
 
89
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
 
8
g
3
%
Sugar
 
8
g
9
%
Protein
 
1
g
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.