Super Lemon Pie Poppy Seed Popovers with Fresh Strawberries
Since the inception of my Popover Project, I have created more than one that I considered my “new favorite.” The Chocolate Chip Cookie ranked way up there. So did the Cheesecake Popovers. But these – these Super Lemon Pie Popovers?
Holy wow.
I almost felt guilty eating them for breakfast…but I refuse to feel bad, because they were just.so.good. So tart, so full of intense flavor. I think the rule is, if you have poppy seeds in a recipe, it can be eaten at anytime of day, including breakfast. Did I just make up that rule?
Maybe. Let’s not Google it or anything drastic like that.
I topped my popover with a cream cheese drizzle and a few ripe strawberries from my garden and called it a day – a very good day.
If I were you, I’d whip these bad boys up at least once over the long weekend. Don’t worry if you don’t have a popover pan – as you can see, I made mine in a few ramekins. Or, you can always use a regular muffin tin – anything works. If you DO want a popover pan, though, you can pick one up here for very little dough. I think you’ll find you end up using it way more often than you thought.
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup cream (I used Nestle Coffeemate Sweet Cream Bliss)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1/3- 1/2 cup lemon curd
- 3 Tablespoons Butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Divide the 3 tablespoons butter into the cups of your Pop Over Pan. (If you don’t own one, you can use a muffin tin, but you will need to use all 12 cups. Just divide the butter up evenly) Place the pan in the oven for 3-5 minutes while you are making the batter.
- In medium bowl, beat the eggs with the lemon juice, milk, cream, vanilla, and sugar, then whisk in the flour, salt, zest and poppy seeds.
- Pour the batter into the butter filled cups. Spoon the lemon curd evenly into the center of each cup. Return to oven for 5 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 350 and continue to bake for another 20-25 minutes. Drizzle with cream cheese icing and strawberries (or your favorite additions), if desired.. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
To make cream cheese icing: Soften about 4 tablespoons butter, 4 ounces of cream cheese, a tablespoon of milk and 3/4 to acup of powdered sugar. You can use an electric mixer if you want, or a strong whisk, or an egg beater works great. Just get it nice and creamy, then drizzle it on top of each plate of popovers. Enjoy!
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And, see you back here tomorrow with an INCREDIBLE Pasta Salad that you’d be crazy not to cart off to a cookout this weekend. Do you have big plans for the holiday weekend? Invite me along? I can bring something!
Until tomorrow, have a great day!
