Sourdough Recipes with Citrus

These sourdough recipes with citrus are perfect for the spring season. With lemon, lime or orange – bright, bold and zesty flavors are present within each recipe. Allow these sourdough recipes to add a little ‘spring’ in your step – pun 100% intended!

The robins are out, days are getting longer and spring seems to be right around the corner. While my flowers may come up a little too early, these sourdough recipes with citrus flavors make it feel a little bit closer.

These sourdough recipes include lemon, lime and orange. Whether you like sourdough discard lemon recipes, sourdough discard lime recipes or sourdough recipes with orange, we have you covered.

Take these recipes as inspiration and feel free to swap one citrus fruit for another. We love the addition of both the fresh juice and zest found within each recipe.

And if you like fun flavor combinations like coconut lime, lemon blueberry and cranberry orange- you will find recipes here. No flavor combination is too much for our kitchen to handle.

These sourdough spring recipes make your day a little brighter (and boost your immune system while we are at it!).

1. Lemon Blueberry Sourdough Dutch Baby

This lemon blueberry sourdough dutch baby is the perfect breakfast recipe. It is made with lemon juice, lemon zest and fresh or frozen blueberries – your choice!

2. Sourdough Lemon Poppyseed Donuts

If you like lemon poppyseed, try these lemon poppyseed sourdough donuts. They are baked in the oven instead of deep fried and coated in a lemon glaze.

3. Sourdough Cranberry Orange English Muffin Bread

Made with fresh cranberries and the zest of an orange, these sourdough cranberry orange muffins are a great way to start out the morning. Enjoy on their own or slathered in butter.

4. Sourdough Lime Poke Cake

This sourdough lime poke cake is a refreshing dessert to bring to any occasion. Made with fresh lime juice and zest – this tropical dessert is not too sweet and very ‘zingy’. Poke the cake to let the lime drizzle soak in, and pour it on top.

5. Sourdough Double Chocolate Orange Muffins

These sourdough orange muffins are made with two types of chocolate, orange zest and juice and cardamom for spice. The cardamom adds a wonderful flavor profile to the muffins, making them even more decadent.

6. Sourdough Discard Lemon Poppyseed Cupcakes

Lemon poppyseed combinations are the best. With lemon juice and zest in every part of this recipe (even the buttercream), this recipe is light and refreshing.

The lemon poppyseed cupcakes are made with lemon juice, sourdough discard, sour cream, eggs and butter for a moist and flavorful cupcake base. The cupcakes are topped with a lemon butter cream which is just as zesty.

7. Lime Poppyseed Sourdough Bundt Cake

We all know lemon and poppyseed work well together, but how about lime?! This lime poppyseed sourdough cake is a delight to make.

With sourdough discard, lime juice, butter, eggs and milk – this is one moist cake. The texture is similar to a cake with buttermilk (rich and flavorful without being heavy). And we think this lime sourdough cake is just that much better.

8. Lemon Poppyseed Sourdough Cake

If you are looking for a healthy rendition of cake – try this lemon poppyseed sourdough cake. It has the addition of protein powder and zucchini for extra protein and fiber. Plus, the zucchini adds to moisture content of the cake.

This sourdough lemon cake is also low in sugar, despite having a zesty, sour base from the sourdough discard and lemon juice. Top with a lemon glaze and candied lemons for a sweet, healthy cake to enjoy at any time of the day.

9. Cranberry Orange Sourdough Focaccia

Another cranberry orange recipe comes to using the form of focaccia. Sourdough focaccia is the perfect way to use over-roofed bread in a recipe.

This cranberry orange sourdough focaccia has a brown sugar crumble and a white chocolate glaze for extra sweetness. Orange juice and zest are integrated into this recipe as well.

10. Cranberry Orange Sourdough Bread

A cranberry orange sourdough loaf is a simple idea we make quite often. We think including dried cranberries in a sourdough loaf is one of the easiest mix-ins for sourdough bread. When we make bread like this, we swap orange juice in for water and have the best tasting loaf of bread. Perfect for boosting immunity and making the kitchen smell like summer.

11. Sourdough Discard Lemon Loaf

This sourdough discard lemon bread reminds me of the Starbucks lemon loaf (but with more flavor thanks to the addition of sourdough. It is moist, light and fluffy. Plus, it has a great crumb.

The sourdough lemon loaf is topped with an easy lemon glaze made from lemon juice, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.

12. Sourdough Cranberry Scones with Orange Glaze

If you like dried cranberries and orange together, these scones are for you. Made with butter, milk, eggs and sourdough discard – this enriched dough will leave you with a flaky, yet desirable scone which has the perfect crumb in every bite.

The simple sourdough scones are topped with turbinado sugar and an orange glaze for a sweet finish. Enjoy this recipe as stir and go or long fermented.

13. Sourdough Lemon Bars

Is there anything more delightful than lemon bars? The only addition we think is better is with a sourdough crust!

To explain a lemon bar – think of a buttery shortbread crust topped with a lemon curd filling and finished with powdered sugar. These bars are perfect enjoyed within the first two days after they are made for the best crust texture.

14. Sourdough Coconut Lime Cookies

These sourdough coconut lime cookies are like a vacation in a dessert. They have lime juice, lime zest and shredded coconut. Dress in a lime icing before enjoying.

What is your favorite sourdough recipe with citrus? We are a sucker for anything with lemon and orange, though lime is going to make an appearance more frequently this year on the blog. Let us know what sourdough recipes with citrus you would like to see in the comments below!