These divinely delicious, healthy almond flour scones are super simple and easy to make. They come together in just 30 minutes! Best of all, they're gluten free, dairy free and keto friendly.
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What you'll need:
- Almond flour
- Baking powder
- Cinnamon, nutmeg & salt
- Unsweetened coconut flakes
- Coconut oil
- Large eggs
- Pure maple syrup
- Pure almond extract
- Orange zest
- Powdered sugar
- Fresh orange juice
- Raw sugar
- Chopped pecans
- Mini chocolate chips
A Quick Recipe Overview:
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- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine dry ingredients in a small mixing bowl and whisk.
- Cut coconut oil into dry ingredients using a fork or pastry cutter.
- Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl and mix well.
- Drizzle wet ingredients into dry and mix very gently. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
- Dust a handful of almond flour onto a clean, dry countertop. Empty dough onto surface and split in half. Form two balls and pat them down a little so they're flat on top.
- Use a knife or bench scraper to cut each ball of dough into 8 pieces, making 16 small scones.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes. Make glaze while scones are in the oven.
- Allow to cool, drizzle with glaze and sprinkle with raw sugar. Enjoy!
EXPERT TIPS:
- Don't overmix dough: combine ingredients as gently as possible and leave dough crumbly! This will create nice texture in your scones.
- Almond flour: I like using Wellbee's Almond Flour for this recipe. When baking with almond flour your want it to be blanched and SUPER fine. This brand truly is very fine and works great for all kinds of gluten free baking!
Mini Gluten Free Orange And Chocolate Chip Scones
Calories: 211kcal
Ingredients
Scones
- 2 & ½ cups almond flour *blanched, super fine *see note below
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup shredded coconut flakes *unsweetened
- ⅓ cup coconut oil *at room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon orange zest *zest from one large navel orange
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
Mix-ins
- 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
Glaze & Toppings
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons fresh squeezed orange juice
- ¼ teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1 tablespoon raw sugar crystals
Recipe notes:
Almond flour: I like using Wellbee's Almond Flour for this recipe. When baking with almond flour your want it to be blanched and SUPER fine. This brand truly is very fine and works great for all kinds of gluten free baking!Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and coconut flakes in a small mixing bowl and whisk well.
- Use a pastry cutter or fork to cut coconut oil into dry ingredients until mixture looks coarse and crumbly.
- Measure eggs, maple syrup, orange zest, and almond extract into a separate bowl and whisk until well combined.
- Drizzle wet ingredients into dry and mix very gently until little dry ingredients remain. Fold in mini chocolate chips and nuts. (*Tip: don't overmix. Allow dough to remain crumbly, this will result in a nice texture in your scones)!
- Dust a handful of almond flour onto a clean, dry countertop. Empty dough onto surface and split in half. Form two balls and pat them down a little so they're flat on top.
- Use a knife or bench scraper to cut each ball of dough into 8 pieces for 16 scones total.
- Bake 18-20 minutes until golden.
- Make glaze while scones are in the oven. Combine powdered sugar, orange juice and almond extract in a small bowl and mix until smooth. (*Tip: add orange juice slowly so the mixture doesn't become to runny.
- Allow scones to cool, drizzle with glaze and sprinkle with raw sugar. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1/16th of recipe (values are approximate) | Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 13.9g | Protein: 4.9g | Fat: 16.2g | Fiber: 2.3g | Sugar: 9.6g
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Mary anne Russo says
These look delicious! I love scones! Thank you for creating another fabulous looking recipe!
stacey_olson says
Thank you for your kind words, sweet friend!
Paula@SweetPea says
My husband and I love scones. Your recipe looks so good and I look forward to making them.
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Thank you, Paula! Enjoy!
Kim Waldorf says
Stacey, these look delicious! My hubby and I love scones. Definitely trying these soon. Thanks for sharing!
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Scones are the best! Thanks, Kim!
Annemarie Schumacher says
These look fantastic. Can't wait to make them! Perfect for a cold, snowy morning!
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Thank you so much, friend!
Cindy says
First off, I love orange and chocolate together. Second, love anything mini!
Garlic Salt & Lime says
3 great things, right?! Orange, chocolate and mini!
Libbie says
I love scones, and these look so yummy! Pinned for the weekend.
Janet says
These look delicious. I love that they're gluten free.
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Thank you, Janet!
Elizabeth@pineconesandacorns says
Stacey, they look amazing!
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Thank you, Elizabeth!
Rosemary Palmer says
Looks delish. I love chocolate and orange together, and scones - perfect combinaiton.
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Thank you, Rosemary. I love chocolate and orange together, too!
Linda Johnston says
We love scones. This combo sounds delicious.
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Thank you, Linda!
Rachel - Tea and Forget-me-nots says
We can’t have almond in our house but I’ll definitely try a modified version, thanks for sharing.
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Sounds great, Rachel! I've only tested these with almond flour but if I make them with a nut free flour I'll let you know how it goes!
Melba / Cocoon Raw says
You always create the best recipes! I looooove sconces so much. I need to try this one,, looks delicious.
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Scones are the best, right?!
Chloe says
These were amazing!!! The only change I made was for the glaze-- I replaced the powdered sugar with honey and mixed the glaze ingredients in a saucepan on low heat until mixed well together, then when it cooled, I added 1 tsp of almond extract instead of the 1/4 tsp recommended. Once the scones were baked and slightly cooled, I drizzled this orange honey glaze on top and WOW!! they were incredibly delicious with a nice bright flavor from the fresh orange juice and zest! Thank you for sharing this wonderfully delicious and nutritious scone recipe with us!
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Hi, Chloe! I am SO HAPPY to hear that you enjoyed this recipe. Thank you very much for the rating and review! I like your variation on the glaze, sounds completely delicious!
Sheri says
just made this recipe. In fact, they are in the oven as I write this. I felt it was a fairly easy recipe. They look delicious 😋. I can't have sugar because I had cancer, so I am not making the glaze, but I think they will be good without. I used Costco almond flour and used walnuts instead of pecans and I used avocado oil. Thank you for sharing!
Garlic Salt & Lime says
Hi, Sheri! Thank you so much for the rating and comment. I'm glad you found the recipe easy to follow and I hope you are enjoying your scones - I definitely think they will still be awesome without the glaze!