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Keto Scones with Almond Flour

Channel your inner Brit and serve keto scones for afternoon tea! Filled with clotted cream and lashings of sugar free strawberry jam, these buttery, flaky almond flour scones are a real low carb treat.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
23 mins
Servings: 5 scones
Calories: 358 kcal
Course: Snacks
Cuisine: British

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cup / 225g almond flour or ground almonds. Use 2 cups if your almond flour is super-fine
  • ¼ cup / 60g butter melted
  • ¼ cup / 45g granulated sweetener
  • 1 egg large, room temperature
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • zest of 1 lemon optional
  • 1 egg optional, beaten, for brushing the tops (you'll only use ½)

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 180 Celsius / 350 Fahrenheit (electric) or 160C / 320F (fan).
  2. Combine the dry ingredients - almond flour, sweetener, baking powder - in a bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together the melted butter, lemon zest, vanilla and egg. Stir into the dry ingredients until a dough forms, or use an electric mixer.
  4. Form a dough ball and place onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Flatten into a disc shape, about 1 inch thick. Cut out 5-6 scones using a cookie cutter (or use your hands to form scone shapes). Move them apart and brush the tops with beaten egg.
  5. Bake for 18-22 minutes until golden. Let cool completely in the pan - these scones are fragile when hot but they firm up as they cool down.

Notes

  • Net carbs: 4.9g per 1 generous!!!! scone (of 5) without filling. My scones weighed around 85g each.
  • Optional: add a pinch of salt
  • Optional: add ½ teaspoon of xanthan gum if you prefer a stronger crumb structure
  • The scones in the images are made with ground almonds, which is equivalent to regular / coarser almond flour in the US. If you want to use super-fine almond flour, I suggest you reduce the amount of almond flour by ¼ cup as super-fine almond flour absorbs more liquid.  
  • Serve with clotted cream or whipped cream and sugar-free strawberry jam.
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Nutrition Information

Serving 85g Calories 358kcal (18%) Total Carbohydrates 9.5g Protein 11g (22%) Fat 32.7g (50%) Saturated Fat 7.2g (36%) Fiber 4.6g (18%) Sugar 2.7g (5%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5scones

Amount Per Serving

Calories 358

% Daily Value*

Serving 85g
Calories 358kcal 18%
Total Carbohydrates 9.5g 3%
Protein 11g 22%
Fat 32.7g 50%
Saturated Fat 7.2g 36%
Fiber 4.6g 18%
Sugar 2.7g 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.