Description
Chocolate Chip Gluten Free Scones are tender and flaky with a crisp sugar coated top and melt chocolate chips. Easily made vegan.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal + 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cups gluten free flour
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, solid, not melted
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 4-5 tablespoons almond milk, plus more for brushing the scones before baking
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1-2 tablespoons cane sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Stir together the flaxseed and water in a small bowl. Set aside to thicken.
- Whisk together the gluten free flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add in the coconut oil and use your fingers to “pinch” it into the dough. Once incorporated, stir in the maple syrup, 4 tablespoons almond milk, and vanilla extract. If the mixture won’t hold together when pressed, add in the remaining tablespoon of almond milk.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Transfer the dough to a piece of parchment paper, to prevent sticking. Press the dough into a round disk, about ½ inch thick. Slice the round into 8 pieces. Use a spatula to gently transfer the scones to the baking sheet.
- Brush the tops with almond milk and sprinkle them with sugar. Bake for 22-24 minutes or until the scones are lightly golden and firm to the touch. Transfer to a wire rack to cool before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
- Gluten free flour blend - I tested with Bob's 1 to 1 and Jovial Multi Purpose Gluten Free Pastry Flour.
- You can also use almond meal in place of the almond flour but it creates a more "rustic" speckled appearance.
- Instead of coconut oil you can also use butter or vegan butter
- Maple syrup - you can use honey or agave, too
- Almond milk - or regular milk, other non-dairy milk, etc.
- Instead of a flax egg you can use one regular egg
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 scone
- Calories: 235
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 35mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
