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Keto Chocolate Peppermint Scones
Christmas is swiftly approaching, and so is all that holiday baking you were supposed to do.
If you are like many, this means baking for the family you have coming in, baking for your neighbor, your coworker, and any other individual that has impacted your life.
I have always enjoyed sharing baked goods this time of year. Every time I would see a smile as the recipient accepted and looked at their box of cookies or candies, I felt good. Really good.
The feeling of having given and the gift truly being appreciated is like none other, and one of the most rewarding things a person can do.
As you get ready for this holiday season and are surfing the internet looking for that perfect recipe, I urge you to stop and try this delicious peppermint scone recipe!
It’s the perfect blend of chocolate and peppermint all in one simple-to-make recipe!
Can’t find peppermint chips? These scones are still delicious with sugar-free chocolate chips instead! In fact, I recently started making them with sugar-free chocolate chips for a bakery here on the Western Slope and every review I have had has been a five-star or two thumbs up!
However, I feel the peppermint chips take these to a whole new level, and if you can find them I highly recommend you give them a try!!!
Ingredient List
2 Cups Almond Flour
1/2 Cup Chocolate Mölk
1/2 Cup Dutch Processed Cocoa
1/3 Cup Monkfruit/Erythritol Blend
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
2 Large Eggs
1/3 Cup Cream
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 Teaspoon Peppermint Extract
1/3 Cup Lily’s Peppermint Chips
For Chocolate Glaze
1/3 Cup Sugarfree Dark Chocolate Chips
1/8 Cup Heavy Cream
For best results on this recipe, I recommend using the ingredients I have linked to in the ingredients list. While yes, I am an affiliate and may receive compensation for any sales through these links, each ingredient is one I use on a regular basis and believe in wholeheartedly!
Specific brands of ingredients make a HUGE difference in the outcome of baked goods, and this is amplified tenfold when baking low carb.
I especially recommend you stick with the Dutch Processed Cocoa. I have found it has a richer, more chocolatey flavor than the generic kind found in the brown can. The first time I used Dutch Processed Cocoa I was astounded at the difference and I think you will be too!
How to Make Keto Chocolate Peppermint Scones
To make these delicious chocolate peppermint scones, begin by preheating your oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
Next, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
In a large mixing bowl combine your almond flour, protein powder, sweetener, cocoa, salt, and baking powder. Mix ingredients until evenly combined.
Add the eggs, cream, vanilla, and peppermint extract to the dry mixture. Using either a spatula or your hands mix the dough until it has come together and can be formed into a ball.
If your dough is too dry, add cream until everything sticks together. If you are in a more humid climate and your dough is too sticky add a little bit of almond flour until you have a nice workable ball of dough.
Next, add the peppermint chips and fold them in either by hand or with a spatula until they have been evenly distributed throughout the dough. Form the dough back into a ball, then turn it out onto your prepared baking sheet.
Press into about an 8-inch circle. Using a knife or pastry cutter cut the dough into six even wedges.
Tip – ( If the dough is sticking to your knife, spray it with cooking spray, then cut the scones.)
Use a dipping spatula to gently separate and move the scones. Turn them in alternating directions on the baking sheet giving at least a half inch of space between each scone.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until they have begun to crack and the edges have begun to firm.
Pull out of the oven and let cool slightly, then make your chocolate glaze.
To make the glaze microwave the cream in 15 to 30 second increments until hot. Pour in the chocolate chips and let sit for a few minutes. Stir the mixture until smooth. Put the glaze in a small sandwich bag and barely snip the corner. Pipe onto the scones in your desired pattern.
Serve and enjoy!
Keto Chocolate Peppermint Scones
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Finely Ground Almond Flour
- 1/2 Cup Chocolate Mölk
- 1/2 Cup Dutch Processed Cocoa
- 1/3 Cup Monkfruit/Erythritol Blend
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Teaspoon Peppermint Extract
- 1/3 Cup Lily's Peppermint Chips
Chocolate Glaze
- 1/3 Cup Sugarfree Chocolate Chips
- 1/8 Cup Heavy Cream
Instructions
- Begin by preheating your oven to 350° Fahrenheit.Next, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine your almond flour, protein powder, sweetener, cocoa, salt, and baking powder. Mix ingredients until evenly combined.
- Add the eggs, cream, vanilla, and peppermint extract to the dry mixture. Using either a spatula or your hands mix the dough until it has come together and can be formed into a ball.If your dough is too dry, add cream until everything sticks together. If you are in a more humid climate and your dough is too sticky add a little bit of almond flour until you have a nice workable ball of dough.
- Next, add the peppermint chips and fold them in either by hand or with a spatula until they have been evenly distributed throughout the dough. Form the dough back into a ball, then turn it out onto your prepared baking sheet.
- Press into about an 8-inch circle. Using a knife or pastry cutter cut the dough into six even wedges. Use a dipping spatula to gently separate and move the scones. Turn them in alternating directions on the baking sheet giving at least a half inch of space between each scone.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until they have begun to crack and the edges have begun to firm.Pull out of the oven and let cool slightly, then make your chocolate glaze.
- To make the glaze microwave the cream in 15 to 30 second increments until hot. Pour in the chocolate chips and let sit for a few minutes. Stir the mixture until smooth. Put the glaze in a small sandwich bag and barely snip the corner. Pipe onto the scones in your desired pattern. Serve and enjoy!
Don’t like Chocolate?
Try our delicious Gingerbread Scone Recipe!
These scrumptious scones are the perfect low-carb holiday treat for yourself or that special someone!