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I love scones! I don't make a habit of eating too many carbs, but for Valentine's I really wanted to give some to my kiddies and hubby as a special treat! You will never know you are eating whole wheat flour at all. They are perfectly crumbly just like a tradtional scone and naturally sweetened with only a tiny bit of honey, but not too sweet. These would also be a special breakfast I would even make for overnight guests.
In fact they would be the perfect tea party treat for young little girls with birthday party friends!
Be warned those of you on a weight loss plan, if you can't eat carbohydrates right now because you over indulge in them I would not recommend making them at all. They are THAT good. They could most certainly be your downfall. There have been many times in my life I have chosen to skip certain foods especailly carbohydrates, for the very reason "one is not enough" syndrome. BUT if you feel you can make them without eating more than one serving....... by all means, enjoy!
Here's the scone with some yummy sugar free Strawberry Butter!
Notes:
- You may be able to sub the whole wheat flour for gluten free flour if the flour contains xanthan gum. If it does I would suggest adding a teaspoon to keep these tender and light.
- If you don't have liquid stevia you could 2 packets or 1 teaspoon of powdered Sweetleaf stevia.
- 1 c. finely diced fresh strawberries
- 2 c. white whole wheat flour
- ¼ c. honey
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp. sweetleaf stevia, liquid form
- 5 tbsp. cold, butter cut in ¼ inch pieces
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ½ c. plus 1 tablespoon milk of choice, I used 1%.
- Heat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Lay the diced strawberries on a paper towel to absorb juices.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- Using two butter knives, cut the butter in the flour mixture until pieces of butter are coated with flour the size of peas.
- Gently add the the strawberries lightly tossing them in the flour mixture.
- Make a well in the flour mixture and mix the milk, honey, vanilla extract and stevia in a small bowl then pour into the well.
- Gently stir the dough and form a ball.
- Flour your hands and dust your clean counter surface with flour. Place the dough on the floured surface and knead a few times.
- Transfer the dough to the lined baking sheet and shape it into about an 8 inch circle.
- Using as oiled pizza cutter, slice the dough into 8 triangles. Use a spatula to separate the wedges.
- Bake the scones until they are golden brown about 18-20 minutes. Let them cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes then carefully slide them on to a wire rack to cool for another 15 minutes before serving.
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
margie
can I make these with almond meal/flour?
Brenda
I've not subbed that in this recipe, but I have a raspberry scone using almond flour:https://www.sugarfreemom.com/recipes/grain-free-raspberry-almond-scones/
Jennifer
OMG yasss!!! I just made these scones and they're probably the best food I've made with whole wheat flower. I was surprised at how light and crunchy they were even though they were whole wheat! I was expecting something dense with no other texture other than that. Thank you so much for the recipe. Will definitely be making these again and again.
Shelby
I want to make these for my kids. Do you think I could cut them out into small 3 inch circles instead of large pie pieces? Or would they crumble?
They look SO yummy!!
Brenda
I think that would work just fine.
Danielle
I loved this recipe! I used whole wheat flour! Next time I will cut my strawberries finer. They seemed to get jellied up if they were too large. I used cold coconut oil in place of butter and they turned out perfect. I even made a glaze with stevia and fresh squeezed lemon! I think I'm going to try this recipe with lemon zest in place of nutmeg and blueberries next. Thank you!
Brenda
Love those adaptions!
Holly
Oh my heavens! Made these for breakfast (subbed raspberries for the strawberries) and loved loved them! So glad I had enough berries to make a little butter too. Just added to the deliciousness! Served w/ egg, turkey, cheese "muffins", and DH thought he was dining at a fancy restaurant. Thanks again!
Brenda
So happy you all liked them!
Teri Kay
I have a bunch of granulated stevia. Do you happen to know how to substitute that for the liquid?
Thanks for your sugar-free recipes
Brenda
Here's a chart that might help: http://www.stevia.com/Stevia_Sugar_Substitute.aspx
Tiffany
I have made these several times - def. a favorite! I made them over the weekend with raspberries ... DELICIOUS!!! Thanks for a great recipe.
Brenda
great idea with raspberries, now you've got me thinking cranberries would be good too!
Tiffany
Great idea! I love cranberries!
Kelsey
I cannot wait to try these for mothers day!!! question: I use stevia but the granules instead of the liquid form--how much do you think the recipe would call for in this form???
Brenda
These are barely sweet with only 1/4 cup of honey and the 1/4 tsp of stevia. So I use the powder form as well as the liquid. I haven't used the granules before. In powder form 1 tablespoon is equal to a cup of sugar. I would only use 1/2 of a tablespoon.
Susan Andrews
These are delicious. I have made them twice now using ingredients that I have on hand. Splenda, cream or buttermilk....doesn't matter....still good!
Brenda
awesome!
Jann
Is there anything that I can substitute for the Stevia? Is it solely for sweetness or does it serve another purpose? Thanks.
Brenda
It is solely for sweetness.
Jann
Great, thank you! I can't wait to try these.
Jill
Yum! Can't wait to try these!
Kristin
I made these for my family for Valentine's Day breakfast. Thanks so much, they were delicious and easy to make!! I'm glad I didn't skip the strawberry butter either...so yummy. As soon as my kids walked in the door after school they were looking for the leftovers. I used white flour, but looking forward to trying it with whole wheat. Also, for a non-dairy version, coconut oil may work in place of the butter. I'm going to do some experimenting.
Cira
Where do you get Liquid Stevia??? I don't see that on my WW plan manager...
Brenda
Hi Cira, Sweetleaf stevia has 0 calories, fat, carbs so no need to even put in WW planner. You can get it at Whole Foods Market but it is more expensive there than online through iherb.com. There is a link on my homepage directly to iherb and my code to receive $5 off your first order is there as well but I will give it to you now. Its YAJ035 so you won't pay much under $5 to try your first bottle.
jen
the code is good for $8 off until the end of february 2012! thanks!
Charlotte Moore
YUM!!!!! Those look good.
Di
I was planning on making scone tomorrow for breakfast. I am using this recipe! Can't wait to try them.