Whole Wheat Coconut Scones [dairy-free]

These Whole Wheat Coconut Scones are not your average scone. They are made with whole wheat white flour, coconut oil and coconut milk for a dairy-free, delicious breakfast snack! These scones contain healthy fats from the coconut oil and coconut milk, 5 grams of protein and only 6 grams of sugar.

Okay peeps. I am so freaking excited to bring you these scones. Scones are lame, you say? NO. No they are absolutely not lame. When you nail a scone recipe and the results yield the perfect texture you were looking for, and you were able to make them whole wheat and use all coconut oil instead of butter, you get freaking excited, okay? OKAY. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s chat.

Where was I? Oh yes, these scones… they’re whole wheat. And they’re made with coconut oil. And they’re not dry, nor too moist. And they have a brilliant beyond brilliant texture. I was a little apprehensive about taking away ALL of the butter from a scone. Scones are kind of meant to be made with butter. But for the sake of attempting to make these dairy free and finding balance in baking, I went with my coconut-loving gut. I also decided now would be a good time to bust out some canned coconut milk. Most scone recipes call for heavy cream or at the very least a higher-fat milk. I thought I’d split the difference and use “lite” canned coconut milk, which still has a higher fat content than the carton non-diary milk sitting in my fridge.

So for these scones, you start with grated, frozen coconut oil. Say what? Yes. I learned from my Pal, as well as the one and only Sally, that scones are best made with frozen butter, or in this case coconut oil. So what you’ll want to do is actually measure out your coconut oil and transfer to a bowl where you can then easily remove it (as in, don’t just put your measuring cup filled with oil in the freezer or you may have a hard time removing the oil) and place in freezer for about 45 minutes to one hour.

GRATE THE COCONUT OIL

Once your coconut oil is frozen solid, you’ll grate it into your bowl of dry ingredients.

BLEND THE DOUGH

After you’ve grated the frozen coconut oil, use a dough blender to mix the coconut oil and dry ingredients to create a meal-like texture. (Alternatively you could use a food processor, but I enjoy using my muscles 😉 )

MIX YOUR WET INGREDIENTS

Now it is time for your coconut milk and egg to be mixed together.

Gently add your milk and egg mixture to your large bowl of dry ingredients until your dough forms (sorry I don’t have a picture).

SHAPE YOUR DOUGH INTO CIRCLE

Then you shape your dough into a large circle, about 3/4″ thick and 8-9″ in diameter. Leave about one tablespoon of the milk/egg mixture left in the bowl and brush your dough with it. I HIGHLY recommend doing this for the best texture.*

CUT YOUR DOUGH

Using a large, sharp knife cut your dough into 8 triangles.

What I like to do is first bake my scones for 20 minutes with the “pre-cut” dough. After 20 minutes I then pull them out of the oven to re-cut the scones and pull them apart slightly. (You can try pulling them apart before going into the oven, but I’ve found the dough is a little heavy to pull apart without ruining their shape. And if you cut down too far you’ll ruin your baking mat. Not that I’ve done that before…)

BAKE

Then you’ll transfer the scones back into the oven for five more minutes to get the perfect texture on the edges.

Oh and I may have decided to add MORE coconut topping to some of the scones before they went into the oven initially.. I couldn’t help myself.

COOL SCONES

AND EAT!!!

For the longest time I was so nervous about making scones. I guess I didn’t realize how simple they were really. Maybe not quite as simple as muffins, but definitely close to on the same page as cookies.

What I love about these whole wheat coconut scones is that the flavor is subtly sweet with just a small hint of coconut, and you can add any topping you want to jazz it up to your liking.

For me, that means almond butter and raw honey <3 YUM. (Guys my mouth is watering just looking at this picture.)

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