June 28, 2021

Blueberry Scones with Oats – Low Calorie No Flour

Scones are one of those desserts that people either love or don’t like much at all. For me, scones are sort of comfort food. These blueberry scones are a healthier option than a typical scone recipe. My favorite recipe that I have used for many years had tons of flour, butter and heavy whipping cream. Those ingredients alone make it a calorie bomb. I have been tweaking this recipe for a while now and so far this is my healthiest yet. I completely replaced flour and used oats instead. Butter had to stay – I just used minimum required amount. My best tweak was replacing the whipping cream with buttermilk. Lots of calories saved but also it adds some moisture to the dough. Although scones are not meant to be moist they are really good this way. And I hope you will like them too.

For step by step instruction watch the video below:

Things to consider when making these blueberry scones

All ingredients must be very cold – especially butter. Make sure to cut the butter into little chunks and mix it in the dry ingredients fast and preferably not by hand. It is important that the dough stays cold. The texture of the scones depends on it:) There should be still little pieces of butter visible.
The dough will be very sticky – that is ok.

You can use any fruit you like – I love blueberries so I went with them. But to be honest if you use dry fruit or nuts it will be much easier to work the dough.
Because there is only oat flour and oats in the recipe, the scones will not hold as well as typical scones. Don’t worry they are still delicious

Other Types of Flour?

I have used a mix of oats and regular flour before in my Cranberry Scones Recipe and texture is the best so far.

Almond flour is also a good choice. I do not use it because it is very high in calories.