Gluten-free low-carb keto ham cheese scone recipe

These low-carb hams and cheese keto scones are the perfect way to run out of remaining ham from the holidays. Moist but crunchy, they are a great tasty alternative to traditional scones. This Keto Scones recipe is perfect for dunking to your favorite soup. Just 3 grams of carbohydrates…

Keto flavored scones

These delicious keto scones are perfect, whether you’re on a keto diet or a low-carb diet. All the family enjoy these gluten-free cheddar scones.

This delicious scone recipe has a great texture and a great flavour. Combining two low-carb flours, coconut and almonds, with two cheese combinations, cheddar and parmesan, this makes a textured, moist but easily crunchy real cheese scone.

This is not a fat head dough recipe that uses mozzarella or cream cheese. In fact, neither of these are found in this great recipe.

Scone carbohydrates

According to the app Cronometer, which I use, traditional white powdered cheese scones have 312 calories and 45.6 grams of carbohydrates.

A low-carb scone with cheese and ham only has eight total carbohydrates, one scone or three net-G carbohydrates, but it still doesn’t spike your blood sugar levels like traditional scones.

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These delicious cheese chive scones use simple ingredients that many people following the keto or low-carb diet should have in their keto pantry.

Almond Flour – You can exchange this nut with a sunflower seed meal to make it free.

Coconut flour

Xanthan Gum

baking powder

butter

egg

Please see the following notes on making unsweetened almond milk or these scones nut-free

Dijon Mustard

See notes about cooked ham or swaps

Cheddar cheese

Parmesan cheese

Chives

Steps to making low-carb scones

At the bottom of this blog post you will find a printable recipe card with nutritional information. Also, my youngest son has wood nuts and peanut allergies, so many of my low carb recipes don’t have nuts.

So, every time I see almond flour, I always share in my recipe blog post that I can easily swap and cup cups in the same amount as sunflower seed flour.

In a large bowl, stir together the dried ingredients. Almond flour, coconut flour, xanthan gum, baking powder.

Scrape the cubic butter onto the dry ingredients or pulse it using a food processor.

Add wet material. Mix or pulse the food processor until eggs, almond milk, dijon and dough are formed.

The dough is a little sticky. Let the sticky dough rest for just a few minutes, then stir in the ham, cheese and chives.

Shape the dough into a round disc and place it in a large baking pot lined up on parchment.

Flatten it a bit (I used the pins slowly and gently) and shape the edges to seal any round cracks. Cut into triangles and polish the top of the scone with half of the melted butter.

Bake for about 20-25 minutes, but remove in 20 minutes.

Cover gently with tin foil and bake in the prepared baking pan for about 20 minutes. Remove the foil, brush with the remaining melted butter and cook, covering it for another 5-10 minutes until golden brown.

The baking process changes between an electric and gas oven. Electric ovens cook faster than gas, so if you use an electric oven, try to bake a little less.

These keto cheese scones are hard inside and slightly softer in the middle. While on the lined baking sheet, let it cool and harden.

Can I make these delicious scones free?

Yes, you can make this simple scone recipe nut free. Replace the almond flour with the same amount of sunflower seed flour.

Use a scoop from the bag using a measuring cup, but do not fill it in the measuring cup. Just shake off any excess on top of the cup.

Add unsweetened almond milk to heavy cream or coconut milk in keto recipes and exchange nuts for free.

Can I change the ham?

Yes, if you want to exchange your ham for something else, cooked bacon is a great option.

More Keto Scone Recipes

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Keto Blueberry Scone (Nut Free)

Keto Maple Pumpkin Scone

Low Carb Keto Ham Cheddar Scone