Gluten Free Sunbutter & Banana Scones Recipe

I can’t think of a better way to start off a lovely Sunday than with gluten free scones. Scones just make even a normal day seem a little special. Perhaps the only thing better than a gluten free recipe for scones would be scones that are also dairy free, nut free and vegan. Oh, and … super tasty, too!

The inspiration for these particular scones came from a lonely over-ripe banana. I just have a thing about not throwing away bananas. When they start getting too ripe to eat I usually stick them in my freezer to hang out until I get enough to make a loaf of banana nut bread or some muffins. But lately my hubby has been giving me grief about my, shall we call them, idiosyncrasies? To listen to him you would think I am a crazy jar/bottle/frozen banana hoarder-lady. So instead of risking a surprise visit from Peter Walsh I decided to just use the banana up. One lonely banana is not enough for bread or muffins and I wasn’t in a smoothie kind of mood, so scones it was!

To stretch out the banana, I combined it with some Sunbutter (a fabulous nut-free peanut butter substitute) and whipped them up into some pretty healthy scones made with brown rice flour and some ground flax meal for added fiber.

Personally I think that banana was a lot happier being baked into these scones than it would have been hanging out in the freezer. And I didn’t have to hear (for the three thousandth time) about black bananas in the freezer! And we all got to indulge in some freshly baked gluten free treats. That is what I call a win-win-win situation!

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Gluten Free Sunbutter & Banana Scones Recipe

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: 12 Scones

Calories: 287kcal

Author: Gluten Free & More

Ingredients

Scones

• ▢ 2 cups brown rice flour
• ▢ 1 cup potato starch
• ▢ 3 tablespoons ground flax meal
• ▢ 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon kosher or fine sea salt
• ▢ 5 tablespoons cold Earth Balance (non-dairy butter)
• ▢ 1 ripe banana , mashed
• ▢ ¼ cup Sunbutter (nut free peanut butter alternative)
• ▢ 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon coconut milk
• ▢ 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• ▢ 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• ▢ ¼ cup sugar

Glaze

• ▢ 2 tablespoons Sunbutter
• ▢ 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ▢ 2 – 3 tablespoons coconut milk
• ▢ ½ cup powdered sugar

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Instructions

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  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
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  In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the brown rice flour, potato starch, flax, baking powder and salt. Work the Earth Balance into the mixture with your fingers until it resembles coarse crumbs with some larger pieces in it.
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  In another mixing bowl, whisk together the banana, Sunbutter, 1 cup coconut milk, 1 tablespoon vanilla, lemon juice and sugar. Add to the flour mixture and fold together with a spatula.
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  Using an ice cream scoop or large spoon, drop 6 mounds of the batter onto each of the prepared pans. Brush the tops of the scones with some coconut milk. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
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  Let the scones cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Place a piece of waxed or parchment paper on a work surface then place a cooling rack on top. Let the scones finish cooling on the cooling rack. While they are cooling, prepare the glaze.

Glaze

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  In a small mixing bowl whisk together the 2 tablespoons of Sunbutter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla and 2 tablespoons of coconut milk. If the Sunbutter does not blend easily, microwave for 10 – 15 seconds. Add the powdered sugar and whisk stir together with a fork until smooth. If the glaze is too thick, add some more coconut milk, a few drops at a time. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled scones.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Gluten Free Sunbutter & Banana Scones Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 287 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 4g20%

Sodium 216mg9%

Potassium 304mg9%

Carbohydrates 46g15%

Fiber 3g12%

Sugar 11g12%

Protein 5g10%

Vitamin A 6IU0%

Vitamin C 2mg2%

Calcium 88mg9%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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