Baking is one of my favorite things to do.
Any opportunity to create something #strangebugood!
This marks the start of round 2 of Heather’s MMAZ link up. She changed up the format, making week 1 a creation opportunity and week 2 a time experiment with someone’s recipe from week 1. I love the new twist!!!
Today we start with A. A is for Avocado.
Baking with avocado may seem odd, but no, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke. Don’t be scared – #strangebutgood flavor twists are fun!
Avocados add an incredible texture to baked goods. A little silky, a little rich, it takes this slightly sweet, crumbly scone to a new level. You don’t taste it in the least! Avocados are also a great, healthy option to replace fats in sweets. It makes creating a vegan recipe even easier, as you can use them to replace butter or other animal fats.
My favorite part about these scones is the bright citrus from the blood orange. They are is season right now and not to be missed. Blood oranges are less sweet than a navel, but are more complex. They also have more Iron than a regular orange. An orange amplified, if you will. That said, you could sub in a regular orange and be just fine.
Using a mix of almond meal and chickpea flour, I also made these scones gluten-free! The chickpea flour leaves just a hint of nuttiness, which perfectly compliments the almond meal. These two flours also provide a TON of protein. Each scone has almost 8 grams!
If you don’t have chickpea flour, you could sub in brown rice flour or another gluten-free flour. If you don’t care about the gluten free feature, you can use whole wheat pastry flour; however, you should also leave out the vinegar and xantham if you do so.
I’m also linking these up to Katie’s Marvelous Monday… because how is starting out the week with a homemade scone and coffee not marvelous?
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Blood Orange Avocado Scones
- 1 C almond meal
- 1 C chickpea flour
- 1/3 C tagatose (or other sweetener)
- 1 tsp no-sodium baking powder
- 1 tsp xantham gum
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Zest of 1 blood orange
- 3 T unsweetened almond milk
- Juice from 1/2 blood orange
- 6 T (2 oz) avocado
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp butter vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper dusted with GF or rice flour.
In a medium bowl whisk together dry ingredients and zest.
Place milk, avocado, vinegar, and extract blender or mini food processor. Purée until well-combined. Add purée to flour mixture.
Combine with a spoon and then fold together with your hands to form a ball. Dough will be sticky at first but will come together.
Move dough to cookie sheet and flatten into a 1 inch thick disk. Cut disk into 6 pieces with a sharp knife. Do not separate.
Bake for about 15 minutes, until lightly browned.
Note: I baked these in a convection oven. I’ve adjusted the instructions for a regular bake, but if the middle doesn’t cook as well, pull the scones apart and bake an additional 3-5 mins.
Approximate nutritionals: 198 calories, 11.8g fat, 14.7mg sodium, 23.1 carbohydrates, 4.4g fiber, 2.9g sugar, 7.7g protein.
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Quick weekend highlight reel: I took a “Rockstar Yoga” class with 150 people, PR’d standing lunges and front squats with 135lbs, learned how to wear a corset, and got a cat. None of this is an April Fool’s joke.
Have you ever baked with avocado? Do you think I’m nuts?
What is on your weekend highlight reel?
YUM- I totally believe that baking with avocado only increases the dish’s, for lack of better term, moistness! They’re so creamy and versatile- how can you really go wrong!
Ewwww… moist… 😉
Your scones look delicious, Laura. I have a wonderful scone recipe that my sister gave me. I try not to make them too often because they’re too good. I should get into the Meatless Monday A to Z. Doing Blogging A to Z right now so maybe next time. Have a great day!
They are! I do a fig scone I have to limit myself to making just once a year.
double link love baby!!! marvelous and MMAZ! AWESOME! and these scones are too. where were they for my easter brunch? dang
I’ve been on a huge avocado kick lately.. so any recipe that involves them has a huge spot in my heart <3
ohmygoshPLEASEmoveinwithme.
Haha – if you insist. 😉
I love the flavor combo in these scones! And even more I love that they’re gluten free! I’m going to have to try these for sure 🙂
Thank you! Let me know if you do try them. 🙂
Because of you, I add avocado to my smoothies every now and then!
Doesn’t sound weird to me at all! Though I don’t think I actually have baked with avocado before. I’ve put it in smoothies though. Does that count? (I’m not sure why it would since blending something up is entirely different than baking it in the oven.)
Smoothies count! Most people would never do that.
Just pinned. I really am not an avocado fan at all. But this might just be the way I could eat them! And thanks for the info on the blood oranges. I should pick some up because I could use the iron.
Let me know if you try it! I promise you can’t taste it in the slightest.
yes we have made avocado donuts – love them. love baking with avocado!!
I need to get a doughnut pan! So happy you guys were able to keep the avocados in your diet. 🙂
Oh yum!!!!
I had a great weekend with family and friends! Lots of awesome workouts included in the mix too 🙂
I have never baked with avocado, but it sounds brilliant! These scones are beautiful and I bet they taste as good as they look.
I can’t believe you haven’t! I feel like those matcha bars would be a natural fit for it… but I think that’s just because of the green.
Scones with avocado?! I would have never thought to try this, how fantastic! And I love the addition of blood orange to the mix; citrus is something I never seen to remember in my own cooking. I have been getting ugli fruit for snacks though.
Okay, time for me to get ready for work. Darn normal work week.
You would love it! I bet it would work in one of your doughnut creations too! 🙂
I LOVE THIS IDEA. I have still not made a scone, although I have written two recipes to test?? I may just have to try this one. and YES to blood oranges – I agree they are complex and wonderful.
my recipe today will totally fit with Strange but Good… 😉
That suprises me! I want to see what you’re thinking…
And YES that dip fits perfectly. 🙂
Yumm!!! That sounds so good, although I don’t think I’ve ever baked with avocado (unless you count baking the actual avocado, topped with an egg and cheese!)
That counts… and now I’m craving it!
I haven’t had much luck baking with chickpea flour. But I’m going to trust you that these are delicious. They certainly LOOK tasty…
I have been the same way – those blondies using it were a FAIL. I do like it in my vegan quiche and as socca. It really does work here too though!
im so impressed and tempted to try this scones ASAP. I have never really baked with avocados before though
Thank you! Please let me know what you think if you do try them!
I just recently cut gluten out of my diet so this sounds AMAZING! Just what I needed! 🙂
Thank you, Becki! I hope you like them. 🙂
Can you subsitute anything out for the chickpea flour?
I’m guessing any flour would work, but I haven’t tried it. Let me know if you do!
Sorry babe. Strange but bad. Let’s talk again when you’re using lemon instead, m’kay?
Oh, my goodness this sounds so good. Avocado and blood orange? I love avocado with citrus but the blood orange takes it to another level. Yum!
xx Kait
Thank you, Kait!
YOU GOT A CAT?! Can it be friends with Bailey!?!???? She freaking LOVES cats. OMG I’m really excited for you!!!!
And hello, creativity overload. You are so freaking smart. Avocado as a sub for fats?! GENIUS!
She is used to dogs… but I don’t know about puppies (she’s 9 years old). We can try!!
You are too sweet. Thank you!!!
These look so awesome!! I am loving the combo, you come up with the most unique stuff just like Heather at kiss my broccoli!!
Happy Monday love! SO happy you joined in again! <3
Thank you! Heather is my hero. And Smart Kitchen Sarah. 🙂
Have a Terrific Tuesday!
Yum, I want to have one with my morning coffee.
That’s exactly what my concierge said!
I was entranced with the scones until I read you got a kitty cat. Pictures please. I want to see the puddy tat.
LOL! There will be pics ad nauseum, trust me!
These sound awesome! I don’t have almond meal or flour but would like to try making them with All GF all purpose flour mix. I have added avocado to brownies before instead of oil and they turned out well.
I bet that would work well! let me know if you try it. Always curious about other options. 🙂
I just made these today. A few substitutions based on what I had on hand but YUM! Thanks for sharing such a fun recipe.
I’m so glad you liked them!!! I’d love to know what your subs were. Thanks for the feedback. 🙂
I am posting the subs tomorrow in the MMAZ link up 🙂
You are full of creative bones in your body.. These look yummy! 🙂 I have never heard of tagatose…
Thank you! 🙂
It’s similar to stevia (natural, plant-based) – you could sub it equally.
AMAZING. I wish I had your brain…good thing you share all your good ideas here 😉
LMAO! That is a huge compliment. I wish I had your breakfasts. 😉
Oh yum! I’ve never baked with avocado, I’m missing out! And I just stocked up on NuNatural’s products, so I’m excited to bake with them… after this sugar detox. Making this next week!
I know I said it last night…. but I am SO impressed with your detox. Let me know if you try them in the retox. 😉
I will… and I am equally impressed with your training diet discipline! I figured I can do anything for 7 days… 🙂
Those scones sound amazing! Pinning this page 🙂
Thank you, Debbie!
SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know I won’t make these but if I lived near you or vice versa, I would be over to try! I am sure I could find a way to screw them up as I tried to sub things to my liking! 😉 Sorry I missed yesterday – crazy day & I am pooped already from left over yesterday! 🙂 Old age!
Jody, everytime I post a recipe now I think “is it simple enough for Jody?” LOL! One day I’ll mail you a care package of things with too many ingredients. 😉
Orange scones… I like the sound of that! Do you think these could be made with all-purpose flour, or does it have to be the kinds you used?
I tihnk you could use any flour… but I didn’t try. Let me know if you do!
yay!!! and they are gluten free!! I must make these!
AND they taste good! 😉 Let me know if you try them!
Hi, I just found your blog via Heather’s MMAZ. These scones look divine! Hot scones with cold butter makes me melt at the knees.. I really must make these. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much for stopping my! I love Heather’s link up. 🙂
I LOVE baking with avocado! I’ll never forget the first time I tried it…I made a blogger recipe for banana avocado muffins! I was convinced they were going to taste like guacamole! haha but they came out fabulous!! I actually made the recipe again the next weekend with added cocoa powder (to hide the green tint) and then took them to work to give to my unsuspecting coworkers! Muahahaha!
Um, hold the phone! You got a CAT?!?! Wtf?! How did you not tell me about this?!
I was wondering if these owuld look sgreen, but nope!!!
She’s my BFF’s cat. They can’t keep her because their kid is allergic. Yay for me! We should have play dates.
Oh wow! I’ve never baked with avocado… I must try looks good! I have a slight obsession with scones I just love them. Makes me feel so dainty and possibly British HAHAHA 😀
I ate them with my pinky out. 😉
OK, so I’ve never actually baked with avocado before, but I have heard you could do it. Thanks for proving this to be so. After a recent first time baking with chickpea flour, I absolutely love that flavor. This looks like my citrus avocado dressing obsession come to life in a scone. Hooray for that. I’ll be waiting around my mailbox for some to arrive soon. 🙂
I would ask if you were going to try it… but that would be following a recipe. LOL! I will say, they are good crumbled on Greek. 🙂
I can’t decide whether I like the crazy recipe more OR your super short weekend recap haha!
Where the heck do you get xanthum gum? I know that’s something in processed foods for texture but didn’t know you could buy it??
LOL! I’m so glad I entertained someone. 🙂
Anywhere… Bob’s Red Mill makes it. Whole Foods, Kroger, Publix, health food stores… I’ve seen it at ’em all! usually it’s by the baking stuff.