Keto Pumpkin Spice Scones

These keto pumpkin spice scones are easy, delicious, and sure to become your new favorite pumpkin season treat.

They are low-carb pumpkin scones that are loaded with pumpkin flavor and glazed with sugar-free maple icing for the perfect pumpkin scone. 

Every year, I find myself looking for pumpkin cans a bit earlier. There is just something exciting about opening the first can of pumpkin at the start of the pumpkin spice season.

In fact, it’s so satisfying that I can’t stop myself from adding more options to our collection of keto pumpkin recipes. It just keeps growing and shows no sign of slowing down. 

But who agrees that there is always room for more low-carb pumpkin recipes?

If you are a fan of scones, you should also check out our growing collection of keto scones; it’s jam-packed with recipes that will make the keto diet a delicious breeze. 

Keto Pumpkin Spice Scones

I’ll admit that I was a little wary about attempting to make keto-friendly pumpkin spice scones for you all. Let’s face it, making a traditional pumpkin scone is intimidating enough, but a keto one? The truth is, I just wasn’t sure I would be able to get the texture right. 

After all, no one wants a soggy scone. But I found a way to adapt my base keto scones recipe to produce what I feel is a fantastic pumpkin spice keto scones recipe, and my taste testers agreed.  

Thankfully, these scones are quick, simple, and have the perfect amount of sweetness.

I’ve added low-carb maple icing to help ensure that you forget Starbucks pumpkin scones and can stay in the ketosis lane all pumpkin season long. 

How To Make Keto Pumpkin Scones

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Do you know what I love most about these keto-friendly pumpkin scones? How super easy they are to make since there is no rolling of dough involved.

Look, the vast majority of scone recipes call for rolling and then cutting the dough prior to baking. But I’ve found a way to make them simply by spreading the dough into a cast-iron skillet. This saves time and ensures that they have the perfect crusty crumb.

These keto pumpkin scones use a combination of almond and coconut flour. I use them both because each of these flours plays a role in getting the texture as close to that of real scones as possible.

Ingredients And Tips

This recipe for low-carb pumpkin scones is pretty straightforward, and I am confident you’ll be able to get the same amazing results if you follow the recipe carefully. 

The following are the ingredients you’ll need. Note that the full printable recipe card is at the end of the post. However, I have a few tips you might want to stick around for.

My first tip is to make sure your spices are fresh. I’ve made it a habit to buy new spices at the start of pumpkin season since the majority of those spices are not used all year long.

This tip may not seem vital, but it is. It will make all the difference in helping you achieve a flavorful treat.

The second important piece of advice I can give you is to make sure that you are using 100% pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling, which is loaded with sugar. 

Lastly, take a moment to blot your pumpkin puree before adding it to your dough mixture. Blotting the pumpkin puree will help remove excess moisture from the scone dough.

To blot the pumpkin, add the measured amount of pumpkin puree and squeeze out the moisture with a paper towel. You should use a high-absorbency paper towel.

Keto Pumpkin Spice Scones Ingredients

• Finely milled almond flour
• Coconut flour
• Sugar-substitute
• Full-fat sour cream
• Unsalted butter
• Eggs, room temperature
• Pumpkin puree 
• Vanilla extract
• Orange extract
• Baking powder
• Sea salt
• Cinnamon powder
• Ginger powder
• Nutmeg powder

Keto Maple Glaze Ingredients

• Confectioners’ sugar substitute
• Sugar-free maple syrup
• Unsalted butter
• Pinch of salt

The Tools You’ll Need 

With only a few baking tools, you can easily make these scones; the following is what I recommend:. 

• Mixing bowls
• 9-inch cast-iron skillet or 9-inch baking pan
• Electric mixer
• Spatula

I’m a great fan of using a cast-iron skillet when making my scones.

I feel that the scones bake more evenly, which allows for a perfect crust. But if you do not yet own one, you can alternatively use a 9-inch baking pan; it just won’t produce the same texture. 

Sugar-Substitute Options

I have several options when it comes to which sweetener you can use in this sugar-free pumpkin scone recipe. I am partial to  Lakanto Monk Fruit.

Lakanto Monk Fruit is my favorite since the texture and flavor are what I have found to be the closest to real sugar and because the flavor fools your taste buds like nothing else I’ve found in the market. 

Having said that, I’m also partial to the brand Swerve, which is an erythritol blend. Similar to Lakanto, it uses sugar alcohols and has a 0% impact on blood sugar.

You could also use the stevia- and erythritol-based brand Pyure if you prefer to use a stevia-based sweetener. 

Note that if this is your pick, make sure you reduce the amount called for in the recipe by half since it’s a much sweeter option.

Lastly, if you can’t easily find a more natural sugar substitute, you can also use Splenda with good success.

I know not everyone would agree with me here, and I respect that, but in my book, it’s still better than regular sugar.

Keto-Friendly Pumpkin Breakfast

There is no denying that scones can be enjoyed at any time of day. However, there is something so special about starting your day with a pumpkin breakfast option; of course, I am talking about a keto pumpkin breakfast treat. 

The following are just a few more pumpkin recipes to try:

• Keto pumpkin bread
• Keto pumpkin chocolate chip bread
• Keto pumpkin streusel cupcakes
• Keto pumpkin donuts
• Keto pumpkin coffee cake, almond flour
• Keto pumpkin coconut flour coffee cake

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I threw away so many ingredients in the beginning, and I never want anyone to be so frustrated that they give up on the diet before they can see long-lasting results.

Even though those early days were not fun, the fact that I stayed the course has made this journey very rewarding. Besides, if I had quit at the first sign of struggle, I would not have had the opportunity to engage with you all.

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