Mocha Scones
Posted in Baking, Breakfast, Desserts, Low Calorie, Snacks on December 8th, 2009 by Eileen DevlinAnyone who knows me knows I love chocolate, especially if it’s combined with coffee or coffee flavoring. This is perfect for breakfast or a snack! I love this recipe so much I have made a couple batches in the last week.
What you will need:
1.5 c all purpose flour
1/2 c rolled oats
1/2 c sugar
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp instant coffee crystals
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 butter, cut into pieces
1 6-0z carton plain fat free yogurt or low-fat yogurt
1 egg white, lightly beaten
1/3 c semisweet chocolate pieces (I used Ghirardelli)
1. Preheat oven to 400 and lightly grease a large baking sheet. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine flour, rolled oats, sugar, cocoa powder, coffee crystals, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender (I didn’t need to but it would be faster and less taxing) cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture.
2. In a medium bowl combine yogurt and egg white. Stir in chocolate pieces. Add this mixture to the flour mixture and stir until moistened.
3. Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead by folding and gently pressing dough until nearly smooth. Pat into an 8×6 in rectangle. Cut rectangle crosswise into 4 strips. Cut each strip into 3 rectangles to make 12 pieces.
4. Place dough about 1 in apart on baking sheet and bake for 13-15 mins or until tops are set. Remove from baking sheet and allow to cool for at least 5 mins (or if you’re like me the hotter the better!). Makes 12 scones.
Nutritional information (per scone):
Calories: 185
Total Fat: 6 g
Cholesterol: 10 mg
Protein: 4 g
Carbohydrate: 30 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sodium: 153 mg
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Awesome, mocha is one of my favorite flavors. When I worked at Starbucks I would make myself mochas all the time. I have no idea how I avoided putting on a ton of weight. Oh right, I was 21. Heh.
Mocha is a hit in my book as well. Nice thing about these scones is that they are about half (if not more than half) the calories of Starbucks scones (as they are smaller) but still quite satisfying. You don’t have to be 21 to enjoy plenty of these!
My problem is that I have had bad… well… I’ve been unsuccessful in my scone making experiences.
It won’t stop me from trying once again, and this will be the next one… I’m just sayin.