Peanut Butter Chocolate Breakfast Scones (gluten free, dairy free)

These are easy to make, healthy, tasty, and fiber-rich scones that pair very well with fruit and/or coffee for breakfast. They also take only 10 minutes to throw together and are ready in 30!

Helpful links:

Date paste recipe: https://brock280.wixsite.com/rachelsfoodblog/blog/date-paste

Homemade peanut butter: https://brock280.wixsite.com/rachelsfoodblog/blog/peanut-butter

The recipe is here and pictures of the process are below.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup date paste

• 1/4 cup natural/homemade peanut butter

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil or melted coconut oil

• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

• 2.5 Tbsp. cacao powder

• 1/3-1/2 cup dairy milk or dairy free milk

• 2 1/2 cup oatmeal (gluten free if desired)

• 1 Tbsp. baking powder

• 1 Tbsp. brown rice flour (optional)

• 1/3 cup chocolate chips (dairy free if preferred)

• 1/3-1/2 cup peanuts

Directions:

1. To make oat flour, process 2 1/2 cups old fashioned oatmeal in a food processor until finely ground. Oat flour can also be bought pre-made.

2. Preheat oven to 400°F.

3. Mix date paste, peanut butter, oil, milk, vanilla, and cacao powder in a medium sized bowl.

4. Add in oat flour, brown rice flour (optional), baking powder and mix well to combine (using your hands is an easy and fast way to do this. Add in more milk if the mixture seems dry.

5. Then use your hands to mix in the chocolate chips and peanuts.

6. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.

7. Divide the dough in half and shape each half into 4" diameter 1 " thick disks and place on parchment paper (see picture below).

8. Cut each disk into 4 pieces (like a pizza) and separate from each other by 1 inch on the pan.

9. Bake for 15 minutes on the middle rack. Turn the pan halfway through.

10. Let cool 20 minutes before storing in an airtight container.

11. Can be left at room temperature up to three days. Can be frozen up to 3 months or refrigerated for up to 1 week.

12. 9 servings.

Oatmeal before processing.

Oatmeal after processing (feel free to grind yours smoother than mine!)

After mixing the wet ingredients + cacao powder together.

Adding in the dry ingredients.

After mixing in the dry ingredients.

After mixing in the peanuts and chocolate chips.

Shaping the disks.

After cutting out the scones and before baking.

After baking, gorgeous!