Refreshing Lemon Poppy Seed Protein Scones made healthy with protein powder and Greek yogurt, and no sugar or butter! Easy lemon poppyseed scones are easily gluten free and Vegan too!

With all the lemon dessert and breakfast treats coming up with the Spring weather now, these scones were really a must! Perfect lemon flavor and sweetness, and a good crumb to it too!

All for the healthy and easy scones 🙂

Ingredients for moist Lemon Poppy Seed Protein Scones!

This high protein lemon poppy seed scones recipe needs just a few simple and healthy ingredients and have no butter or sugar – a low fat and low sugar recipe!

Whole wheat pastry flour for that lightness of the all-purpose flour, but with the nutritious benefits of whole grains

Vanilla Protein Powder to add some sweetness. This is the replacement for sugar. I use the whey-casein blend from Quest.
Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly low carb high protein scone. Quest Nutrition again here since it’s a whey casein blend and bakes well.
Coconut Flour
A bit of 1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Substitute – I use Lakanto, to keep this recipe sugar free; (code HAYLSKITCHEN for a discount here).
Non-fat Greek Yogurt another protein-packed ingredient
Lemon Juice
Lemon Zest
Poppy Seeds
Baking Powder

For the Sweet Drizzle:

1:1 Sugar Free Powdered Sugar Replacement: I used Lakanto powdered monk fruit and erythritol sweetener (code HAYLSKITCHEN gets you a discount here too)
A bit ot Milk

Tips for making Protein Powder Lemon Scones

This recipe for protein powder lemon scones uses Greek yogurt for that moist texture, and is really easy. Here’s some pointers to make sure you get it right:

Mix all dry ingredients first, then add yogurt, lemon juice and lemon zest.

Use cold yogurt so that the dough is cold and rises well.

Add all yogurt at once and mix.

Don’t over-mix the dough or over-knead or it will get too warm and make dense scones.

Don’t let dough sit out for too long; Work quickly; You don’t want the dough to get warm and hard to handle.

Don’t roll dough too thin or thick; Just about 1”.

Let dough chill in the fridge; This really helps in the baking.

Use a sharp knife or pizza cutter to cut scones. Don’t shape with hands. You will work the dough too much and they won’t be light and crumbly anymore.

To Store Fresh Lemon Poppyseed Protein Scones

Fresh lemon poppyseed scones really are the best, but you can store them on the counter on in the freezer (make sure the cool down first).

To store, wrap fresh lemon protein scones individually in plastic wrap and place in airtight container on countertop 1-2 days.

For a freezer friendly option, wrap healthy lemon poppy seed scones in plastic wrap, place in zipper bag and freeze up to 2 months.

To reheat, thaw frozen gluten free lemon poppyseed scones to room temperature and reheat in 350°F oven for 5-7 minutes or warm in the microwave.

Alternatives for Healthy Lemon Poppy Seed Scones with Yogurt

I really recommend the ingredients – and brands – I used make these amazing high protein healthy lemon poppy seed scones.

Here’s some other options you can try, but I haven’t given them all a try yet, so I’m not sure how they would all work together.

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour: All purpose flour or 1:1 gluten free baking flour in the same amount by weight not cups.
Unflavored Protein Powder: More Plain flour, but reduce the amount of yogurt to 1 cup
1:1 Zero Calorie Sugar Replacement: Regular confectioners sugar (this won’t be sugar free though, and also higher in calories)
Unsweetened Greek Yogurt: Vanilla greek yogurt, but try to keep it light.
Coconut yogurt could be an option.
Lemon Juice and Lemon Zest: Orange juice and orange zest for cranberry orangle scones instead!

Make Fresh Lemon Scones Vegan!

The original recipe here has no eggs, butter or milk, so you could try protein packed Vegan lemon poppy seed scones too.

I haven’t tried this out though, so I can’t tell if it will work. Maybe try half the batch. Replace the Greek Yogurt with Coconut Yogurt, and maybe try a pea protein powder for a vegan lemon scones recipe.

Let me know how it goes if you do!

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