Bright and beautiful Protein Red Velvet Scones for a Valentine’s Day workout treat! These healthy red velvet scones use protein powder and Greek yogurt, and have no sugar or butter.

It’s been a while since I made scones and red velvet just felt too perfect a flavor for V day, so here we are.

Not gonna lie, I really loved the color here! And of course the flavor and soft texture, but yes definitely the color too!

Ingredients for the Protein Red Velvet Scones Recipe:

This high protein red velvet scones recipe needs just a few simple and healthy ingredients and have no butter or sugar!

Whole Wheat Pastry Flour – or a regular all purpose flour
Chocolate Protein Powder needed for high protein scones and also replaces most of the ‘sugar’. I used the Chocolate Milkshake protein powder from Quest Nutrition for this recipe (it’s a whey-caesin blend and bakes really well).
Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly low calorie protein scone. Quest Nutrition whey-caesin again here.
Coconut Flour
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, or Raw Cacao Powder
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
Red Food Coloring
Baking Powder

For the protein powder: I haven’t tried just Whey protein, pea protein or other plant based ones, so I can’t say how those would work here.

And for the Chocolate Drizzle:

White Chocolate Chips or Chopped Chocolate. I would recommend Lily’s to keep it sugar free.
Coconut Oil so the chocolate is easier to melt and more smooth when you drizzle.

Tips for making Red Velvet Protein Powder Scones

This recipe for red velvet protein powder scones is really easy, but here’s some pointers to make sure you get it right:

Mix all dry ingredients first, then add yogurt.

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 shape dough too thin. About ¾-1 inch is best for the rise.

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.

Let raw cut scones chill for 10 minutes in the fridge so they hold well when baking.

To store Red Velvet Scones

Fresh baked red velvet protein 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 red velvet scones individually in plastic wrap and place in airtight container on countertop 1-2 days.

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

To reheat, thaw to room temperature and reheat in 350°F oven for 5-7 minutes or warm in the microwave.

Alternatives for Healthy Red Velvet Scones

The ingredients – and brands – I used make amazing high protein healthy red velvet scones that are sugar free and have no butter either.

Here’s some other options you can try for low calorie scones, but I haven’t given them all a try yet, so I’mnot 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 + 2 Tbsp
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

More Protein Packed Scones to Try:

Or Some Red Velvet Protein Powder Desserts: