Moist Pumpkin Protein Scones with the pumpkin spice but no butter or sugar. Healthy protein powder pumpkin scones are low fat, low sugar, low calorie and very okay to indulge in for breakfast or dessert.

Trying to check off all my usual bakes with a Pumpkin version right now, so these protein packed scones had to happen.

Definitely had all that warm cozy pumpkin-ness going on with the right amount of spice and sweetness, but no butter and sugar needed.

Just perfectly moist pumpkin scones but still healthy.

Ingredients for moist Pumpkin Protein Scones!

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

Pumpkin Puree: Make sure it’s just the plain puree and not pumpkin pie filling.
Gluten Free (All Purpose) Baking Flour – or a regular all purpose flour
Vanilla Protein Powder to add some sweetness. This is the replacement for sugar. I use the whey-caesin blend from Quest.
Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe; I used the plant-based protein powder from KOS.
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
Pumpkin Pie Spice and Cinnamon
Baking Powder

For the White Chocolate Drizzle:

Sugar free White Chocolate Chips or chopped chocolate. I use the white chocolate chips from Lily’s here. They also have white chocolate bar that would work too.
A bit ot Coconut Oil

Tips for making Protein Powder Pumpkin Scones

This recipe for protein powder pumpkin 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 and pumpkin puree.

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

Add all yogurt and puree 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 ¼” since you will be folding it over, and also want a good 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.
Brush tops with almond milk for the golden crust!

To Store Protein Pumpkin Spice Scones

Fresh baked spiced pumpkin 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 healthy pumpkin spice scones individually in plastic wrap and place in airtight container on countertop 1-2 days.

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

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

Alternatives for Healthy Pumpkin Scones

I really recommend the ingredients – and brands – I used make these amazing high protein healthy pumpkin 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.

1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour: All purpose flour or Whole Wheat Pastry 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

For a Vegan Low Fat Low Sugar Pumpkin Scones Recipe

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

Disclaimer though, I haven’t tried this out 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.

Let me know how it goes if you do!

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