5 Ingredient Yogurt Biscuits with Almond Flour

These 5 ingredient yogurt biscuits could not be easier to make! You get the most amazing flaky biscuits without having to use any butter, yeast or eggs! This biscuit recipe is naturally gluten free and can easily be made dairy free and vegan too.

Why you will love this recipe:

• Even though these biscuits are made from scratch they are so quick and easy to make and only require five ingredients!
• These biscuits are perfectly flaky and have the best texture.
• They are ready in less than 30 minutes.
• They are made with no eggs, no oil, no butter, no yeast, no gluten, no xanthan gum and can be made with no dairy!
• These biscuits are made with almond flour so they are healthy, gluten free and high in protein compared to most biscuit recipes with 9 grams of protein per biscuit.
• This biscuit recipe can easily be made dairy free and vegan.
• Biscuits can be used in so many ways! Eat them for breakfast, brunch, as a snack, serve them as a side dish or even turn them into dessert.
• I've seen other recipes similar to this one claim to only use 2 ingredients (yogurt and flour), but then when you look at the ingredient list they don't account for the other ingredients like the salt or baking powder. I've accounted for all the ingredients in the title of this recipe. These are truly 5 ingredient biscuits!

Taste and texture:

These biscuits made with yogurt are flaky, crumbly and have just a hint of sweetness. They are nice and golden brown on the outside with a bit of a crisp outer texture, with a melt in your mouth, moist, inner texture.

Key ingredients and substitutions:

• Almond flour - almond flour is used to give these biscuits the perfect texture, while adding more protein and healthy fats compared to grain based flours. Be sure to use almond flour and not almond meal to make these biscuits.
• Plain yogurt - yogurt is the secret ingredient in these biscuits. It adds necessary moisture, fat and a little flavour. You need to use full fat, unsweetened plain yogurt for this biscuit recipe. Do not try using low fat yogurt. Greek yogurt also works really well.
• Honey - honey adds a bit of natural sweetness to give these biscuits that perfect flavour while keeping this biscuit recipe refined sugar free. You could use maple syrup instead of honey if you wish.
• Baking powder - baking power is what makes these biscuits rise when they bake. If you don't use baking powder these biscuits will turn out much more dense and firm. Baking soda will not work as a replacement in this recipe.

What is almond flour?

Not familiar with almond flour? It is one of my favourite flours to bake with. Almond flour is made from peeled, blanched almonds that are ground until they have a flour-like consistency. Almond flour is gluten free, grain free, high in protein and full of healthy fats. It is a great alternative to other types of flour and works great for baking.

You can usually find almond flour in the gluten free section of grocery stores or you can easily find it online as well. Costco even carries almond flour now! Be sure to look for blanched, almond flour and note that almond meal is not the same thing as almond flour.

How to make:

Step one:

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step two:

In a large bowl, add all the biscuit ingredients and stir well until you have a smooth, slightly crumbly dough.

Step three:

Using your hands, form the dough into 7 biscuit shaped rounds. Transfer the rounds to the parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Step four:

Bake the biscuits for 22-25 minutes, until golden brown. Let the biscuits cool for a few minutes, then enjoy!

Tips:

• Be sure to use full fat yogurt for these biscuits. The thicker the yogurt the better. Either full fat yogurt or greek yogurt works for making these biscuits. These biscuits will not turn out if you use low fat yogurt.
• Use plain, unsweetened yogurt when making these biscuits.
• Do not use sweetened yogurt for this recipe.
• Do not try swapping the almond flour for almond meal or another flour - these biscuits won't turn out.

Recipe variations:

• To make these biscuits dairy free use a full fat dairy free yogurt. The thicker the yogurt the better. My favourite non-dairy yogurt for these biscuits is the original coconut yogurt by Yoggu.
• To make these biscuits vegan use a dairy free yogurt and maple syrup instead of honey.
• To keep these biscuits gluten free be sure the baking powder you use is gluten free.
• Instead of honey you can use maple syrup.
• To make these biscuits paleo, use a paleo friendly yogurt (one that is dairy free and soy free) and grain free baking powder.
• If you want the biscuits to be a little less sweet, decrease the honey or maple syrup to 2 tablespoons instead of 3.

How to serve:

These biscuits are delicious served as is, but you could also top them with a little butter, whipped cream, coconut whipped cream, fresh or frozen berries, jam or berry sauce. Biscuits are great to serve with main dishes like stew, chili, meat sauce or soup. You could also turn these biscuits into a dessert such as strawberry shortcake.

How to store:

These biscuits store best in the fridge. Store them in an airtight container for up to 7 days. They also freeze really well for up to 3 months.

Nutrition info:

One of these homemade biscuits has approximately 259 calories with 15 grams of total carbohydrates, 4 grams of fiber, 11 grams of net carbs, 9 grams of protein and 21 grams of fat. These biscuits are gluten free, low carb, keto, diabetic, refined sugar free and can easily be made dairy free, vegan and paleo.

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