For Teacher Appreciation week, my toddler’s school asked families to bring in food for breakfast or lunch. The school is thankfully already gluten and dairy free (and I think it’s cute when they ‘remind’ me, LOL!)
Anyway, my RosemaryBlueberry Scones recipe popped into my head! So I made this version (along with another recipe plus fresh fruit), with enough for the 30+ teachers and therapists at my daughters preschool! Verdict? Everyone was asking me for the recipe when I went to pick her up! 🙂

This would be an incredible addition to a high tea! What I love about this recipe is you can have a little fun with it… very rare for a baking recipe. For my Young Living Essential Oils workshop, I did blueberry and rosemary, but for school I did this orange & chocolate chip version.

Can’t wait to see what everyone else thinks. I know loved them!

xo

Orange Chocolate Scones (Vegan & Gluten Free)

Ingredients

• 1 flax egg (1 tbsp flax, 3 tbsp water)
• ¾ cup unsweetened plain almond milk
• 2 cups all-purpose GF flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
• 6 tbsp coconut oil
• ¼ cup coconut palm sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp xanthin gum
• ½ tsp pink Himalayan salt
• 4-5 drops YOUNG LIVING orange essential oil
• ⅔ cup chocolate chips
• Zest of 1 orange

Directions

1. Mix flax egg, and let stand 3-4 minutes
2. Preheat oven to 400F
3. Mix almond milk, flax egg and orange zest
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, xanthan gum and orange oil
5. Add coconut oil and use a pastry cutter or fork to cut in in until combined
6. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix
7. Fold in the chocolate chips
8. Form dough into a disk ¾ to 1 inch high
9. Cut into pie slices and transfer to a baking sheet or silicon mat
10. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown on top
11. Let cool and drizzle with orange glaze (see below)
12. Enjoy!

Orange Glaze

Ingredients

• 1-2 cups confectionary sugar
• Juice of 1 orange
  OR
• 2 tbsp water & 1 drop YOUNG LIVING orange essential oil

Directions

1. Mix to combine until desired thickness

*For a thicker consistency, add more sugar. You want it to drizzle off a spoon, and not be so wet it slides off the scone.