These coconut flour biscuits are light and fluffy, and gluten-free. If you are looking for a grain free, paleo, or keto alternative, these biscuits will not disappoint. Simply spread them with butter, jam, or honey, or serve them alongside a bowl of soup or stew, and enjoy!
How to Make Coconut Flour Biscuits
Making coconut flour biscuits is very similar to making traditional biscuits with all-purpose flour, except they are grain free. However, you may have to prepare a little in advance to make sure the coconut oil is solid, similar to how you use cold butter in regular biscuits. Generally, when stored at room temperature, coconut oil can turn into liquid or become solid depending on the temperature of your home. However, since this is difficult to control, you may want to put your coconut oil in the fridge so that it solidifies.
Another difference from other biscuit recipes will be the oven temperature because these coconut flour biscuits bake at 350°F while all-purpose flour biscuits usually bake at a much higher temperature. The lower temperature for these gluten-free biscuits is necessary because coconut flour can burn more easily than all-purpose.
Mixing the Biscuit Batter
The easiest way to make the grain free biscuit batter is in a food processor.
- To begin, you can put the coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl of a food processor, before pulsing it a few times to combine the mixture. You will not require a separate bowl as you will make the entire biscuit mixture in the food processor bowl.
- Next, you can add the solid coconut oil and pulse it into the coconut flour mixture until it incorporates into the batter and the dough has a crumbly texture. Using the food processor will reduce the chance of you touching the oil and causing it to melt. (Alternatively, you can cut the solid oil into the dry mix manually by using a pastry blender or fork.)
- Next, you add the eggs, milk, and apple cider vinegar to the mixture, and pulse again until they incorporate with the other ingredients. I recommend plant-based milk to make the biscuits dairy free.
- At this point, the dough will be quite loose, so you should give it some time to rest so that it can thicken. The flour will absorb a lot of the moisture, thickening the batter.
- Usually, biscuits involve more of a dough that you can roll out and cut into desired shapes, but the different ingredients result in more of a batter that requires scooping into prepared muffin cups before baking.
Mixing the Biscuits in a Bowl
While the food processor is the easiest way to make the biscuit dough, you could make it in a large mixing bowl as well. In this case, you can whisk the dry ingredients in the bowl, then use a pastry cutter to cut in the coconut oil until the mixture is crumbly. Then, you can add the wet ingredients and stir the mixture until it is just combined.
Baking the Biscuits
For this grain free biscuit recipe, you will need a muffin pan rather than a baking sheet. However, you don't have to line the muffin cups. In fact, it is better if you don't as the heat from the pan will help the biscuits obtain golden edges. I recommend using a scoop or measuring cup to divide the batter between 6 to 8 muffin cups. The number of muffin cups you fill will depend on how large you would like the biscuits.
The bake time for this dairy-free biscuit recipe is relatively fast for these biscuits at only 12 to 15 minutes. Sometimes, other biscuit recipes can take up to 20 minutes to bake.
Due to the delicate nature of these grain free biscuits, they will require at least 30 minutes of cooling time before you try to remove them from the pan. This time will allow them to settle and firm up so that they won't crumble when you remove them from the pan. I like to run a knife around the edges to loosen them. At this point, if desired, you can use a round cookie cutter to cut the edges of the biscuits and give them a more traditional biscuit-like appearance.
Ways to Enjoy these Biscuits
This low carb biscuits recipe will be a little sweeter tasting than the usual version, but they will be no less appealing to have with savoury meals. The coconut flour has some natural sweet flavor to it, but cornbread tends to be on the sweeter side as well and goes with savoury meals like chili. Consider serving these biscuits alongside a bowl of vegetable soup, chili, or stew to mop up the sauce. They also make a wonderful base for a hearty breakfast sandwich including egg, cheese, and ham or bacon.
If you prefer to eat these biscuits more simply, though, you can simply spread them with your favourite toppings like butter or even a little coconut oil. Alternatively, top them with variations of fresh in-season strawberry jam, marmalade, or other favourite preserves to have for breakfast or an afternoon snack.
Many people enjoy eating biscuits warm, but the nature of this recipe means that the biscuits will be cool before you serve them. However, you can warm them up if you like. A good way to do that would be to set them on top of a toaster to gently warm them up while turning them. This method will help ensure that the middles remain fluffy without becoming toasted.
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Recipe
Coconut Flour Biscuit
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅓ cup coconut oil solid
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened plant milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F/180°C.
- Add the coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to a food processor and pulse a few times to combine.
- Add the solid coconut oil and pulse again to cut the oil into the dry mix. (Alternatively, use a pastry blender or fork to cut the oil into the dry mix).
- Add in the eggs, milk and apple cider vinegar and run the food processor just until everything is combined.
- Let the batter sit for 5-10 minutes so it can thicken.
- Fill 6-8 cavities of a muffin pan with the batter and bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes and/or until biscuits are golden-brown around the edges.
- Allow biscuits to cool at least 30 minutes before running a knife between the edges of the biscuits.
- If you want to imitate the craggily, straight edges of cut-out biscuits, you can use a cookie cutter of similar size as the cupcake pan, to cut the edges of the cooled coconut flour biscuits.
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Random Questions
Yes, baking powder is a key ingredient in coconut flour biscuits. It helps them rise and become light and fluffy.
Coconut flour, especially for those looking for a grain-free, paleo, or keto alternative. These biscuits are light, fluffy, and gluten-free.
No, desiccated coconut and coconut flour have different textures. Coconut flour is finely ground, while desiccated coconut has a coarser texture.
Coconut flour biscuits are made with coconut flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, coconut oil, eggs, plant-based milk, and apple cider vinegar.
Zeena
Didn’t really work. I put the exact ingredients but I didn’t get a batter
Jennifer @ Leelalicious
Hi Zeena, thank you for your review! I'm sorry the recipe didn't work out for you. It could be that you just needed to allow the mixture to sit a little longer so it could thicken up as coconut flour absorbs liquid very successfully. Let us know if you have any questions and we may be able to troubleshoot what happened.
Faffie
I first used this recipe to replace the Bisquick biscuit topping on my husband's favorite shepherd's pie recipe. It tasted great and barely affected his blood sugar, which was the reason for the substitution. The topping was crumbly, but worked okay with the ground beef and mashed potato base. I tried to make biscuits later, and followed this recipe to the letter, but my result was biscuits so crumbly they fell apart. I even baked them in a muffin pan. I am trying to replace the high carb bread he eats for snacks (he's a "re-fueler," so he doesn't eat junk food, but he's pre-diabetic.) I've made biscuits with almond flour which hold their shape, but he likes the coconut flour flavor better. I'm wondering if melting the coconut oil would hold the biscuits together better--that's what the almond flour recipe requires. What is the benefit of using cold coconut oil? I remember my granny using cold butter for pastry dough.
Jennifer @ Leelalicious
Hi there, I'm sorry you had a challenging time with the recipe. Using cold coconut oil (similar to using cold butter in other biscuit recipes) helps the biscuits become flaky. You could try using melted coconut oil if you like, though, although the recipe hasn't been tested with it. The only factor that may change is the texture of the biscuits.
I'm wondering if baking them in muffin paper liners in a muffin tin may help as well. They are quite delicate so it could be that removing them from the muffin pan is causing them to crumble a little more than they would if they have the protection of a paper liner.
Stephanie
Would love to know exactly what brand of Coconut Flour was used in this recipe that didn't yield a sandy crumble in conjunction with the other ingredient measurement ratios...??
Regina | Leelalicious
I mostly use A de Coco brand of coconut flour (not sure if it's widely available outside of Mexico) or Bob's Red Mill. I will add metric measurements to the ingredients. I hope this will help with over-measuring/compacting coconut flour - which is often the cause of crumbly texture.
Linda
So disappointed. Made these
Followed recipi. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes. I got nothing but crumbs for biscuits. Basically had to eat with a spoon. Really, they weren't worth it.
Linda
Jennifer @ Leelalicious
Hi Linda, I'm sorry these didn't work out for you! Sometimes different coconut flour brands yield different results. If measurements are slightly off, that could impact the texture of the biscuits as well, particularly since coconut flour absorbs moisture so easily. Thanks for taking the time to review!
Gloria Willey
Is the plant milk amount really supposed to be only 1/4 cup? I measured everything out and when I put the milk, it's not even enough liquid to make it a dough, but all just little crumbles. I had to add another cup of liquid to make it any type of batter. What did I do wrong?
Jennifer @ Leelalicious
Hi Gloria, thanks for your question! 1/4 cup is the correct amount. We have noticed that different brands of coconut flour can absorb more liquid, though, so it is possible that the particular brand you used required a little more liquid.
Cheryl
I thought I would try making biscuits with coconut flour, but I guess I am just not a fan of it. I didn’t like the texture. Thank you for the recipe though.
Jennifer @ Leelalicious
Thank you for your comment, Cheryl! Coconut flour is definitely not for everyone when it comes to baked goods. I appreciate your comment. 🙂
Dolores Grunauer
These biscuits were very crumbly after they were baked. What did I do wrong. I followed the recipe
Jennifer @ Leelalicious
Hi Dolores, these biscuits definitely do have a crumbly, flaky texture, but should still hold together. Do you think you might have measured slightly more coconut flour than needed? To measure, I recommend scooping the flour into the measuring cup to ensure that the flour doesn't compact too much.
Dolores Grunauer
The dough was crumbly.
Was that the idea or running.
Joanna
Just wondering what measurement for the coconut oil? Recipe only says 1/3. Thanks!
Jennifer @ Leelalicious
Hi Joanna, thanks for your question! It should be a 1/3 cup. I have updated it in the recipe. 🙂