prep time: 10 minutes

cook time: 15 minutes

yield: 8 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 3 large egg whites
• 1 cup blanched almond flour
• 2 tablespoons Swerve confectioners’-style sweetener or equivalent amount of powdered stevia or erythritol (see here)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• 2 tablespoons very cold unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch pieces, or cold coconut oil
• Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean (about 8 inches long), or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FOR CHOCOLATE GRAVY

• ¾ cup heavy cream
• ⅓ cup Swerve confectioners’-style sweetener or equivalent amount of liquid or powdered sweetener (see here)
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
• Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean (about 8 inches long), or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FOR CARAMEL MOCHA GRAVY

• ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter
• 6 ounces cream cheese or mascarpone cheese (¾ cup)
• ¾ cup Swerve confectioners’-style sweetener or equivalent amount of liquid or powdered sweetener (see here)
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 to 5 tablespoons brewed decaf espresso or other strong brewed decaf coffee, to thin the sauce
• Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean (about 8 inches long), or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Fresh mint leaves, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a baking sheet or 8 wells of a standard-size muffin pan with coconut oil spray.
2. To make the biscuits, whip the egg whites in a medium-sized bowl until very stiff. In a separate medium-sized bowl, stir together the almond flour, sweetener, baking powder, and salt until well combined. Then cut the chilled butter into the flour mixture. (If the butter isn’t chilled, the biscuits won’t turn out.) Gently fold the dry mixture into the whites. If the dough is too wet to form into mounds, add a few tablespoons of almond flour until the dough holds together well.
3. Using a large spoon, dollop the dough into 8 mounds on the greased baking sheet (or into the greased muffin cups) and bake for 11 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
4. If making the chocolate gravy, place the cream, sweetener, and chopped chocolate in a double boiler or in a heat-safe bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Heat on low, stirring, just until the chocolate melts. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
5. If making the caramel mocha gravy, place the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring often, until the butter foams up and brown (but not black!) flecks appear. Remove from the heat and allow to cool a bit. Using a hand mixer, cream the browned butter, cream cheese, and sweetener in a medium-sized bowl. Add the cocoa powder, espresso, and vanilla and beat until combined.
6. Serve the biscuits with the warm gravy poured over them.
7. Store extra biscuits and gravy in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The biscuits can be frozen for up to 1 month. Reheat the biscuits on a baking sheet in a preheated 350°F oven for 3 minutes or until warmed through. Reheat the gravy in a saucepan over low heat, whisking often, for 1 minute or until the gravy loosens a bit. Do not over heat or the chocolate will separate. Pour the warm gravy over the biscuits.