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Maple Walnut Biscotti (Low Carb and Gluten-Free)

My favorite low carb biscotti recipe. They are delightfully crisp, with great maple walnut flavor. You won’t believe they are grain-free and sugar-free.

I hate most chain emails, but I’ve always had a thing for those “You know you are from (insert location here)” lists that people send around. Those crack me up. Even if I am not from said location and don’t always get the joke, I still manage to find them funny. Or at the very least intriguing, since it piques my interest to know why people from a certain place do or say such-and-such a thing. And when you actually are from said location, then they have a way of making you feel included. Because you do get the joke, and you love it that not everyone else will. The ones for Canada tend to go something like this:

You know you are Canadian when…

You’re not offended by the term “Homo Milk”.

You know that Thrills are something to chew and “taste like soap.”

You understand the sentence, “Could you please pass me a serviette, I just spilled my poutine.”

You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.

You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram’s “Skin-a-ma-rinky-dinky-doo”.

Low carb grain-free maple walnut biscotti recipe

I could go on and on with these things, I really could. Another one I saw said something about being able to eat more than one piece of maple candy without feeling nauseous. I don’t know about other Canadians, but for me this is absolutely true. I have long had a passion for anything maple-flavoured. I could chug maple syrup out of the bottle, quite frankly. I refrain, but it’s tempting. For years, I used to buy my mother a bottle of “maple butter”, which is maple syrup that is further reduced and then creamed for a spreadable consistency, for her Christmas stocking. And every Christmas morning, that jar would be on the table for spreading onto our waffles or scones or whatever treat we were having. I know that on more than one occasion, I spooned it straight from the jar.

But maple syrup is sugar, plain and simple. And sugar and my body are not very good friends any more. What’s a maple syrup loving Canadian diabetic to do? Thank goodness for extracts! Long before I had diabetes, I kept a bottle of maple extract in my baking cupboard, as it’s incredibly useful for flavouring cookies and desserts. Maple syrup is expensive stuff and you don’t always want to be loading it into your baked goods when you want a maple flavour. And for those of us who can no longer eat maple syrup with abandon, maple extract is a godsend. I can get all of the flavour I adore so much, and keep the carbs at a minimum. As one of my favourite combinations has always been maple walnut, it wasn’t hard to make the leap to a maple walnut biscotti. There is something I’ve always loved about the slight bitterness of walnuts with the sweetness of maple together. For this recipe, I decided to amp up the walnut flavour with toasted walnut oil. It certainly doesn’t hurt that it makes it that much more heart-healthy for you!

Low Carb Maple Walnut Biscotti Recipe

The Results: I hardly need to tell you that these are good. If you are a maple walnut lover, you already know that these are good! I had concerns early on that the consistency of the oil would effect the crispness of the biscotti. But it didn’t do so at all. In fact, out of all the low carb, gluten free biscotti I’ve made thus far, these were the easiest to cut into slices and held together beautifully. And the flavour is perfect. They are great on their own, without the drizzled glaze, but let’s face it, the drizzle makes them that much more tempting.

Maple Walnut Biscotti (Low Carb and Gluten-Free)

Preparation 00:00 Cook Time 00:00 Serves 15 biscotti     adjust servings

My favorite low carb biscotti recipe. They are delightfully crisp, with great maple walnut flavor. You won't believe they are grain-free and sugar-free.

Ingredients

Biscotti

  • 2 cups almond flour
  • 1/2 cup Swerve Sweetener
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1/4 cup walnut oil (or other oil)
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 3/4 tsp maple extract
  • 1/2 cup walnut baking pieces, toasted

Glaze

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together almond flour, sweetener, baking powder, and xanthan gum. In a medium bowl, stir together walnut oil, egg, and maple extract. Add walnut oil mixture to almond flour mixture and stir until dough comes together. Stir in walnut baking pieces.
  3. Turn dough out onto baking sheet and form into low, flat log, 10 x 4 inches. Bake 25 minutes, or until lightly browned and firm to the touch. Remove from oven and let cool 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 250F.
  4. With a sharp knife, gently cut into 15 even slices. Place slices back onto baking sheet cut-side down and bake for 15 minutes, then flip each slice and continue to bake for another 15 minutes. Turn off oven and let sit inside until cool.
  5. For the glaze, whisk together the powdered erythritol with the almond milk and maple extract. Drizzle over cooled biscotti and let set 30 minutes.

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Recipe Notes

Serves 15. Each biscotti has 1.82 g NET CARBS

Food energy: 146kcal Total fat: 13.29g Calories from fat: 119 Cholesterol: -- Carbohydrate: 3.71g Total dietary fiber: 1.89g Protein: 4.45g

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Nutritional Disclaimer

Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them. I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.

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Comments

  3. I LOVE MAPLE SYRUP and I'm not from Canada or New England 🙂

    My bf loves biscotti so much and these look amazing. Will try to make them asap to enjoy with our morning coffee.

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  6. Oh, those look gorgeous and delicious and decadent. While not an avid maple fiend like you, I do enjoy it and would definitely feel the empty space it it were removed from my life (especially on pancake days). I continue to be in awe at how you embrace your low carb, gluten-free lifestyle and rule it instead of it ruling you. So, so cool.

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  7. I think I must be part Canadian. I passed the test, but I also suppose living so close to the border and making yearly ventures over the border may have helped in that. Regardless, I want maple walnut biscotti with the cup of coffee I'm drinking right now.

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  14. This biscotti sounds and looks divine – i would dunk at least ten into my hot chocolate 😀
    I do believe it is that use of maple syrup!
    Another fabulous recipe 🙂

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru
    Latest: Three Layer Brownie Cheesecake

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  21. I got the Canadian jokes and I laughed. I've been in Australia for 15 years and I still call it a napkin. People roll their eyes at me and say, "it's a serviette."

    I haven't yet said, "this ain't France!" but I think it.

    I love how you've done these biscotti so everyone can enjoy them. They look wonderful.

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  22. LOL @ the Canadian jokes… I didn't get all of them, but the ones I got were funny! 🙂 And I can eat a lot of maple candy, and I am not even remotely Canadian! The biscotti sounds so good! Love anything with walnut in it, and add the maple and it's perfect! Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  23. I could never understand 'newfie' jokes, until I was clued into Newfoundland and the exaggerations AND Canadian jokes in general, when I dated a guy from Ontario. We also argued as to who had the best maple syrup, Vermont or Canada? No matter, it's all good. Love maple walnut ice cream, so I know I'll love this biscotti. Another fabulous 'Carolyn' creation 🙂

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  29. Anything with maple, and you have my attention! I love maple pecan fudge, OH MY YUM! I need to add Biscotti to my kitchen bucket list, this is something I have been meaning to make:-) These sound seriously good, especially with my morning coffee:-) Hugs, Terra

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  31. I love that you are Canadian and in my previous sugar eating life a French Canadian sugar pie was a fun time. Those were the days. I am in love with your chai spiced biscotti, so I am thrilled at this new twist. Will be making this recipe this weekend.

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  36. Carolyn, what maple extract do you use? I’ve tried several, none are nearly as good as real maple syrup… (I too am Canadian, and my grandfather made maple syrup. On so many different levels, it’s in my blood. I *have* chugged it from the bottle)

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  37. Hi Carolyn! It is COLD outside today but instead of turning on the furnace I decided to bake (just to take the chill off the house). I am trying these beautiful looking cookies! Of course I don’t have all of the same ingredients…I am using coconut extract, coconut oil, a bit of coconut flour (to the almond flour) and adding 1/2 a ripe banana. I have no idea how they will turn out but the batter sure tastes good!! How many net carbs do yours have?

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  38. Oh my goodness! I made these today and they were DELICIOUS! Even my husband thinks so (he LOVES his sweets) I couldn’t find the maple extract so I used vanilla instead since I had that on hand. Once I get my hands on maple extract, I will definitely have to try these again. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!

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  39. Just made these and they were wonderful – Thanks!
    (Wanted to send you a pix, but the site wouldn’t let me paste it in)

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  40. I would love to try this recipe but my computer does not sit where I bake. Is there anyway you could and a print option to your recipes? I don’t understand why everyone does not offer that option when they offer recipes as not many people have a computer in the kitchen 🙁

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  41. These are so good. I am going to have trouble with portion control. I actually hid them from my husband to keep them all to myself. Lol. Going to try the rest of your biscotti recipes now. I already made your cinnamon one – delicious. Thanks so much for your hard work developing such great recipes.

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  42. I cannot find a print button for this recipe. Fortunately I know how to copy and paste.

    I was born and raised in Massachusetts and I’m descended on my mother’s side from Quebecois. I love all things maple.

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  45. Yes, well it would. That’s the print button for your whole browser since this recipe is not formatted on Ziplist.

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