These delicious, healthy, low-fat yogurt biscuits are tender and fluffy. They're a fast and easy low-calorie biscuit recipe to make in under 30 minutes with only 2 ingredients or 5 ingredients if you don't have self-rising flour.
The perfect no-guilt addition to your healthy low-fat diet with about 0.5 grams of fat and 137 calories per biscuit.
🥣Ingredients
- Nonfat yogurt—regular or Greek
- Self-rising flour—or flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda
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Featured Comment from Rita: "
Love, love, love these biscuits!!!!"
I surprised my wife with these biscuits, but they were cuts instead of drop biscuits (my usual). Besides being cut biscuits, she could not tell the difference even after being told.
They taste excellent and have a fluffy texture; they make a great side dish for many meals. I had called this recipe "zero-fat," but it is almost but not quite right since there is a trace of fat in flour and "fat-free" yogurt.
👨🍳How to Make Healthy Biscuits—Step-by-Step
1. Preheat oven to 400° convection or 425° regular.
2. Use 2 cups of self-rising flour or combine AP flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add 1 ¼ cups of nonfat yogurt. Fold in until all the dry ingredients are incorporated.
4. Make 8-drop or cut biscuits
5. Place your biscuits (dropped or cut) on a prepared baking pan.
6. Be sure the oven is fully preheated, then bake until golden brown—about 12-15 minutes.
For more details, keep reading. See the Recipe Card below for complete instructions and to print.
Variations
Biscuits are great, but can we take it further? Try my almost famous Healthier Sausage Gravy and Biscuits using these biscuits with turkey sausage gravy for a low-fat American classic. And for dessert, check out my Low-Fat Blueberry Scones.
Serving suggestions
Serve with low-fat meat recipes like Seared and Bake Chicken Breasts, Turkey Tenderloin, or Seared Tenderloin.
They are also delicious with healthy chili recipes, such as Healthy White Chicken Chili, Texas Style Chili, or Crock Pot Turkey Chili.
How do they taste?
There is a slight yogurt tang, not very noticeable except if you know it has yogurt. It is a little more with Greek yogurt, but it is not bad, and most people won't notice.
Second, they are soft and fluffy but not flaky. If you want flaky, you must cut in some butter. I miss the flaky a little, but I will live with it for zero fat.
Third, the outside is a little firmer.
↕️How to make this a "for two" or "family size" recipe
This recipe is easy to adjust to the number of biscuits you want.
- Use the recipe card and adjust the number of servings to the number of biscuits you want.
- Use the amount of ingredients in the ingredient list, not the instructions—those do not adjust.
- Cook for the same amount of time.
❄️Storage
Stores well-sealed airtight at room temperature for 2-3 days. You can extend that to a week if you store them in the refrigerator.
You can also freeze them tightly sealed individually for 3-4 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
❓FAQs
There is a trace of fat per serving. Flour has about 1.2 grams of fat per cup (who would have known) and a touch from the zero-fat yogurt (depending on the brand.)
With my ingredients, the total recipe is 540 grams and has 4.1 gms of fat for 0.76 gms per 100 grams. FDA rules say there is 0.65 gms of fat per 100 gms can be called zero. Per biscuit, they are about 0.5 grams of fat and 137 calories per biscuit.
Self-rising flour is a standard combination of all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Baking soda was originally included. In modern times, commercial versions mainly adjust the baking powder to compensate for the lack of baking soda. If I make my own, I go with the original version
It is a bit "old-school" and was a way for home cooks to speed up making biscuits, scones, pancakes, and other quick-bread-based recipes. Bisquik™ is similar but contains some fats to replace the oil/butter component in most recipes.
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📖 Recipe
Healthy Low-Fat Biscuits
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Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup non-fat regular or Greek yogurt
- 2 cups self-rising flour
Substitute for self-rising flour.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° convection or 425° regular. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper, a silicon mat, or a light coat of PAM cooking spray.
- Use 2 cups of self-rising flour or combine 2 cups AP flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Add 1 ¼ cups of nonfat yogurt. Fold in until all the dry ingredients are incorporated. You may need a tablespoon or so of milk if you use Greek yogurt.
- The easiest next step is to do 8-drop biscuits. If you want to cut biscuits, spread the dough on a floured surface about ¾ inches thick. Use a biscuit cutter and make six 2 ½ inch biscuits or eight 2-inch biscuits.
- Place your biscuits (dropped or cut) on the prepared baking pan.
- Be sure the oven is fully preheated for a good rise of the biscuits. Bake until golden brown—about 12-15 minutes.
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Recipe Notes
Pro Tips
- The exact nutrition values depend entirely on the ingredients you choose. Different brands may have different nutritional values and change their product over time.
- Greek yogurt works fine. But it will have a stronger yogurt flavor and need a touch of milk. It may vary by brand, but 1-2 tablespoons is the probable range.
- Store sealed at room temperature for 2-3 days, refrigerate for a week or freeze for 3 months.
Your Own Private Notes
To adjust the recipe size:
You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.
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Gail says
Can you use this dough recipe to maje chicken pot pie?
Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan says
Hi Gail,
Welcome to the blog.
Yes, if you are using it for a biscuit top. But it probably will not make a good bottom crust.
Dan
C Jenkins says
This is a great recipe and so easy. I sprinkle mine with a little Everything Bagel seasoning for extra flavor.
Rosie Taylor says
In the UK these are not biscuits , more of a scone texture. They are simple to make and tasty. I think I'll use this recipe for a fruit or minced meat topping. Back to the search for biscuits.