How to Make Perfect Vegan Scones

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Make vegan scones using this simple recipe. The scones have the same classic flavor, flakey exterior, moist interior, and perfect texture as their traditional counterpart.

Using this vegan scone recipe, bake 8 scones conveniently in your own home. Scones are rustic and made with minimal effort, but they taste like I have been baking all day!

While delicious and decadent, scones are not very sweet. Clotted cream and preserves are typically added to increase the sweetness.

Sometimes inclusions such as fruit, nuts, or baking chips are added to increase the sweetness. (Chocolate chips for breakfast? You do not have to ask me twice!)

I love that this recipe is made with eight basic ingredients. While that might sound like many ingredients on the surface, you probably already have most of these ingredients in your kitchen.

I have also included variations to make vegan chocolate chip, strawberry, orange, or blueberry scones. Let's get started.

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• What I Love About This Recipe
• Why This VEgan Scone Recipe?
• Ingredient Notes
• how To Make Vegan Scones
• What to Serve With Vegan Scones
• Flavor Ideas
• Expert pastry baking tips
• FAQS
• Recipe
• How to Make Perfect Vegan Scones

What I Love About This Recipe

• The ingredients are pantry staples!
• The recipe is easy to make and perfect for any level of baker
• Ten minutes worth of work, twenty minutes of baking, and I can have scones fresh out of the oven!

Why This VEgan Scone Recipe?

My vegan scone recipe is easy to follow, tested, tried, and trustworthy! Round out this pastry by topping your scones with a generous dollop of clotted cream for a traditional flavor.

FUN FACT: DID YOU KNOW SCONES IN THE US ARE BISCUITS IN THE UK, AND SCONES IN THE UK ARE BISCUITS IN THE US? NOT CONFUSING AT ALL.

Ingredient Notes

All-Purpose Flour - 3 cups (375g) - Flour is the base and structure of this recipe. I prefer to use all-purpose flour, but cake flour also works well.

Salt - ½ teaspoon - Add just a pinch of salt, brings the flavor to life.

Sugar - ½ cup (100g) - I use vegan granulated sugar. If you are looking for a sugar lower on the glycemic index, I recommend coconut sugar.

Baking Powder - 2 tablespoons

Baking Soda - ¼ teaspoon 

Cold Vegan Butter  - 8 tablespoons (½ cup - 112g) - Always use cold butter to achieve flakey dough layers.

Coconut Cream - ¾ cup (180ml) - This key ingredient creates a rich flavor associated with scones.

Vanilla Extract - 2 teaspoons - Enhances the overall flavor.

Plant-Based Milk - optional - lightly brush the top of the scones with the plant-based milk of your choice for a golden exterior. Use the non-dairy milk of your choice. My personal favorite is almond milk.

how To Make Vegan Scones

Step One: Prep -

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. You will also need a medium to large-sized bowl. A pastry cutter or two forks, and a sharp knife.

Step Two: Mix Dry Ingredients-

In a large mixing bowl, whisk the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda until evenly distributed. Add the cubed cold vegan butter to the flour mixture with a pastry cutter, two forks, or your fingertips. The dough should be very loose with pea-sized crumbles. You should see chunks of butter; this is good. These chunks create a flaky texture.

Step Three: Add Wet Ingredients -

Mix coconut cream and vanilla extract using a wooden spoon. The dough should be rustic If you need to use your hands.

Step Four: Shape -

Pour the dough onto a floured surface and work the dough until it just comes together. The dough will be very rough. Pat into an 8-inch disk (this size does not have to be exact). Use a sharp knife to cut eight equal wedges. Place the wedges on the prepared baking sheet. Brush the top with leftover coconut milk from the bottom of the coconut cream or plant-based milk. Sprinkle coarse sugar on top. Place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Then move to the oven and bake for 20 -22 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the fresh scones from the oven. Let cool on the baking tray for 3-5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.

What to Serve With Vegan Scones

Traditional scones are served with rich clotted cream and jam. Traditional clotted cream takes almost 24 hours to make. Vegan clotted cream, on the other hand, is made in just a few minutes.

While the flavor of vegan clotted cream is not exact, it does come close. Another option is to use vegan cinnamon apple honey with this recipe. The cinnamon and apple combination creates a spicy sweet hot "honey."

Flavor Ideas

FLAVOR	MEASUREMENT	INSTRUCTIONS
Blueberry	1 cup	Add fresh blueberries after mixing the coconut cream and vanilla extract. Mix minimally to avoid breaking the blueberries.
Chocolate Chip	½ cup	Add vegan chocolate chips to the batter at the same time, coconut cream and vanilla extract is added.
Cranberry	1 tablespoon orange zest ¾ cup dried cranberries	Add orange zest to the dough when combining the flour and other dry ingredients. Add cranberries when adding the coconut cream and vanilla extract.
Lemon Glaze	1 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 2-4 tablespoons lemon juice	Whisk the ingredients together. The consistency should be thick. Pour on top of cooled scones and let sit for 5 minutes or until the glaze hardens.
Strawberry	¾ cup	Cut the strawberries into small chunks. Add the after the coconut cream and vanilla extract have been mixed in. Lightly dust the top with powdered sugar.

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• Vegan Brown Sugar Pop Tarts
• Starbucks Blueberry Scones - Copycat Recipe
• Starbucks Petite Vanilla Bean Scones Copycat Recipe
• Vegan Baked Oats
• Braided Nutella Bread

Expert pastry baking tips

1. Cold butter = flakey pastry: Always keep the butter as cold as possible. That is why you should always use your fingertips if using your hands. Using your whole hand will result in more heat.
2. Mix the Dough: The dough should have lots of loose flour with pea-sized butter and the texture of bread crumbs. Over-mixing will result in a dense bread-like texture.
3. Chill the Dough: After cutting the scones, place them on a baking sheet and refrigerate for 15 minutes. This helps the butter firm up, which creates a flaky texture.
4. Always Preheat Your Oven: The oven should be piping hot when the scones are placed inside for perfect results. This will create the dough to rise correctly while creating a golden-brown exterior.
5. Let the Scones Cool: After baking, cool the scones on the baking sheet for 3 - 5 minutes. Then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely. The rack helps the air circulate and stops before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

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