Bakery-style apple cinnamon scones with crisp edges, a soft center, and real apple chunks. Easy to make, lightly sweet, and perfect with coffee. Vegan friendly with coconut cream and coconut oil.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Bake Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 50 minutesminutes
Servings 8serves
Calories 313kcal
Ingredients
6tbspcoconut oilcold and solid / 90ml
10tbspcoconut creamunsweetened, cold / 150ml
2tspapple cider or white vinegar10ml
1tspvanilla extract5ml
2 1/4cupall-purpose flour270g
1/3cuplight brown sugar78g
1tbspbaking powder12g
½tspbaking soda2g
1tspground cinnamon2g
½tspsalt3g
1-2medium applespeeled and diced (140g/1 ½ cups)
Glaze:
1cuppowdered sugar120g
¼tspground cinnamon½ g
1-2tbspoat milk15-30ml
Instructions
Line a baking sheet with parchment or a non-stick baking sheet.
Peel and dice the apples into 1/2”/12mm chunks or smaller. Cutting the apples in 8 or 12 slices and then cutting across into thin pieces will produce a good size to incorporate without the apple melting into the dough during baking.
In a small bowl or mixing glass, whisk together the coconut cream, vanilla extract, and vinegar. Mix together.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl.
Finely chop the chilled coconut oil into crumbles. Work into dry ingredients with fingertips until thoroughly distributed and broken into small pieces.
Add in the coconut cream mix. Stir gently to incorporate until dough forms a shaggy mass. If too dry, add a small drizzle of coconut milk. The dough should not be sticky, only just wet enough to hold together when worked.
Fold in the apples.
Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface/board, work just enough for it to hold together, and flatten into a circle ~1”/2.5cm thick on a lightly floured surface. The edges do not need to be perfectly shaped. Overworking will lead to tough scones.
Cut into 8 equal segments.
Place on lined baking sheet and chill for at least 15 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 400°F/200 C.
Bake for 23-25 minutes until lightly golden brown. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before moving to cooling rack.
Make the glaze:
Combine the powdered sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl or cup.
Add oat milk a bit at a time until just pourable.
When the scones are mostly cool, pour the glaze over them. Allow to harden.
Can be served slightly warm or at room temperature. Best the same day.
Can be frozen for up to 1 month. Bring to room temperature before serving. Glaze will get sticky when defrosted.