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I knew I found a winner when I tasted these Strawberry Scones. They were perfect; billowy, soft, crumbly, studded with a generous amount of fresh strawberries, and topped with a drizzle downpour of sweet glaze. Pair these with a mug of coffee and you’re set! If you’ve never attempted scones, you have to know they’re easy to make! More good news: once you have a good scone base, you can make all kinds of modifications for either sweet or savory scones.
You’ve probably eaten scones, but have you tried making them? There’s nothin’ to it! And the greatest part is, once you have a basic scone recipe, you can make it a hundred different ways; everything from dessert scones to savory biscuits.
These strawberry scones are soft and wonderful. I brought these over to my nieces birthday party and all 4 of my sisters and my Mom asked if I had the recipe posted yet; they wanted it!
This recipe was adapted from Better Homes and Gardens.
Learn How to Make Strawberry Scones:
1. Preheat oven to 400˚F. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add 1/2 cup (or 8 Tbsp) cold diced butter and cut it into the flour using a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gently toss in chopped fresh strawberries. Make a well/indentation in the center and set aside.
2. In a second bowl, beat 1 egg with a fork then stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream. Add all of the egg mixture to flour mixture and use a large spoon to gently stir just until moistened. Do not over-mix.
3. Turn dough out onto generously floured sheet of parchment paper. Pull dough together and pat/shape it into a 3/4-inch-thick circle. Cut circle into 12 wedges and pull apart slightly. they should be at least 1/2″ apart.
4. Brush wedges with 1 Tbsp milk and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 400˚F for 15-16 min or until golden.
How to Make Easy Scone Glaze Recipe:
1. Stir together 2/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp milk then drizzle over the top. Easily thicken glaze by adding more powdered sugar and thin it with more milk. Serve scones warm or at room temperature.
In the rare case you have leftovers: store covered in refrigerator and place in microwave for 15 seconds to reheat.
Print-Friendly Scones Recipe:
Strawberry Scones Recipe
Ingredients
Strawberry Scone Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, (8 Tbsp or 1 stick), chilled and diced
- 1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 large eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, (chilled)
- 1 Tbsp milk, to brush the top
- 1/2 Tbsp course sugar, to sprinkle the top
Ingredients for Easy Scone Glaze:
- 2/3 cup Powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp Milk
Instructions
How to Make Strawberry Scones:
- Preheat oven to 400˚F. In a large bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, 3 Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Add 1/2 cup diced butter and cut it into flour using pastry blender until mixture resembles pea-sized coarse crumbs. Gently toss in chopped strawberries. Make an indentation in the center and set the bowl aside.
- In a second small mixing bowl, beat 1 egg with a fork then stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream. Add the egg mixture to flour mixture and use a large spoon to gently stir just until moistened. Do not over-mix.
- Place dough onto generously floured sheet of parchment paper. Pull dough together and shape it into a 3/4-inch-thick circle. Cut into 12 equal wedges and pull them apart slightly (at least 1/2" apart).
- Brush wedges with 1 Tbsp milk, sprinkle with coarse sugar. Slide the parchment paper with scones onto a baking sheet and bake at 400˚F for 15-16 min, or until puffed and golden.
How to Make Scone Glaze Recipe:
- Stir together 2/3 cup powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp milk. Easily thicken glaze by adding more powdered sugar and thin it out with more milk. Drizzle glaze over scones and serve scones warm or at room temperature.
Notes
*In the rare case you have leftovers: store covered in refrigerator and place in microwave for 15 seconds to reheat.
Nutrition Per Serving
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Now go conquer some scones!
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So I made the strawberry scones a few weeks ago and they were gone with in a couple of hours. So yummy. On Sunday morning I was up with the baby early in the morning so decided to make these again except we didn’t have fresh strawberries so I used black current and freeze dried strawberries. Amazingly delicious. I saw my family purposely making tea or coffee just to have some scones. I cant blame them because your recipe is delicious. Thank you cousin for posting such yummy recipes all the time.
That’s awesome that they were making tea or coffee just to have scones. Thanks for sharing that it works well with the black current or freeze dried strawberries! Anytime my dear 🙂
I made these this morning for my husband. The glaze was delicious and made them sweeter. The only problem I had was that the dough was sticky so I had to add a lot more flour and that increased the baking time but otherwise they were delicious 🙂
Hmmmm.. what kind of flour did you use? It’s normal for it to be a little sticky. How sticky was it?
It was really sticky. I had to knead the dough but i dont know what kind of flour it was. We just got married and we’re staying with his parents while our house is getting finished up. The in-laws and my husbands brothers loved the scones. They were gone real fast.
I’m glad they still worked out 🙂 I hope your new husband was very impressed. I wasn’t much of a baker when I got married – I think it was a couple years into it that I made my first cake and it wasn’t very good but my husband was so nice and ate it :-O (don’t tell anyone). lol. Congratulations on getting married! God bless your new family!
YES! I have been looking for a good summer scone and the last strawberry scone recipe I’d found left me in a temper. That was a bagel, not a scone, my goodness.
But these? JUST what I was looking for! I added a healthy dose of fresh strawberries and raspberries, and they are perfect. I recently acquired a strawberries & creme tea and these go lovely with it! Thank you!
Katy, welcome to the site and thank you for the great review, enjoy :).
Made these this morning and they are the most delicious scones I’ve ever made! So fluffy and perfect! Big hit with the whole family! I plan to make them again next week when family is visiting. Thank you for the recipe!
I’m so happy you loved the scones! Thanks for sharing your awesome review 🙂
I’m wondering if I can freeze these? Can I freeze the dough and then just bake them a little longer or would the strawberries be too runny? Or should I bake them and then freeze them and thaw and when we’re in the mood for scones bake just to hear them up right before eating?
Hi Natalya, to be honest, I haven’t tried freezing them so I’m not sure if that would work either pre-or post baking the scones. I’d have to experiment to be sure. If you do try it, let me know how it goes. Sorry I can’t be more helpful.
I like your basic recipe, from now on will be using it, instead of the one I used before. I used whole wheat flour (trying to make it a little healthier since I can easily eat 4-5 scones a day :-). Also, instead of strawberries used more seasonal stuff: cranberries, fresh apple and some cinnamon.
For whatever reason I just love scones. Perhaps because their taste reminds me of ‘pryaniki’ my mom used to bake back in Ukraine
I love the idea of substituting with more seasonal fruits. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas with me 🙂
I made it!!!!…………It’s soooooo good!!!!
Thank you , Natasha for the recipie!
That’s fantastic! I’m so happy that you enjoyed it!!
I made them Saturday. Now those will be my go to recipe for a quick dessert in case company is around the corner. I left some without the glaze so my diabetic mom can eat some too. Thanks. I’ve never made scones before, and here this recipe only requires the easiest ingredients. I did omit basil and freeze dried strawberries just because I didn’t have any on hand.
If I use raspberries next time, do you think they would turn out too runny? and would I need to chop them in half at all?
I think you could do them whole or halved. Fresh raspberries would be delicious! I love that idea! I’m so glad your first scones experience was a great one 😉
Hi Natasha,
Do you think they would be okay without the glaze? I don’t buy powdered sugar so it’s easier to just omit it. Unless you can tell me of another way to make a different glaze? Thank you!
If you have a good food processor, you can make your own powdered sugar by pulsing regular granulated sugar. I do like the glaze because the scones themselves aren’t very sweet so the glaze adds the perfect amount of sweetness. I suppose you could drizzle them with honey just before serving if you wanted a more natural route.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a food processor. I tried to make a glaze by bringing equal parts water and brown sugar to a boil. It wasn’t getting thick enough though and I didn’t know how to fix it… so I just ended up omitting the glaze. To make up for the sweetness, I added a tablespoon more to the dough. Also, my strawberries were REALLY sweet. They turned out wonderful. Thank you for all your recipes! They never disappoint 🙂 Happy Mother’s Day!
Thank you Alya! I’m so glad you liked the scones. 🙂 Happy Mother’s Day to you also! 🙂
Delicious scones! They actually look like little Russian pies from my childhood that I loved! These will be great for Mother’s Day! Congrats on BHG guest post! How cool is that? Have not visited your blog in a while – my life has gotten busy – you have changed your design somewhat, didn’t you? Looks very nice!
Hi Julia! What have you been up to? Yes, I did change up the design. I’m so glad you like it 🙂 Thank you; I feel like I have to pinch myself sometimes. BHG is awesome! Have you applied to be a BHG insider? It’s been such a blessing for me and my blog to be a part of that 🙂
Just made these….for dinner 🙂
SO SO GOOD! I’m always looking for a new scone recipe and this is so fast and easy, but most importantly, DELICIOUS. Only thing I did differently was use buttermilk instead of half n half or heavy cream….cause I’m wild like dat 🙂 turned out really good. thanks for the post and so excite for the better home opportunity. God bless u and ur family.
I love that you’re wild like dat. lol. Now I’m excited to try it with buttermilk! Thanks for the tip 🙂
Congratulations with BHG . . . now you should be a guest with
“In the Kitchen with Dave” on QVC…. 🙂
Happy Mother’s Day and thanks for all of your recipes.
Irena…….
That sounds like fun! 😉 Thank you so much, Irena. You’re so sweet 🙂
Made them yesterday! Mmm! Absolutely wonderful! Nothing left of them… Do today, per kids request, making twice as much. This time they’ll be with cranberries and walnuts and some orange zest.
Thanks for great recipe!!!
Oh my goodness cranberries and walnuts and orange zest. Yum!! If you post a picture of them somewhere, tag me. I really want to see that. You’re making me desperate for scones here! 😉
Looks great and yummy. Cant wait to make them. Can you post them here with your directions?
Thank you Vera. They didn’t want me to do that since this is a guest post. Follow the links above to find the recipe. It’s so easy and delicious! I hope you give it a whirl 🙂
Hooray!!!! Strawberry scones!!! I know what I’ll be eating this weekend…I say “what I’ll be eating” because I don’t think I’m going to want to share any of these fabulous scones!
Ha! Thanks Lindsey. I should caution you, it’s hard to stop at just one when they are warm and freshly drizzled with glaze. Oh boy!!!
Could you please post your instructions and photos up here like you do for all of your recipes? I went on the BHG website but their instructions are a bit confusing especially with some changes that you made. Also.. is that raw sugar that you used?
Yes, I used raw sugar because I thought it looked nicer to have larger granules of sugar. They didn’t want me to post the recipe here since it was a guest post. It looks like I’ll have to make another version sometime soon! 😉 My best advice would be to print their original recipe and follow along with the pictures on the tutorial I posted on the BHG blog. They really are very easy to assemble. I hope you love them! 🙂
Hi Natasha!
oh my goodness, these may be my all time favorite breakfast…like ever.
I cannot wait to make these
I hope you will enjoy your Mother’s Day with your sweet one!
Thank you so much! I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day also. They are a nice treat for breakfast 🙂
Wow! Looks gorgeous!!! Can I use frozen strawberries or blueberries?
I think frozen strawberries might be a little moist for these. Frozen blueberries can get a little juicy also. Fresh fruit is best for scones.
Thank you.
You are seriously amazing and good for BHG for recognizing it! Congratulations! I am so happy for you and the scones look fantastic. You are so right that with a basic recipe you can make so many versions. I once made black currant and red currants scones and to my surprise, my kids gobbled them up just the same.
Thank you so much, Julia. I was pretty floored when they asked me, and honored, and excited, and floored. Currant scones? That sounds amazing!
These scones are gorgeous!
Chloe thank you so much 🙂