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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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Turned out perfect. I added a small drop of red food color to tint the glaze pink. Thank you for this perfect scone recipe.
You’re welcome, Robby! So glad you loved the recipe.
I love to make scones but haven’t been able to perfect an orange scone. Can I change these to orange or lemon scones?
Hi Joanne, I have not tested that but I saw someone shared this “These scones are incredible! I just made them and they came out perfect. I also added 1 Tbsp of lemon zest and it had the perfect pop of flavor. Thank you so much Natasha!”
I followed the recipe to a T and the scones were pretty dry, not flaky. I think the recipe could’ve used a bit more butter.
Thank you Natasha for this delicious and super easy to prepare recipe. I love making scones and this Strawberry Scone recipe is a ‘home run!’ Love your blog.
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed this recipe.
Hi
If I substitute half and half for heavy cream will that work also?
Thanks
Hi Z, I haven’t tried that substitution, so I can’t speak to that. Substitutions may hinder the recipe outcome. I always suggest making a recipe as written the first time around.
Made it for breakfast today with fresh strawberries picked over the weekend. This one’s a keeper!
This will be my go to recipe for scones from now on.
Thank you.
That’s just awesome! Thank you for sharing your wonderful review, Muni!
Hi Natasha
Not familiar with a term used in your recipes. What measure is a ‘cup’? New to your blog, incidentally which I love. I live in England and everything is measured in metric or imperial.
Hi Mike, We’re in the US and use cups, but if you scroll down to our printable recipe card, most of our recipes have a metric conversion option on the printable recipe card. We are currently working on adding metric measurements to all of our recipes, but it is taking some time to add them one at a time. Thank you so much for being patient! In the meantime, check out our post on measuring which should help.
usually a one cup measurement is eight (8) oz or two hundred fifty (250) ml any liquid
If using frozen strawberries, would I throw them in frozen? Need to use up last year’s berries.
Hi Jan, I think frozen strawberries might be a little moist for these. Fresh fruit is best for scones.
Natasha, can I prep this recipe
As far as the cutting into wedges,& then refridgerate & bake the next day?
Hi Sue, I imagine that would work. Please share with us how it goes if you give this recipe a try!
I plan on making this for a Sunday brunch after church. So I hope it works out!! I’ll let you know.
These look amazing! I made strawberry Jam & I needed a scone recipe to go with it. I made this except plain! It turned out great and it’s the best texture I’ve ever had in a scone! You’re amazing Natasha!
That’s fantastic, glad you loved it!
Another amazing recipe! I’ve never made scones before and now I want to have coarse sugar on hand at all times so I can make these every week! I didn’t have strawberries but I did have fresh blueberries! I added the same amount of berries as the recipe calls for and added one tablespoon of lemon zest. I can’t wait to make different variations of this recipe! Thank you for all you do!
Yum! That sounds delicious with blueberries and lemon zest! I love that combination! Thank you so much for sharing your feedback and awesome review with us, Rebecca!
For an easy way to shape scones…line a cake pan with plastic wrap. Plop in dough and press to level, turn out, pull off plastic, slice and bake.
Thank you so much for sharing that tip with me.
I made the strawberry scones today. They came out beautiful and delicious.
They even looked like yours.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Vincetta! Thank you for that wonderful feedback.
Hi Natasha. My husband’s favorite scone bakery just went out of business. Do you have a recipe for chocolate chip scones or triple berry scones? I need to learn to make them. It’s a Sunday morning tradition for him. Love your recipes and videos. Thanks.
Sorry to hear that, Catherine. Here are my Cranberry Orange Scones and Strawberry Scones recipes.
Hi Natasha,
New follow of yours! I absolutely love your recipes! I’ve been looking for a good scone recipe and wanted to ask if I can substitute the strawberries with bananas and add a little Nutella for a Banana Nutella Scone! I’d appreciate any feedback on measurements! Sending lots of love and support from Guam 🇬🇺
Hi Lydine, that sounds like a good idea however I haven’t personally tested that to advise of the measurements. If you do an experiment, I would like to know how that goes!
Thanks Natasha! Once I dive into it ill be sure to let you know!
Can I substitute the cream with buttermilk?
Hi Diane, I haven’t tested that but one of our readers did and they loved it. Here’s what they said “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 hope that helps.
I’m following the recipe to the letter and they keep turning out dry! What am I doing wrong? What can I do to make them more moist?
Hi Selena, make sure to measure flour the same way to ensure you aren’t adding too much flour and making sure the wet and dry ingredients are balanced. If it seems to dry to stick together, I would drizzle slightly more cream. Also, make sure not to over-bake which can cause these to turn out dry.
I will try that today and let you know how it turns out!! Thank you!
I want to make these this morning. Can I substitute sour cream for the heavy cream?
I just couldn’t risk a mistake using sour cream with these so went to store for heavy whipping cream. These are so light and and melt in your mouth scrumptious! Can’t imagine baking scones from any other recipe! Thank you Natasha!! Oh and it was my first try at scones.
That’s so nice. You did great for a first-timer and I’m sure you’ll do better next time. Thanks for the excellent review!
Hello Kay, I haven’t tried using sour cream for this recipe to advise. If you do an experiment, please share with us how it goes.
Hi Natasha . Can we use whipping cream instead of heavy whipping cream for this
Hi Anjum you can try that as long as it’s chilled but we prefer heavy cream. Please share with us how it goes.
Best scones ever. No bakery or store can offer anything even close to these homemade ones.
I’m smiling big reading this comment! Thank you for that wonderful review, Liliya!