Scones are usually made of wheat, barley or oatmeal and often lightly sweetened or glazed with egg wash. A scone is a single-serving cake or quick bread. It’s so delicious with a cup of tea and served warm with butter! They can be made into a different variety of textures such as tall and airy, plump and cakey, or traditionally coarse and crumbly to satisfy every taste buds. I have gathered 15 easy scone recipes for you to make at home!
Soft and pillowy scones are a favourite snack that people nosh on at a myriad of occasions. They can take on a light flavour or be flavour-packed with different fruit or spice combinations that will tickle your tastebuds.
What Are Scones?
Are you curious to know what a scone is and where these delicious scone recipes originated from? A scone is a traditional British baked good that is very similar to an American biscuit. It is generally made of either wheat or oatmeal and baked on sheet pans. These delightful treats are usually topped with jam, or clotted cream.
Scones vs Biscuits
Ah, the great debate! What is the difference between a scone versus a biscuit? It is as simple as one ingredient: An egg. Scones are the fluffy treat that crack open this perfect protein. Biscuits do not. Other than this one ingredient, the process in making both bready baked side dishes are the same.
How Long Are Scones Good For?
When you whip up one of these homemade scone recipes, make sure to devour them quickly! Homemade scones usually last for up to two days if they are in an airtight container. If you want to keep these scones for a longer period of time, you are also able to store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
Scones for Tea
Whether they are served for High Tea, a tea party, or as a part of your quiet morning breakfast, scones and tea are a classic combination to enjoy together. Most scone recipes tend to have a neutral flavour that allows for your tea, the condiments you use to top this fluffy baked good, or any fruit you choose to nibble on with your tea and scone the ability to shine.
Which are the best teas to enjoy with these homemade scone recipes? Look below at this list to see which pairing you would like to try first:
- Savoury scones and a strong black tea without any fruity notes.
- Sweet scones and a lightly flavoured tea, especially if you are finishing it off with cream or jam.
- A holiday season idea – spiced flavoured scones and nutty flavoured teas.
- A coconut flavoured scone and green tea like jasmine.
15 Easy Scone Recipes
I love baking and eating these delicious scone recipes for my family and friends throughout the year. Check out these 15 easy scone recipes you can whip up, bake, and nibble on to find your favourite one to create!
3. Gluten Free Cornmeal Delicata Squash Scones
5. Keto Blueberry Lemon Scones
6. Gluten Free Chestnut, Apple, and Bacon Scones
7. Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Scones
9. Irish Soda Bread Cinnamon Scones
10. Gluten and Dairy Free Strawberry Scones
12. Cranberry Scones
13. Cranberry Buttermilk Scones
14. Vegan Pumpkin Maple Walnut Scones
15. Gluten Free Fontina and Herb Scones
Hope you enjoy these 15 easy scone recipes as much as I did! I can’t wait to hear which one of these homemade scones you want to try first!
I love scones, they are a nice treat to go with my cup of coffee or tea!! and there is some delicious ones here that I would like to try!!
Awesome list! My dad absolutely loves scones!
oh my gosh I wanna try them ALL!! Especially the Blueberry scones. my father in law used to make oatmeal scones every time we went to visit them but it has been quite awhile since he made them. I will have to try these myself
Mmmmmm I loveeeee scones especially with butter! I am going to give the . Gluten and Dairy Free Strawberry Scones a try. Thanks for the link!
I love scones, either plain ones or with raisins or sultanas, cut in half & buttered then fresh strawberry jam and topped off with clotted cream, yummy 🙂
Mmmm 🙂 So many great adaptations! I love the Pumpkin spice recipe – you can never go wrong with that flavor combo!
These scones look delicious, especially the
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Scone!!
My mouth is watering, looking at the Blueberry Almond Scones. I could use a few of these for mother’s day. 😉
For the love of scones! These flavours sound amazing. I think I will try the strawberry basil in June when we get some fresh local berries!
The blueberry scones look so good, especially with fresh wild blueberries, yummm!!!
I love scones!! Gonna have to try a few. Thanks for the recipes 🙂
Omgosh, I adore scones and so does everyone else in my family! Thanks for the recipes and for the inspiration!
You are welcome Anne and thanks for commenting!
I love Scones! They are perfect with a cup of tea, thanks for sharing I am going to check the links out!
Enjoy!
This is a great recipe go-to and I have pinned it for personal use of baking. They all look so yummy and can’t wait to make some of these to go along with my coffee and or tea!! thanks for sharing!
I often find scones to be dry and mealy, but some of these recipes look like the results would be much tastier.
Ohhh nice we’re having people over for supper and celebrations tonight and this will be helpful if they spend the night!
Oh man I am craving scones now!! Thank you for the recipes.
Believe it or not I’ve never eaten a scone before which is odd because every time I’ve seen a picture they look delicious and so do the pictures here. So I guess some carbs and in my near future.
Oh yummy I see some delicious recipes here that I would like to try!!
These all look like delicious recipes for scrumptious scones