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One of the treats my daughter misses most since becoming vegan is a really good chocolate chip scone. Whole Foods has one that is amazing… but we are not always close to one when she gets a craving for one.
I tried a few variations of this recipe till I got it just right. The final change was letting it cook longer than my gut told me to. That almost never happens. I really feel like most of the recipes I come up with are intuitive. As much as I write down ideas and ingredients, when I’m actually in the kitchen I add what feels right. So when my gut was saying take these out of the oven I let my brain win and I kept them in longer and they were perfect.
Another change I made was to dust my working surface with a mixture of flour and powdered sugar. You can totally see it in the pictures and I really liked the flavor it added.
I also didn’t mix in the chocolate chips. I just squished them into the top right before I baked it. I like how it made the chocolate chips a bit more melted into the top.
- 3 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 tbs. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 cup of cold butter {vegan or traditional)
- 1 1/4 cup of milk {soy or dairy}
- 1 1/2 tbs. vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup of vegan turbine sugar or half brown sugar and half white sugar
- 1 cup of chocolate chips
- Mix all dry ingredients except the chocolate chips.
- Dice cold butter and cut into the dry ingredients.
- Add milk and vanilla and then hand fold into the dry ingredients, just until it is combined.
- Add in the chocolate chips.
- Shape dough into a circle and add slice marks.
- Bake at 400 degrees for about 35 minutes. You don’t want the scones to burn or get too brown, but they should be very well baked and a bit dry.
Like the powdered sugar touch! Looks yummy!
Thanks Scott!
Your scones look so good! I love how big and fluffy they look! Thanks for sharing your recipe 🙂
Thanks Jennifer! I cut them it into 8ths but I think they are best cut into 16ths! They were HUGE!
These look amazing! I have never tried to bake scones before. Looking at these I want to try them today.
Tammilee they are really easy to make. A bit messy on your hands but worth it 🙂
Theses look great! Do you just shape them by hand and place them on a baking sheet?
I always thought you had to hand shape them. But all I did was form the dough into a circle and then sliced them before I baked them. Really easy!
These scones look absolutely amazing! Love the close ups! My mouth is watering!
Thanks Brittany!
I love scones but have never made them with chocolate chips. This has to be so good!
The chocolate chips are a fun addition. I like the original way without… but these are tasty too!
I haven’t made scones yet! These look really good! I love scones with coffee.
I love them with coffee too! These are really easy to make if you decide to give it a try 🙂
I love that you included a vegan option. I pinned for later as these look so delish.
Thanks Kelly!
Oh goodness they look so good. I have never made a scone! Ideal coffee snack!!
Jennifer it really is the perfect coffee snack. Not too sweet and a bit dry which is perfect with a nice cup of coffee!
Oh my goodness That look absolutely wonderful. I have to try it. Thanks for the recipe.
Thanks for stopping by Mistee!
i am drooling, so wish I was not aon a diet!
Bummer… these are definitely not diet food 🙁 Maybe you can try them later 🙂
do i love scones? is the sky blue? are there people who don’t like scones? because that’s sad.
LOL! Sorry to bring any sadness to your life! Of course everyone loves scones 🙂
These look absolutely yummilicious! What a wonderful treat and great tips to make it vegan!
Thanks Joanna!
I love scones. They are so good, but I never found a recipe that I liked. I will have to try this one.
I hope you love it Debi!
Just made these with the vegan option!! SO DELICIOUS!! My first time making scones, and the directions made it super easy! Paired them with a homemade soy chai latte 🙂
I’m so glad you liked them Kate! The Soy Chai Latte sounds amazing!
This is my first time making these scones (they are actually in the oven right now!). Your recipe doesn’t say when to add the vanilla extract though. Can you clarify? Since it wasn’t in the directions, I didn’t include it (I hope they still taste okay).
Thanks!
Hi Kelly,
I just added it to the recipe. It was supposed to be with the milk 🙂 Hope you enjoy them!