My favorite scone recipe loaded with fresh strawberries and topped with a creamy vanilla glaze!
Wanna know what a really good idea sounds like? Of course you do! These Strawberries and Cream Scones. More specifically, you baking them! For your dessert tonight? Or for breakfast tomorrow? As a sweet snack for your Saturday Netflix binge-a-thon? Or perhaps as a contribution to that brunch thing you’re going to? <<< These scones are perfect for all occasions. Versatile, delicious, easy to make, and pretty ♡♡♡
Sweet, fruity, buttery perfection in every bite. Warm from the oven… with a hearty drizzle of vanilla cream… cup of coffee at your fingertips… can you think of anything better?
Alright. Enough of my gushing. Let’s chat recipe details, y’all. To make these scones you’re going to need flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, butter, eggs, milk, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and strawberries. You’ll also need confectioners’ sugar for the G-L-A-Z-E.
MY RECENT VIDEOSA few things about these ingredients!
- Your butter needs to be COLD, baby. My advice? Pop that stick of butter in the freezer for a few minutes. Cold butter = tender, flaky scones.
- Quarter your strawberries. I know it’s tempting to chop them up into tiny little pieces… but trust. Larger chunks just work better in this recipe.
- Please (please please please) follow this ingredient list and recipe to a T. I know how fun it can be to experiment with a recipe, but scones are finicky little pastries and any improvisations may lead you into not-so-delicious territory.
The recipe assembly is pretty simple and straightforward. You’ll begin by combing the dry ingredients in one bowl. Then you’ll work in the cold butter (very cold, remember?) until it resembles a coarse meal. Kind of like this.
Not pretty… but hopefully helpful 😉
Once this is done you’re going to add in your milk, cream, and egg.
Then it’s strawberry tiiiiiiime! As mentioned earlier, it’s best to chop your berries into quarters. I tested this recipe three times, and found a larger strawberry cut to yield the most delicious results. If you have really large berries, feel free to cut them into small pieces.
When you dump the scone mixture out onto your work surface it’s going to be a shaggy mess.
Not to worry – just a few easy kneads and you’ll have a manageable dough at your fingertips.
Cut the dough into 8 triangles, place them on a baking sheet, and pop them in the oven!
Get ready for your home to smell amazing. Wafts of vanilla and swirls of strawberry dancing through your kitchen. It’s a luxury to be enjoyed.
Great news! These scones freeze like a dream (minus the glaze) for up to two months. High five if you plan on making a double batch.
Strawberries and Cream Scones
Prep
Cook
Total
Yield 8 scones
Classic and crumbly fresh strawberry scones topped with vanilla cream. Even scone haters LOVE these.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, VERY cold and cut into tiny pieces
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and quartered
- For the egg wash:
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon milk or water
- 2 tablespoons sugar, for sprinkling
- For glaze:
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Tiny pinch of salt (1/8 teaspoon or less)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°(F). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a large bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar; mix well to combine.
- Cut the butter into small cubes then work it into the mixture (using your fingers, two forks, or a pastry cutter) until lit resembles a coarse meal.
- In a small bowl whisk together the egg milk, and cream. Add to flour/butter mixture and use a fork to stir everything together until just moistened.
- Add strawberries and using a rubber spatula gently fold them into the dough. Don’t worry if some of the berries break up a bit.
- Empty the loose dough out onto a clean, floured work surface, then shape the dough into an 8-inch circle. *You may need to knead the mixture a few times to get it to a workable texture.
- Cut the dough into 8 wedges and carefully transfer them to the prepared sheet, placing them 2" apart.
- Lightly brush each scone with the egg wash, then sprinkle the tops with sugar.
- Bake for 18 minutes, or until light golden brown.
- Allow scones to cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheet. In the meantime you can make your glaze.
- For the glaze:
- In a small bowl whisk together the heavy cream, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and salt. Drizzle over semi-warm scones and serve at once.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 scone
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
More yummy strawberry recipes:
Greek Yogurt Strawberry Banana Bread
Strawberry Rolls with Vanilla Glaze
Yummy! Perfect breakfast!
With a cup of coffee, these scones are breakfast perfection 😉 Thank you, Medeja!
I can’t resist a good scone! These look amazing!
I made these! My 1st attempt at Scones EVER…great instructions and helpful hints..I’m so pleased at how they taste and look!!
Thank you for an awesome recipe!
I am goinge to try these! I would love to know what the name of these plates are and how I can purchase them. I would love to buy them from you if I can. You are amazing!
Hi Kathy. The plates are from random stores, including Homegoods, TJ Maxx, and Anthropologie. I hope you enjoy the scones!
My name is Angela. I run the blog, foodiebliss, on Tumblr and I was wondering if I would be able to use your current and future photos to post on my blog?
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I have included my blog’s website address so you can see examples of how it will look.
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I look forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
Hi Angela. I allow up to one photo from a post to be shared on outside sites as long as there is clear photo credit and no printed recipe.
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I made these last week for my co-workers and they were delicious! I always make your cupcake recipes and love how clearly they are written! This was my fist time making scones and they were definitely easier than cupcakes 🙂 I made the scopes the night before and then iced them fresh in the morning. Thank you again for such an awesome and yummy recipe!
Hi Erika. I’m so happy to hear you’ve enjoyed making my cupcake recipes and have now ventured into making scones 🙂 What lucky co-workers you have. Thank you for letting me know everyone enjoyed this recipe!
Why is heavy cream listed as an ingredient for the batter but not as part of the instructions? Perhaps a typo? Please clarify.
Hi Julie. The cream gets mixed together with the egg and milk. Hope you enjoy this recipe 🙂
So I substituted Splenda for the sugar and did not glaze….these are fantastic. I make all different kinds of scones but these are an absolute favorite. Question though. Right now strawberries are in season so I can get them cheap. Can I make with frozen/thawed strawberries? Thanks, Donna. ps, I found a way to make powdered sugar from splenda but chose not to glaze them because my husband doesn’t like stuff really sweet. But I will give them a shot with the new glaze when I make for work. Thanks again!
Wow! I just made these and I can definitely say, they taste just like strawberries and cream! These scones are so flaky and buttery, and every time I get a strawberry it leaves me wanting more! Great recipe, will definitely be making again!
How do you get them to keep their shape? They turn to triangular blobs the several times I’ve made them (taste is amazing! They just don’t look as pretty as yours do).
Try chilling the dough first (or chill it in the fridge, carefully sealed, prior to shaping). This happens with some cookie doughs too, which is why a lot of peanut butter cookie recipes have you chill the dough for a bit before baking.
Exactly what I was going to suggest! Thanks for chiming in, Kris 🙂
Possibly add less milk, or hold back some, then add if needed. It should be a craggy mess as in the photos, but maybe your flour is “holding” more moisture than some of ours. My batter was slghtly damp but it held up beautifully. Also check your baking powder.. old? fresh?
I patted the dough into an 8 inch straight sided cake pan then flipped it out onto the counter. Used a bench scraper to cut it into eighths.
Can you use a scone pan? Excited to try!
Hi Tamara! I’ve never baked with a scone pan, but I think it should work 🙂 I can’t wait to hear how they turn out for you!
These are amazing! I finally made them today and they’re delicious! They didn’t rise very high but I mostly blame that on my old and untrustworthy oven as I did chill the butter and dough before baking. It doesn’t matter, as they still baked up beautifully flaky and soft. The vanilla glaze pairs wonderfully with the strawberries, too. I reckon I’ll be making this for a lovely summer treat a lot this year! Thanks for the recipe!
These are so fabulous! I have made them 3 times! Once as scones and twice as strawberry shortcakes, where I substituted raspberries, so yummy. I also tried a batch with my gluten free flour mix – great as well!! Thanks for posting :o)
That’s awesome, Debi! I’m going to try them with raspberries soon – sounds delicious.
Thank you for this recipe! I have made scones before without much success so I didn’t have a lot of confidence in my ability this time either. They were kind of a hot mess before I put them in the oven but I have to say they came out great and were delicious! A big hit with my husband, daughter and her boyfriend. My strawberries weren’t as good as I hoped so instead used frozen blueberries.
I have never made a scone before. Actually, I dont do a whole lot of baking at all but had a wild hair to try a scone. My forte is competition barbeque so if the guys get wind that I am making scones, I may never hear the end of it. Anyway, after looking through many recipes, I wanted to use yours. I got up early one morning and made them so my wife got one before leaving for work that day. I must say they were amazing! Fluffy and full of flavor (yes, I am a tough guy and I just used the word fluffy, get over it.). However, I am the kid who sticks a fork in the electrical outlet after my Dad said never to do it so when you said “trust to use bigger pieces of straweberries for this recipe”….well……I stuck the fork in the electrical outlet. I made two batches, one with larger chunks of fresh strawberry and the other with cut up smaller pieces. Both were great but, just as my Dad was the wiser one, so are you! Use the larger chunks of strawberries for this recipe. This is a fantastic recipe. Thanks for sharing it.
Not sure how I’m just seeing this comment, but it totally made my morning!!! So happy you’re a fan of these scones, and now I’m craving barbecue 😉
Just made these today and they are fantastic. My husband had two already and he’s a scone hater!
Great recipe! we eat scones a lot here and a lot of them are made with Graham flour but as you said, I didn’t change anything, except I usd half and half for all the liquids because I didn’t have any cream, didn’t do egg wash and sugar and I didn’t glaze them because I was afraid they would be too sweet. But they were great and we had them with some cheddar cheeses and some tea for a light lunch. That was one happy husband here.
Just made these for my 18 year old daughter’s English lit class. They are having a tea party. They are wonderful,thanks for the recipe.
How sweet! I’m so glad they were a hit, Tracy 🙂
Made your scones for a baby shower last night and none came back! I have a question shouldn’t the vanilla go into the scones and not the icing? My icing turn tan colored not white like in your photographs. I would love a reply!
Also the first time I made them I patted the dough into an 8 inch cake pan and then cut it into 8 pieces. A bit big for a baby shower. I then used at 6 inch cake pan and made 2 sets of 8! Better size for mini treats!
I used the cake pan for a form. I did not bake them in them.
Just finished baking these and while the look beautiful they are like a biscuit not a scone. Soft and moist inside. I followed the recipe to a T.
As someone suggested above they will make great strawberry shortcakes!
I will make them again…..I always give recipes a second try.
Hi Judy! You could try baking them a little longer if you’d like them to be crispier 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe, though! Happy baking!
Hi there! Was wondering on freezing instructions! Thanks!
I found that if you grate the cold butter it comes out and does not spread all over the place. When I made the scones both my husband and I ate them without the glaze. So yummy.
I also used a cookie scoop and came out with little scones.
Thanks for the idea. My husband loves anything with strawberries
Quick question: would these work well with blueberries or raspberries instead? Was going to go straeberry picking tomorrow but their season just ended so going to pick something else instead. Already bought all the other ingresients so hoping to still make the scones.
Totally! I’ve made them with blueberries many times 🙂
Hi! Can these be made with frozen strawberries? Also, I plan to make them ahead of time for work (flight attendant), what is the best way to prepare/freeze them to use a few days after making the dough?
Hi Maresa! I highly recommend fresh strawberries, but frozen blueberries would work OK. You can just prep the scone dough then freeze the triangles until needed. Just note you may need to add a minute or two to the bake time when baking them from a frozen state. Enjoy 🙂
I can speak to the frozen strawberries; I tried it yesterday. Definitely better than nothing at all, but fresh strawberries or frozen blueberries would be far better. The frozen strawberries became mush. I was very worried the dough was ruined (a pretty runny mess, smh — up to the point I added the frozen berries, the dough had been perfect). Nonetheless, still delicious in the end, but nowhere near as pretty, and with some much too-soggy bites.
I used fresh strawberries and my dough still turned into a mushy mess. Next time I will definitely be adding less than 1 cup.
Hi!!! I made these yummy scones tonight and want to take them to work tomorrow any suggestions how can I store them overnight with glaze already on them?
Would like to make a mini version of these for a tea party…. would the baking time be different???
Yes! I would reduce it by 3 to 5 minutes 🙂
These were my first attempt at sconesand the best I’ve ever had. The pictures were a huge help. I froze them for just a tiny bit & used cake flour to roll it out. I am not sure it made a difference but I have so much lol. I didn’t even get to glaze it. My 2 year old & I made & ate them together. We saved 2 for her father but they were DELICIOUS!
I wanted to ask, could I substitute the strawberries for maybe blueberries or chocolate chips? Or even cheese? All the other recipes I looked up were so different from yours and I’m hesitant to try.
Can’t wait to try these! Quick question though. Could I prepare/cut the batter the night before and bake in the morning? I’d love for these to be fresh and warm for work?
You could make the dough and keep it in the freezer overnight 🙂 Just add a minute or two when baking.
I made these for the first time on the day of the royal wedding and they were fabulous! My hubby and I love scones, but always find them dry and tasteless. Not this recipe! These are amazing! So flaky and not at all dry! My only problem was cutting the strawberries in quarters proved to be to big. Next time I will cut them into smaller pieces. Question: can I substitute chocolate chips for the strawberries? I cannot wait to make these tomorrow again! Great recipe!
Just made these & I tried honestly to follow your recipe to a T…but I had to cut the strawberries more than in quarters they were so big…and I added a tad more sugar…everyone said they were delicious, my picture looks almost exactly like yours. I think I will cook a little longer next time because the strawberries left some wet areas in the scone…and I also like a ‘firmer’ scone…will look at your cupcake recipes next, thx!
I’ ve made these twice in one month…oops! But they are delicious and who can resist anything “strawberry” in July. Cold butter is key to making good sconces (unsalted too).
I made these today. They are moist but taste more like a biscuit. to me. It needs something, maybe more sugar in the actual scone mixture not sure. The best part was finding the strawberries when you eat them! If you have someone who does not like a sweet scone, this is the recipe for you.