This easy Strawberry Scones Recipe is one you can make any day of the week – a simple scone using frozen strawberries, that is fluffy on the inside and has just the right crunch on the outside. Best enjoyed as is or warmed up with a slather of strawberry jam!
This easy scone recipe is bursting with pops of strawberries in every fluffy bite! They are a great way to start your day, or the perfect pick me up mid-afternoon when you have your third (or sixth…who’s counting?!) cuppa tea. We finished these ones off with a light drizzle of white chocolate, and also made a variation we will share below that has white chocolate chunks throughout.
This recipe was adapted from our original Chocolate Chip Scones – which are one of our top posts for good reason.
Ingredients
No fancy ingredients are needed to make these scones, in fact we are certain you have almost everything you need to make them right away! If you don’t have frozen strawberries on hand you can use fresh, or use another frozen berry you have (like blueberries, blackberries, raspberries etc).
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Sugar
- Butter
- Milk
- Egg
- Vanilla
- Frozen Strawberries (thawed)
- White Chocolate (optional)
Breakfast made easy
I love to wake up in the mornings and already know what I am going to eat to start my day – you see I hate (I mean like despise!) having to plan anything that early in the day…my brain just doesn’t work without some caffeine first. That’s why I get excited once I have made a batch of my scones (the afternoon before obviously) so all I have to do is open the container and plop it on a plate while I wait for the kettle to boil.
The same is true of my Carrot Coconut Muffins and Mixed Berry Muffins too. I know I am not alone on this, I mean who really is a morning person? Do they even exist? If you are like me and love a delicious treat to start your day then read along friends (even if you ARE a morning person, you can read on too…though don’t rub it in okay?).
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Frequently asked questions
Here are a couple of questions that are asked when people are looking to make Strawberry Scones – if you have a question that isn’t answered below please email us or leave a comment so we can answer you!
Yes, you can easily use fresh strawberries in a scone mix, however our version uses frozen strawberries as more people tend to have them on hand for spur of the moment baking sessions!
If you are using fresh strawberries just keep in mind that you may need to adjust your liquid measure to ensure they are moist enough.
We recommend using milk in your scones, and that is how all of our scone recipes on the site are made! The use of cream is really not necessary as you will see once you bake up this strawberry version – they are perfectly moist each and every time.
There are two tricks to keeping our scones moist that I have learned over the numerous times that we have made them. First off, you want to make sure your butter goes back into the fridge once you cube it to keep it as cold as possible until ready to use. Cold butter holds together and slowly melts into the scone dough while baking to create pockets of moist deliciousness.
Secondly, as with many baking recipes you want to make sure you do not over mix your batter! Once your ingredients are combined and the flour is just moistened, stop mixing. The more you mix, the more the cold butter comes up to temperature and you mess with a good thing. Trust me on this one.
Two reasons for this; you have either baked them too long and they have lost their moisture, or you over mixed your batter so much that it became a tough ball of glue like batter.
Don’t fret though! While they may not be the best scones you will ever make, you can certainly help them along by heating them in the microwave for 10 seconds on medium power and adding either some butter or jam before eating.
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Delicious Strawberry Scones
These scones are heavenly - lightly sweet and perfectly fluffy, with strawberries in every bite.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups Flour (All purpose)
- 1 tbsp Baking Powder
- ⅓ cup Granulated Sugar
- ½ tsp Kosher Salt
- ¾ cup COLD Cubed Butter
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 Egg
- 2 tbsp Vanilla
- 1 ½ cups Chopped Frozen Strawberries, Allow them to sit at room temperature for 10 mins to begin to soften but not fully defrost.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F, line baking sheet with parchment paper
- In stand mixer whisk together flour with baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in cold butter (using the paddle attachment on low speed)
- In a small bowl whisk together egg, vanilla and milk. Add to dry ingredients with chopped strawberries and mix to incorporate.
- Remove dough from bowl and form into a ball on a lightly floured surface. Flatten into a 1" disc, making sure dough is even.
- Cut into half and then half again to create 4 large triangles. Then cut diagonally to create 2 triangles out of each (you will have 8 total).
- **the easiest way to do this is using a pizza cutter to cut the dough into quarters and then cut each section in half
- Bake for 14 minutes, until lightly golden on top and edges. Allow to cool and ENJOY.
- Optional - drizzle with melted white chocolate when cooled for an extra sweet treat
Notes
Don't have a stand mixer? Not to worry! Just use two forks to cut the butter into your dry ingredients.
Want more white chocolate? Add in 3/4 cups white chocolate chips when you add strawberries to the dry ingredients.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1 sconeAmount Per Serving: Calories: 366Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 484mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 6g
Note; nutritional data is not always 100% accurate
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Sara
Wednesday 29th of May 2024
I tried this recipe today, it almost tasted like strawberry shortcake to me and I could see powdered sugar being added to those that love sweets. It is sweet as is as my strawberries were ripe before freezing, came out moist and soft on the inside and perfect crisp on the outside. I think it was sticky ( I read a lot of other's comments and I agree) because of the strawberries being defrosted and just dumped and you can just flour the surface and I am sure it is fine but I probably added another 1/4 flour to the batter once I seen how wet it was. Also could be due to I fluff up my flour and not everyone does so depends on how packed your flour is in your measurements. Besides that, honestly they're perfect and I will be adding to our rotation as we always have these ingredients on hand. Thanks for the tasty treat today!
Oliv Blogger
Tuesday 4th of June 2024
Thanks so much for sharing Sara!! The batter can sometimes be a bit sticky depending on the amount of liquid in your strawberries - I am so happy you knew to adjust the flour :) It is one of my fave scone recipes, and I am happy to read it will be a regular for your family as well <3
Theresa
Friday 19th of April 2024
Mine came out amazing! Thank you for the awesome recipe. I made them for my granddaughters high tea birthday lunch!
Oliv Blogger
Sunday 21st of April 2024
Oh what a fun afternoon that must have been! Thank you so much for trying my strawberry scones and sharing your review :)
Samantha
Wednesday 14th of February 2024
I make a lot of scones and these tasted great but were way too sticky. Flattened a lot during baking.
Oliv Blogger
Saturday 17th of February 2024
Thanks for the feedback Samantha! They are a much better batter than a typical scone thanks to the addition of the strawberries. They are also more cakey in texture when baked, but should have risen (as you can see from the photos). I find sometimes if the baking powder used isn't super fresh it can affect the outcome. I hope you try them again ☺️
AB
Sunday 26th of November 2023
Idky but mine was more like cake batter. I followed the directions to the letter. So put it in a square pan and will see how it turns out, lol.
Oliv Blogger
Monday 27th of November 2023
It is a wet dough, and can come across cakey! How did they turn out?
Linda
Thursday 13th of July 2023
Too sticky to roll out
Oliv Blogger
Thursday 13th of July 2023
Hi Linda,
Simply press and shape with your hands into a disc (put flour on top to help with the stickiness). No need to roll it out 🤗