This easy Blueberry Scones recipe is so easy to make and is a wonderful way to enjoy the season. These are the perfect treat with your morning coffee or as a tea party food.
These are perfect for a tea party or as a dessert and go great with hot vanilla milk.
Why You Will Love These
Hi Friends! It has been chilly here lately so I have been baking up some treats for a little comfort. Today's recipe is perfect for a spring tea party, Easter brunch or family picnic. These are made with fresh blueberries, but you can make them with frozen if you do not have fresh on hand.
Pair these with Egg Salad Tea Sandwiches for an afternoon tea party.
These are light and crisp, but not too crisp and are topped with a light lemon icing.
I actually adore making scones, it is fun to put together the ingredients and cut up the dough for scones. I usually make full-size scones, but you can make smaller wheels and make mini scones.
Equipment Tips for Blueberry Scones
- When you are making the dough, it is really helpful to have a good pastry cutter to help you work the dough.
- Bake on a prepared baking sheet with >parchment paper.
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Ingredients for Blueberry Scones
List of main ingredients.
Blueberries – of course, they are the star of this show. Fresh blueberries are relatively inexpensive and they are so juicy and delicious in these.
Lemon – You will want to use fresh lemon for the glaze. Lemon rind adds a lovely flavor to the simple icing recipe
For more great easy scone recipes ideas, check out:
- Pumpkin Scones - One of our favorite recipes made with pumpkin and spice.
- Banana chocolate chip scones - A nice combination of chocolate and banana in a perfect breakfast bread.
- Simple Scone Recipes - Check out this compilation of scones recipes - perfect for tea parties.
- Cinnamon Sugar Scones - A delicious scone recipe that is perfect year-round
- Easy Blueberry Crisp - A delicious buttery crisp made with fresh blueberries.
- Raspberry Scones - Delicious with juicy raspberries!
Equipment Tips for Blueberry Scones
- When you are making the dough, it is really helpful to have a good pastry cutter to help you work the dough.
- Bake on a prepared baking sheet with >parchment paper.
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Ingredients for Blueberry Scones
List of main ingredients.
Blueberries – of course, they are the star of this show. Fresh blueberries are relatively inexpensive and they are so juicy and delicious in these.
Lemon – You will want to use fresh lemon for the glaze. Lemon rind adds a lovely flavor to the simple icing recipe
Flour - I use all purpose,
Check out this compilation of scones recipes - perfect for tea parties.
For more great easy scone recipes ideas, check out:
- Pumpkin Scones - One of our favorite recipes made with pumpkin and spice.
- Banana chocolate chip scones - A nice combination of chocolate and banana in a perfect breakfast bread.
- Simple Scone Recipes - Check out this compilation of scones recipes - perfect for tea parties.
- Cinnamon Sugar Scones - A delicious scone recipe that is perfect year-round
- Easy Blueberry Crisp - A delicious buttery crisp made with fresh blueberries.
- Raspberry Scones - Delicious with juicy raspberries!
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- You can make the dough ahead of time and store the dough in your refrigerator. I highly recommend making them the day or morning of and then you can bake them and have them ready to decorate later.
- Line your baking sheets with parchment paper. This really saves on clean up and makes the cookies easy to lift off of the pan.
Blueberry Scones With Icing
📖 Recipe
Blueberry Scones
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter or margarine cut into small pieces
- 2 ½ cups flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup washed blueberries
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425° .
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter thoroughly.
- Add the egg and milk until blended. Add the fruit, just until moistened.
- Knead the dough against the bowl until the dough starts sticking together.
- Move the dough to a floured surface and form into about an 8" round circle.6. Cut the dough into wedges.
- Place each wedge on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper 2" apart.
- Brush each piece with milk and sprinkle with a little bit of sugar.
- Bake 14-16 minutes until golden brown.
- 10. Frost with icing.
Nutrition
Easy Lemon Icing Recipe
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon juice from one lemon
1 tablespoon lemon rind
Mix together powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon rind in a small bowl.
Drizzle over scones once they have cooled completely.
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Thanks for stopping by! If you try this blueberry scone recipe or any other recipe on Organized Island, please don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know where you found it in the comments below, I love hearing from you!
Tamara
Ahh.. I love the fresh lemon for the icing. These are fresh! Now to check if we have a pastry cutter. I think we do. And I think we'd love these.
Raquel
I think you would love them too!
Jo (A Rose Tinted World)
Ooh these look delicious. I love blueberries. I bet these are lovely with some whipped cream!
Jo (A Rose Tinted World)
Ooh these look delicious. I love blueberries. I bet these are lovely with some whipped cream!
Allyson
I haven't had scones in a long time, but these caught my eye because I love blueberries. Pinned! I'm visiting from The Pin Junkie. If you need decor for St. Patrick's Day, I've got you covered with #8 at the party. Have a nice weekend!
Raquel
Thanks Allyson!
Cindy
These are delicious! Can't wait to make to them again!
Raquel
So glad you loved them! Thanks for rating this recipe.
Diana Newman
I made the the Blueberry Sconces for company visiting. A very light and delicious recipe! I grated ice cold stick of butter into dry ingredients and grated lemon zest into the dough. Everyone loved them ❤️
Diane LeBrun
These turned out great and so easy!!
Raquel
I am so glad Diane!
Martha Mercuri
I followed the directions exactly as written but my sconces are not as tidy as the photo. The taste was great. I think my problem was the blueberries I used were very large. I haven’t iced them yet but I think that will really add to the flavor.
I wish I knew how to add a photo.
Michelle
These are so easy to make and my family loves them! Thank you 🙏
Raquel
Thanks Michelle!
Christie
My family loves these. I make them about twice a month. When my kids walk in and see the sifter and blueberries out, they get excited! Got a batch in the oven right now.
Raquel
So glad to hear Christie! Thanks for stopping by!
Corinne
So easy to make and delicious!!
Moni A
5 for ease of recipe
5 for versatility of recipe (used trader Joe's dried wild blueberries)
5 for commonality of ingredients
5 for tastiness of recipe(even without the icing!)
Overall: 5!!!!!
I have been wanting homemade blueberry scones for a while. I bought the blueberries a months ago and just never got around to making them because all the recipes had lemon in the batter or were complicated. This was the first recipe that I found that was super simple and the lemon was just on top, not in the batter. I whipped these up in a matter of 30 minutes. I used a biscuit cutter to cut the dough into round scones. I sprinkled the tops with cane sugar, it is not as large of a crystal as the topping sugar , but it's still adds a bit of a crunchy bite to it. Perfect. The dried blueberries came out great in this recipe. They spread quite easily. Kneading it with the hands was not as hard as I thought it would be. All of the dough came off of my hands and into the mix with no trouble. This is the easiest scone recipe I've ever made and I will definitely be doing it again!
Thanks for this recipe!
Raquel
Thanks Moni - really appreciate your comments.
Moni A
Great recipe. I forgot to give it a star rating with my review!
Raquel
Thank you!!
Sarah
I am a little confused because my dough always turns out to be very moist and you can’t even cut it. It all sticks together. I follow the recipe to the letter. And they taste delicious but are always more cakey than scone like. I need to know what I’m doing wrong. 😭.
Raquel
Hi Sarah,
We updated the recipe so it should be less sticky now. Thanks for stopping by Organized Island.
Corine
I’m dairy free so substituted earth balance buttery spread and califia almond milk. Also used lite brown sugar. Taste great texture. I found it easy to make. A new go to when blueberries are on sale or in season.
Raquel
So glad you loved it!
Elaine M Presutti
Tried these scones today. They came out delicious with just the right amount of ingredients. I'm saving it to my favorites cookbook!
Raquel
Glad you loved them Elaine!
kath
Question. Why did my dough turn out sooooo sticky ? Followed directions 🙁
Raquel
Hi Kath,
We updated the recipe so it should be less sticky now. Thanks for stopping by Organized Island.