Easy Pumpkin Scones Recipe
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This easy Pumpkin Scones recipe is made with canned pumpkin and is an easy scones recipe with a simple scone glaze.
Thispumpkin scones Starbucks Copycat recipe makes a wonderful scone with delicious pumpkin flavor for your next brunch or tea party!
Hello & Happy Fall! It is feeling a little like it too. It is only in the evenings, but I definitely can feel that cool fall breeze at night. When I hear the leaves rustling on the sidewalk, it gets me a little giddy for the season. It also reminds me of some of the scary movies I used to watch when I was younger.
Does it feel like fall where you are yet? Are you seeing changing leaves? We do not get that so much here, but I like to decorate so it feels like fall.
Why This Recipe?
Today’s easy and delicious pumpkin scones recipe results in sweet flaky scones that are full of fall flavors. To me, these homemade scones taste better than the ones you find at the coffee shop.
It is a great way to used canned pumpkin and incorporates the taste of pumpkin spice into your life and they are so good!
I am a big scones fan because this time of year, I love a little sweet treat (that isn’t too sweet) to go with my hot tea or cocoa. You may remember my tea party chocolate chip scones from a couple of years ago.
This weekend I was able to get together with friends for a fun tea party. I highly suggest gathering your tribe together and having a potluck tea. It is a great way to enjoy the season!
Scones are easy to make and I love making the slices from the dough.
Just bake them in the oven for a little while.
Then add a little icing. I like to keep the icing light, but you can make it a little thicker if you want. Before you know it you have a delicious scone! These make a nice side item for a brunch or breakfast, but it can also be a dessert or lunch box treat.
These are great with a hot cup of tea or coffee.
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They are perfect and lovely with a bit of icing.
Scone Icing Ideas:
You can also opt to make a little maple icing by adding maple syrup in place of the milk. It will make the scone a little sweeter, but it changes the flavor a bit.
Another nice topping for scones is a chocolate drizzle. Just melt some chocolate chips with butter and drizzle away! Chocolate pretty much works on any sweet flavor scone.
- Be sure to use pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling for this recipe.
- Using a pastry cutter will help you work with the dough faster.
- Using canned pumpkin will save you lots of time and it tastes treat, but you can use homemade pumpkin puree too.
- You can use canned frosting and add a little milk to it so that it is a bit thinner, and it will work just fine. Just be sure to let the scones cool to room temperature before icing.
- This recipe is a perfect way to use leftover canned pumpkin this fall. It only uses about half a can so it is perfect.
- Store cooled scones in plastic wrap.
I hoped you love this fun and easy scone recipe! Why not throw a tea party with your girls and enjoy the moments together?
More Delicious Best pumpkin recipes on the island:
- Pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake – one of my favorite fall recipes and filled with flavors of fall.
- Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes – A perfect fall dessert!
- Pumpkin Soup – this Pumpkin Pepper soup is easy to make and a nice savory soup. Also very inexpensive to make.
- Pumpkin Mug Cake – so simple and a quick dessert for one or two people.
- Pumpkin Pecan Cookies – These pumpkin cookies are light and fluffy with crunchy pecans.
- Cinnamon and Sugar Scones – These delicious scones are easy to make and great for brunch or breakfast.
- Pumpkin Spice Latte – make your own at home!
- Pumpkin Mousse – A delicious fluffy and light pumpkin dessert idea!
- Pumpkin Lasagna – A wonderful light layered pumpkin dessert.
🍂More seasonal Scone Recipes🍂
If you loved these, be sure to try my Easy Apple Scones and my delicious Blueberry Scones. Both are reader favorites!
Pumpkin Scones
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 3/4 stick cold butter
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 • and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, mix together dry ingredients- flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pumpkin spice and salt.
- Add butter with a pastry cutter or fork until butter is in small bits and crumbly.
- Add wet ingredients – (pumpkin, milk and egg) and blend well into the flour mixture.
- Turn out dough onto a floured surface.
- Shape dough into a circle. Cut into 8 pie pieces using a knife or pizza cutter.
- Bake on a prepared baking sheet – 13-15 minutes, or until light golden brown.
- Cool before adding glaze.
Nutrition
Cinnamon Scones Glaze
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon milk or heavy cream
Mix thoroughly in a small bowl until desired consistency. Add more sugar to make it thicker or a little more milk to make it thinner.
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mmm.. that cinnamon glaze! Count me in. I love canned pumpkin and I love that you can actually buy it and use it year-round. I don’t know why we don’t more! We do keep it around because it’s good for the dogs when they’re sick.
These scones are wonderful! I omitted the cinnamon in the glaze and added a couple of drops of vanilla instead as I felt the scones were “spiced” enough. Recipe was very easy to follow and produced great scones for a first timer like me. One comment, if you are as literal a gal as myself, a reminder to separate the scones on the baking sheet after cutting them into eighths would be helpful. My husband saw my perfect circle of scones and said, “what is this, scone pizza?” Looking forward to trying the recipe again and getting the crispy edge on all sides of the scones next time… lol.
Great tip – thank you Taylor! LOL Scone pizza 🙂
I actually always keep my scones in a ‘pizza’. That’s how my Scottish mother taught me to do it. It keeps the edges soft rather that crusty and I prefer that.
These scones are amazing. Moist and delicious, light and fluffy. These will definitely become a family favorite!
Turned out really good, not too sweet and easy to make
Oh, those pumpkin scones look so good!
These look scrumptious. I love anything pumpkin! I’l be featuring these tonight at Merry Monday.
Such a yummy recipe for a perfect fall treat! This recipe is being Featured at the Merry Monday party going on now! Can’t wait to see what you are sharing with us this week!
Thank you so much!
What a great recipe! I’m not much of a baker and even I managed to make these look and taste good! Mine turned out almost cake-like in consistency, but I think I just added a little too much milk. They’re not too sweet, which my sugar-averse boyfriend appreciates (I only put the cinnamon icing on half the scones) but they still taste like a fall treat!
Yay! Thank you for rating. Glad you loved it!
Fairly easy to make and they came out looking just like the pictures. They are tasty and not overly sweet. I’m sure I will make this recipe again.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and glad you enjoyed them Colleen!
Looks like a delicious recipe! I’m about to make it. Is it 3/4 cup of butter? Our sticks only come in 1lb blocks so I’m trying to figure that out. Thank you in advance!
Hi Beatrice,
Thanks for your question! 3/4 sticks is 6 tablespoons.
OK, that’s good to know .. I think that mine that are just now baking should be ok. tks
These look so delicious! Do you know if they freeze well after baked?
I have not tried freezing them. but yes I think you could freeze them for a month or two.
They freeze really good. I put them on a plate and cover with a bowl, that way the glaze doesn’t stick to the bag.
Made these for my husband to take to work we love fall flavors and they did not disappoint. They were so easy to make and so tasty thanks.
So glad to hear. Thank you so much for letting me know! Happy Thanksgiving!
These pumpkin scones look deep! Can’t wait to make some. ☺️
I meant delicious.
is it ok if i ues regular suger and not white??
Hi Nicky, Yes it is.
Ok, well now I have to ask, based on one of the comments. What is the difference between white sugar and regular sugar? I’m looking forward to making these! Thank you!
Joani, I refer to regular sugar as white sugar. Thanks for stopping by.
I made these today for Canadian thanksgiving weekend, the look and smell delicious!
Awesome and happy Thanksgiving Andrea!
I never rate recipes, but this is soooooo good. I did add chocolate chips because I have a problem, but even without I’m sure it’s just as yummy!
Thank you so much – I really appreciate you taking the time to rate.
What should the diameter of the dough circle be?
About 9″ or so, about the size of a pie.
Can you replace the white flour with almond flour or wheat flour?
Yes to wheat flour, but I have not tried to use almond flour.
These are delicious & easy! I’m wondering if I can double the recipe and have them turn out ok, or is it one where I’d be better off making two separate batches?
I would make them in two batches so it is easier to manage the dough. Thank you for rating my recipe! 🙂
These are amazing! I bake often but had never made scones before , they were easy and came out perfect!
Thanks for a great recipe !
The scones are really good! I’ve made them twice and have experienced the same problem
Dough is much too sticky
You cannot work with it at all
Add 1 to 1 1/4 cup extra flour
Then I sprinkle a mixture of sugar and the over spices lightly on top
I made a cream cheese icing
Got alot of compliments at the party
Hi, I made the pumpkin scones but I used homemade pumpkin and made into rounds. They are delicious, my husband loves them.
Very tasty!
We made 16 rather than 8, and then cut them in half to share, and still a good size for a snack! They are not overly sweet, so I look forward to sharing with my British friend who says we Americans don’t like pumpkin flavor, we like sugar:). I think she’s not wrong, but I really appreciate that there is a pumpkin-y spice flavor to them.
The flavor of this recipe is good. I made an adjustment, however.
I made these the first time using 3/4 stick butter (6 tbsp) as the recipe reads. They were more cake like.
I made them a second time using 3/4 cup butter (12 tbsp) The second batch was flaky as a scone should be.
Do you think I could double cut them to make mini scones? I’d cook them a little shorter.
Absolutely you can!
Delicious, and easy! I will make them often