10 Scone Recipes That Will Be the Star of Your Brunch Spread

Strawberry Shortcake Scones

You don't even need a fork when you transform strawberry shortcakes into a scone recipe. This summery scone combines the elements of that classic dessert—berries, biscuit-like dough, and whipped cream—in a handheld form.

Peppery Pear-Vanilla Scones

If you're seeking a showstopping scone recipe perfect for fall, add this idea to your brunch menu. Cranberries (fresh or frozen, you choose), pear, and walnuts add our favorite fall flavors, while vanilla bean paste and just enough black pepper to be detectable lend complexity that keeps you coming back bite after bite.

Almond and Vanilla Bean Scones

This scone recipe with cream includes an equal amount of sour cream in the batter to make a moister scone. A sprinkling of sliced almonds on top gives a preview of the almond flavor inside, and sparkly coarse sugar makes them look gourmet.

Buy It: Sugar in the Raw Turbinado Sugar ($4, Target)

Manchego and Brandied Cherry Scones

A little sweet, a little savory and spiked with brandy to boot! This is a scone recipe unlike any other (at least any other I've seen). They eat extra tender and a bit more crumbly than other scones, so eat this one over a plate and not as an on-the-go breakfast.

Cranberry-White Chocolate Scones

Tart, puckery cranberries and intensely sweet white chocolate are often paired together because their flavors complement one another so delightfully. Here, we add one more flavor element in the form of an orange icing and optional orange zest in the batter for a note of citrus in each bite.

Cherry-Chocolate Scones

In my book, there's no happier pairing than dark chocolate and fruit. When you put that combination in a scone recipe, it makes it appropriate to eat for breakfast, not just dessert, and I'm even happier. These fruit-studded scones can be made and stored in the freezer for 2 months (without the icing), so get a head start weeks before you need them.

Double-Strawberry Scones

Strawberry fans, this may be the best scone recipe on our list for you. How can it be double strawberry you ask? We call for both chopped fresh strawberries and freeze-dried strawberries in the dough. Heck, you could even triple the berry flavor by serving them with strawberry jam or preserves.

Buy It: Good & Gather Freeze-Dried Strawberries ($8, Target)

Apple Scones with Spiced Maple Butter

If you look forward to fall baking in every other season of the year, go ahead and make these apple scones any season. The apples, apple pie spice, and maple butter all conjure memories of crisp fall days, but you can get all the ingredients year-round, so enjoy them whenever you want.

Cornmeal-Blueberry Scones

Cornmeal in the dough sets this scone recipe apart. Because cornmeal replaces some of the flour, there is less gluten in the dough, making it too crumbly to knead. So you get to shortcut this recipe by skipping the kneading and rolling step and simply dropping the dough by large spoonfuls onto your baking sheet.

Scones

They're no English scones recipe, but with only a half-cup of dried fruit in the dough, this is our most basic scone recipe. Leave it as is or add your favorite flavor twists to make it your own.