These Apple Scones are everything I want in a cozy homemade bake-tender, buttery, and packed with sweet apple pieces in every bite. The best part? They work beautifully with either regular or gluten-free flour, so everyone can enjoy them. I love serving them warm with coffee on slow mornings or as an afternoon treat.
If you are looking for more gluten-free autumn goodies, try our Chocolate Pumpkin Bread and Apple Cobbler too.
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Why You'll Love This Apple Scones Recipe
- Flavor and Texture. Tender scones, flaky inside with pops of sweet and spicy crunch from the apple bits and cinnamon. They are made with heavy cream and butter to give them a richer flavor and moist texture.
- Customizable. While apples and cinnamon are a match made in dessert heaven, there is nothing stopping you from swapping apples and cinnamon with different fruits/berries and spices.
- Bake like a pro! This is the perfect recipe for beginners and experts alike. The great thing about these is that you can make the dough in just 10 minutes with just a mixer and a few bowls. The rest of the time is allotted for chilling and baking.
- An all-day snack. These fruity scones can be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch, as an afternoon snack, and are also sweet enough for dessert. Enjoy it anytime you please- even in the middle of the night!
- Make ahead and freeze-friendly. You can make several batches and freeze the dough wedges ready for baking when you are in the mood for something sweet and warm-spiced.
Ingredients
- Apples - use baking apples like Braeburn, Cortland, Golden Delicious, Honeycrisp and Granny Smith apples. They hold their shape well on high heat and retain some of their crunch. Just use whatever you have during apple season!
- Ground cinnamon - a warm and aromatic spice to enhance a classic baked pastry. You can use other spices like nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, and pumpkin pie spice as alternatives.
- Flour - I used Bob's Red Mill gluten-free flour for this recipe. You can use regular all-purpose flour 1:1 as an alternative. King's Arthur GF flour is also a great option.
- Granulated sugar - aside from providing sweetness, white sugar also makes the homemade scones crisp and golden. You can also use brown sugar, though it will yield a softer, cake-like texture. If you want to sprinkle some sugar on the tops of the scones, use coarse sugar.
- Baking powder - this leavening agent will make the scones puff as they bake which will make them super tender!
- Unsalted butter - cold and cut into cubes. These will create pockets of fats in the dough that will burst during baking, creating flaky and fluffy scones! If you have salted butter, you can use that and omit the salt in this recipe.
- Vanilla extract - for more flavor and aroma.
- Heavy cream - for a rich-tasting dough that bakes up beautifully golden and tender! You can also use half-and-half too.
- Egg - this will bind the ingredients together so the dough keeps a steady structure during baking.
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Julia | The Yummy Bowl
You'll love how easy is to make these quick apple scones! Choose your favorite fruit and berries for more fun variations!