Cream Cheese Cherry Almond Scones
Stuffed with fresh cherries, sliced almonds, and drizzled with a cream cheese glaze, these flaky scones are fantastic with your morning coffee! Perfect for breakfast, this super-easy scone recipe uses butter, along with cream cheese to keep the dough wonderfully moist, tender, and completely delicious!
Equipment
- Sheet Pan These USA stainless steel sheet pans are great for one-pan meals!
- Parchment Paper Sheets These pre-cut parchment paper sheets are super convenient and the perfect size for lining a loaf pan.
- Pastry Blender Fantastic tool for cutting in butter to dry ingredients for scone, biscuits and pie crusts.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 Tablespoons cold butter
- 4 Tablespoons cold cream cheese
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/3 cups fresh cherries pitted and halved
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds + 2 Tbsp. for topping
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons cream cheese room temperature
- 2-3 Tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. To the dry ingredients, add the cold butter and cream cheese. Cut in with a pastry cutter or forks until mixture becomes gravel-like.
- In a separate small bowl, combine the cream, egg, vanilla and almond extract. Mix together with a fork or whisk, and pour into the flour mixture. Gently mix together until all ingredients are moistened. Add in the cherries and almonds and mix until just combined. Try not to over-work the dough.
- Transfer the dough onto the lined baking sheet. (Flour your hands and surface to help keep dough from sticking.) Shape into a ball, and then press into a disk that is about 1" thick. Cut the disk into 8 slices, and separate slightly for even baking.
- Bake for 22-24 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Mix together the glaze by combining the powdered sugar, cream cheese, cream and extract. Mix until thick, but smooth. Add a few additional splashes of cream if necessary. Drizzle over the warm scones. Top with the additional almond slices. Enjoy
Notes
Scones are best when enjoyed the same day they are made. Wrap and freeze any leftovers.
Nutrition
Serving: 8sconesCalories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 407mgSugar: 34g
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