Caramel Apple Scones
These Caramel Apple Scones are filled with grated apples and bake up tender, flaky and delicious! A drizzle of caramel sauce before serving just gilds the lily. If you’re looking for the best scones recipe, this is it!
Caramel Apple Scones
Audax Artifex was our January 2012 Daring Bakersโ host. Aud worked tirelessly to master light and fluffy scones (a/k/a biscuits) to help us create delicious and perfect batches in our own kitchens! My favorite scone recipe so far has been the Cook’s Illustrated Cream Scones, so I was looking forward to comparing this recipe to my standard.
Apple and caramel are one of my favorite combos (I’m drooling over this Apple and Caramel Spice Cake!), so I figured this was a chance to be daring and add some grated apple instead of my typical fruit choices. The resulting caramel apple scones were fantastic!
Tender Cream Scones
These were outstanding, tender with just a touch of decadence from the caramel drizzle. Definitely the flakiest scones I’ve ever made.
My girlfriends enjoyed these, too. I served them with Instant Pot clotted cream. I hope to perfect that recipe and share it with you all soon. But until then, at least try these picture-perfect, flaky caramel apple scones! Don’t you just want to pop one of these gems right into your mouth????
More Scones Recipes You’ll Love:
- Coconut Chocolate Chunk Scones from Two Peas and Their Pod
- English Style Scones from Fifteen Spatulas
- Fresh Blackberry Scones
- Vanilla Bean Scones
- Peach Scones
- Cranberry Eggnog Scones
- More Easy Breakfast Recipes
Caramel Apple Scones
Tender, flaky scones filled with grated apple and drizzled with caramel.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons frozen grated butter
- Approximately 1/2 cup cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup apple (I have used Golden Delicious and Honeycrisp)
- 1 tablespoon milk, for glazing, optional
- Caramel sauce, for drizzling
Instructions
Notes
Variations on the Basic recipe:
Buttermilk โ follow the Basic recipe above but replace the milk with buttermilk, add ยผ teaspoon of baking soda, increase the fat to 4 tablespoons, in Step 3 aim of pea-sized pieces of fat coated in flour, in Step 5 fold and turn the dough, rounds are just touching in the baking dish, glaze with buttermilk.
Australian Scone Ring (Damper Ring) โ follow the Basic recipe above but decrease the fat to 1 tablespoon, in Step 3 aim of fine beach sand sized pieces of fat coated in flour, in Step 5 knead the dough, in Step 7 form seven rounds into a ring shape with the eighth round as the centre, glaze with milk.
Cream โ follow the Basic recipe above but replace the milk with cream, add ยผ teaspoon of baking soda, in Step 3 aim of beach sand sized pieces of fat coated in flour, in Step 5 knead the dough, rounds are just touching in the baking dish, glaze with cream.
Cheese and Chive โ follow the Basic recipe above but add ยผ teaspoon of baking soda, after Step 2 add ยฝ teaspoon sifted mustard powder, ยผ teaspoon sifted cayenne pepper (optional), ยฝ cup (60 gm/2 oz) grated cheese and 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives into the sifted ingredients, in Step 3 aim of beach sand sized pieces of fat coated in flour, in Step 5 knead the dough, rounds are widely spaced in the baking dish, sprinkle the rounds with cracked pepper.
Fresh Herb โ follow the Basic recipe above but after Step 3 add 3 tablespoons finely chopped herbs (such as parsley, dill, chives etc).
Sweet Fruit โ follow the Basic recipe above but after Step 3 add ยผ cup (45 gm) dried fruit (e.g. sultanas, raisins, currents, cranberries, cherries etc) and 1 tablespoon (15 gm) sugar.
Wholemeal โ follow the Basic recipe above but replace half of the plain flour with wholemeal flour.
Wholemeal and date โ follow the Basic recipe above but replace half of the plain flour with wholemeal flour and after Step 3 add ยผ cup (45 gm) chopped dates and 1 tablespoon (15 gm) sugar.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 155Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 234mgCarbohydrates: 18gFiber: 1gSugar: 5gProtein: 2g
77 Comments on “Caramel Apple Scones”
Caramel apple. You are a genius. Those look and sound DELICIOUS. Wonderful work on the challenge!
Liz, these look crazy good, more like dessert than anything! Great job!
Yes, I want to pop one.. two .. maybe even three in my mouth!! These look incredibly light and flaky. I love your additions… caramel and apple are a great combo! ๐ Have a great weekend!! ~ Ramona
Wonderful scones, Liz! Caramel apple AND scones would put me in carb bliss easily.
The cheese and chive variation sounds very interesting – but only after I had a dozen of your apple scones. I mean – they are drizzled with caramel! Yumm!
Wow, Liz. Those look great. I wasn’t quite so adventurous and went for the plain old biscuit ๐
These sound divine!! I love the shredded apple and the drizzle on top, yum! Wish I had one right now to go with my coffee. I really wanted to do this months daring baker challenege but with moving and packing I’m driving myself crazy. I have printed it out though to try another time, might just need to try your version. Sounds sooooo good!
Love the apple and caramel combo! These look so yummy with the caramel drizzled over the top!
Oh I certainly do want to pop one in since they look just the right size to have one, then another… loving the drizzle and also all of the tasty variations, Liz.
I completely love the idea of scones but never got into the habit of baking them. These look great!
Haha, I wish this weren’t a scone! I looove caramel apple as a flavor, but scones are just not for me. Too dry (same with biscuits). Love the drizzle though!
YUM!
That is all I have to say.
Absolutely lovely scones. I know one thing for sure – you can feed me anytime!
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MMMMM! My kind of scones, I love caramel. Beautiful, Liz!
mmm … delighftul, I’m keeping this recipe, Lizzy!
Wonderful job! These scones look amazing, so light and fluffy! And apple and caramel together – what a perfect combination!
So maybe those Potatoes didn’t turn out as well as you had hoped, but THESE look to die for! And I love that it is a mix between a scone and a more traditional southern biscuit. And that sauce looks perfect ๐
I love outstanding recipe this ones a keeper … bread, scones I love thats better than any dessert to me nice job!
yes I would like to pop one in my mouth! I’m currently in love with apple and caramel and these look fluffy and scrumptious!
Your scones sound (and look) wonderful! I don’t think I’ve ever had a caramel apple scone and I love both in baked goods. This is being bookmarked.