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”
Nice combination. I miss scones from London so your pics made me want to bake them right now ๐
you’re hopelessly mean! lol! i wanna pop two not one. may i? ;p delicious pic. all your pics are great!
They look beautiful and delicious! I would definitely love to pop one in my mouth right now. I absolutely adore scones and this recipe looks greatโฆ love the drizzle on top!
mmm, I love sconnes and this recepie sounds quite amaiยกzing!!! xxx Alice Barton โฅ The Mow Way
wow! they look lovely. caramel & apples are such a nice combo for scones too ๐
Oh Lizzy, how divine! Buttery scones are perfection in themselves, nevermind with lovely cooked and cinnamony apples in. Delish!
These look great. I make scones most every weekend and I am always looking for new recipes to try. Your presentation of them is beautiful, Lizzy.
Lizzy, the caramel apple combo sounds so good, and a change from other fruits used in scones. Your precise instructions and variations, make for even more choices for these delicious biscuits, aka scones.
So happy to be redirected to this from FFWD! Love scones, love apple & caramel! Just wish I’d seen this sooner so I could have had them this morning!!!
Yes, I want to pop one into my mouth. I simply can’t stop drooling at the first pic, very nice outcome and anything will apples I will go for it without thinking twice.
Mmmm That looks absolutely delicious ! Love the color and its flakiness so as the drizzled caramel on top ๐
These look great Lizzy and I love all the options. I think especially for people trying a new recipe it’s a wonderful gift to allow the ability to transform a base recipe for so many different flavor profiles.
The do look soooo flaky and light! I have never made sweet scones. These look really exceptional.
So pretty and perfect! How come my scones never look that good? ๐
The apple and caramel flavor is perfect for this winter season…they look so melt-n-your mouth scrumptious! Love all the options too! Thanks!
Yes, I want to pop one into my mouth! They look amazingly good;-)
really delicious looking.
Another great challenge! THey look fantastic.
ceecee
I have loved reading about everyone’s scones – they all turned out so well. The method must work. As always, you present them so beautifully, I get sweet dreams.
Look at all those flaky layers!