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Pumpkin Scones with maple glaze and white pumpkin glaze on top.
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Pumpkin Scones

These Pumpkin Scones with cream cheese frosting are such a great recipe for fall. They make a great dessert, treat, or quick breakfast.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: English
Keyword: Pumpkin, Scones
Servings: 8
Calories: 814kcal
Author: Elise Donovan

Ingredients

Maple Glaze

Starbucks Copycat Glaze

Pumpkin Icing

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder,salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Cut in butter with pastry cutter until butter is mixed in (no larger than pea sized).
    Mixing bowl of dry ingredients and butter blended with pastry knife for Pumpkin Scones.
  • In separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, milk and egg.
    Mixing bowl with pumpkin mixture for Pumpkin Scone dough.
  • Slowly fold pumpkin mixture into dry ingredients. If using chocolate chips, fold them in now as well.
    Mixing bowl with spatula folding dry and wet ingredients for Pumpkin Scone dough.
  • Should start to form into a soft ball. (If needed add more flour until you can form that soft dough ball.)
    Mixing bowl with a ball of Pumpkin Scone dough ball.
  • Put dough ball out onto floured surface.
    Floured surface with a ball of Pumpkin Scone dough ball.
  • Knead 5 or 6 times until smooth. Flatten into round circle about 1/2 inch thick.
    Hand kneading ball of Pumpkin Scone dough on a floured surface.
  • Using a pizza cutter, cut circle into 8 triangle shaped scones.
    Eight triangle cuts Pumpkin Scone dough with a pizza cutter.
  • Place scones on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake 10-12 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
    Baking sheet with parchment paper and eight unbaked Pumpkin Scone triangles.

Maple Glaze

  • In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter and maple syrup in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir and microwave again for another 15 seconds. Stir and set aside to cool for 5 min.
    Bowl of Maple Glaze for Pumpkin Scones.
  • Add powdered sugar, maple flavoring and salt and whisk together until all the lumps are gone. Drizzle over cooled scones.
    Spoon drizzling maple glaze on a Pumpkin Scone.

Starbucks Copycat Glaze

  • Combine powdered sugar and milk together in a bowl.
    One bowl of white glaze and one bowl of pumpkin glaze for Starbucks Pumpkin Scones.
  • Spoon glaze over cooled pumpkin scones.
    Pouring white glaze on Pumpkin Scones.

Pumpkin Icing

  • Combine all ingredients into a bowl.
    Ziplock bag of pumpkin glaze and scissors for glazing tops of Pumpkin Scones.
  • Put pumpkin icing into a ziplock bag and snip the corner and ice over the glaze in a zigzag motion.
    Cooling rack with Pumpkin scones with maple glaze and copycat Starbucks white and pumpkin glaze.

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Notes

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4oz of cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Combine all frosting ingredients. Beat together with mixer until smooth. Drizzle over the top of cooled scones.

Recipe Tips

  • The colder the butter, the better!
  • Cut your butter into cubes or sticks for easier mixing. 
  • Make sure to measure your flour with a sifter or spoon it into your measuring cup. 
  • Using canned pumpkin in this recipe adds plenty of moisture, so you may not need all the milk the recipe calls for. 
  • Avoid using a mixer for this recipe. You can use a pastry cutter to cut in your butter.
  • Don't over mix! 

How to Store Pumpkin Scones

  • It is best to store pumpkin scones in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 to 5 days.
  • If storing the scones with frosting in the refrigerator, let them rest on the counter until they are at room temperature to enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 814kcal | Carbohydrates: 125g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 265mg | Potassium: 573mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 60g | Vitamin A: 5125IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 6.5mg