Salted Chocolate Cream Scones
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
These salted chocolate cream scones are my go to when I want something special but don't have hours to spend baking. They come together in just 45 minutes total, and honestly, most of that is hands off cooking time. The dark chocolate chips give you a nice dose of antioxidants while keeping things indulgent, and the flaky sea salt on top creates this beautiful contrast that makes each bite feel fancy. Best part? You probably have most of these ingredients sitting in your kitchen right now, so it's budget friendly too. Trust me, your friends will think you slaved away all morning.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 120 ggranulated sugar
- 100 gunsalted butter, softened
- 2large eggs
- 150 mlheavy cream
- 6 gsalt
- 100 gdark chocolate chips
- 6 gflaky sea salt
- 6 gbaking powder
- 1 mLvanilla extract
- 20 gcocoa powder
- 20 gconfectioners' sugar
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°0C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 3
Add the softened butter to the dry ingredients and use a pastry blender or your fingertips to work the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.
Tip: Be gentle to avoid overworking the dough.
- 4
In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, heavy cream, and vanilla extract.
- 5
Add the cocoa powder to the egg mixture and whisk until well combined.
- 6
Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until the dough comes together in a shaggy mass.
Tip: Don't overmix!
- 7
Fold in the dark chocolate chips.
- 8
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and gently knead it a few times until it comes together.
Tip: Be gentle to avoid overworking the dough.
- 9
Pat the dough into a circle that is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick.
- 10
Use a biscuit cutter or the rim of a glass to cut out scones. Gather the scraps, re-form the dough, and cut out additional scones.
Tip: Cut out scones that are about 2.5 inches (6 cm) in diameter.
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