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Best Pumpkin Spice Scones Recipe (Video)

Best Pumpkin Spice Scones Recipe – super delicious as is and even better when topped with a white glaze and toasted hazelnuts. This pumpkin recipe screams fall flavor and when served with a hot cup of tea or coffee, you can’t help but feel the cozy vibes!

I can honestly say, one bite of a homemade pumpkin scone made from scratch will make you forget all about the ones you get at Starbucks! So, save yourself some time in a lineup and a whole lot of money, and make these yourself. I promise they are so easy to make and even easier to eat!

This easy pumpkin scones recipe is made with pure pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice with a little extra cinnamon. It’s got all of the comforting spices we love this time of year, making it the perfect fall treat! This recipe is a great kitchen activity on those chilly days too, the kids will love helping out.

We love them on Christmas morning, but because of how easy they are I make them a lot during the fall and winter months. When I know I’ll be short on time, I make a double batch and then freeze some for later on. That way I can just thaw it overnight, grab it and go the next morning!

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Pumpkin Scones Recipe

Ingredients Needed for Pumpkin Scones Recipe

  • All-purpose flour: A great flour to use for the structure of the scones. Traditionally, scones are a bit crumbly, but they shouldn’t be overly dry or too dense. It’s very important to measure your flour correctly so this doesn’t happen.
  • Brown sugar: Adds sweetness to the recipe as well as a bit of moisture. I use brown sugar rather than white because I love the deeper caramelized flavor that just adds a little something special.
  • Baking powder & Baking soda: Leavening agents that help give the scones their poof! We want scones that have a nice rise, not ones that fall flat.
  • Pumpkin pie spice & Cinnamon: A delicious blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and allspice. Plus extra cinnamon! If you want to make your own blend go ahead, if not it can be found at your local grocery store. Especially this time of the year.
  • Egg: Needed to bind the ingredients together so that the scones don’t fall apart as soon as you pick them up!
  • Salt: Maximizes the flavor of each of the ingredients.
  • Pumpkin puree: Pure canned pumpkin (or fresh homemade pumpkin puree). Just be sure it’s not the pumpkin pie filling that often gets mistaken for it.
  • Milk: Any milk will do. It’s the main liquid component in this recipe and helps to form the dough.
  • Cubed butter: Adds flavor and helps get us the moist, flaky texture we love. Cold butter is best.
  • Vanilla extract: Another flavor enhancer that adds another layer of warmth and deliciousness.
  • For the glaze: Powdered sugar & milk. The amounts can be adjusted depending on the consistency you like your glaze to be.
  • Roasted hazelnuts: A toasty, nutty, crunchy garnish!

 

Butter added into the dry ingredients inside mixing bowl.

How to Make Pumpkin Scones

I made these 3 times last week just because they are that good! The mouthwatering aroma coming from your kitchen from these freshly baked scones is a bonus!

Dry ingredients mixed with butter inside the mixing bowl.

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients together. Add in the cubed butter and use your hands or a pastry cutter to mash in the flour until combined. You should start to see it crumble.

Wet ingredient inside mixing bowl.

Step 2: In a separate bowl, whisk the wet ingredients together until combined. Then, add the wet mixture to the large bowl with the dry ingredients and use a wooden spoon to mix it until a dough forms. Do not over mix!

Hands kneading the pumpkin scones dough.

Step 3: Lightly flour a clean flat surface and transfer the ball of dough onto the flour. Knead the dough with your hands, about 3 times, until it comes together. Again, do not overwork it. Roll it into a circle (like a thick crust pizza) about 1 inch thick.

Pumpkin Scone dough kneaded into a big ball inside the flour. Dough ball on a table with flour sprinkled all over it.

Step 4: Use a pizza cutter and slice the dough into triangles. Transfer the mini pumpkin scones onto a prepared baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 10-12 minutes. Due to the color of them, you won’t notice when they are golden brown so check with a toothpick. If you insert it and it comes out clean, the scones are ready.

 

Pumpkin dough sliced into scone shapes..

Step 5: While the scones are in the oven, make the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioner’s sugar and milk until smooth. For a thicker glaze, add more sugar, for a thinner glaze, add more milk.

Step 6: Once the scones have cooled for 10 minutes, drizzle the glaze over each one and allow it to set. Garnish with chopped roasted hazelnuts and enjoy!

Top Tip: Add a little maple syrup to the glaze, for a maple glaze twist!

 

Favorite Spreads to Use on Pumpkin Scones

These dreamy scones are perfect as is, especially with a sweet drizzle on top. However, if the glaze is not your thing, you can leave it plain or serve it with your favorite spread. Try any of these:

  • Maple butter
  • Warm honey
  • Honey butter
  • Apple butter
  • Pumpkin butter
  • Just butter!

How to Roast Hazelnuts

You can do this in 2 different ways, in the oven or on the stove.

  • If using the oven, lay the nuts in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 10-15 minutes. Once they are out of the oven, wrap them in a towel to create steam. Rub the skins off and use them as you like.
  • To use the skillet on the stove, toss the hazelnuts in and heat for 5-10 minutes until fragrant. Continue with the towel and rub off the skins as above.

I like to toast much more than I need for this pumpkin scone recipe because they freeze for up to 1 year and can be used as a topping for salads, desserts, oatmeal, yogurt, etc.

Easy Pumpkin Scones

Does my butter have to be cold to make scones?


Yes. Ideally almost frozen, but cold butter just out of the fridge is just as good. The reason for this is that as it is in the oven it will slowly melt into the dough creating moisture, and beautiful flaky layers.

How to store scones?

They are best enjoyed the same day but you can keep them stored in an airtight container for up to 2 days if they’re not all gobbled up by then. Either in the fridge or at room temperature. 

You can also freeze them, once they have completely cooled. They will keep frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight then warm them up either in the microwave or in the oven on low.

 

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Pumpkin Scones Recipe

Pumpkin Scones Recipe

Love Keil
Pumpkin Scones Recipe - Soft and delicious, almost like Starbucks Pumpkin Scones but much better!!! Follow easy step by step recipe instructions to make this yummy goodness.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert, Fall Recipe, Pumpkin
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 313 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400F. Prepare a baking sheet. In a mixing bowl combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon & pumpkin pie spice. Add cubed butter. Using hands mash the butter into flour mixture until combine.
    Mini Pumpkin Scones Recipe -- www.munchkintime.com
  • In second bowl add pumpkin puree, egg, milk and vanilla extract. Give it a whisk until all ingredients combine. Add mixture to dry ingredients and mix it with a spoon until it forms a dough.
    Mini Pumpkin Scones Recipe -- www.munchkintime.com
  • Sprinkle some flour on the table and knead the dough 3 times until it comes together. Roll the dough into circle, 1 inch thick. Using pizza cutter, slice the dough into triangles.
    Mini Pumpkin Scones Recipe -- www.munchkintime.com
  • Place mini pumpkin scones onto prepared baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean when inserted inside the pumpkin scone.
  • While scones are baking lets prepare our glaze.
    In a small bowl whisk confectioners sugar and milk until smooth.
    Mini Pumpkin Scones Recipe -- www.munchkintime.com
  • Cool pumpkin scones for 10 minutes. Using whisker drizzle glaze on each scone and garnish with chopped roasted hazelnuts. Let the glaze turn hard before serving. Enjoy!
    Glazed Mini Pumpkin Scones on a cooling rack.

Video

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 313kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 208mgPotassium: 118mgFiber: 1gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 2221IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 2mg
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Easy Pumpkin Scones

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This recipe was updated on September 17, 2022.

23 Comments

  1. Judy Istvan

    5 stars
    Eating these now. Added a maple glaze. Better than the ones I bought last week from a local source. Rose beautifully. Lovely. Will make these often. Thank you.

  2. Yum! Pumpkin is my favorite season! Pinned this recipe. Visiting from You’re The Star.
    Have a great week,
    Kippi #kippiathome.com

  3. No idea what I did wrong but these tasted like cardboard and very flat. I followed the recipe EXACTLY. Also, 2 tbsp of milk to the amount of sugar for the glaze became nearly impossible to stir. I am doing something wrong! Any suggestions?

    • Hi there! I am sorry that your scones turned out this way… I make this recipe every fall and they always turn out soft and tall I am not sure why they taste like cardboard and turn out flat. Maybe you rolled them to thin? Maybe I can make a recipe video for this recipe to show you how we make these scones do you think that will help?

      As for the glaze my apologies I forgot to mention that you start with 2 tablespoons then you add more milk until smooth texture. I will fix that in the recipe.

  4. These look delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

  5. Found this through twitter 🙂 It looks easy enough, but I’ve never been a fan of scones because the ones I’ve ever had at cafes/bakeries have been like, dry…are they supposed to be? And are these? Am gonna try them soon, will link/tag ya if I ever make them and post it on my Insta! 🙂 God bless!

    • Munchkin Time

      Hi Audrey! I have never been a fan of scones from bakeries until I start making them myself, form scratch. I am not sure if they are suppose to be dry but these scones are not dry they are more on a soft side! I think you will like this recipe! Let me know if you have any questions.

  6. LOVE scones!!! Pumpkin scones especially! Your recipe looks soooo amazing!!! Thanks for sharing on MMM!
    Cathy

  7. Yum! I wish I had one right now. My coffee is feeling lonely all of the sudden!

  8. Hi Love!
    These pumpkin scones look amazing! It’s no wonder you made several batches in one week! This is a perfect treat to make for friends in the Fall time, or anytime really! Thanks for sharing at Talented Tuesday.
    Cheers,
    AJ

  9. pumpkin scones, yes please! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop. Watch for your feature tomorrow xo

  10. These look awesome- I’ve never made scones before, but I’ve been dreaming of them!

    I stopped by from Talented Tuesday.

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