Triple Chocolate Scones
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4.8
Triple Chocolate Scones
Description
The scone dough combines all-purpose flour and natural unsweetened cocoa powder with sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cold salted butter is grated or cut in to create pea-sized pieces distributed throughout the mixture. Semisweet or dark chocolate chips add pockets of melting chocolate. Buttermilk and vanilla extract hydrate the dough, producing a tender crumb with slight tang from the buttermilk.
Shaping the dough carefully ensures it holds together without overworking, preserving a flaky texture. Before baking at 400 degrees F, the scones are brushed with melted butter and sprinkled with coarse sugar to add surface crunch and a shiny finish. The included cocoa powder glaze, made from cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and milk or cream, provides a final touch of sweetness and glossy appeal.
These scones combine bittersweet chocolate deepened by cocoa powder with the richness of chocolate chips, suitable for an indulgent breakfast or snack. Variations in cocoa type and buttermilk thickness influence the final texture and flavor.
Using store-bought buttermilk rather than homemade milk and lemon juice mix is preferred for better thickness and texture. Coarse sugar like turbinado adds pleasant crunch on top.
Ingredients
Scones:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder natural, unsweetened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup butter cold, salted
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips regular or mini size, or dark chocolate chips
- 1 ¼ cups buttermilk see note
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- sugar for sprinkling (see note, coarse
Glaze:
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons milk or cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a half sheet pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- For the scones: in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using the large holes of a box grater, grate the butter into the dry ingredients. Toss to combine so the butter pieces are evenly coated with dry ingredients.
- (An alternative to the box grater is to cut the butter into pieces, add to the dry ingredients and then cut in with a pastry blender or two butter knives until butter is in pea-size pieces. The dough can also be mixed in a food processor.)
- Add the chocolate chips; toss to combine. Add the buttermilk and vanilla extract.
- Mix with a rubber spatula until the dough starts to come together. Don't over mix! A few dry spots are ok. To test, press a handful of dough together. If it clumps together, it's good to go. If it's falling apart, add a few more tablespoons buttermilk.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a long rectangle, about 15X3-inches. Cut into 10-12 triangle wedges.
- Place on a baking sheet about 1/2-inch apart. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until just set and no longer doughy (err on the side of under baking just slightly if you aren't sure).
- Let the scones cool until lightly warm or room temperature.
- For the glaze: whisk together the cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Add the milk or cream and whisk until a thick but pourable glaze forms, thinning with additional milk, if needed.
- Drizzle scones with glaze. Serve scones at room temperature or lightly warmed up.
Notes
- Use natural cocoa powder; Dutch-process cocoa can be substituted for a different chocolate tone.
- Store-bought buttermilk yields better texture than homemade buttermilk substitutes.
- Coarse sugar such as turbinado enhances the topping's crunch and appearance.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12scones
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 scone | |
| Calories | 412kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 57g | 19% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 380mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.8
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