Description
Pumpkin scones with maple glaze are a cozy fall treat featuring buttery, tender pastry infused with pumpkin puree and warm pumpkin pie spice. Drizzled with a sweet maple glaze, these bakery-style scones are perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a comforting snack with coffee or tea.
Ingredients
½ cup unsalted butter, cold (frozen and grated or cut into chunks)
½ cup heavy cream
½ cup pumpkin puree
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon maple extract (optional)
2 ¼ cups pastry flour
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted (for glaze)
1 cup powdered sugar (for glaze)
2 tablespoons maple syrup (for glaze)
Pinch of kosher salt (for glaze)
2–4 tablespoons heavy cream, as needed (for glaze)
Instructions
- Freeze butter for 30 minutes before grating or cut into small chilled chunks.
- Whisk cream, pumpkin puree, egg, vanilla, and maple extract in a small bowl.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
- Add cold butter and work into flour mixture until pea-sized crumbs form.
- Slowly drizzle wet mixture into dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Add extra cream if too dry.
- On a floured surface, shape dough into an 8-inch disc and cut into 8 triangles.
- Place on a lined baking sheet, brush with cream, and sprinkle with sugar if desired. Freeze 20–30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Bake 18–24 minutes until golden. Cool on a wire rack.
- For glaze, whisk powdered sugar, melted butter, maple syrup, and salt. Add cream until pourable.
- Drizzle glaze over cooled scones and serve.
Notes
- Freezing the dough before baking ensures flakier scones.
- Pastry flour gives a lighter texture, but all-purpose flour works too.
- Do not overmix dough to keep scones tender.
- Scones can be frozen unglazed and glazed after thawing.
- Optional maple extract intensifies the fall flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus chilling time)
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 scone
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 43g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
