The first recipes I shared on this blog were a vegan blueberry scone recipe and a vegan chocolate chip scone recipe. I am a big fan of scones, and since my husband is vegan, creating my own vegan scone recipe – meaning scones without eggs or butter was a must! I love scones because they are such a good mix between a bread roll and a banana muffin for breakfast. The crumb is a bit flakey and buttery but still firm and crusty, like a bread roll. I created these banana scones to use all my ripe bananas, and I thought adding some calcium and vegan yogurt to the dough would be a good idea instead of oil or vegan butter. I had great success with plant-based yogurt and flour in my 2-ingredient donuts recipe. That’s why I choose these 3 simple ingredients in this banana scone recipe: self-rising flour, plant-based yogurt, and mashed banana. The result is fantastic, a soft, fluffy crumb and crusty outer layer. The best banana bread scones ever and ready in 30 minutes.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Self-Rising Flour – I like quick and easy baked goods, and having some homemade self-rising flour in your pantry is a must. Simply stir a cup of flour for 2 teaspoons of baking powder. You can also buy ready-made self-rising flour in the grocery store, it saves time. Plant-Based Vanilla Yogurt – I love my vanilla cashew Greek yogurt, but any kind of vanilla yogurt works in this recipe. You can pick a yogurt made from soy, oat, almond, or coconut. I like the sweetened vanilla flavor of the yogurt with the banana. It avoids adding vanilla extract or sugar to the dough. Ripe Bananas – Go for a batch of ultra-ripe bananas with dark spots on their skin. This way, the flavors of the scones will be strong and sweet. My expert tip is to mash the banana with a fork, and pack in a measuring cup to measure exactly the amount called by the recipe (full measurement below). If you measure the mashed bananas precisely, you are sure you nail the dry-to-wet ratio of ingredients.
How To Make Banana Scones
Banana Bread Scones Add-Ons
You can add some of the following ingredients in the dough, to add banana bread flavors:
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans 1/2 cup of mini dark chocolate chips A pinch of salt A teaspoon of vanilla extract
Serving Scones
These scones are delicious cut in half and with some spread like:
Vegan butter and jam Nut-butters – like almond butter, peanut butter, or cashew butter Homemade baby jam Date caramel Coconut frosting Vegan whipped cream and jam Maple glaze – whisk 1/2 cup of icing sugar and 1-2 tablespoons of maple syrup and drizzle on top.
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