Vegan Chocolate Chip Scones

I love making scones! They are a delicious breakfast that can be made with all kinds of flavors, like my Lemonade Scones, Banana Scones, Vegan Blueberry Scones, or Vegan Scones.

What Are Vegan Scones?

It’s super easy to make vegan scones, but you must use the right ingredients and measure them precisely. The most common mistake I see in vegan baking is people swapping flours, and it never comes out great. So, follow the recipe and don’t be tempted to swap all-purpose flour with almond flour, coconut flour, or even gluten-free flour. All these options wouldn’t work, and you will end up with a very disappointing scone.

How To Make Vegan Chocolate Chip Scones

These plant-based scones are the easiest breakfast bread to make at home.

Ingredients

All you need to make these are a few wholesome pantry ingredients:

All-purpose flour – I like to use unbleached wheat flour or spelt flour. Both work really well. Cornstarch – you can replace this ingredient with the same amount of tapioca flour or arrowroot flour. This helps the flour hold together as this is an egg-free scone recipe. Non-dairy milk – I like to use almond milk, coconut milk, or soy milk. The difference is barely noticeable at the end. Soy milk tends to make fluffier and moister scones, while almond milk makes drier scones. Also, coconut milk is very flavorsome, so if you don’t really like coconut flavor in your baked goods, I won’t recommend that option. Cold vegan butter – you must use cubes of cold vegan butter straight out of the fridge. Don’t use melted butter, or the scones will be very dense. Baking powder Dark chocolate chips – I am using dairy-free chocolate chips to make these vegan chocolate chip scones. Check the ingredient list of your chips for no milk or butter to make sure they are vegan-friendly. Salt Coconut sugar or any sugar you have at home. Vanilla extract

Making Vegan Chocolate Chip Scones

First, sift the flour and cornstarch into a large bowl. This prevents lumps into your scones. Stir in the remaining dry ingredients: coconut sugar, baking powder, and salt. Then, add the cold pieces of vegan butter, and use a pastry cutter or your fingers to rub the vegan butter into the flour to form pea-sized crumbles of flour. Finally, drizzle vanilla and soy milk and bring the ingredients together to form a dough. Stir in the chocolate chips at the end and shape a dough ball.

Chilling The Dough

Now, place the dough into the fridge and chill for 15 minutes. If the dough is very sticky, sprinkle a little flour on top of the dough.

Pressing Into A Disc

Remove the dough from the fridge and place it onto a floured piece of baking paper. Press the dough into an 8-inch disc. Cut 8 wedges using a knife. Slide the piece of parchment paper onto a baking tray. Finally, spread the wedges on the tray to prevent them from touching each other, or they wouldn’t bake evenly on the sides.

Brushing With Non-Dairy Milk

Brush the top of the scones with almond milk or soy milk. This adds a little moisture onto the scones and prevents them from getting too dry. It also increases the fluffy, buttery texture.

Baking

Bake your scones in the center rack of the oven at 350°F (180°C) for 20 to 30 minutes. Note that baking time varies depending on your oven type and altitude. You know they are ready when the top is golden brown and set. Don’t overbake scones, or they get very dry and hard. This is a great recipe for breakfast on the side of a vegan smoothie or cup of tea or coffee. You can also serve scones as an afternoon tea or snack for kids.

Storage Instructions

These vegan scones store very well at room temperature in an airtight container. You can keep them fresh for 3 days at room temperature or 1 week if stored in the fridge. These vegan scones can also be frozen in a sealed, airtight container. Thaw your scones at room temperature the day before serving.

Serving

These vegan scones can be served plain, like breakfast bread, or cut in half and topped with some of the spreads below for:

Vegan butter Vegan whipped cream – whipped coconut cream on top of scones is delicious. Jam Peanut butter or almond butter Fruits – banana slices, strawberries, any fruits add a delicious, fresh and juicy texture to these scones.

Making Other Scone Flavors

You can swap the chocolate chips for the same amount of:

Berries – blueberries and a touch of lemon zest or orange zest and raspberries are delicious combinations of flavors. Dried fruits – like sultanas, cranberries, and finely chopped apricots. Nuts – chopped almonds, walnuts, pecans.