What Are Vegan Scones?
Scones are a classic breakfast recipe and are so easy and tasty for a quick bite or for a kid’s lunchbox. Vegan Scones are the plant-based version of the classic recipe with the butter replaced with vegan butter and the milk replaced with soy milk. But I add a special ingredient to give them the texture that eggs bring to the classic recipe. With my other flavored scones recipes like my vegan blueberry scones, vegan chocolate chips scones, banana scones, or lemonade scones, this classic Vegan Scone recipe is sure to make your breakfast special.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
This Vegan Scone recipe will become your go-to breakfast recipe because it is:
Dairy-Free Egg-Free Vegan Only 7 Ingredients Tastes like a true classic scone (or even better).
Ingredients and Substitutions
Making the vegan scones is so straightforward that you’ll want them every morning.
Soy Milk – Soy milk is my preferred option for this recipe, but you can use any plant-based milk you love such as coconut milk, oat milk, cashew milk, or almond milk. Apple Cider Vinegar – To make the dough airy, you need an acidic ingredient. Apple cider vinegar is the best option, but you can also use lemon juice. This is used to make the buttermilk that makes eggs redundant in vegan scones. All-Purpose Flour – You can either use All-Purpose Flour, White Spelt Flour, or any 1:1 Gluten-Free Alternatives. Salt – Just a touch of salt to balance the dough. Sugar – You can either use classic white sugar, coconut sugar, or caster sugar. Baking Powder – To make a perfectly airy dough. Cold Vegan Butter – Vegan butter is essential for this recipe. Your butter needs to come right out of the fridge, to not let it reach room temperature before using.
How To Make Vegan Scones
Start the vegan scone recipe with the vegan buttermilk.
Recipe Add-Ons
You can boost the taste of this recipe by adding some of the following ingredients.
Strawberries – Add diced strawberries to the batter to make vegan strawberry scones. Vanilla Extract – For a sweet vanilla taste, add vanilla extract with the liquid ingredients. Powdered Sugar – Sprinkle some powdered sugar while the Vegan Scones cool down. Lemon – For Lemon Scones, you can add some lemon zest to the batter and use lemon juice instead of apple cider vinegar to make the vegan buttermilk.
Allergy Swaps
If you have any allergy to these vegan scones ingredients, you can make the following substitutions.
Gluten-Free – You can make Vegan Gluten-Free scones by using a 1:1 gluten-free flour substitution. Apple-Free – You can remove the apple cider vinegar and use lemon juice instead. Sugar-Free – It’s possible to skip the sugar in this recipe, but the scones will be a bit bland. Instead, you can use sugar-free sweeteners such as allulose or erythritol. They behave almost like sugar and bring similar levels of sweetness. Soy-Free – If you can’t have soy, you can replace it with any other plant-based milk such as almond milk, cashew milk, oat milk, or coconut milk.
Serving Vegan Scones
These vegan scones are very versatile, in particular, if you haven’t added any of the add-ons. They can be enjoyed as is for a healthy breakfast, or you can:
Spread some vegan butter and raspberry jam or strawberry jam. Add a dollop of vegan cream and fresh strawberry slices. Spread some marmite or vegemite for a classic Downunder brekkie.
Storage Instructions
You can store these Vegan Scones at room temperature for two days, wrapped in a towel or in a sealed box. Refrigerate them for up to 5 days or freeze them in a sealed box. Thaw the scones at room temperature the day before.
More Vegan Breakfast Recipes
If you like easy, vegan version of your classic breakfast recipes, you’ll love these:
