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Vegan Scones

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Simple, classic vegan scones, just like Mam used to make! Perfect with jam and my vegan cream!

vegan scones

I have been searching far and wide for vegan scones that taste like home. My Mam is what we affectionately call a "scone hound", meaning that we'll be driving along the motorway at 80MPH and you'll see her nostrils start to twitch. She'll suddenly wrestle the steering wheel out of your hands and swerve you off the road and through the front window of a tea room. Her desire for scones knows no bounds and she refuses to let ANYTHING stand in her way when the scent of fresh scones wafts before her.

But guess what? She's vegan now, so she's been hankering for some scones in a way that can only inflict long-lasting trauma. I HAVE A SOLUTION MAM - IT'S MY VEGAN SCONE RECIPE!!  

jam being spread
Jump to:
  • 🧈 What are Vegan Scones?
  • 🧈 Vegan Scones Ingredients
  • 🥣 Method
  • 🧞‍♂️ Hint
  • 🔄 Substitutions
  • 🥞 How to Serve Vegan Scones
  • 🔪 Equipment
  • 🤷‍♀️ Vegan Scones FAQs

🧈 What are Vegan Scones?

Some cultures don't appreciate scones, but I won't hold that against them. I actually weirdly understand it. In many ways, scones are actually pretty bland and kinda dry. But what people don't realise is THAT'S THE POINT! The scone is essentially the PUREST VESSEL for transporting jam and (vegan) cream to your mouth hole! 

Done correctly, vegan scones are buttery, golden brown little craggy mountains of joy. Like a slightly sweetened, less flaky version of an American biscuit, made with plenty of vegan butter and ready to be cut open while still warm and slathered with jam.

freshly baked

🧈 Vegan Scones Ingredients

Here's a quick breakdown of what's ion vegan scones. Remember, this isn't the full recipe - you'll need to scroll to the bottom of the page for that. Here's everything you'll need to get started.

  • Self-raising flour (plus more for dusting)
  • Baking powder
  • Fine sea salt
  • Caster sugar
  • Vegan butter (chilled in the fridge and cut into cubes)
  • Soy milk (at room temperature)
  • Vanilla extract
  • Lemon juice
served with jam and cream

🥣 Method

As Queen Elizabeth the First once said "When making scones, less is more, binch!" and she was right! Less truly is more when it comes to scones. They're surprisingly easy and quick to make EXACTLY BECAUSE they're so low maintenance. The full recipe is below, but here are the steps to making perfect vegan scones broken down with pretty images. 

dry ingredients

1. Mix dry ingredients! Sieve together them dry ingredients my friend, sieve em good! Or, don't, actually you could very easily do a bodge job of sieving and you'd still end up with stunning scones. You'll see in the recipe that I call for self-raising flour. This is a standard when it comes to vegan scones recipes, but if you don't have any, don't worry. You can absolutely make your own by following these instructions.

mixing in the butter

2. Add vegan butter! Next up you want to add your cubed vegan butter. work it into the flour with your fingers until you have a nice sandy textured looking mixture. I can guarantee I'll get loads of people asking to sub the vegan butter with something I've never heard of like wild orchid treacle milked in the light of a waning moon. My advice is to NOT DO THIS. Scones need butter baby, even if that butter is vegan! So find your best sub. Ideally vegan block butter, but if you have to use margarine, that's fine too.  

vegan scones

3. Add wet ingredients! This is where our vegan scones dough comes together. Our wet ingredients are essentially just soy milk, vanilla and a little lemon juice to help activate the baking powder. Yes, I'm sure you can use another plant milk in this recipe. No, I haven't tried any others. Yes, I will still attend afternoon tea at your house when the vegan scones inevitably turn out perfect because you have better baking skills than you give yourself credit for! Form a dough but DON'T OVERMIX THE DOUGH! I mean seriously, it should be very shaggy and crumbly, like my sense of humour. 

cutting out

4. Cut out and bake! Once you've got a vegan scone dough that's JUST ABOUT holding together, you'll want to cut out your scones. I've advised using 5cm cookie cutters. Another tip - don't use cutters with wobbly sides. Plain circle cutters result in the best rise on your vegan scones, so don't get fancy - there's no need.Another tip - it's a good idea to dunk your cutter in flour before cutting out each vegan scone. It just stops it from sticking to the dough and helps keep things smooth. And now we bake! See! Easy peasy!

vegan scones

🧞‍♂️ Hint

The rule for vegan scones is hot and quick! I have my oven at 200ºc usually and bake for only around 10-12 mins - just until they're golden on top. Speaking of golden tops, the key to a nice one is your vegan egg wash. Mine uses plant milk (pref soy) and some maple syrup. That's it. It'll help everything to brown beautifully. 

vegan scones

🔄 Substitutions

This recipe is simple, but it's also super friendly to a whole bunch of dietary requirements! Here's how to tweak things so EVERYONE can enjoy:

  • Gluten Free - If you're gluten free, don't worry. These vegan scones work great with a simple substitution of gluten free flour. My favourite brand is Freee or Bob's Red Mill.
  • Soy Free - Again, super simple fix! Just swap out the soy milk for any other plant milk and double check that your vegan butter doesn't contain any soy. Easy!

Let me know via instagram if you make any swaps or subs. Did you try serving with fresh fruit? Did you sprinkle with cinnamon? I wanna know!

vegan scones

🥞 How to Serve Vegan Scones

Now it's time to fill your scones with some stuff! Traditional is either raspberry or strawberry jam and cream. I'd advise you use my vegan whipped cream, because it was LITERALLY CREATED FOR THIS PURPOSE!Now dive in! Wrap your gob around the entire thing and wash it down with a cup of hot tea! Ahhhh, HAPPY NOW MAM?!? Here are some other fillings if you fancy going rogue:

  • Vegan lemon curd (aka the filling from my vegan lemon meringue pie!)
  • Vegan nutella - my fave brand is Vego!
  • Ice cream!! Make a scone ice cream sandwich? I don't know! Do what you want baby!
vegan scones

🔪 Equipment

Here's all you'll need to make my vegan scones!

  • Oven
  • 1 Large bowl
  • Sieve
  • Measuring Jug
  • Baking tray
  • Pastry brush
vegan scone

🤷‍♀️ Vegan Scones FAQs

Q: Are scones vegan?

A: Traditionally, no. Scones contain eggs, butter and milk. However it's super easy to veganise the recipe. Just follow my instructions below!

Q: Are scones served hot or cold?

A: Scones are served cold or slightly warmed but not hot. Scones need time to cool after being baked, otherwise they'll be far too crumbly textured.

Q: How do I store vegan scones?

A: Keep scones in an airtight container once baked and cooled. Alternatively, wrap tightly and freeze until you need them.

vegan scones

Vegan Scones

Richard Makin
Simple, classic vegan scones, just like Mam used to make! Perfect with jam and my vegan cream!
5 from 84 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine All
Servings 9 scones
Calories 229 kcal
Equipment
  • oven
  • 1 Large bowl
  • Sieve
  • Measuring Jug
  • Baking tray
  • pastry brush
Ingredients
  

For the Scones

  • 350 g self-raising flour (plus more for dusting)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 3 tablespoon caster sugar
  • 90 g vegan butter (chilled in the fridge and cut into cubes)
  • 180 g soy milk (at room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice

For the "Egg" wash

  • 3 tablespoon soy milk
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup

For Serving

  • jam (for serving)
  • my vegan cream (for serving)
Instructions
 

To Make the Scones

  • Preheat the oven to 200c (fan) and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
  • In a large bowl, sieve together the self-raising flour, baking powder, fine sea salt and caster sugar. Add the cubed vegan butter and rub it into the flour with your fingers until the mixture resembles sandy crumbs.
    350 g self-raising flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt, 3 tablespoon caster sugar, 90 g vegan butter
  • In a measuring jug, whisk together the soy milk, vanilla extract and lemon juice. Add to the dry ingredients and stir together until just combined. Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and sprinkle the top with a little extra flour.
    180 g soy milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • Pat the dough into a rough circle around 4 cm deep, then use a 5cm circular cutter to cut out as many scones as you're able. Pat the leftovers back into a 4cm rough circle and repeat until you can no longer cut out any scones - for me this process yielded 9 scones.
  • Transfer the cut-out scones to a lined baking tray.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the "egg" wash ingredients then brush the tops of the scones using a pastry brush. Place in the oven to bake for 10 minutes or until fully risen and lightly golden.
    3 tablespoon soy milk, 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving with jam and vegan whipped cream.
    jam, my vegan cream

Nutrition

Serving: 1gramsCalories: 229kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 143mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5g
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  1. K Livingstone

    January 26, 2022 at 9:50 am

    5 stars
    my favourite scones! I sprinkle mine with sugar before baking for extra crunch on otp

    Reply
  2. K Livingstone

    January 26, 2022 at 9:50 am

    5 stars
    my favourite scones! I sprinkle mine with sugar before baking for extra crunch on otp

    Reply
  3. K Livingstone

    January 26, 2022 at 9:50 am

    5 stars
    my favourite scones! I sprinkle mine with sugar before baking for extra crunch on otp

    Reply
  4. alison

    January 26, 2022 at 11:06 am

    5 stars
    Scones!! I've missed you!! thank you so much for these

    Reply
  5. alison

    January 26, 2022 at 11:06 am

    5 stars
    Scones!! I've missed you!! thank you so much for these

    Reply
  6. alison

    January 26, 2022 at 11:06 am

    5 stars
    Scones!! I've missed you!! thank you so much for these

    Reply
  7. J J

    January 28, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    5 stars
    Can't wait to make these. Richard what jam should I use? I have blueberry in the cupboard but that's not right is it?

    Reply
  8. J J

    January 28, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    5 stars
    Can't wait to make these. Richard what jam should I use? I have blueberry in the cupboard but that's not right is it?

    Reply
  9. J J

    January 28, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    5 stars
    Can't wait to make these. Richard what jam should I use? I have blueberry in the cupboard but that's not right is it?

    Reply
  10. Frances Gaudo

    January 28, 2022 at 10:12 pm

    5 stars
    wonderful thanks richard these worked so well I'll be making every week!

    Reply
  11. Frances Gaudo

    January 28, 2022 at 10:12 pm

    5 stars
    wonderful thanks richard these worked so well I'll be making every week!

    Reply
  12. Frances Gaudo

    January 28, 2022 at 10:12 pm

    5 stars
    wonderful thanks richard these worked so well I'll be making every week!

    Reply
  13. Paul F

    January 29, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    5 stars
    exceptional

    Reply
  14. Paul F

    January 29, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    5 stars
    exceptional

    Reply
  15. Paul F

    January 29, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    5 stars
    exceptional

    Reply
  16. Lauren G

    February 01, 2022 at 11:10 am

    5 stars
    How did you get them so golden brown Whenever I bake vegan stuff it's so white! But these turned out perfect. So excited.

    Reply
  17. Lauren G

    February 01, 2022 at 11:10 am

    5 stars
    How did you get them so golden brown Whenever I bake vegan stuff it's so white! But these turned out perfect. So excited.

    Reply
  18. Lauren G

    February 01, 2022 at 11:10 am

    5 stars
    How did you get them so golden brown Whenever I bake vegan stuff it's so white! But these turned out perfect. So excited.

    Reply
  19. Pat

    February 01, 2022 at 8:14 pm

    5 stars
    Stumbled here from google and your vegan scones are next level. You've gained a new follower, do you ahve a mailing list?

    Reply
  20. Pat

    February 01, 2022 at 8:14 pm

    5 stars
    Stumbled here from google and your vegan scones are next level. You've gained a new follower, do you ahve a mailing list?

    Reply
  21. Pat

    February 01, 2022 at 8:14 pm

    5 stars
    Stumbled here from google and your vegan scones are next level. You've gained a new follower, do you ahve a mailing list?

    Reply
  22. Beth

    February 02, 2022 at 9:49 pm

    5 stars
    Genuinely cannot believe how perfect these are!? Thank you Richard!

    Reply
  23. Beth

    February 02, 2022 at 9:49 pm

    5 stars
    Genuinely cannot believe how perfect these are!? Thank you Richard!

    Reply
  24. Beth

    February 02, 2022 at 9:49 pm

    5 stars
    Genuinely cannot believe how perfect these are!? Thank you Richard!

    Reply
  25. KK F

    February 04, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    5 stars
    Top recipe, overworked the dough a little but they were still dleicious.

    Reply
  26. KK F

    February 04, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    5 stars
    Top recipe, overworked the dough a little but they were still dleicious.

    Reply
  27. KK F

    February 04, 2022 at 12:13 pm

    5 stars
    Top recipe, overworked the dough a little but they were still dleicious.

    Reply
  28. Neomi

    April 25, 2022 at 4:07 pm

    5 stars
    This is the only vegan scone recipe that I've found that
    A. Works properly
    B. Doesn't have any silly ingredients (I'm looking at you whole wheat flour)

    Highly recommend!

    Reply
  29. Irene

    May 28, 2022 at 1:03 pm

    I just discovered your website and this recipe. OMG: next level scones, man.
    Thank you for sharing it. It's going to be one my life musts from now on!

    Reply
  30. Silvia

    July 12, 2022 at 9:37 am

    5 stars
    I am rubbish at baking, but these scones were delicious. Great recipe.

    Thank you

    Reply
  31. Meg

    August 28, 2022 at 3:24 pm

    5 stars
    A true classic!

    Reply
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  34. Gill

    October 08, 2022 at 10:45 am

    5 stars
    As a sconnoisseur before becoming vegan I despaired of ever finding a lovely vegan scone. My despair is gone. These are incredible. As a non-baker whose every previous attempt was sad and often raw or burnt these scones fill me with joy.

    So easy and delicious.

    Thank you!

    Reply
  35. Karen

    October 17, 2022 at 6:20 pm

    Absolutely great recipe and robust recipe that make lovely fluffy scones. I can't get selfraising flour, so I added 3 teaspoons of baking powder to a mix of normal baking flour and one with 10% rye. They came out perfect 🙂 Thanks!

    Reply
    • Richard Makin

      October 18, 2022 at 10:04 am

      Thank you Karen! It's one of my favourites!

      Reply
  36. gooders

    December 16, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    hy good

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  37. erin

    January 23, 2023 at 9:17 pm

    Can you freeze these and THEN thaw/bake?

    Reply
  38. Leonora

    January 28, 2023 at 12:04 pm

    5 stars
    First time I have made vegan scones,they have just came out of my oven and the look amazing and taste so good😋😋,I will definitely use your recipe again

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