Blueberry Scones with Vanilla Glaze + Video
Blueberry Scones with Vanilla Glaze are perfect for a quick grab and go breakfast. They’re crunchy around the edges but moist in the center. Topped with a vanilla glaze to give them a bit of sweetness.
I’m on a scone kick lately guys. What can I say, I really love scones.
I love how they’re not too soft, but not too dry either. They have the perfect amount of sweetness and are delicious with my coffee. I’ve made these Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Scones before, but this was my first time making scones with fresh fruit.
Blueberries are a great fruit, don’t you think? They’re one of my many favorite fruits, besides clementines, bananas and watermelon. I love how sweet and tarty they are. They aren’t overly mushy either. I really hate mushy fruit. And blueberries stay fresh forever.
For some reason we either go through fruit quickly or never touch it. Some days all we do is snack on fruit and some days we won’t look at it. Hence the reason I love that blueberries stay fresh for a while. 🙂
These scones are easy to whip together and are really really yummy! This recipe makes 8 scones and they’re always gone within 2 days at my house. We devoured them to say the least. So if you’re looking for a sweet breakfast but gotta go, make these Blueberry Scones with Vanilla Glaze!
Tips to think about when making these scones:
- Make sure you fold in the blueberries, not stir. You don’t want mushy blueberries.
- The glaze is optional. They’ll taste delicious without it.
- You can use milk, half & half instead of heavy cream.
- Make sure you cook them to a light golden brown. You want scones, not cake.
- Also make sure you eat them within 3 days. They tend to get hard or soggy after that.
- Last tip…enjoy and have fun making them!
Photos updated: 4/27/17
Get the Recipe: Blueberry Scones with Vanilla Glaze
Ingredients
Scones:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1 cup + 1 tablespoon heavy cream
- coarse sugar, optional
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Whisk together to combine.
- Add cubes of cold butter to flour mixture. Using a pastry blender, fork or your hands break down butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Fold the blueberries into the flour mixture. Make sure to be gentle and not break the blueberries.
- Fold in the 1 cup of heavy cream, until just incorporated. Do not over work the dough.
- Press the dough into a 12 by 3 rectangle on a lightly floured work surface. Cut the rectangle in half, then cut the pieces in 1/2 again. This should give you 4 squares. Cut the squares in 1/2 diagonal. This will give you the classic scone shape.
- Place scones on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush the tops with the tablespoon of heavy cream. You can also sprinkle some coarse sugar if you have it.
- Bake 15-20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Remove scones to a wire rack and let cool completely before glazing.
- In a large glass measuring bowl or small bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth. Using a spoon drizzle over cooled scones. Let sit for 30 minutes, so the glaze can harden.
- Serve & Enjoy!
WOW. These are PERFECT!!! And your pics are also perfect. I think we gobble some fruit because it’s in that amazing ripening stage, and ignore everything else. Better to bake with!
Awww thank you Mir! 🙂
You make the best breakfast recipes, Cyndi! I’m drooling over these scones right now. They look so soft and delicious! I love baking (and eating) blueberries so these are just perfect. Pinned!
Aren’t you the sweetest Gayle! Thanks hun!
These scones are just beautiful, Cyndi! We adore fresh blueberries and these sound perfect with the vanilla glaze!
Thank you Kelly!
Lovely scones Cyndi, I’d love one with afternoon tea right now. Also with breakfast. And maybe a mid morning snack too! These are gorgeous scones.
Thank you Allie!
Love scones for breakfast, such a treat!
I totally agree Gina!! 🙂
These are just so pretty! I love blueberry scones and that glaze is too tempting! Pinned!
Thank you Manali!
These look so good! Gonna try and make these asap!
Thank you Sabrina! 🙂
You know, you are the second blueberry scone recipe I’ve seen in the last couple weeks. Blueberry recipes popping up – must mean summer is just around the corner! These look positively divine, especially with the glaze.
Yep blueberries are a total summer thing and we are craving summer stuff huh? 🙂 Thank you Amber!
Wish I was having these for breakfast tomorrow! They look awesome Cyndi!
I’d totally invite you and the girls over if we lived closer. I’ll even hold the baby the whole time so you can eat. I need a baby fix, hehe. 🙂 Thanks friend!
I love scones. I cannot resist them at all! These blueberry ones look fantastic Cyndi!
I’m in the same boat Stacey! I heart them as well. Thank you!
I’m constantly searching for new breakfast recipes and this one is just perfect! Love blueberries and enjoy baking with them! These scones look awesome!
Thank you Mira! 🙂
I can’t get enough of scones and these look perfect! I love that you added the glaze too!
Thank you Ashley!! Glazes just send things over the top huh? Love them also. 🙂
Yay for breakfast week continuing! I LOVE scones and those little pops of blueberry?! Such a great recipe, Cyndi! Pinned!
I love scones but I haven’t made them in a while!! These are so delicious looking!!
Thank you Ami!!
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I made these amazing scones and my family said they were the best they ever had!
I used 1 cube of butter, low fat milk and sprinkled sugar on top of scones before baking. I also cut the glaze recipe in half which ended up being the perfect amount.
So happy you like these scones Kelly! Happy baking. 🙂
Making them tonight as a post holiday treat!
Hope you loved them!! 🙂
I made these yesterday and they are already squishy this morning. They were much better fresh and a little crunchy. I LOVED them straight out of the oven. Not sure if there’s something you can do to keep them from getting soggy so quickly?
The easiest way we’ve found to work the butter into the flour, is to freeze the butter and then grate it using the large holes on a box grater. It’s amazing how quickly you can work it in using your fingers.
Your receipe is awesome
Love this easy delicious scone recipe. Do you have a calorie count for each scone? Thanks. Susan
Can frozen blueberries be used in instead of fresh?
These are wonderful and so easy to make! My sons and I cleared almost the entire plate at one sitting. I had to add just a tad more heavy cream to make the dough sticky enough to work with but otherwise they turned out great. My first try at scones and will be making them again soon! Thinking of adding a little lemon zest next time.
Thank you for the sweet comment. So happy you liked them!
These were so good, my family LOVED them, I did run out of butter and heavy cream but I replaced it with crisco and milk with just a teeny amount of half an half and it still tasted lip smacking! 5 star recepie! 100% worth it!
These are great. I needed a little more cream to make the dough come together but they made a wonderful breakfast. I used foraged aronia berries and I imagine any fruit would work, really.
This has become my new go-to recipe for sharing at parties and work now that we’re back to going into the office. Do you know if I can replace the blueberries with mini chocolate chips without tweaking any other part of the recipe? Thank you!