Starbucks Pumpkin Scone recipe turned Healthy!

I adapted this recipe years ago from one I found online (don't recall the source), I have nixed all the sugar in place of honey except for the icing and have managed to create a healthy version of the Starbucks Pumpkin Scone!

Everyone usually loves these scones and although they do have some icing they just aren't quite the same with out it!

Honey and Organic Pumpkin Puree!  **No sugar here**

Ingredients

4 cups Whole Wheat flour
2 TBSP baking powder
1 tsp Sea Salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp ginger
1 cup Butter or Coconut oil
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup Honey
1/2 cup whole milk
2 large eggs

Directions

1. Mix all dry ingredients together in large mixing bowl.  Cut in butter with pastry blender or two knives. Set aside. 
2. Mix pumpkin, honey, milk and eggs together with whisk in small bowl.  
3. Combine pumpkin mixture into dry mixture try not to over mix.  
4. On a clean dry surface spread out a little flour and grab 1/3 of the scone dough and pat flat.  You can either cut the scones with a knife or use a large cookie cutter (I often use a large circle) to cut out the scones to make them uniform.  
5. Bake at 425 Degrees F. for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown.  
6. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. 

Taking about a 3rd of the dough, pat flat and cut into 4 pieces

Cinnamon Spice Icing

Ingredients

1 cup icing sugar

1/4 tsp each of Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger

2 tsp milk (give or take to get consistency just right)

Directions

While scones cool on the wire rack, mix together icing until it is a medium consistency.  Not runny but not too thick because you will be drizzling it on top the scones.  

Once scones are cool, using a spoon you will scoop up a little icing and with a back and forth motion drizzle the icing on top the scones.  Let rest before storing them in a air tight container or enjoy right away!

Fresh out of the oven

Let cool and drizzle with icing

Comment below on how you think these scones compare to Starbucks pumpkin scones!

Easy Apple Cinnamon Drop Scones

I was given a bag of Apples yesterday from a friend who has a few apple trees in her property (one day my dream is to have a property filled with fruit trees)! 

I was contemplating baking a batch of muffins or scones for our work and school week and decided to ask Asher what he would prefer. "Scones!" He shouted. But as you might imagine scones are considerable more work, mostly due to the mess you need to make when you roll the dough out on a surface and cut them. 

So I decided on these wonderfully less messy drop scones! And guess what I had apples for them too! 

These scones are a nice soft bread texture and they are sure to fill your home with the smell of fall! 

I hope you enjoy. 

Easy Apple Cinnamon Drop Scones

2 cups whole wheat flour

1 cup whole rolled oats

1 Tbsp baking powder

1/4 tsp sea sat

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup milk

1/4 cup or less honey

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla 

1 apple peeled and chopped into cubes

2 tsp cinnamon mixed with 2 tsp maple sugar

Preheat oven to 400. 

In a large bowl mix dry ingredients together and cut in butter. 

In smaller bowl wisk together all wet ingredients. 

Add wet to dry to moisten and then add in apple chunks. 

Mix together cinnamon and maple sugar in a small bowl and then gentle swirl into batter but do not blend completely! 

Scoop batter onto parchment lined trays and Bake for about 15 minutes or until the house starts to smell like fall and they are golden brown! 

Yum! Glad we have some quick and tasty breakfasts for everyone this week! I always find our work and school week so much easier when I have prepped and meal planned. So now it's time to plan our meals for the week ahead too! 

Have a great Sunday :)