Our easy Dairy-Free Chocolate Cherry Scones are a light and delicious way to start your day! Made with real, simple ingredients and perfect for your next brunch. The whole family will love them at your next special occasion!
The Best Chocolate Cherry Scones
A typical weekday morning at our house can get pretty hectic, so any time we can bake something over the weekend and enjoy during the week we consider that a win! This simple scone recipe is just that. Get the kids in the kitchen doing a little baking project on Sunday and then enjoy the fruits of that labor for breakfast that week. We absolutely love this easy recipe that is completely dairy-free!
Looking for another breakfast recipe? You have to try our Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal Cups!
What You Will Need
- egg – option to sub with a flax egg to make the recipe vegan.
- almond milk – any plant-based milk will work here, like oat milk or cashew milk!
- blackcherry soda – a fun twist to make this scone a little more light and fluffy.
- flour – the base for these chocolate chunk scones.
- baking powder & salt – needed for adding structure and rising during the baking process.
- coconut oil – used in place of butter to keep the recipe card dairy-free.
- dried cherries – the perfect compliment to the chocolate chunks, plus some added sweetness.
- chocolate chunks – any dairy-free variety of chocolate would work great here!
How To Make Chocolate Cherry Scones
The first steps to making this great recipe are to mix the wet ingredients in one bowl. Then whisk together the dry ingredients in another mixing bowl. Now cut the coconut oil into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter or fork. Slowly add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture and whisk together. Add in the chocolate and cherries and give it one more mix. Place dough on a lightly-floured surface and form into a circular disc. Cut into 6 equal pieces, move to a sheet pan, and bake at 400 degrees F for 22-25 minutes.
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Dairy-Free Chocolate Cherry Scones
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 6 scones 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Our Dairy-Free Chocolate Cherry Scones are a light and delicious way to start your day or serve at your next brunch!
Ingredients
- 1 egg (sub with flax egg to make vegan)
- 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup blackcherry soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon + 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons coconut oil (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 1/2 cup unsweetened, dairy free chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine egg, almond milk and soda, set aside. (If using flax egg, prepare egg first and then add almond milk and soda)
- In separate, large bowl, add flour, baking powder and salt; whisk together.
- Add coconut oil to flour mixture and use a fork to fully incorporate.
- Slowly whisk egg mixture into flour mixture until fully combined. (if too sticky add a little more flour; if too dry add a splash of almond milk).
- Mix in the dried cherries and chocolate, using your hands, if needed.
- Place dough on flour-covered surface and form into a circle, approximately 1 inch tall. Cut into 6 equal size pieces.
- Move pieces to parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 22-25 minutes.
- Let cool and enjoy!
Notes
- Storage: keep leftover scones in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 202
- Sugar: 5.5 g
- Sodium: 67.2 mg
- Fat: 10.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.5 g
- Protein: 3.5 g
- Cholesterol: 15.5 mg
Maria says
If I don’t have black cherry soda can I just use more almond milk?
Bridget Montag says
We have not tested that, but you can certainly give it a try. We like using black cherry soda because it brings flavor and a light, fluffy texture with the carbonation.