Cranberry Orange White Chocolate Scones
These buttery cranberry orange white chocolate scones are a fantastic breakfast treat! Soft and moist on the inside and perfectly crisp around the edges, they are hard to resist. Vegetarian.
Note: This recipe is NOT dairy free. It was published before Cook Nourish Bliss transitioned to dairy free recipes and remains popular with long time readers. Instead try these coconut oil scones!
Let’s talk about my newest obsession, shall we? This flavor combination – cranberry, orange and white chocolate.
I’ve been putting this glorious trifecta in just about everything lately.
Cookies? Yup. Granola bars? Yeah I went there … twice in the last two weeks. Scones? Well here they are.
I figured at least one of these needed to make its way to the blog to share with you.
Scones are hands down my favorite breakfast treat. I don’t make them all that often, since I figure I should eat something a little more nutritious most of the time to start off my day.
About These Cranberry White Chocolate Scones
But I do think they are perfect for special occasions … or a weekend breakfast. That counts as special, right?
Plus, you can make the dough ahead of time, freeze the shaped scones and then just bake them off when you need them.
I pretty much always do this when I make scones … just bake what I plan to eat that day and freeze the rest.
That way they are perfectly fresh each time. Which makes me very happy.
And makes for an impressive breakfast if you have guests staying at your house over the holidays. Go ahead and let them think you slaved away all morning on breakfast.
They don’t need to know that you pulled them out of the freezer.
Additional Breakfast Recipes You Might Enjoy:
- Strawberries and Cream Scones
- Cranberry Orange Eggnog Muffins
- Orange Olive Oil Muffins
- Eggnog Biscuits
- Orange and Dark Chocolate Waffles
Did you make this recipe? Rate and review it down below! I’d love to hear from you.
Cranberry Orange White Chocolate Scones
These buttery cranberry orange white chocolate scones are a fantastic breakfast treat! Soft and moist on the inside and perfectly crisp around the edges, they are hard to resist. Vegetarian.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons orange zest
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small chunks
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries, chopped
- ⅓ cup white chocolate chips (or chopped white chocolate)
- heavy cream, for brushing
- coarse sugar, for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and orange zest in a large bowl.
- Using your fingers, two knives or a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour. Continue until the mixture resembles even-sized crumbs.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until the dough comes together. Don’t over mix (the mixture will be on the drier side but stop when it comes together - if needed add another tablespoon or two of buttermilk).
- Gently fold in the cranberries and white chocolate chips.
- Drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet (I used my muffin-sized dough scoop – which holds about ¼ cup of batter). Brush the tops with the heavy cream. Sprinkle with the coarse sugar.
- Bake for about 19 to 21 minutes, until the scones just start to turn golden brown.
Notes
To make these ahead of time, prepare the scones as directed and drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Transfer the sheet to the freezer. Once frozen, you can remove them from the baking sheet and store in a baggie or container.
When you are ready to eat the scones, bake them directly from the freezer. You will likely need to add a few minutes to the baking time. Just keep an eye on them while in the oven.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 236Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 301mgCarbohydrates: 33gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 4g
Nutrition data shown is an estimate provided by an online calculator and is for informational purposes only. It should not be considered a substitute for a medical professional’s advice.
I ADORE scones! Cranberries and white chocolate are the perfect combo too, and adding orange just seems like the natural next step haha. They sound so good!
I have a very soft spot for scones!! Yummy flavors, Ashley 🙂
I like a good scone too, and I wish I could eat them all the time. But I also like to try to be healthy once in a while 🙂 Love that you can freeze the dough so you can have these ready any time! Cranberry and orange together is always a winner.
These scones look incredible. My husband is a huge fan of white chocolate and cranberry…this is a perfect breakfast for him!
My belly thanks you so much in advance, these scones look delicious – especially that white chocolate! Thanks Ashley!
Scones are up there with my faveourites baked foods EVER.They are just so scrummy and crumbly and cakey. Of course being English scones are a staple at afternoon tea. What do your spread on yours? It’s all about clotted cream in the UK 🙂
Most of the time I like them plain with either coffee or tea … or spread with a little strawberry jam : )
Hi Ashely! Yes, this flavor combo is perfect. I’m craving cookies, granola, and scones now! I don’t make scones near enough, but I’m always reminded of how wonderful they are when I pull a fresh batch from the oven. We’ll be making these soon!
That scones look fantastic.. You have a beautiful blog ashley. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I love scones and this flavor combination sounds wonderful! I have never tired freezing unbaked scones. What a great idea! It would prevent us from having to eat a whole batch in one day!
Oh my gosh, these look so so good! I can see why you’re obsessed with the combo of cranberry and orange. I love it too, especially with those white chocolate chips. 🙂 Have a beautiful weekend!
Oh, this flavor combo does sound amazing! You should post the granola bars too, yum!
I’ve never made scones but I love the idea that they hold up well in the freezer.
Ooo so glad I just found your blog- so many yummy recipes!
I’m a big white chocolate fan so you’ve got me here 🙂
My bf’s mom did a cranberry orange relish for Thanksgiving last year and I totally fell in love. Who knew?! And throw some white chocolate in there and I am ALL OVER IT! 😀
Most definitely one of the best combos. I made cranberry white chocolate cookies last xmas, such a concoction. Love the scone twist.
I adore weekend breakfast treats since during the week I tend to stick to either the same old oatmeal or granola. These scones look awesome for a weekend breakfast! This flavor combination sounds fantastic and I love that you can make these ahead of time and freeze the rest for later 🙂 Thanks for sharing and can’t wait to try this. Have a great weekend Ashley:)
I totally know what you mean to get hooked on flavour combinations, happens to me all the time! I laughed when I realized I’d posted 3 pumpkin recipes in a row, 3 almond butter recipes, etc. Haha. What a great tip for freezing the scones. I rarely make them for that purpose – I always end up with too many and then they go bad, but now that I know I can freeze the dough I’ll definitely be making them more often! Cranberry and orange is an awesome combination, but tangy meets sweet with your white chocolate – love it!
Yes! Freeze them! That way they don’t go to waste and you have a fresh homemade treat whenever you like : )
I’ve never made scones before, but these seem like such a good idea for guests during the holidays! I love the flavor combination you used here too. Haven’t seen it in scones before!
Too funny. I bought dried cranberries today (for which I have other ideas)! These look dreamy. I can imagine the wonderful smells in your kitchen whilst making these. The white chocolate in the scones works really well…you get a crunchy, caramel-type edge. Yum!
I’ve never tried freezing scones, but it’s a great idea, especially since they’re so, so much better when they’re fresh from the oven. And I’ve recently become obsessed with the cranberry-orange-white chocolate combo, also. In fact, I have a cake post scheduled for next week, with all those ingredients, plus some chopped apple for good measure : )
And I love that you put white chocolate directly in the scones. Here I thought there might be a little white chocolate glaze, but nope, you went with a handful of white chocolate chips right in the batter. Love it!
Oooo I’m excited to see the cake! I seriously can’t get enough of this combo right now…
You know how I love scones! Can’t wait to try these!
Weekends absolutely count to have a “special” unhealthy breakfast! In fact, I think that the weekend should always include something decadent at least one day. These look so so good, love the combination of cranberry, white chocolate and orange!!
I haven’t made scones in ages, and they’ve been on my mind. I love cranberry orange, but I’ve never tried it with white chocolate…that sounds like a winner to me! Freezing them and baking them off as you need them is a great way to go — then you don’t have to eat scones every day till they’re gone. I said that like its a bad thing, which is isn’t!
haha no I totally agree!
Wow!! These sound amazing!! I have made cranberry orange scones before, but never with white chocolate!! What a great idea 🙂
ridiculously, it had never even occurred to me to freeze batches of scones & only cook what i’m planning to eat, but i’ll definitely be doing that from now on! i adore scones as well, and these look beautiful 🙂
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Oh my goodness, these scones look fantastic! I haven’t eaten breakfast yet, so do you think you could ship some over to me!?! 😉
haha sending some virtual scones your way : )
I can imagine that these are incredibly tasty! I love making scones ahead of time and freezing them because they are the perfect to serve when you have guests. I must try this recipe with all the seasonal flavors. Have a great weekend, Ashley!
Have a great weekend too Ashley!
I have yet to make scones! Totally need to be educated on this…I was going to ask about freezing the dough since we could never eat many in one sitting so thanks for addressing that so clearly. I love that you can bake what you need, save the rest to bake straight from the freezer later. Your flavor combination has the perfect holiday feel to it!
I think that’s one of the reasons I love scones – you make them once and then can enjoy them over time from the freezer (and they still taste just as good)!