All summer, I've been looking forward to my favorite season – “Pumpkin Spice Everything” season! Now that summer is officially over and my nephews are back in school, it's time to enjoy my favorite food season & what better way to kick it off than with these homemade Maple Pumpkin Scones! This is a delicious way to enjoy breakfast (along with a pumpkin spiced latte) or a sweet treat in the evening.
These scones are loaded with your favorite pumpkin spice flavor, but deliciously buttery and light at the same time. Not the most healthy treats in the world, but I so deserve it after homeschooling 7 boys this summer! Being down to just my 4 feels like a vacation & deserves something special!
Pumpkin scones are one of our favorite treats during the Fall season. I use my own homemade pumpkin spice blend, and if possible I will cook down a pumpkin and use it for this recipe as well. If not, I always grab the pure pumpkin puree when on sale and stock up since I know we love these pumpkin scones year-round.
Ingredients For Maple Pumpkin Scones
Scones
- All-purpose flour
- Pumpkin puree
- Brown sugar (packed)
- Granulated sugar
- Maple syrup
- Cold butter (diced)
- Milk
- Egg
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
Icing
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- Nutmeg
- Cinnamon
Maple Pumpkin Scones
These sound a lot more complicated than they really are when you look at the ingredient list. You'll need all-purpose flour, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, granulated sugar, maple syrup, butter, milk, egg, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt for the scones. For the icing, you need powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract (get the pure stuff, so much better than imitation!), nutmeg, and cinnamon. Most of these are pantry staples that you probably have on hand already!
Before you start mixing up your goodies, preheat the oven to 425° and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. If you don't have parchment paper, you can spray it with your favorite nonstick spray.
Whisk together pumpkin puree, maple syrup, egg, and milk.
In a separate bowl stir together your flour, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, powder, and salt.
Small chop or grate COLD butter into dry ingredients and mix quickly with a fork to blend. You can throw your butter into the freezer for a little bit to make sure it's really cold.
Combine your wet and dry ingredients well.
Sprinkle flour on a clean work surface, and form dough into a circle about 8″ in diameter. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 equal triangles.
Place scones on a prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.
Remove and allow to cool. While your scones are cooling you can whip up the icing.
Icing:
Whisk together powdered sugar and vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg- add milk a little at a time until you have a nice consistency that is not too wet. Drizzle over cooled scones.
Pumpkin scones are the perfect treat to go with a great freshly brewed cup of coffee and our homemade coffee creamer. Indulge in this little perfect sweet treat for breakfast before the kids wake up in the morning. What better way to start your day? You could even make a double batch, and instead of having a girl's night out, invite some girlfriends over for a brunch or morning coffee break to chat and eat these pumpkin scones as a special treat!
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Maple Pumpkin Scones
Maple Pumpkin Scones
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 2 T. granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup cold butter (diced)
- 3 T. milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2-3 T. milk
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°.
- Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick spray or line it with parchment paper.
- Whisk together pumpkin puree, maple syrup, egg, and milk.
- In a separate bowl stir together flour, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, powder, and salt.
- Small chop or grate hard butter into dry ingredients and mix quickly with a fork to blend.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients well.
- Sprinkle flour on a clean work surface, and form dough into a circle about 8" in diameter. Use a sharp knife to cut into 8 equal triangles.
- Place scones on prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until edges are lightly golden.
- Remove and allow to cool. While your scones are cooling you can whip up the icing.
Icing
- Whisk together powdered sugar and vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg- add milk a little at a time until you have a nice consistency that is not too wet. Drizzle over cooled scones.
Cathy Lawdanski
Our Christmas morning tradition is to start the day with scones. Pinning this recipe! Sounds delicious!
Savanah
Thank you. That sounds like a wonderful Christmas tradition!
Shelley
Just made these scones, and I must say they are a keeper for sure! Very easy to make and they taste so good. The only thing I changed was to omit the nutmeg since my family doesn’t care for too much of it, and I replaced one of the tablespoons of milk in the icing with maple syrup. Thank you!
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
Oh these sound like a wonderful all by myself morning treat!! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party! Hope you were able to check out some of the other awesome recipes there too!
Jaime
You had me at Pumpkin! Scones are one of my favorite Fall treats. Usually I’ll add some dark chocolate chips, because for me, everything is better with chocolate. =)
Savanah
Yum! I never thought of doing that. Everything is definitely better with chocolate 🙂
Helen Reynolds
These look terrific! My daughter is also a pumpkin spice fanatic. I will share this with her when I pin it!
Savanah
Thanks!
Beverly
I love scones but have never made maple pumpkin ones. Pinning these. I hope you stop by Over The Moon party on Sunday since you are being featured.
Hugs,
Bev
Savanah
Thanks for featuring me!
Miz Helen
I love scones and your Maple Pumpkin Scones look wonderful!
Petra
Lovely pumpkin scones. Thank you for bringing them to Fiesta Friday! 🙂
Theresa @DearCreatives
These sound amazing. Thanks for sharing at the #inspirationspotlight party. Stopping by to let you know your post has been shared & pinned.
Savanah
Thank you!
Jerri
These look delicious! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites. I’m featuring you this week.
Savanah
Thank you!