These Honey Whole Wheat Scones from the Love Real Food Cookbook are the perfect base scone recipe to create your own wonderful variation. They are made with white whole wheat flour, honey, and full-fat coconut milk (instead of oil)!
I am so so sooooo excited to be sharing a recipe from my friend Kathryne’s new cookbook, Love Real Food. Kathryn runs the famous blog Cookie and Kate and I first met her in Israel (of all places!) while we were on the Vibe Israel Wellness Tour back in 2014. This was a trip of a lifetime where we ate our way through Tel Aviv, explored an Israeli Kibbutz, floated in the Dead Sea, and took olive oil shots together. How was that almost 3 years ago?! It’s not often that you get to spend 10 whole days with other bloggers, but Kathryne and I did and became instant friends. I’ve admired her website and business since the day we met and her book has been a long time coming. I’ve flipped through it at least 5 times and I am so impressed by every recipe, every photo, and every word! Kathryne is one of the most meticulous, amazing women I’ve ever met and her book is no exception!
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When I got it in the mail and found out I was allowed to share a recipe, I went right to the breakfast section. I’ve never actually made a homemade scone, so this particular recipe was an easy choice.
Scones made without eggs or butter? WHAT? That’s right. You only need 8 total ingredients for these babies and none of them are eggs or butter. The base is made from white whole wheat flour, they’re sweetened with honey, and softened with full-fat coconut milk. When I read coconut milk I was surprised, but it makes a lot of sense. It gives it the moisture it needs plus great flavor.
The greatest part about these scones is that they are not too sweet. I am a sweet girl, but a not too sweet girl. I also love that you can pretty much flavor them however you want by adding a berry, chocolate, dried fruit, etc! These will most definitely be a staple in my kitchen and I can’t wait to play around with flavor combos.
Honey Whole Wheat Scones
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups white whole wheat flour
- 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup canned coconut milk * plus more for brushing on top
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk to combine.
- In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup or small bowl, combine the coconut milk, honey, and vanilla. Whisk to blend. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and mix with a big spoon until you have a cohesive dough. If the dough is sticky and unmanageable, add another tablespoon of flour and stir just until incorporated. Repeat if necessary.
- Lightly flour your work surface and turn the dough over onto it. Knead the dough a few times, just enough to bring the dough together. Then press the dough into an even round about 1 inch thick all around.
- Use a sharp chef’s knife to cut the round into 8 even wedges, as you would a pizza. Separate the wedges and place each one on the prepared baking sheet several inches from the next. Brush the tops of the scones liberally with coconut milk and sprinkle them with the turbinado sugar.
- Bake until the tops are lightly golden brown and firm to the touch, 25 to 27 minutes. Promptly transfer the scones to a cooling rack to cool. These scones are best enjoyed the day of, but can be stored for a couple of days at room temperature, or up to 3 months in the freezer.
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What you get when you buy this cookbook:
- 100+ recipes, all of which are meatless
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My wife made these scones and they were so good I asked for the website specifically so that I could leave this review. The scones are just the right amount of sweet, hearty, and go well as either alone or as a main part of a larger meal. We have been using them as dessert too. I would leave multiple reviews if I could!
Not sure why this has a one star rating in my google search! These were perfect, although I used cream instead of coconut milk because I needed to use some up (can’t wait to try it again with the coconut). My two-year-old loved helping and took a bite out of a raw one because she couldn’t wait to eat them! Thanks so much for the recipe—just what we were looking for!
What size can of coconut milk was used in this recipe? I used a standard 400ml can and the resulting dough was way too moist to work with. In hindsight that makes sense because the dry to wet ingredient ration would be off with a higher quantity of wet then dry ingredients.
Whoops I see now it says one cup canned coconut milk! I do think 1 cup coconut milk would suffice in the description!
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Am I right in thinking that almond milk doesn’t have have enough fat to work in this recipe?
These sound like a great way to start a weekend off right on a Saturday morning with a cup of coffee or hot tea. Can’t wait to try them!