Flaky yet tender scones, filled with floral lavender and fresh blackberries, topped with a blackberry lavender glaze.
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blackberry lavender scones with blackberry lavender glaze
Hello hello! I’m here today with a springy floral spin on scones. These blackberry lavender scones are super fresh and the perfect light dessert for sharing. They’re also the perfect balance of being light, fluffy, and flaky all at the same time. I know some people steer clear of scones because they believe them to just be dry – but I assure you there are no dry scones here! The sour cream in these scones keeps them light and fluffy, while also being flaky. The lavender flavor is light and pairs perfectly with the blackberries as well. And if you’re in love with that glaze color like I am – you’ll be even happier to know that that color is achieved all naturally from the juice of fresh blackberries, no food coloring required.
why you’ll love these blackberry lavender scones:
- They’re moist and flaky. A lot of scones are sad and dry – and while scones need to be a little dry for their signature shape and rise, these are *way* more moist than you’d expect.
- Lavender & blackberries. The slight floral lavender flavor pairs so well with the blackberries and makes these scones taste and look *fancy.*
- They’re super easy to make. Scones are actually super easy to make, can easily be made ahead of time and baked off at a later date, and are *perfect* for sharing.
expert baking tips
Weigh your ingredients:
My recipes are all written in grams because it is the most accurate way to bake. When you use a kitchen scale, you ensure that your baked goods turn out as close to the written recipe as possible. Plus, the cleanup is way easier when using a scale! I will provide standard cup measurements but please note that I have not tested the recipe using cup measurements and therefore can not guarantee your recipe will come out how mine did. Here is my favorite kitchen scale.
keep the dough and ingredients cold:
The trick to getting those flaky layers and butter pockets is to keep the dough cold. If you notice the butter getting too warm at any point while making the scones, just pop the dough into the freezer for 5-10 minutes to harden it up again. You’ll also want to keep your egg & sour cream in the fridge until you’re ready to use them.
Mix the dough carefully:
Be careful to knead the dough just until it comes together. Over-kneading the dough can lead to a drier, tougher scone.
freeze the dough before baking it
This step is super important because it ensures that the scones will not spread much in the oven, and will bake up nice and tall! Freeze the dough for at least 30 minutes before slicing them and baking them off. If you’re freezing the dough overnight or longer, make sure you wrap the dough up tightly in plastic wrap to avoid it drying out. Also – you will probably need to let it sit at room temperature for 5-10 minutes before it’s soft enough to slice in to.
how to cut butter into the scones
There are multiple different ways that you can incorporate butter into your scones. I find it’s easiest to cube up the butter and then smush it into the flour with my fingers until the pieces are fairly tiny. You can also use a pastry blender, or two forks to kind of cut the butter up into the flour. If you wanted to prep the night before, you could use a cheese grater to grate the stick of butter and then freeze it until you’re ready to make the scones.
A note on oven temperature:
Ovens vary and fluctuate in temperature and might not always actually be at the temperature they claim to be at. If you love to bake like I do, I highly recommend getting an oven thermometer. They are super helpful for letting you know when your oven might be lying to you! I use this one.
ingredients for lavender blackberry scones:
macerated blackberries:
- Blackberries: use fresh blackberries for the best results here! Tips on how to use frozen blackberries can be found later in the post.
- Granulated sugar: mixing the berries with sugar helps draw out some of the juices from them.
lavender scones:
- All purpose flour: for structure.
- Baking powder: for helping the scones rise.
- Salt: to help balance and bring out the sweetness of the scones.
- Unsalted butter: for tenderness and making those delicious flaky layers. You can substitute in salted butter, just be sure to remove the excess salt from the dough!
- Light brown sugar: for lightly sweetening and for moisture. You can easily substitute in granulated or dark brown sugar.
- Egg: for binding and for moisture.
- Lavender extract: for some nice floral notes in the scones.
- Sour cream: makes these scones nice and tender and keeps them from being dry. I recommend full-fat sour cream for the best texture.
blackberry lavender glaze:
- Powdered sugar: the base of the glaze.
- Lavender extract: for some nice floral notes in the glaze.
- Milk: thins out the glaze to a pourable consistency. Use your favorite milk here! I’ve used whole milk and oat milk and they both turn out deliciously.
- Dried culinary lavender: completely optional, but this is what I garnished the tops of the scones with!
blackberry lavender scones recipe q&a
can I make these scones ahead of time?
Yes, you can! There are two ways you could go about this.
- Prepping the night before: After making the scone dough and shaping it, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and leave in the freezer overnight. In the morning you can bake these scones off as stated in the recipe.
- Prepping further in advance: After making the scone dough and shaping it, wrap it tightly in plastic wrap. Freeze the dough for up to 1 month before baking. You can bake the scones right from frozen, they will just need a couple more minutes in the oven!
can I double this recipe?
Of course! Simply double all of the ingredients in the recipe and divide the dough into even circles. I (even more) strongly recommend measuring by weight if you are going to double the recipe for the best results.
how to store blackberry lavender scones
Like most baked goods, these scones will taste the best on the day that they are baked, but will keep well for 3-5 days in an airtight container stored at room temperature.
american scones vs. british scones
These are very much American scones. British scones are more akin to American biscuits and likewise, do not contain any egg (while British biscuits are more like shortbread in America!) These scones contain one egg which helps make them light, fluffy, and moist.
My scones turned out super dry
The #1 reason for baked goods coming out super dry is not measuring the flour properly. I seriously can’t recommend using a scale enough for the best baking experience and outcome! They may also turn out dry if you over-kneaded the dough (only knead until it comes together), or if you browned the butter for too long and too much moisture evaporated.
My scones spread a lot in the oven
There are three reasons this may have occurred –
- The dough was not chilled for long enough. Freeze the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This allows all the ingredients to get cold again, which leads to less spreading in the oven.
- Your oven temperature is wrong. I recommend getting an oven thermometer, you might be surprised to find out that your oven runs too hot or cold!
- Your baking powder might be expired. You can test if your baking powder is active by dropping some in a small amount of water. If it bubbles, it’s active, if not, it’s expired.
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Blackberry Lavender Scones
Ingredients
Macerated Beries
- 120 g fresh blackberries halved (1 c.)
- 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
Blackberry Lavender Scones
- 1 egg
- 95 g sour cream (⅓ c. + 1 tbsp.)
- 1 tsp. lavender extract
- 240 g all purpose flour (2 c.)
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 35 g light brown sugar (3 tbsp.)
- 113 g unsalted butter cold, cubed (½ c.)
Blackberry Glaze
- 180 g powdered sugar (1 ½ c.)
- ¼ tsp. lavender extract
- 2 tbsp. milk
- macerated blackberry juice
Instructions
Macerated Berries
- Prep your berries ~30 minutes before starting the recipe. Rinse the blackberries then slice them all in half lengthwise. Toss them with the sugar, then leave them to sit until you're ready to use them.
Blackberry Lavender Scones
- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, sour cream, and lavender extract. Set the mixture in the fridge.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cube up your cold butter stick and add it into the dry ingredients.
- Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, cut the butter into the flour mixture until the butter pieces are quite small.
- Make a well in the center of the ingredients, then pour in the sour cream/egg mixture. Lightly mix the ingredients together, then prep your berries.
- Place a fine mesh sieve over a bowl, and pour the blackberries into the sieve. Lightly press on the blackberries (but do not mash them), to get most of the macerated berry juice off of them. Save the juice for the glaze.
- Add in the blackberries. Use your hands to lightly knead the scone dough together until it comes together.
- Form the dough into a circle that is 6" in diameter. Cover the dough and let it rest in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, up to overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 425°F / 220°C. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Slice the scones into 8 equally sized triangles. Evenly space them apart on the lined baking sheet.
- If desired, you can brush a little bit of heavy cream on top of the scones to encourage the tops to brown. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the scones are golden brown on top.
Blackberry Lavender Glaze
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, lavender extract, and blackberry juice. Slowly add in milk until the glaze reaches the consisteny you want (I tend to make mine quite thick!, which required ~2 tbsp.)
- Once the scones have cooled to room temperature, top them with the glaze. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Please note that the nutrition facts are only an estimate and may vary based on different brands of ingredients and any substitutions made.
I made these and my family, who doesn’t even like lavender now requests them constantly. By far one of the best recipes ive made.
These look really good and I want to try to make them. Do you think I could use a flax egg to make it egg-free?
Thank you so much Jordan! I haven’t tried it but I don’t see why a flax egg wouldn’t work here – I’d love to know how it turns out if you do try it!
If I don’t have lavender extract, may I use lavender simple syrup? I use this in my Blackberry Lavender Cake. It gets brushed on top of each leveled cake layer. Do you think that would be okay and if so, how much should I use?
Hi Laura! My only worry with using lavender simple syrup in place of extract is that it would be a more diluted lavender flavor and would also add sweetness to the dough. I’m not sure that only 1 tsp. would add enough of the lavender flavor, but adding in more could negatively affect the texture of the dough. I would maybe recommend macerating the blackberries with 1 tbsp. of sugar and 1 tbsp. of the lavender simple syrup, and just replace the lavender extract in the dough with vanilla and omit the lavender extract in the glaze. I hope this helps!
Super yummy and beautiful too! More fluffy and less dense than traditional scones I’ve had – but definitely not a criticism! Reminded me of a rustic muffin almost. I didn’t have a lavender ingredients handy so just subbed with vanilla. Hardest part is waiting for the butter to rechill before baking. Do you know if they freeze well after baking to eat later? Thank you again!
Thank you so much! A rustic muffin is definitely a great way to describe these. I haven’t tried freezing them after baking but they should freeze well without the glaze on them – I’d worry that the glaze may get a little weird after defrosting. They freeze super well before being baked so I would recommend just keeping the frozen dough and baking them off as you want them in the future!
I made these and everyone loved them so much!! The lavender is such a light flavor that’s perfectly pairs with the blackberries, and truly the dried lavender on top is the perfect pairing. They are moist, and not too sweet. I will definitely make these again!! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Ah thank you so much for making these, I’m so happy to hear you all liked them! 🙂
Is there a substitute for the sour cream? We are a dairy free household
You could easily sub in a dairy free sour cream! Although I have not tried these with a dairy free butter so I’m not sure how the layers would turn out with that. I’d love to know how it turns out if you try it! 🙂