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chocolate chip carrot cake scones

Chocolate Chip Carrot Cake Scones

Soft & buttery Chocolate Chip Carrot Cake Scones that are 100% vegan and simple and easy to make.

Course Dessert
Keyword chocolate chip carrot cake scones, vegan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Chilling time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 scones
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (90g) granulated sugar
  • Zest from ½ medium lemon
  • 2 ½ cups (351g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup (92g) shredded carrot
  • 1 cup (82g) dark chocolate chips or chunks
  • ½ cup cold vegan butter, grated or cubed
  • ½ cup + 3 tbsp (~5.15 fl oz) cold unsweetened, non-dairy milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • "Egg" wash: ¼ cup non-dairy milk + 1 tsp maple syrup. For non-vegan version, use 1 egg + 1 tsp water.
  • Raw turbinado sugar

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 2 tbsp room temperature vegan cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp unsweetened, non-dairy milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, add sugar and lemon zest. Use your fingers to massage the zest into sugar until fully incorporated.

  2. Whisk in flour, baking powder, spices, and salt. Cut in grated or cubed cold butter with a pastry cutter or fingers until fully incorporated and no large chunks remain. Drizzle over cold non-dairy milk and vanilla. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to combine until dough starts to come together. Use your hands once it becomes too thick to stir with utensil. Form dough into an 8" disc and tightly wrap in plastic wrap. Be careful not to overknead dough or scones will be dense. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

  3. Preheat oven to 400℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unwrap dough and cut into 8 wedges. Arrange wedges on baking sheet. Brush tops with vegan egg wash (non-dairy milk whisked with maple syrup). Sprinkle over raw sugar.

  4. Bake scones for 20-24 minutes until tops are golden brown. While scones are baking, prepare the icing. Whisk together cream cheese, vegan butter, and vanilla until combined. Mix in powdered sugar until a creamy and pourable icing forms. Drizzle scones with icing and enjoy!