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Dark Chocolate & Pistachio Scones

Soft & buttery scones filled with chunks of rich dark chocolate and crunchy pistachios.

Course Dessert
Keyword dark chocolate and pistachio scones, vegan dessert recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Refrigeration 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8 scones
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups (351g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (90g) granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup (115g) vegan butter, frozen then grated*
  • ½ cup (75g) + ⅓ cup (55g) chopped dark chocolate (60-70% ideal), divided
  • ½ cup (60g) chopped unsalted pistachios
  • 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 honey*
  • Raw/turbinado sugar, for topping

Instructions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

  2. Cut in grated or cubed vegan butter with a pastry cutter or your fingers until a crumbly sand-like mixture forms. Fold in ½ cup chopped chocolate and pistachios. Drizzle in the cold milk and vanilla extract. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to combine until the dough starts to come together. Once it gets too thick to stir with a spoon, use your hands to carefully form it into a mound.

  3. Transfer the dough to a sheet of plastic wrap and tightly wrap. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. *Make sure not to handle the dough too much or the final product won't be as buttery and light.

  4. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Transfer dough to baking sheet. Form dough into an 8" disc. Cut disc into 8 wedges. Distribute on to baking sheet and brush tops with vegan "egg" wash and sprinkle over turbinado/raw sugar.

  5. Bake for 18 min. or until tops are golden brown. Transfer scones to a wire cooling rack. While scones, are cooling, melt remaining ⅓ cup chocolate. Top scones with drizzle of chocolate. Let set before serving and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*The best way to cut your butter into the flour is by first freezing the stick then grating it with a box grater. 

*Or sub 1 lightly beaten egg.