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Toasted Coconut and Dark Chocolate Scones

Soft & buttery scones filled with toasted coconut, walnuts, and chunks of rich dark chocolate.

Course Dessert
Keyword scones, vegan dessert
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Refrigeration 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 8 scones
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup (33g) shredded coconut, divided
  • 2 ½ cups (351g) all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (90g) granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup (115g) cold vegan butter, frozen then grated*
  • ½ cup (75g) + ⅓ cup (55g) chopped dark chocolate (60-70% ideal), divided
  • ½ cup (55g) chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup + 3 tbsp (~5.15 fl oz.) cold unsweetened, plain non-dairy milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • "Egg wash" ¼ cup non-dairy milk + 1 tsp maple syrup
  • Raw/turbinado sugar, for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Add coconut to a baking sheet and spread into a single layer. Spread coconut evenly over a baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, stirring halfway. I recommend checking on it every few minutes to prevent burning. Remove coconut from oven and transfer to a plate to cool. Set aside.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. 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, walnuts, and ½ cup of the toasted coconut. 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 and distribute on to baking sheet.

  5. Whisk together ¼ cup non-dairy milk with 1 tsp maple syrup to form vegan "egg wash." Brush tops of each scone with wash and sprinkle over turbinado/raw sugar. Bake for 20-22 min. or until tops are golden brown.

  6. Transfer scones to a wire cooling rack. While scones, are cooling, melt remaining ⅓ cup chocolate. Top scones with drizzle of chocolate and sprinkle over remaining toasted coconut. Let set before serving and enjoy!

Recipe Notes

*Tip to cut in butter to flour - freeze the butter stick then grate butter into flour using a cheese grater. Alternatively, you can chop up cold butter then add to flour and cut in using your fingertips like normal.