Make your mornings a bit sweeter with these strawberry basil scones! These moist, buttery scones are filled with juicy strawberries and fresh basil, as is the festive pink icing on top. Cut them into heart shapes and they're the perfect gift for mom this Mother's Day!
With Mother's Day right around the corner, these adorable strawberry basil scones are the perfect treat to show all the mother figures in your life how much you love them! These aren't your typical scones–they're buttery and moist with a beautiful crumb, and adding strawberries and fresh basil to both the scones and the icing makes them super sweet and flavorful. Plus, cutting them into cute little hearts makes them the best homemade goodies to gift this holiday (or any day)!
Here are some more Mother's Day recipes you'll love: Oatmeal Lavender Scones, Mini Lemon Lavender Tarts, and One Bowl Chocolate Banana Brownies.
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Ingredients & Equipment
You’ll need the following ingredients and equipment to make these strawberry basil scones:
- Baking sheet
- Flour
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Powdered sugar
- Strawberries
- Fresh basil
- Egg
- Baking powder
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- Salt
Customize This Recipe!
There are a few different ways you can customize this recipe:
- Color your icing. Using the strawberry basil syrup in your icing will make it pink, but you can use food coloring to make your icing any color you want - leaving out the syrup entirely will make the icing a classic white.
- Make fun shapes. You can cut your scones into standard wedges, or use fun and festive cookie cutters like hearts if you're making them for a holiday or someone special.
Kitchen Tips:
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe - it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Don't skip the chill time. Keeping your butter cold (and the scones in general) is the key to making them super moist and buttery, so don't skip the chill time!
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Strawberry Basil Scones
Ingredients
For the strawberry basil syrup:
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup strawberries chopped
- 3-4 sprigs fresh basil
For the scones:
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 4 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter cold cubed
- ⅔ cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup strawberries chopped
- 1 handful fresh basil chopped
- remaining strawberry basil syrup optional
For the icing:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 tablespoon strawberry basil syrup
Instructions
For the strawberry basil syrup:
- In a small pot, heat the strawberries, basil, and sugar on medium heat until sugar dissolves and the strawberries reduce. Stir occasionally for about 10 minutes - the strawberries should get mushy in the syrup.
- Drain the syrup into a bowl through a fine mesh sieve. Let the syrup cool while you make the scones.
For the scones:
- Prepare a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
- With a pastry cutter or fork, cut in the butter until fully incorporated. The mixture should resemble wet sand.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, egg, and vanilla extract. Optional: add 2-3 tablespoons of the strawberry basil syrup for even more flavor.
- Pour the wet ingredients over the dry, mixing until just barely combined. Your mixture should be rough at this stage.
- Add in the chopped strawberries and basil and mix into the dough roughly.
- Move the dough to a floured surface and gently knead the dough for a few minutes into a rough ball.
- Form the dough into a flattened circle and cut 6-8 wedges, placing them slightly apart on your prepared baking sheet. Optional: use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out your scones.
- Chill scones in the fridge while you preheat your oven to 400ºF.
- When the oven is preheated, brush the tops of the scones lightly with milk and sprinkle with white and brown sugar.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and risen slightly.
- Let scones cool for a few minutes before icing.
For the icing:
- Mix powdered sugar, milk, and strawberry basil syrup in a small bowl until combined. You can add more milk if the icing is too thick, or more powdered sugar if it's too thin for your liking.
- When the scones are almost room temperature, pour the icing over them and serve!
Notes
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe - it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Don't skip the chill time. Keeping your butter cold (and the scones in general) is the key to making them super moist and buttery, so don't skip the chill time!
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