Chocolate Scones

May 7, 2021 | 4 comments

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My husband was desperate for some chocolate, but we were in Covid19 lockdown, so didn’t want to go to the shops for something so frivolous. So I thought I’d bake him something chocolatey as I still had some flour. Hmm, how about some chocolate scones?

chocolate scones

I’ve adjusted the amount of cocoa upwards by 10g compared to the first time I made them as husband likes really dark plain chocolate and he wanted them stronger. If you don’t want them as strong, use 10g less

How do I make chocolate scones?

Scones need to be light to be at their best, so sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder (if using) to get some air in.

Into the bowl, add yogurt, oil and a little sugar. Knead very lightly until it comes together as a dough.

Pat out to 2cm / ¾” thickness and cut into scones, scrunching together the trimmings and repeating. I get 8 scones from this mix.

Bake at 220°C/200°C fan/425°F gas 7 for 15 minutes. You really need to keep a close eye on the time as you can’t tell the usual way, from a golden brown colour, that they are cooked. Try not to leave them in any longer than they need or will be rather dry.

What do you have with a chocolate scone?

As with all baking, these are at their very best still warm from the oven when they will be tender and super delicious.

We enjoyed ours with thick cream and bottled dark cherries on top, very reminiscent of Black Forest Gateaux! Or try thick cream drizzled with chocolate spread.

Or my favorite soft cheese would be fab with these. I also loved butter and cherry jam. Raspberry or strawberry would be good too.

Husband also likes them just on their own, like cake.

chocolate scones

What other ingredients could be used in a chocolate scone recipe?

I used yogurt to add a bit more tenderness to the scones. This could be replaced by milk, dairy or plant based.

When I was growing up, Mum used to save the soured milk to make the lightest of scones. Milk doesn’t go off as quickly as it did then. We had no fridge other than a large biscuit tin buried in the garden. And milk wasn’t treated in the same way at the dairy.

If you have no cocoa, chop up a 100g bar of dark value chocolate and mix in. Or use cocoa and add a few pieces of a chopped up value chocolate bar. Either milk, white or plain would work well if used as choc chips.

Or try 100g of chocolate spread instead of the cocoa.

There is no need to add eggs to this recipe, so you can make it vegan if you prefer by using plant milk.

How much baking powder do I add to plain flour to make self raising?

I tried this experiment with chocolate scones during the Covid19 lockdown and couldn’t find flour in the shops, all I had left was plain flour, so I needed to convert it to self raising (all purpose) flour.

How much baking powder to add to plain flour should have been an easy question. But it turns out to be a harder question to answer than I thought it would be. It all seems to be a matter of opinion!

Delia says 1 tsp to each 110g plain flour. Nigella says to add 2 tsp per 150g flour. A generic Google answer is to add 1tsp per 200g. I used 2 tsps baking powder to 240g flour and it seemed to work alright, so that’s what I’ve used in the recipe for these chocolate scones

 

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first published 3rd March 2020 and updated May 2021

chocolate scones

Chocolate Scones

5 from 2 votes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Course:
Dessert
,
Picnic
,
Pudding
,
Snack
Cuisine:
English
No Nuts by Llisole from the Noun Project
Nut Free
,
Vegetarian by Philipp Petzka from the Noun Project
Vegetarian
freeze by Hare Krishna from the Noun Project
Freezes Well
Servings: 8 scones
Cost per portion 7p per scone
Calories: 267kcal
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Ingredients

  • 230 g plain flour or use self raising (all purpose) and omit the baking powder
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • 40 g cocoa
  • 200 g plain yogurt
  • 100 ml rapeseed oil
  • 50 g sugar
  • pinch salt

Instructions

  • Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder
  • Add everything else
  • Knead very lightly until it comes together as a dough
  • Pat out to 2cm / ¾" thickness
  • Cut into scones. I used a 7cm cutter. Use the plain edge rather than the fluted, and don't twist the cutter around. Twisting will stop the scone rising as well as it might.
  • Gently squeeze any trimmings together, pat out as above and repeat until all the dough is used. I get 8 scones
  • Bake at 220°C/200°C fan/425°F gas 7 for 15 minutes
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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Chocolate Scones
Amount per Serving
Calories
267
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Cholesterol
 
3
mg
1
%
Sodium
 
14
mg
1
%
Potassium
 
247
mg
7
%
Carbohydrates
 
33
g
11
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
8
g
9
%
Protein
 
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
 
25
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
84
mg
8
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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4 Comments

4 Comments

  1. Thrifty Lesley

    Hope you like them! Let us know how you get on

  2. Alex

    Looks so yummy
    I love chocolate and I’m going to make chocolate scones
    Thanks for recipe

    Alex from bestwritersonline.com

  3. Thrifty Lesley

    They worked really well, very pleased with them 🙂

  4. New England Flybaby

    Ooh, the Black Forest scones sound yummy and a bit decadent!! Great idea.

5 from 2 votes (2 ratings without comment)

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