Say hello to fall with these flaky and buttery Pumpkin Scones with Coffee Glaze!

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 8 scones
  • Category: Baking, Sweet
  • Cuisine: Continental, Scottish, World

Ingredients

Pumpkin Scones

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup butter [1 stick] (unsalted, cold & cut into small cubes)
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup granulated white sugar
  • 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg powder
  • ¼ teaspoon all spice
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream or half & half
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree

Coffee glaze

  • 1.5 teaspoons instant ground coffee
  • 4-5 teaspoons milk
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Method

Pumpkin Scones

  1. In a bowl whisk together all purpose flour, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder, ginger powder and all spice. Add the baking powder and whisk.
  2. Now add both the sugars and combine.
  3. Cut in very cold butter (which has been cut into small pieces) using a pastry cutter or two forks till the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  4. In another bowl whisk together egg and vanilla extract.
  5. Add pumpkin puree, heavy cream and mix till well combined.
  6. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix.
  7. Dump the dough on lightly floured surface and work on the dough till it's comes together and is smooth. The dough will be sticky so use flour while you are working with it.
  8. Shape the dough into a 8 inch circle. Using a sharp knife cut the circle into 8 triangles.
  9. Bake at 425 for 13-15 minutes or till they get lightly browned.

Coffee Glaze

  1. To make the coffee glaze, in a small bowl add instant coffee with milk and mix till combined. Transfer this coffee mixture to another bowl with 1 cup powdered sugar. Mix till glaze is smooth.
  2. Pour over pumpkin scones and enjoy!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.