Scone recipes

Scones are budget-friendly, simple to make and delicious. Make a cream tea with our classic scone recipe or try something savoury with our best ever cheese scones.

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Cheese and mixed herb scones

Scone recipes

Cheese and mixed herb scones

Cherie Denham’s cheese scones are the ultimate treat with a hearty vegetable soup – a marriage of tangy cheese and...

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Fruit scones

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Fruit scones

If you’re in need of a classic fruit scone recipe, look no further than this foolproof option made with buttermilk....

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Cheddar, chive and Marmite scones

Afternoon tea recipes

Cheddar, chive and Marmite scones

Take your cheese scone game to the next level with Debora Robertson’s easy recipe for flaky and light cheddar, chive...

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Watercress and tomato scone-based ‘pizza’

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Watercress and tomato scone-based ‘pizza’

There’s something a little more indulgent, and ever so satisfying, about a scone-based pizza (aka a pizza with a scone...

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Limoncello and blueberry scones

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Limoncello and blueberry scones

Not sure whether the jam or the cream comes first? Avoid the issue completely with our limoncello and blueberry scones....

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Easy scones

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Easy scones

Make our easy recipe for classic freshly-baked scones next time you want to treat yourself or someone special to afternoon...

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Cinnamon drop scones with honeyed butter

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Cinnamon drop scones with honeyed butter

Light and fluffy, slightly warm drop scones are topped with a generous hunk of salted honey butter. Is there anything...

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The ultimate cheese scones

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The ultimate cheese scones

These light and fluffy cheese scones are easy to make and topped with a toasted cheese crust. They make a...

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Peter Gordon’s cheese scones

Peter Gordon’s cheese scones

Peter Gordon perfected his scone recipe at his restaurant The Providores. Enjoy warm from the oven or the next day,...

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Blueberry scones

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Blueberry scones

The fresh blueberries used in these scones offer welcome pockets of sweetness. Served with jam and cream they are the...

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Pistachio and rosewater scones

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Pistachio and rosewater scones

Eric Lanlard adds fragrant rosewater and pistachios to the classic British scones recipe for a Middle-Eastern spin on afternoon tea....

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Lemon sugar cube scones

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Lemon sugar cube scones

Take afternoon tea to the next level with lemon scones – they’re topped with lemon-soaked sugar cubes, which melt to...

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Cauliflower cheese soup with mustard seed and cheddar scones

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Cauliflower cheese soup with mustard seed and cheddar scones

Debbie Major packs all the flavour of a cauliflower cheese into a warming soup. Paired with mustard seed and cheddar...

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Apricot, cranberry and almond whipped cream scones

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Apricot, cranberry and almond whipped cream scones

These wonderfully light scones are made with whipped cream, honey, dried apricots and cranberry for a fruity twist on classic...

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Perfect scones

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Perfect scones

These are the perfect scones for afternoon tea: light, not too sweet and topped with thick clotted cream and your...

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Little buttermilk scones with cardamom cream and rhubarb compote

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Little buttermilk scones with cardamom cream and rhubarb compote

Time for afternoon tea? These mini buttermilk scones are filled with a wonderful pink rhubarb compote and fragrant cardamom cream....

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