Banana-Nut Scones

Drizzle banana-nut scones with a sweet maple glaze to balance the earthiness of the walnuts and the heat of the cinnamon.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 380 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• ⅓ cup maple syrup
• 2 medium bananas
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.

Step 2

Place bananas in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until mashed. Add brown sugar, yogurt, egg, and vanilla, beating until smooth. Add cinnamon, baking powder, and salt, beating to combine. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Do not overmix.

Step 3

Grate chilled butter into batter using a cheese grater. Beat to combine. Fold in walnuts using a rubber spatula. Drop batter by generous 1/4 cupfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges and tops of scones are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a scone comes out with only crumbs, 17 to 20 minutes.

Step 5

When scones have a few minutes left in the oven, combine maple syrup and butter for glaze in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until butter melts completely; do not boil. Remove from heat. Add just enough confectioners' sugar, whisking in a small amount at a time, to reach desired consistency for glaze.

Step 6

Drizzle glaze over scones using a spoon or whisk.