Healthy Pumpkin Scones

Hearty pumpkin scones topped with a cinnamon-pumpkin glaze are a great fall and winter treat, especially around Thanksgiving.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 162 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• ½ cup pumpkin puree
• 5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes
• ¼ cup light sour cream
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin puree

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Whisk pastry flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, allspice, salt, nutmeg, ginger, and baking soda together in a bowl. Cut cold butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles small crumbs.

Step 4

Mix 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, sour cream, white sugar, and egg together in a separate bowl; stir into flour mixture just until dough forms. Gently roll dough into a circle on a floured work surface and cut into wedges or use fall-inspired cookie cutters. Arrange scones on a baking sheet.

Step 5

Mix confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon pumpkin puree, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl until glaze is smooth; spread over warm scones.