How To Make Vegan Banana Nut Scones
Satisfy your sweet tooth cravings with this flavorful scones recipe! It’s vegan-friendly, and loaded with tasty banana and crunchy nuts.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Scones:
- 1cupraw pecansor walnuts
- 2cupswhite whole wheat flouror regular whole wheat flour
- 1tbspbaking powder
- 1tspcinnamon
- ½tspground ginger
- ½tspsalt
- ⅓cupsolid coconut oilor 5 tablespoons cold butter
- ¾cupmashed ripe bananaabout 2 medium bananas
- ¼cupmilkalmond milk, low fat milk, or any milk of choice
- 2tbspmaple syrupor honey
- ½tspvanilla extract
For Maple Glaze:
- 1cuppowdered sugar
- ⅛tspfine grain sea salt
- 1tbspcoconut oilmelted, or butter
- ½tspvanilla
- ¼cupmaple syrupadd more if needed
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
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Place the nuts in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Toast the nuts in the oven until fragrant, for 3 minutes.
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In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, ¾ of the chopped nuts, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt in a bowl, then whisk together.
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Using a pastry cutter or fork, cut the coconut oil or butter into the dry ingredients.
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In a liquid measuring cup, measure ¾ cup mashed banana.
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Add milk until to get a total of 1 cup liquid, then pour in the maple syrup and vanilla extract. Mix well.
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Pour the banana mixture into the dry mixture then combine with a big spoon.
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Mix until the wet and dry ingredients are evenly incorporated.
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On a flat surface, form dough into a circle that’s 1 inch deep all around.
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Use a chef’s knife to cut the circle into 8 even slices.
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Separate slices, then place on the baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
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Bake for 15 minutes to 17 or until lightly golden brown.
Maple Glaze:
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Whisk together the powdered sugar, salt, coconut oil, vanilla, and maple syrup in a small bowl until smooth and creamy.
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Let the scones cool for a few minutes, then drizzle the glaze generously over the scones.
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Sprinkle the remaining chopped nuts, serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 404.40kcal
- Fat: 20.78g
- Saturated Fat: 10.39g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.83g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.25g
- Carbohydrates: 54.23g
- Fiber: 5.14g
- Sugar: 27.30g
- Protein: 5.60g
- Cholesterol: 0.76mg
- Sodium: 266.05mg
- Calcium: 174.37mg
- Potassium: 280.76mg
- Iron: 1.73mg
- Vitamin A: 4.56µg
- Vitamin C: 1.98mg
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