These soft maple buttermilk scones are a perfect recipe for fall! Super quick and easy to make, they have a sweet maple glaze and chopped pecans on top.

Maple Buttermilk Scones Recipe - Soft, fluffy scone with a sweet maple glaze and chopped pecans on top.

I’m pretty sure Maple is the best flavor of all for scones. There’s a possibility I’m biased by the time of year it is, being smack dab in the middle of November, but maple + pecans is lovely.

What’s striking to me about scones is all the different ways you can make them. Some with cream, some with buttermilk, some crumbly, some soft and extremely fluffy (like these English scones). These buttermilk scones are somewhere in the middle of soft and crumbly. They’ve got a sweet maple glaze on top and some chopped pecans. Perfect for fall!

Maple Scones - On a Silicone Mat with Glaze and Pecans

In a large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt:

Flour, Leavener, and Brown Sugar in Stainless Bowl

Whisk to combine, then add in cold, diced butter:

Cubed Butter Added to Dry Ingredients

Use your fingertips to squish the butter cubes into smaller pieces, coating them in the dry ingredients, until the butter is broken down into pea-sized pieces:

Bits of Cold Butter Worked Into Dry Ingredients

Add buttermilk and a splash of vanilla into the middle:

Buttermilk and Vanilla in Well in Center of Dry Ingredients

Toss everything around with a spatula until a dough forms:

Buttermilk Scones Dough in Mixing Bowl

Shape the dough into a square (or, you could do a circle), and cut into even pieces:

Scone Dough Squares on Silicone Mat

Spread the scones out on a sheet pan:

Squares of Scone Dough Separated on Baking Mat

Into the oven they go!

After the scones have baked and cooled, make a simple maple syrup glaze, made of maple syrup, powdered sugar, and milk:

Confectioner\'s Sugar and Maple Syrup Glaze in Bowl

Drizzle each scone with glaze, then with chopped pecans:

Maple Buttermilk Scone with Glaze and Pecans On Top

Enjoy!

For another maple dessert, try this Peanut Butter Fudge from Texanerin, which has maple in it!.

The full recipe is below, and here’s a video on how to make the scones from start to finish:

Maple Buttermilk Scones - On a Silicone Mat with Glaze and Pecans

Maple Buttermilk Scones

Servings: 9 scones
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
These soft maple buttermilk scones are a perfect recipe for fall! Super quick and easy to make, they have a sweet maple glaze and chopped pecans on top.
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Ingredients

For the scones:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter cut into cubes
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the maple glaze:

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2-3 tbsp milk
  • 1/4 cup pecans chopped

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Whisk to combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the butter cubes and work them into the flour, breaking them down into small pieces with your fingertips and coating them in the flour mixture. When no large butter pieces remain, add the buttermilk and vanilla extract. Stir around until the dough is moist and cohesive.
  • Shape the dough into a square (or circle, if you desire triangles instead), and cut into 9 even pieces. Spread them out on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, until cooked through. Let cool completely.
  • To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, maple syrup, and milk. Drizzle over the scones, then sprinkle on the pecans.

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcal, Carbohydrates: 43g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 28mg, Sodium: 212mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 21g

Nutrition is estimated using a food database and is only intended to be used as a guideline for informational purposes.

Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Author: Joanne Ozug