Name: Strawberry Scones
Yield: 8

Strawberry Scones Recipe with a sweet glaze, crispy on the outside, flaky inside, and packed with juicy strawberry pieces, all made extra moist with Greek yogurt.

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I Finally Cracked the Soft, Flaky Scone Code and I’m Not Going Back!

I’ve been on a big scone kick lately, and honestly, I don’t see it ending anytime soon. Once I finally cracked the code on making scones that are actually soft and flaky instead of dry and crumbly, I couldn’t stop experimenting. Strawberry scones were next on my list, and I knew I wanted them packed with real fruit and finished with a simple glaze.

Fresh strawberries can be a little tricky in baked goods, so it took some testing to get the texture just right. The goal was scones that held their shape, baked up tall, and still had juicy strawberry pieces in every bite. Greek yogurt ended up being the secret. It keeps the dough moist without making it heavy and gives the scones that tender bakery style texture I was after.

These strawberry scones have officially earned a spot in my regular baking rotation. They feel special enough for brunch but straightforward enough to make just because, and that’s exactly the kind of recipe It is satisfying to sharing.

All the ingredients in this recipe prepped out for straightforward assembly including the butter, yogurt, powdered sugar, baking agents, sugar, cream, egg, flour, extracts, and strawberries.

Strawberry Scones Recipe Ingredients

Ingredient	Tips or Swaps
Flour	Spoon and level to avoid dry scones.
Frozen Butter	Grate it for straightforward mixing.
Strawberries	Use the outer red parts for best color and sweetness. Want to switch things up? Try these chocolate chip scones next!
Greek Yogurt	I use Greek Gods honey vanilla Greek yogurt and it’s so good in these!
Sugar	A combo of white and brown sugar is used for extra flavor.
Baking Powder & Baking Soda	Use both as written, don’t skip.

Quick Tip

Keep the butter and dough cold! Chill the flour, freeze the butter before grating, and use cold wet ingredients. The colder the dough, the better the scones.

The dry ingredients whisked together, then the butter shredded and kneaded in for this strawberry scones recipe.

How To Make This Strawberry Scones Recipe

Prep: Freeze butter; Heat oven to 400°F; line a baking sheet.
Dry Mix: Combine flour, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Butter: Grate frozen butter into dry mix; add strawberries.
Wet Mix: Whisk vanilla, almond extract (skippable), Greek yogurt, and egg.
Combine: Mix wet into dry, knead into a ball.
Shape: Form into a 5.5-inch disc, cut into 8 triangles, place on baking sheet.
Bake: 14-16 minutes until the edges turn golden. Whisk together the glaze while they cool.

The wet and the dry ingredients kneaded together and then the dough being formed into a disc and cut into triangles.

Storage

Enjoy this Strawberry Scones recipe fresh, ideally an hour or two after baking.

To make ahead, refrigerate shaped dough overnight and bake the next day.

To freeze, store unbaked scones in an airtight bag for up to a month; bake directly from the freezer, adding 1-3 minutes to the baking time. (More details on freezing and baking scones here).