After eating one of these Orange and Dark Chocolate Scones with Orange Glaze, my husband said they are the best scones I’ve made so far. Now, coming from a guy who isn’t crazy about fruit in his pastries, and who detests dark chocolate…that is a huge statement as to how good they are. I’m thinking he must have surely forgotten about the Chocolate Chip Scones with Peanut Butter Glaze…now that’s HIS kind of scone!
These scones are a cinch to put together. With just a bit of orange zesting, a little chocolate chopping, and a drizzling of sweet citrus glaze, you’ve got yourself an extra special breakfast. The scones are moist yet flaky, and sweet but not overly so. The bright and juicy orange flavor provides just the perfect January pick-me-up. Give it a try. I’m confident you’ll agree (with my husband).
Orange Scones With Dark Chocolate
Yield: 8 scones
These easy orange scones with dark chocolate are moist yet flaky and bursting with bright citrus flavor. Ready in just 30 minutes!
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Ingredients
Scones
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Morton kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- zest from 1 large navel orange (use a microplane zester, avoiding any white pitch)
- ½ cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- ½ cup full-fat buttermilk (do not use a homemade buttermilk substitute)
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 2 ounces good quality dark chocolate baking bar, chopped into ¼″ pieces (I use Lindt 70% cocoa bar)
Orange Glaze
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed navel orange juice
- zest from 1 large navel orange
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, cinnamon, and orange zest. With a rigid pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Make a well in the center, and then add buttermilk and egg. Stir just until combined, taking care to not overmix. Gently fold in chocolate. The dough will have a shaggy appearance.
- Handle the dough as little as possible to keep the butter and chocolate cold – this will give you flakier scones. Quickly gather up the dough in the bowl with your hands, somewhat squeezing it to bind it altogether into a single round of dough. Place dough on a lightly floured work surface and knead 5 to 6 times, which will make everything come together into a smoother dough. Quick shape dough into a ball, place it on your lightly floured surface, and pat into an 8″ diameter disk. Then cut the disk into 8 wedges, using a stiff bench scraper or large non-serrated knife. When cutting, press straight down with the bench scraper, then pull it straight back up; do not saw or cut back and forth horizontally, as this will hinder the rise and overall flaky texture.
- Transfer wedges to prepared baking sheet, leaving at least 1" of space between each scone. Bake until scones are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let scones sit on baking sheet for a couple minutes before removing to a wire rack.
Orange Glaze
- While scones are still warm, prepare the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together all glaze ingredients until smooth. Adjust thickness as needed (add more powdered sugar if too thin or more orange juice if too thick), until you have a thickened glaze that drizzles slowly into ribbons. Once the scones are only just slightly warm, drizzle the orange glaze over the scones in a zig-zag pattern.
- Serve while still warm or at room temperature. Best eaten on the day they are baked.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 391kcal Carbohydrates: 58g Protein: 6g Fat: 16g Saturated Fat: 9g Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g Cholesterol: 55mg Sodium: 350mg Fiber: 3g Sugar: 28g
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I made these yesterday morning for breakfast. They are delicious and received a nod of approval from my husband, also! Easy and delicious – a win-win combination! Thanks!!
I love orange and cranberry together, but haven’t tried orange and dark chocolate — I am intrigued!!
I love the combination of dark chocolate and oranges so I cannot wait to try these! The glaze is the perfect sweet finale on top.
Oh my! I remember those chocolate chip scones with peanut butter glaze; those things were amazing! I can’t wait to make these :)
Making these ASAP!
This is my kind of scone for sure!
Beautiful scones, I love that orange glaze!
You and Diane (Created by Diane) do make the most lovely and enticing scones. As I told her, I really must try out some of both of your recipes this year. Then I can stop typing *I’ve never made scones before* in my comments :)
I love that we are always on the same page. These look wonderful, Brenda!
Just yum. I have a cup of cappuccino ready that’s just begging for one of these to go with.
That glaze really puts these over the top! What a fabulous scone!
You had me at dark chocolate. :)
I love the chocolate/orange combo! These look incredible…
Sounds like with hubby’s endorsement that these will be a MUST MAKE for me! :) Beautiful pictures girl!
Do you know how much I love these? Wish we could share some over coffee this AM!
Happy Friday, friend!
okay, I have to make these! I just adore orange and chocolate together. That’s what our sugar cookies were this year too, orange with chocolate frosting, yummy!
Holy heaven, those look completely irresistible!
Such a gorgeous scone, Brenda! I know these would disappear quickly at my house!
These are making me drool!
They look as good as they sound. I need to make these. If you get a chance stop by my blog Recipe for Life and check out some of my family favorites at deborah-bateman.blogspot.com
Blessings,
Deborah H. Bateman-Author