Almond Chocolate Date Scones
These chocolate date scones are packed with almonds, sweet chewy dates, and rich chocolate chunks. I made these scone with lots of butter and buttermilk to make them extra moist and tender! Not to mention they are super simple! Drizzle them with a sweet almond glaze and you will be amazed….there is not a better spring scone!
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ cup salted butter (diced up)
- ½ cup buttermilk (plus more for brushing)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ¾ cup bittersweet chocolate (chopped up)
- ½ cup dates (diced up)
- ½ cup slivered almonds (more for top)
Glaze
- 4 oz cream cheese
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine your flour, almond flour, sugar, salt, baking powder.
- Using a pastry cutter, add your cold butter until your mixture resembles oats or wet sand.
- Add your buttermilk, egg, and almond extract to your mixture mix until combined. Add your chocolate, dates, almonds and mix until combined.
- Refrigerate your dough for at least one hour.
- On a floured surface, form your dough into a circle that is about 7 inches wide and 1 ½ inches thick. Then cut your dough into 6 even slices (similar to how you would cut a pizza).
- Place your scones on a baking sheet (with parchment paper) spacing the out about 2 inches apart, and brush the top of each scone with buttermilk.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes
- Let cool.
Glaze
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip your cream cheese until soft. Add your vanilla and powdered sugar. Mix until combined. Add your milk slowly until you get the right consistency.
- Drizzle your glaze over your scones and top with some extra slivered almonds.
- Enjoy!
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