Black Forest Scones are a flaky, buttery scone infused with the rich flavors of dark chocolate and sweet cherries, inspired by the classic Black Forest cake. These scones are easy to make but feel fancy enough to impress guests or brighten your morning. If you’re craving something a little different for breakfast, Black Forest scones might be just the thing.
Homemade Black Forest scones are full of tart cherries and are full of layers of tender dough with dark chocolate chunks. Enjoy these fluffy chocolate scones for breakfast or afternoon snack. This easy scone recipe is ready in less than 15 minutes and is a great way to start your day.
Juicy fruit baked into our tender scone recipe is the breakfast treat you have been looking for! I love waking up early to bake delicious scones. If you like this scone recipe, try our raspberry white chocolate or chocolate scones– they are scrumptious!
If this is your first time making scones don't be nervous. Check out my Master Scone Recipe to get started. It has helpful tips for making any scone recipe whether sweet or savory! Scones are easy to make and I will walk you through them step by step so you will have a nice, fluffy, and tender scone that will rival any coffee shop!
Tools for baking
Before making our homemade scones, it is a great idea to prep our work surface with the ingredients and items we will be using. Here are my go-to baking tools for every batch of the best scones.
- Pastry blender we mention this item with every single recipe because it is THE item that will ensure a fluffy outcome for your scones. You can use 2 knives or your hands, but a pastry blender or pastry cutter is best.
- Parchment paper a baking sheet lined with parchment paper is not only great for non-stick baking, but it is also awesome for easy cleanup! No pan scrubbing is needed!
- Mixing bowl should be a large mixing bowl if you want to make this a one-bowl recipe! I mix and also knead the scone dough right in the bowl before turning it out onto a floured surface.
Secret to Making Good Simple Scones
First, let's go over THREE VERY IMPORTANT THINGS you MUST DO to ensure a perfect flaky scone:
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees for at least 20 minutes before baking. A hot oven will help your scones rise tall instead of being flat.
- Make sure you're using COLD butter. It does not matter if you use cold unsalted butter or salted butter, but it MUST BE COLD. As the butter melts it will allow for air to create flaky scones
- Minimal handling of the dough. The more you knead the scone dough, the tougher it becomes and you will end up with a flat, hard scone.
Scone ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Granulated sugar
- Baking powder
- Cocoa Powder
- Salt
- Vanilla extract
- Chilled butter, cut into small pieces
- Half-and-half, plus 1 tablespoon
- Fresh cherries or frozen cherries
- Chocolate chips
How to Make Black Forest Scones Recipe
Grab your cup of coffee or tea ready and get these pretty wedges into the oven and soon you will be enjoying a nice warm chocolate scone!
As I mentioned above in the Baking tips section, it is important to preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Be sure to do this at least 20 minutes before you intend to bake.
- We are going to mix our dry ingredients first. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, sugar, and salt.
- Now, in the flour mixture, we are going to cut in the cold butter with a pastry blender or two knives until it resembles coarse crumbs. You should see lumps of butter and that is exactly what you want.
- Stir in your chocolate chips.
- Next, we are going to add our wet ingredients. With a rubber spatula, stir in 2/3 cup half-and-half until just moistened. If you only have heavy cream That is ok too. Add in your vanilla extract and stir.
- Before kneading the dough, gently fold in the cherries. If using fresh cherries, be sure to remove pits with a cherry pitter. If using frozen cherries, cut fruit in half or in quarters to get bite-sized pieces.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently 5 to 10 times and pat smooth dough into a 1-inch thick round disc shape.
- With a sharp knife or bench scraper, cut into 8 wedges and transfer dough triangles onto a parchment-lined baking tray 2- inches apart. I can usually fit all eight on a large baking sheet.
- With a pastry brush, brush the top of each scone with 1 Tablespoon half-and-half, and sprinkle each top with sugar for a little extra sweetness.
- Place scones in oven on the middle rack.
- Bake until golden brown, which is about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack.
Serve warm scone with your cup of hot tea or coffee!
If you have any leftovers, store scones in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 3 months, or you can keep them on the counter at room temperature loosely covered with a sheet of plastic wrap.
Other scone recipes you should try: Cherry Almond Scones, Chocolate Chip Scones, Hot Chocolate Scones, Nutella Scones, Carrot Cake Scones
Black Forest Cake scone recipe
The combination of sweet cherries and rich chocolate creates tender scones that taste like your favorite Bavarian cake.
Black Forest Scones
Black Forest Scones are a flaky, buttery scone infused with the rich flavors of dark chocolate and sweet cherries, inspired by the classic Black Forest cake. These scones are easy to make but feel fancy enough to impress guests or brighten your morning.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 5 Tablespoons granulated sugar, plus 1 teaspoon
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa powder
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 Tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
- 2/3 cup Half-and-half, plus 1 tablespoon
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen pitted cherries, cut in half
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt.
- Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in chocolate chips
- Stir in 2/3 cup half-and-half until just moistened.
- Gently fold in cherries.
- On a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently 5 to 10 times.
- Pat into a 1-inch-thick round.
- Cut into 8 wedges; place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, 2 ” apart.
- Brush tops with 1 Tablespoon half-and-half, then sprinkle each scone top with sugar.
- Bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Cool on wire rack.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 314Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 530mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 2gSugar: 17gProtein: 5g