Blackberry Lime Scones Recipe 

Homemade blackberry lime scones are full of tart fresh blackberries and bright lime zest creating buttery layers of tender dough with golden brown crust. Enjoy warm scones for breakfast or an afternoon snack. This easy scone recipe is ready in less than 15 minutes and is a great way to start your day.

Juicy blackberries and tangy lime is baked into our tender scone recipe and is the breakfast treat you have been looking for! If you like berry scones, try our raspberry white 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 all the helpful tips you will need 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 we start to make our homemade scones, it is a great idea to prep our work surface with the ingredients and items we will be using. Here are the go-to baking tools I use 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 Scones

First, let's go over THREE VERY IMPORTANT THINGS you MUST DO to ensure a perfect flaky scone:

1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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
• Salt
• Vanilla extract
• Chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• Half-and-half, plus 1 tablespoon
• Fresh blackberries
• Lime zest
• Fresh lime juice

How to Make Blackberry Lime Scones Recipe

Grab your cup of coffee or tea and all your baking tools to get these pretty blackberry scone wedges into the oven and soon you will be enjoying nice warm and tender scones!

As 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, sugar, lime zest, 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.

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 lime juice, and stir until a shaggy dough forms.

Before kneading the dough, gently fold in whole blackberries. Fresh or frozen will work in this recipe. 

On a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently 5 to 10 times and pat it 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 prepared baking sheet 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 half-and-half, and sprinkle each top with sugar for a little extra sweetness. You can add a pinch of lime zest if you want an extra hint of lime in your scones.

Place scones in the 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!

Easy Lime Glaze

If you want to add a lime glaze to the cooled scones, go for it! I love the tanginess of the lime in this glaze. It is one of my favorites!! Mix glaze ingredients in a small bowl and then drizzle glaze over scones. 

Glaze Recipe: 

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tablespoon of fresh lime juice 
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 Tablespoon fresh lime zest
• 1 Tablespoon half and half

Directions:

In a small bowl add all ingredients. If the glaze is too thin, add a little bit of powdered sugar (1 tablespoon) at a time until the desired consistency. 

What Does Adding Egg Do To Scones?

Adding an egg to scones helps to bind ingredients together. Some seem to think that it adds a richness to the flavor, however, I found I have the best results when I don't add an egg. That's why our buttery scones are full of layers and super flaky. 

What is the Best Temp For Baking Scones? 

Setting the oven at 425 degrees I have found to be the best temperature for baking our easy scones recipe. As mentioned in our baking tips sections, it is important to bake your scones in a preheated, hot oven. This helps to release steam from the butter when baking creating layers of tender scone.

Blackberry Lime scone recipe

The combination of sweet blackberry and lime makes this one great recipe! The flavor combination really works and you have to try the lime glaze because that is amazing just by itself!