Name: Chocolate Chip Scones with Dried Cherries
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 150g / 1 cup dried cherries; 250ml / 1 cup orange juice (for soaking cherries); 450g / 4 cups all purpose flour; 50g / 1/4 cup caster sugar; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 125g / 1/2 cup chilled butter; 2 eggs (large); 4 tbsp milk; 90g / 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate; 1-2 tbsp half and half/single cream for brushing

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These classic flaky scones with chocolate chips and dried cherries will win you over! No dried cherries? Use any dried fruit you like. Blueberries, raisins, craisins, you name it! Plus they only take 30 minutes to make!

These delicious chocolate chip scones are perfect with a cup of tea, coffee or my Spiced Chai Tea Latte.

A simple scone is a wondrous thing. Unpretentious though they may be, they are an incredible example of comfort baking: easy but so satisfying.

I’m built on the classic recipe to make a version that is a little more kid-friendly by dropping the dried fruit and adding chocolate. The result brings to mind warm chocolate chip cookies.

Or, because I’ve also added some cherries to these scones, perhaps it’s more like a Black Forest cake?

Easy Scone Recipe

There is something incredibly grounding and soothing in the baking process. There is even more comfort in eating the fruits of you labour.

Wouldn’t you perk up if someone pulled these scones fresh from them oven and plopped them in front of you? I know you would. Therefore, an easy and reliable recipe is needed to produce little joys we all need right now.

A basic British scone recipe is easier than easy. It is simply a combination of dry ingredients like flour with a rising agent like baking soda and baking powder and butter cut into, then enriched with eggs and a little of milk.

Successfully achieving the texture of soft and crumbly scones comes from the dough making technique. It’s crucial not to overwork it and do as little mixing as possible. Otherwise your scones will turn stones! (Sorry!) Yes, they will be tough if mixed too much.

scones on a kitchen towel in a bread box

Chocolate Chip Scones

Once you master the basic recipe, you can add anything you like to them. Dried fruit is a classic scones addition. However, I bet anything if you have kids, they will prefer scones with chocolate chips to fruit scones or better yet chocolate chunks!

I’ve also added dried cherries to mine as I find chocolate and cherries to be a winning combination but go with your personal preference. You can use dried or fresh fruit available to you.

Recipe Tip

If you use dried fruit, make sure to rehydrate it before adding to the dough. Just 30 minutes in orange juice will do the trick. If you are making scones for a nice brunch, use Port instead of orange juice for extra flavour!

two scones and raspberry jam on wooden board

Serving suggestions

These chocolate chips scones are perfect for enjoying while staying in. You might also choose snuggle up with your little ones or your partner.

Watch a favourite movie, read a really great book together or have a tea party. Then serve this scones with a bit of butter or whipped cream and a really tasty jam.

I’m especially partial to toasting them first, just enough to go golden brown and helping cold butter melt into the tender scones.

That said, to be really traditional, you have to use clotted cream and jam, the basis for a traditional cream tea. A word of caution: whether the cream or jam goes on first is hotly contested!

Storage and leftovers

I much prefer scones when they are warm and fresh, but there are a few options for storing them for later.

If you don’t need to keep them long, put them in an This is an affiliate link.airtight container and leave at room temperature for 1-2 days. Adding a slice of bread to the container helps keep freshness.

To keep them for up to a week, place them in the fridge. Or keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To revive stored scones, warm them in an oven preheated to 180C/350F for 5-7 minutes. It’s best to use use a This is an affiliate link.baking sheet covered in parchment paper. If you do freeze them, let them thaw overnight first.