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Lemon Blueberry Scones

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By: Joanna Cismaru •10/13/22 71 Comments

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These Lemon Blueberry Scones are light and fluffy, sweet and tangy, but most of all, simply delicious. So easy to make, perfect for breakfast or a great treat.

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  • Easy Lemon Blueberry Scones Recipe
  • Why We Love These Lemon Scones
  • Ingredients You’ll Need
    • For Scones
    • For Glaze
  • How To Make Lemon Blueberry Scones
    • Prep And Make Dough
    • Cut Into Scones And Bake
  • What Are Scones
  • What Else Can I Add To My Scones?
  • How Do I Get Fluffy, Flaky Scones?
  • Can I Use Frozen Blueberries?
  • Expert Tips
  • Storing Lemon Blueberry Scones
  • Can You Freeze Scones
  • Other Scone Recipes To Try
  • Lemon Blueberry Scones
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Equipment
    • Video
    • Notes
    • Nutrition Information
  • Did You Make This?

Easy Lemon Blueberry Scones Recipe

I, for one, love scones. Savory, sweet, it doesn’t matter! There’s nothing better than these delicious Lemon Blueberry Scones fresh out of the oven. Enjoying one with a hot cup of coffee on any morning, is pure bliss. If you haven’t made scones yourself, I strongly urge you to give them a try. With my straightforward recipe, you don’t have to be scared, they are so quick and simple to make!

Lemons and blueberries are a match made in heaven. I simply love the combination of blueberries and lemon together, so refreshing. The scones themselves only have lemon zest in them, but I made this lemon glaze to go on top of the scones which is to die for! You must have these with this lemon glaze. They’re simply delicious, light and fluffy, sweet and tangy, one of my favorite scones.

Why We Love These Lemon Scones

  • Simple Ingredient List
  • Easy, Straightforward Recipe
  • Perfect For Breakfast, Brunch & Coffee
  • Comes With A Lemon Glaze

Ingredients You’ll Need

ingredients needed to make lemon blueberry scones.

For Scones

  • Milk – I used 2%, use your preference! Dairy or non dairy.
  • Eggs – You will need fresh large eggs that are at room temperature. 
  • Lemon Zest – Fresh from one lemon.
  • Vanilla – Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor.
  • Flour – Simple all-purpose flour is all you need for these lemon blueberry scones.
  • Baking Powder – This is used as a leavening agent that helps the scones rise in the oven as they bake.
  • Salt – An important ingredient in baking. Salt balances the sweetness of the sugar as well as boosts the flavor.
  • Butter – Unsalted, cold, cut into cubes or shredded on a box grater.
  • Blueberries – Fresh blueberries are a must!
  • Egg White – Beaten for brushing over the scones.
ingredients needed to make icing for lemon blueberry scones.

For Glaze

  • Powdered Sugar – Also known as confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar. It sweetens the ganache and creates a smooth texture.  
  • Milk – Any milk will do, or sub with heavy cream.
  • Vanilla Extract – You’ll need pure vanilla for best tasting glaze.
  • Lemon Juice – Freshly squeezed.

How To Make Lemon Blueberry Scones

process shots showing how to make dough for lemon blueberry scones.

Prep And Make Dough

  1. Prep the oven and baking sheets. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. As I said this recipe will make lots of scones for everybody.
  2. Mix all the wet ingredients together, such as the milk, eggs, vanilla, lemon zest and sugar.
  3. Mix all the dry ingredients together; the flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. Combine flour mixture with butter. Use a pastry blender or 2 forks to cut the butter into the flour mixture until the size of large peas. Add the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
  5. Fold in blueberries. Sprinkle a bit of flour over the blueberries, this will prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the scones. Fold them into the dough.
process shots showing how to cut lemon blueberry scones dough and prep it for baking.

Cut Into Scones And Bake

  1. Cut into scones. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and cut it into 2 pieces. Gently roll out each piece of dough into a disc, taking care not to burst the blueberries. Fold the dough over itself and repeat 4-5 times. Depending on the shape you want your scones, roll out your dough into an 1-inch thick disc or rectangle. Cut the dough into wedges (if shaped into a disc), or squares (if shaped into a rectangle), or cut out with a biscuit cutter. Repeat with the other piece of dough. Transfer scones to a baking sheet and brush with egg white.
  2. Bake. Transfer the baking sheets to the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
  3. Make glaze and drizzle over scones. While the scones are baking make the glaze by whisking all the glaze ingredients together. Drizzle the scones with the glaze and serve.
drizzling icing on lemon blueberry scones.

What Are Scones

Scones are a British baked good, biscuit-like cake and it can be made savory or sweet. They also come in different shapes and sizes, they can be triangles like these scones, square or round. Totally up to you how you make them.

What Else Can I Add To My Scones?

Feel free to incorporate what you see fit! Whether it be adding spices or subbing the blueberries for the fruit of your choice. Chocolate Chips, oats or nuts could be added to the scones as well.

How Do I Get Fluffy, Flaky Scones?

Make sure you’re using fresh baking powder, one that has been opened less than 6 months ago! Also, if you knead the dough too much, the scones won’t rise as tall and the butter will melt. Knead gently, and just enough to bring the dough together.

Can I Use Frozen Blueberries?

I prefer using fresh, but if you choose to use frozen fruit, add it at the last minute (just before you cut the scones) to prevent the juices from melting before they get into the heat of the oven!

lemon blueberry scones cooling on a white rack.

Expert Tips

  1. The Butter: Scones are all about the butter! Make sure your butter is really cold right out of the fridge. You could even freeze your butter before adding it to the flour.
  2. If using frozen butter, it might be easier to grate it instead of cutting it in with a pastry blender. The cold butter is what contributes to your scones being crisp and crumbly on the outside.
lemon blueberries scones scattered on a table with some blueberries in between.

Storing Lemon Blueberry Scones

Store these scones in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 to 2 days or in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Can You Freeze Scones

This recipe also makes 16 scones, so there will be plenty to share, if you choose. They also freeze well, for those who don’t want to share.

To freeze, wrap each scone individually in plastic freezer wrap or in a heavy duty freezer bag for up to 3 months.

lemon blueberry scones arranged beautifully in a basket.

Other Scone Recipes To Try

  • Ricotta Drop Scones
  • Lemon Buttermilk Scones with Lemon Glaze
  • Strawberry Scones
  • Apple Cinnamon Scones
  • Banana Buzz Scones
  • Irish Scones
  • Chocolate Chip Scones

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Lemon Blueberry Scones

Prep 20 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 40 minutes
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These Lemon Blueberry Scones are light and fluffy, sweet and tangy, but most of all, simply delicious. So easy to make, perfect for breakfast or a great treat. 
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Ingredients

Lemon Blueberry Scones

  • 1 cup milk (I used 2%)
  • 4 eggs (lightly beaten)
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon lemon zest (from 1 lemon)
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1½ cup butter (unsalted, cold, cut into cubes)
  • 2 cups blueberries (fresh)
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg white (beaten)

Lemon glaze

  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 6 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

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Instructions 

  • Preheat oven and prepare baking sheets: Preheat your oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Mix wet ingredients: In a medium size bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, vanilla extract, lemon zest and sugar. Set aside.
  • Mix dry ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour with the baking powder and salt together. 
  • Cut the butter with the flour: Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the size of large peas, using a pastry cutter. Stir in the wet ingredients, and mix until just combined. 
  • Fold in blueberries: Sprinkle about 1 tbsp of flour over the blueberries and gently fold them in to the dough. The flour will prevent the blueberries from sinking to the bottom.
  • Shape scones: Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough in 2 pieces. Gently roll out each piece of dough into a disc, taking care not to burst the blueberries. Fold the dough over itself and repeat 4-5 times. Depending on the shape you want your scones, roll out your dough into an 1-inch thick disc or rectangle. Cut the dough into wedges (if shaped into a disc), or squares (if shaped into a rectangle), or cut out with a biscuit cutter. Repeat with the other piece of dough. Transfer scones to a baking sheet and brush with egg white.
  • Bake: Transfer the baking sheets to the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the scones are golden brown and do not fall apart when nudged. Immediately transfer from the baking sheets to cooling racks.
  • Make lemon glaze: Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and lemon juice. Stir until the mixture is smooth and runny. If too thick add more milk; if too thin add more powdered sugar.
  • Drizzle scones with glaze and serve: While scones are still warm, drizzle lemon glaze over each scone. Allow scones to stand for a few minutes until the glaze forms a crust, then serve and enjoy.

Equipment

  • Pastry Cutter

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Notes

  1. The Butter: Scones are all about the butter. Make sure your butter is really cold right out of the fridge. You could even freeze your butter before adding it to the flour. If using frozen butter, it might be easier to grate it instead of cutting it in with a pastry blender. The cold butter is what contributes to your scones being crisp and crumbly on the outside.
  2. Storage: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for 1 to 2 days or in the fridge for up to 3 days. To freeze, wrap each scone individually in plastic freezer wrap or in a heavy duty freezer bag for up to 3 months.
  3. Nutrition: Nutritional information is for 1 scone with lemon glaze. Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1sconeCalories: 424kcal (21%)Carbohydrates: 57g (19%)Protein: 5g (10%)Fat: 19g (29%)Saturated Fat: 11g (69%)Cholesterol: 88mg (29%)Sodium: 178mg (8%)Potassium: 250mg (7%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 31g (34%)Vitamin A: 635IU (13%)Vitamin C: 3.5mg (4%)Calcium: 107mg (11%)Iron: 1.9mg (11%)
© Author Joanna Cismaru

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.

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Ella
Ella
Posted: 5 months ago

5 stars
I loved this recipe I am a young baker and want to have a bakery and blueberry lemon scones are definitely going to be on my list.

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Judy W.
Judy W.
Posted: 1 year ago

Is it really one tablespoon of baking powder with only two cups of flour?
Should it be one teaspoon?

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Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 1 year ago

A tablespoon is correct.

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Eliza Aro
Eliza Aro
Posted: 2 years ago

WOuld I be able to prep these in the morning and bake them in the evening? Would that mess anything up? I really hope not :/ want them fresh for my husband when he comes home 🙂

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Eliza Aro
Posted: 2 years ago

Yeah, just cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate them until ready to bake.

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Terri L.
Terri L.
Posted: 2 years ago

5 stars
I’ve tried several online lemon blueberry scone recipes and this one is by far the best! I realized after I formed the scones and put them on the cookie sheets that I forgot to put the. Lemon zest in.. Fortunately, I had not brushed on the egg wash on! So I took one batch off of the cookie sheet and folded half of the zest in, reshaped them, and placed back on the cookie sheet. With the 2nd batch I just left them as is. After I baked them, I made half of the glaze with the remainder zest and drizzled on the zest glaze on the batch with no zest in the batter and brushed the other batch with regular zest. Even with this mishap, both batches tasted great!

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Vicki Cleghorn
Vicki Cleghorn
Posted: 2 years ago

I am notorious for missing things in the instructions, but I can’t find where the beaten egg white is supposed to go?

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Reply to  Vicki Cleghorn
Posted: 2 years ago

Last sentence, in step 6. 🙂

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Mary
Mary
Posted: 2 years ago

5 stars
Great recipe. I cut the drizzle recipe in half and still had some left over.

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Pat volza
Pat volza
Posted: 2 years ago

5 stars
This is a wonderful recipe.
Can you freeze the dough?

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Jo Cooks Team
Jo Cooks Team
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Posted: 2 years ago

absolutely! The dough freezes best when it has already been cut 🙂

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Carly
Carly
Posted: 2 years ago

5 stars
Cooked mine for 2o mins. Turned out crispy on the outside and soft inside. Drizzle has a delicious sweet touch and the scones had a perfect lemon flavour. Highly recommended!

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Maplee
Maplee
Posted: 2 years ago

How many calories without the glaze, and should I add more sugar if I do? And why did it take so much flour to make a dough?

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Jo Cooks Team
Jo Cooks Team
Reply to  Maplee
Posted: 2 years ago

It took you more flour than what we used? That could be because of a difference of humidity between our environment and yours. Our recipe has calories calculated with the glaze, but you can use an online recipe calorie counter tool to find the calories without glaze by typing in the ingredients.

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Mary Margaret Camalo
Mary Margaret Camalo
Posted: 2 years ago

These were by far the most delicious sweet scones I have ever made……so very light and airy and utterly delicious. I kept recipe as is……did not change a thing.

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Karen
Karen
Posted: 2 years ago

Can I substitute buttermilk for the milk? If yes, do I need to adjust the amount of it or any other ingredients?

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Jo Cooks Team
Jo Cooks Team
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Posted: 2 years ago

Buttermilk will work! Nope, everything else can stay the same.

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Sidonie
Sidonie
Posted: 2 years ago

Can I use salted butter instead of unsalted?

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Joanna Cismaru
Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 2 years ago

Sure!

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Maddie
Maddie
Posted: 2 years ago

5 stars
I made these scones and I loved them! They were eaten up in less than 2 days! Awesome recipe

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Jordyn
Jordyn
Posted: 2 years ago

Could I just half all of the ingredients if I only wanted to serve 8 instead of 16?

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Jo Cooks Team
Jo Cooks Team
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Posted: 2 years ago

Yes you can!

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KLTL
KLTL
Posted: 2 years ago

This is probably THE BEST scone I have ever had! THANK YOU for sharing your amazing recipe. I hope I can replicate how it turned out today.

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Marie
Marie
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Posted: 2 years ago

If using frozen blueberries, would you recommend to lightly thaw it prior to folding into the dough?

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Jo Cooks Team
Jo Cooks Team
Reply to  Marie
Posted: 2 years ago

It’ll work better to fold them in fully frozen!

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