Dark Chocolate Blueberry Scones- they’re a skinny breakfast scone (but, still delicious) and full of antioxidants too.
Yield: 12
Dark Chocolate Blueberry Scones
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
35 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 C flour
- 5 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 C butter, cold
- 4 oz neufchatel cream cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/2 C light agave or 3/4 C sugar
- 1 C lowfat milk
- 3/4 C fresh blueberries
- 1/2 C dark chocolate chips
- Drizzle Topping:
- 1/2 C powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in butter and neufatchel cream cheese until resembles coarse crumbs.
- In a small bowl mix egg, agave, milk.
- Make a well in the flour and pour in liquid; stir just until moistened.
- Do not over mix.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth (will be sticky).
- Carefully fold in dark chocolate and blueberries until just combined.
- Shape into a circle a 1/2 inch thick.
- Slice into 10 wedges.
- Bake 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on rack.
- Drizzle Topping: Combine in a small bowl, mix well, will be very thin.
- Drizzle with topping and serve.
- Enjoy!
I have a confession-
I nearly ate every one of these Dark Chocolate Blueberry Scones all by myself!
You’ll love them too.
Happy Tuesday!! Hope it’s a really great one…
xoxo~ Ruthie
PS– I shared this recipe over at Beneath my Heart a couple of weeks ago too!
Delicious!! I love that it is skinny! Thanks for the recipe! Can’t wait to try it!!
Hi Crystal 🙂 Thanks for the fun comment… you’ll love these scones! You’ll never even guess they are skinny at all- promise. xoxo~ Ruthie