Love scones? Watch our how-to video and see how easy it is to make this Kiwi favourite, then try our simple step-by-step guide to making the perfect buttermilk scones.
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Annabelle White’s perfect scone recipe
Watch as Annabelle White shares her tried-and-true recipe and techniques for making the perfect scone – a simple but tricky Kiwi favourite.
Basic scone recipe
Create beautifully light and fluffy scones with this basic scone recipe. Serve scones with cream and jam for a lovely afternoon tea
Lemonade scones
Make the lightest, fluffiest scones with just a few ingredients – the secret ingredient in these scrumptious scones is lemonade!
Mum’s cheese scones
Cheese scones just like Mum makes! Wonderfully light and fluffy, this cheese scone recipe is fantastic served for morning or afternoon tea slathered with plenty of butter
Courgette, feta and corn wedges
Perfect for your next picnic
Cherry jam with chocolate chip buttermilk scones
There’s only one thing better than a warm scone, and that’s a warm scone slathered in homemade jam! Try these tasty chocolate chip buttermilk scones with our exquisite cherry jam.
Roasted pear and blue cheese scones
Nici Wickes’ roasted pear and blue cheese scones recipe is insanely easy to make and the flavour is wonderful, with little bursts of sweetness from the pears and tanginess from blue cheese
Strawberry bliss scones
Sweet and delicate, these strawberry scones are the perfect treat for morning or afternoon tea. Enjoy warm with a dollop of jam and cream.
Thyme and fennel scones with blackberry jam and lemon curd
Nici Wickes’ little scones are delicious! This recipe has a wonderful savoury twist from the addition of thyme and fennel, both of which go beautifully with blackberry jam and lemon curd respectively
Fluffy rocket and feta scones
These scones really pack a punch with rocket and a double dose of cheese – feta in the scones and cheddar on the top. Slathered in butter, a warm scone is true comfort food, right?
Gluten-free hot cross bun Easter scones
Nici Wickes’ hot cross bun scone recipe is a triumph! Serve warm from the oven and slathered with butter for the ultimate Easter treat. They’re also gluten-free, so they’re perfect for sharing. Win!
Olive and rosemary scones
These wonderfully light, buttery olive and rosemary scones are fantastic recipe to have on hand. Serve warm with butter and enjoy with friends or family for a lovely afternoon tea
Feijoa ginger scones with fast feijoa jam
For the perfect afternoon tea treat try this delicious feijoa ginger scones that are fantastic served warm with fast feijoa jam and cream
Nourish Cafe’s date scones
Tauranga’s Nourish Café shares the recipe for their much-loved date scones. Dust with icing sugar and enjoy with a hot cup of tea or coffee
Gluten-free blueberry and white chocolate scones
These decadent gluten-free blueberry and white chocolate scones are the perfect accompaniment for morning or afternoon tea – simply divine!
Tatie scones with smoked salmon and dill cream
Scones made with mashed potato!? Nici Wickes’s scrumptious tatie scones with smoked salmon and dill cream are the perfect filling weekend breakfast or brunch.
Sweet clementine scones
This recipe produces flaky layered scones with a delicate hint of mandarin and spice. The secret to ‘light’ scones is to work quickly and handle the dough as little as possible
Buttermilk scones with jam and cream
Nothing beats freshly baked scones with sweet cherry jam and cream.
Easy olive and pesto pinwheel scones
Scone fans will fall head over heels for this pinwheel recipe. Combining two of our favourite savoury bakes, these pinwheel scones are spiked with olives, pesto and plenty of cheese then baked ’til perfectly golden
Rich pistachio scones with lemon curd mascarpone
Scone lovers won’t be able to resist this pistachio scone recipe. Spiked with pistachio nuts and paired with lush lemon curd mascarpone, these golden scones are perfect served with a hot cuppa