The Best Banana Buttermilk Scones You’ll Ever Bake
Banana Buttermilk Scones are tender, golden, and flavorful. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or anytime.
These Banana and Buttermilk Scones are just one more reason to buy more bananas! Think banana bread in scone form!
Made with ripe bananas and tangy buttermilk, they bake up soft inside with a golden crust.
This banana scones recipe is great for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon treat, (or midnight snack) they’re delicious on their own or served with butter, honey, or jam. Add some whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream if you’re looking to “dessert” it up!
Why You’ll Love These Banana Buttermilk Scones
- Soft, bakery-style texture
- Banana flavor shines through
- Quick to make with simple ingredients
- Freezer-friendly for an easy grab-and-go breakfast
How to make banana scones, buttermilk scones:
Use ripe yellow bananas for the best texture and flavor. Brown soft bananas will likely give a mushier scone interior.
The Best Banana Buttermilk Scones You’ll Ever Bake. Bananas are a staple item and great to have on hand.
Grating cold butter for scones gives a great lift to the scones, the butter blends in nicely while creating pockets of air when the scones are baked!
For a light, fluffy texture, use ripe bananas but not “brown/black overripe bananas, the super soft, mushy texture will result in mushy scones, the same thing happens with banana bread.
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If you love baked goods with that cozy banana bread flavor, you’re going to fall in love with these Banana Buttermilk Scones. They’re tender, lightly sweet, and have a wonderful texture thanks to the buttermilk.
Tips for Perfect Banana Scones
- Use cold butter- this helps create flaky layers.
- Grate the cold butter
- Don’t overmix- stir just until the dough comes together.
- Slice bananas so the center of the scone isn’t mushy.
- Brush with buttermilk before baking- it gives them a golden, crisp top.
- Add-ins welcome! Try mini chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or a touch of cinnamon.
- Fruit scones tend to get sticky if you overmix or if they get warm, add flour as needed.
Give some of these Banana Recipes a try, everything from cakes to cookies, pies, and banana bread too!
If you’ve got a couple ripe bananas waiting to be used, skip the banana bread this time and bake up a batch of these delightful scones. Soft, buttery, and full of banana flavor — they’re sure to become a favorite!
If you’re looking for more recipes to use buttermilk with, give some of these a try!
Banana Buttermilk Scones
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour or bread flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter, grated
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 ripe bananas, chopped (not mashed) I used yellow bananas; brown bananas will give a mushier more wet scone.
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°
- In the bowl of a mixer, place the flour and brown sugar, mix to combine.
- Add the cold grated butter and mix to combine on low to medium speed.
- Add in the banana, and mix on low
- When the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl, stop mixing.
- Turn the dough out onto your work surface, floured or on plastic wrap, and roll out 1 inch thick with a rolling pin. Cut into desired shape and size. 6-8 large scones, or many smaller scones.
- I make the dough into a ball, then roll it into a dish shape and cut it with a sharp knife (not wiggling it- so the scones don't twist), then gently lift them with a spatula.
- Place the scones on a parchment lined baking sheet, brush the tops of the scones with buttermilk.
- Bake at 400° for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow scones to cool for 5 minutes, serve warm or cooled. Slice and add butter, jam, or honey.