These moist and tender scones are full of pumpkin spice flavor making them fall perfection! The maple glaze just takes them over the top and adds the perfect sweetness to them. The only thing that would make these better? A nice hot latte to go with them.

pumpkin spice scones with maple glaze. These scones are fall perfection!

It's August and I'm posting a pumpkin recipe. Is it too early for pumpkin flavors? Actually-don't answer that.. I know some people go crazy for pumpkin everything. It's one of those flavors with a cult following. Do you know people who eat pumpkin flavored things all year long?! I like to limit it to just a few months of the year... But why not get a head start? :)

These scones are so delicious. Not only do they pack a big pumpkin punch, but they are full of fall spices-cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. They taste like fall. And the maple glaze? It's perfect! Normally I don't put glaze on scones because I think they are great without it. But this glaze just takes them over the top. The flavors go great together.

Get a jumpstart on you fall pumpkin quota with these scones. You won't regret it.

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Pumpkin Spice Scones with Maple Glaze

by Julia Hampton - Sprinkled With Jules August-10-2015

Moist, tender, delicious scones full of pumpkin spice flavor, and topped with a sweet maple glaze.

Ingredients

1/2 cup cold butter
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 T. baking powder
1/2 tea. salt
1/2 tea. cinnamon
1/4 tea. cloves
1/4 tea. nutmeg
1/2 a can (about 1/2 cup) pumpkin puree (NOT pie filling)
1 large egg
3 T. milk
2 T. maple syrup
1 T. water
1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut the cold butter into small cubes, or use a grater to grate the butter into small shreds and place in a bowl in the freezer for a few minutes.2. While the butter is in the freezer, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl. 3. In a small bowl mix together the pumpkin puree, egg, and milk.4. Remove the butter from the freezer, and stir in the flour mixture. Then fold the pumpkin mixture in gently, until just combined.5. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and gently pat down, and fold it over itself about 4 times. Form into a flat disc about 1-1 1/2 inch thick, and cut like a pizza into 8 scones.6. Place scones on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat. Bake at 400°F for about 15 minutes, until scones have puffed up and no longer look wet.7. While scones cool, prepare the glaze. To make the glaze, combine maple syrup, water, and powdered sugar. Stir until no lumps remain. Drizzle over the scones and let the glaze dry before serving. Enjoy!

Details

Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 30 mins Yield: 8 scones