These easy Cherry Vanilla Scones with White Chocolate Drizzle are a breakfast or brunch treat. Loaded with cherries and topped with a white chocolate drizzle, they’re absolutely delicious!
I’m sooo excited for this weekend guys! This Saturday, Tom and I have a special wedding to go to. My good friends Jackie and Fernando’s oldest daughter is getting married! Jackie and I went to college together, and it just doesn’t seem possible that we now have “kids” who are old enough to get married! I feel like it was just yesterday when they were all born! Where did the time go?
The wedding is down the beach and all my college girlfriends and their husbands will be in attendance. These girls, (Jackie, Boo, Annie, Lori, Mi, Shirley, Didi and Val) are like sisters to me. Our college days together were epic. We still manage to get together a few times a year, but this is the first time in quite a while that all the husband’s will be joining the party! It’s going to be a blast!
So, today I’m keeping it short because I’ve got a few girlfriends and husbands staying at my house at the beach, so some cleaning and cooking is in order! I’ve already whipped up a huge batch of my espresso caramels because they’re my college roommate Lori’s favorite, some of my special chicken salad for my friends Mi and Didi and some of these delicious Cherry Vanilla Scones with White Chocolate Drizzle for breakfast Saturday morning for everyone.
By now you must know my love for scones! They’re the perfect little breakfast treat, and when I saw the beautiful cherries at my local market these scones were the first thing that came to mind! They’re loaded with big, juicy cherries, a hint of vanilla and drizzled in just enough white chocolate to make this breakfast treat a tad decadent.
Enjoy friends! Have a wonderful weekend! Congrats Jackie and Mason!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter cold and cut into small cubes
- 1/2 cup heavy cream plus 2 tablespoons for brushing tops
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup fresh cherries pitted and halved
- turbinado sugar for sprinkling
- 4 oz. white chocolate chopped for drizzling (I use Ghirardelli White Chocolate Baking Bars)
- 1 tsp. Crisco shortening
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Place the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk together.
- Add the butter and mix on low speed until mixture resembles pea sized crumbs.
- Slowly add the heavy cream, vanilla and egg to mixture.
- Mix just until the dough forms a thick clump.
- Gently fold in the cherries until well distributed.
- Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface.
- Pat the dough into an 8 inch round.
- Cut into 8 wedges and place on the prepared sheet.
- Place in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- Remove from freezer and brush tops with the extra heavy cream and sprinkle with some turbinado sugar.
- Bake for 18 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack.
- While scones are cooling, prepare chocolate drizzle. Place white chocolate in microwave safe bowl with Crisco shortening. Microwave on 50% power for 45 seconds. Stir. Repeat until chocolate is soft and shortening is melted. Drizzle over scones.
- Scones are best on the day they are made, but will keep in an airtight container for 1-2 days.
Slightly adapted from Pinch of Yum’s Bakery Style Blueberry Scones
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary
Sounds like you have a wonderful weekend ahead, Mary Ann! Congrats to your friend’s daughter! Hope her special day is a blessed one!! I love that you love scones and continue to share amazing flavors!! These cherry scones look fabulous and that white chocolate drizzle sounds perfect! What a delicious way to wake up! I’m sure your guests are going to devour all of these on Saturday morning… i know I would! Pinned! Cheers, friend- to a beautiful weekend!
Mary Ann
Thanks Cheyanne! I’m so looking forward to it! I know my girlfriends love my scones, so I’m excited to share this new flavor! Have a great vacation!
Cathy | whatshouldimakefor.com
nothing makes me happier than seeing cherries in the market and this scone recipe is the perfect way to celebrate them! sounds like you have a fantastic weekend in store with your girlfriends. have a wonderful time! i’m pinning this recipe for my next brunch!
Mary Ann
Me too Cathy! Then you know summer is coming right?! Thanks so much! Hope you enjoy!
Gerlinde @ Sunnycovechef
Many Ann, can you believe it, I have never made scones in my life. Yours look delicious, maybe it is time for me to make the them.
Mary Ann
You need to try them then Gerlinde! They are perfect with morning coffee or tea! My Gram loved scones and tea biscuits when I was growing up and I never liked them back then! Now, I love them! Amazing how things change when we get older!
Dawn @ Girl Heart Food
What a lovely weekend you’re gonna have, Mary Ann! Sounds like a blast! And I know what you mean…where in the world does the time go? Goes so fast! That’s why we should enjoy every moment we can, right ;) ? These scones look amazing! Cherry and white chocolate? Perfect combo! Your friends are going to love these, I’m sure :) Have an awesome weekend!
Mary Ann
I’m sooo excited Dawn! You have an awesome weekend too! Enjoy the scones if you try them!
Deb
Love scones, but have never made them. These, I will try! Have a wonderful time at wedding and with your college friends. And…as always, thanks for the recipe.
p.s. does anyone know how I update my picture?
Mary Ann
Then you should definitely try these Deb! So easy and so delicious! What pic are you trying to update?
Jennifer @ Seasons and Suppers
So lovely. Loving the cherries this time of year and the white chocolate drizzle on your scones is perfect with them. Have a most wonderful weekend. Sounds like fun :)
Mary Ann
Me too Jennifer! I have a twin who has always loved cherries. When we were growing up she was a huge fruit fan, I was not. But now in my “old age” I love all kinds of fruits!
Michelle | The Secret Ingredient Is
Your scones are always the best Mary Ann! Gorgeous and delicious, these are utterly perfect! I love the flavors you’ve combined – they go together so well, and I can only imagine how wonderful it all is in scone form, YUM! Sounds like you have a great weekend planned, hope it’s a great one!
Mary Ann
Thanks so much Michelle! I hope you have a great weekend too! Try the scones if you can, I know you’ll love them!
Geraldine | Green Valley Kitchen
Gorgeous shots, Mary Ann. I would love a couple of these right now – even though I just ate lunch! Love the flavor combo going on too. Hope you have a blast with your college pals!
Mary Ann
Thanks so much Geraldine! So looking forward to the weekend! Hope yours is great too!
Karen @ Seasonal Cravings
So excited for cherries! I’ve been making daily salads out of them and they are delicious. Your scones are gorgeous. Have a fun time at the wedding!
Mary Ann
They really are delicious Karen! Hope you enjoy. Have a great weekend too!
Nicole @ Young, Broke and Hungry
It sounds like such a lovely weekend with old friends! And these scones – wowza. You simply can’t go wrong with white chocolate and cherries.
Mary Ann
I agree Nicole! I know, I’m sooo excited! It’s going to be such fun!
MB @ Bourbon and Brown Sugar
I’m having a moment of “where did the time go?” as I start to attend weddings and baby showers (!) of my friend’s “children.” Have a WONDERFUL weekend Mary Ann… I’m sure your friends will love these awesome scones!!
Mary Ann
Thanks so much Mary Beth! It really is crazy how as we get older time goes by so much faster! I remember when my boys were just little boys and now they’re men! I also remember when I was 20 and now I’m…let’s not go there! Enjoy your weekend! And hope you enjoy the scones!
Boo
Can’t wait, save me a scone !!
XO
Boo
Mary Ann
Will do Boo! Two for you! Hope Lore doesn’t eat ALL the caramels before you get here!
Laura | Tutti Dolci
Such pretty scones, I love that white chocolate drizzle! Great minds think alike with these flavors, I have something very similar coming up too :).
Mary Ann
I can’t wait to see Laura! I’m sure it will be fabulous, as usual!
Kate @ Framed Cooks
I know what you mean – my daughter is 23, and that happened OVERNIGHT. Sigh….meantime, your scones are (as always) so beautiful and scrumptious looking – pinning! Have a fun, fun weekend!
Mary Ann
Crazy how fast it goes Kate! Enjoy the scones friend and thank you, as always for commenting and pinning! XO
Jacob Lander
Are they supposed to have vanilla in them or is that just the name?
Mary Ann
OMG Jacob. Thanks for catching that! One teaspoon of vanilla extract! I’ve corrected it!