If you are looking for a sweet treat with out the sugars or syrups this one is for you!
These Sweet Potato-Date scones rely on the natural sweetness of the potatoes and dates, giving just enough to make a tasty breakfast or snack.
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How to Make Sweet Potato Date Scones
Here’s what you will need:
2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold butter
3/4 cup mashed sweet potato
1/2 cup dates- divided
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup buttermilk
In a large food processor bowl, combine: the flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder, salt and 1/4 cup of dates.
Pulse the processor a few times to mix the ingredients and chop the dates a bit.
Add the butter and pulse a few more times to break up the butter.
Add the sweet potato and remaining dates and pulse to incorporate.
Pour in the buttermilk and vanilla and mix just until everything is wet.
Now it’s time to shape the scones:
Option 1: Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet
Option 2: Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a rectangle and cut into triangles using a pizza cutter
Bake at 425 F for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
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* This sweet potato date scone recipe was created for the Sweet N” Healthy Blogger Contest for which it won first place!
Sweet Potato Date Scones
A delicious sweet potato scone, naturally sweetened with dates and sweet pototoes
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup 1 stick cold butter
- 3/4 cup mashed sweet potato
- 1/2 cup dates- divided
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
Instructions
- In a large food processor bowl, combine: the flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder, salt and 1/4 cup of dates. Pulse the processor a few times to mix the ingredients and chop the dates a bit.
- Add the butter and pulse a few more times to break up the butter.
- Add the sweet potato and remaining dates and pulse to incorporate.
- Pour in the buttermilk and vanilla and mix just until everything is wet.
- Now it’s time to shape the scones:
- Option 1: Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet
- Option 2: Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a rectangle and cut into triangles using a pizza cutter.
- Bake at 425 F for about 12 minutes or until lightly browned.
Another one with sweet potatoes, you are awesome! I have never thought of baking with them. Need to try it.
We bake with them all the time- anything that calls for pureed pumpkin or squash we will use sweet potato. These actually won first place in the Sweet Potato recipe contest a couple years back.
Any calorie count per scone or how many scones per recipe?
Thank you and they look so healthy