Cakes & Bakes: Hazelnut & chocolate chip scones

Hazelnut & chocolate chip scones with Nutella

Which do you prefer, sweet or savoury scones? My favourite has to be a classic Devon (or is it Cornish?) cream tea scone with butter, jam and clotted cream. I wanted to try another sweet version that was a little bit different, so came up with hazelnut & chocolate chip scones.

Scone dough with chopped hazelnuts and chocolate chips Scone dough being cut into round shapes

As they contain lots of filling chocolate and nuts, I used a smaller cutter than normal to make the scones. The recipe quantities made 18 of this size. Needless to say, if you use a larger cutter, you’ll probably get about a dozen instead.

Uncooked scones on lined baking sheet

Sweet scones are usually split in half and spread with butter, jam and cream. These really suit being smeared with Nutella.

Cooked scones on a wire cooling rack

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Hazelnut & chocolate chip scones recipe | H is for Home

Hazelnut & chocolate chip scones with Nutella

Hazelnut & chocolate chip scones

Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine British
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 375 g self-raising flour
  • ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • pinch of salt
  • 20 g cold butter cubed
  • 50 g caster sugar
  • 300 ml buttermilk
  • 50 g hazelnuts roughly chopped
  • 50 g milk chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 225ºC/440ºF/gas mark 7
  • Grease & line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Into a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, cream of tartar and salt
  • Rub in the cubes of butter
  • Stir in the sugar
  • Make a well in the centre and pour in the buttermilk
  • Bring the mixture together until it forms a ragged ball of dough. Don't over mix
  • Fold in the chopped hazelnuts and chocolate chips
  • Turn the mixture out on to a well-floured work surface and flatten the dough to about 5cm high
  • Use a circular cutter to form the scones. Bring together the remaining bits of dough to form a solid ball. Gently flatten again so that you can cut out more circles
  • Put the scones on the prepared baking sheet and brush the top of each with a little milk or egg-wash
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the tops are a lovely golden brown
  • Allow to cool completely on a wire rack
Halve & spread with Nutella to serve
Keyword chocolate, hazelnut, scones

31 thoughts on “Cakes & Bakes: Hazelnut & chocolate chip scones

  1. I’ve never experimented with scones, I love savoury cheese scones and the usual scones with strawberry jam on.

  2. Love a plain scone with blackcurrant jam and cream but also quite partial to a cheese scone. Usually share with husband if we have them out so that we get half of each!

  3. Can’t decide, love sweet scones with strawberry jam and thick double cream but do like a homemade cheese scone made with tangy strong cheese and mustard, warm from the oven with lots of butter x

  4. I have only really tried scones with butter and jam. I really want to try some cheese scones though.

  5. Ooh, they look too sweet. I am a fan of plain scones – no raisins or sultanas, either – or savoury pinwheel scones.

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