Caramel Apple Scones are made bakery style with tart granny smith apple and caramel pieces with caramel drizzle.
Kraft Caramel Bits are added together with apples to make these bakery style scones. They taste very similar to an apple fritter with gently sautéed apples in butter, cinnamon and brown sugar. This mixture gets folded into the fluffy scone batter. What really tops them off is the caramel drizzle. Sweet caramel pairs perfectly with tart Granny Smith apples. Sprinkle a few caramel bits on top of the scones right after the caramel drizzle.
The homemade caramel sauce makes extra, so be prepared to store the remaining sauce for another use. I keep condiment bottles on hand to store my sauces in. The extra caramel sauce can be used in a variety of ways, such as in your coffee, drizzled over banana pancakes or as a dip for cut apple slices. Store the caramel sauce in the refrigerator for about a week.
The addition of the apple mixture creates a wetter than normal dough. Make sure to have flour on hand and add a little as you need to make the cut dough transportable to the sheet pan. I like to use my metal kitchen scraper to portion the dough into scones. It also works really well for clean up of all that flour. Just scrape it off.
Ingredients in Caramel Apple Scones
- Apples – Granny Smith apples are tart and sweet, perfect for baking.
- Caramel Bits – Kraft Caramel Bits, little caramel chips smaller than the original caramels.
- Pantry Items – Flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt.
- Vanilla – I like to buy good vanilla or find someone to bring it back from Mexico.
- Cinnamon – Ground cinnamon, always try to buy the best.
- Dairy Items – Butter, cream and an egg.
Caramel Apple Scones
Ingredients
Caramel Apple Scones
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup cream whipping cream
- 1 large egg
Apple Mixture
- 2 cups Granny Smith apples peeled and diced
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 1 tbsp. dark brown sugar
- 1 pinch cinnamon
Caramel Sauce
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups dark brown sugar
- 1 cup cream whipping cream
- 1/4 cup vanilla
Instructions
Caramel Apple Scones
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a sheet pan by lining with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Grate in 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) and crumble together with flour mixture.
- Add cream and whisked egg, blend until dough forms together.
Apple Mixture
- In a small pan over medium heat, heat apples in butter, dark brown sugar and cinnamon for about three minutes.
- Fold apple mixture into dough mixture until evenly distributed. Be careful not to overmix. You may need to add a little more flour if dough is too wet.
- Form dough on a floured survey into a semi flat circle about the size of a dinner plate. Cut into 8 equal pie shapes. Place on parchment lined sheet pan. Bake for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees. Make caramel sauce while scones bake.
- Remove from oven and let cool completely. Drizzle with caramel sauce.
Caramel Sauce
- Melt butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Add dark brown sugar and stir until melted with butter. Add cream and vanilla. Continue to stir over medium heat until thickened, about 7-8 minutes. After drizzling scones, remaining caramel can be stored in the refrigerator for about a week.
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