Each mouthful of these buttery homemade Orange Cranberry Scones is packed with flavour thanks to the fresh cranberries, orange zest and cranberry jam. These are a copycat of the scones you find at Starbucks coffee and are perfect for the holiday season.
It is the time of year where I love baking! Nothings beats the smell of a great sweet treat in a warm kitchen when its cold outside.
These work great as an afternoon snack with a cup of coffee or as a sweet breakfast treat.
I’ve recently grown to love American style scones such as these Air Fryer Pumpkin Scones but I still have a soft spot for English Lavender Scones slathered with clotted cream and jam.
What makes the Starbucks scones unique is the ribbon of cranberry spread sandwiched in the scones. These tender scones
Ingredients:
Full ingredients with measurements are available in the recipe card below at the end of this post
Flour – I have used all purpose flour or plain flour for this recipe.
Heavy cream or double cream – you can also use whole milk but the end result will not be as luxurious.
Butter – butter adds the crumbly, flakiness to the scones. I have used unsalted butter. Ensure to use cold butter. As the butter melts in the oven, steam is released. This steam leads to air pockets allowing for an airy centre.
Sugar – I have used white granulated sugar.
Baking powder and Baking Soda
Cranberries – I have used a mix of dried cranberries and fresh cranberries. The fresh cranberries are also used to make the spread. If you cannot find fresh, you can use frozen cranberries which are more easily available. Alternatively use this Christmas jam to spread.
Orange zest and orange peel – both together provide a mellow orange flavor.
Salt
Orange glaze :
Icing sugar (powdered sugar)
Orange juice – use smooth orange juice rather than one with fruity bits!
Optional:
For a real hit of orange flavour, add a drop of orange oil to the dough.
Top with a sweet orange glaze made with icing sugar and orange juice
Use chocolate chips in place of the cranberries. You can also add white chocolate chips to these orange cranberry scones
Add a drop or two of vanilla extract for a warm sweet aroma.
Vegan Orange Cranberry Scones
Try using full fat coconut milk in replacement of the cream – the fat in the tinned coconut milk leads to better texture
Use vegan butter in replacement of the dairy butter
Cranberry Orange Scone Recipe Method:
You can either use a food processor or a simple large bowl. These scones can be baked in the oven or air fryer
Preheat your oven to gas mark 7 or 200C.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Prepare the cranberry spread by blitzing cranberries and orange juice until you get a thick paste. I used cranberry sauce that I prepared ahead of Christmas dinner.
To make the scones: mix the dry ingredients
In a big mixing bowl whisk together the dry ingredients: the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt
Add in the chilled butter and rub into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Fold in the wet ingredients
Add the milk/cream and gently mix until a soft dough forms. Fold until no flour clumps remain. Be carful not to over-mix this step.
Fold in orange zest and orange peel if using. Tip in the cranberries.
Divide the dough into two equal portions. Pat dough into an approximately 8-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.
Spread the sauce and slice into triangles
Spread the cranberry mixture on the bottom round layer and set the top layer over the top.
Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into separate wedges or use a pastry cutter for shape of your choice
Sprinkle with sanding sugar if you have it for a frosty appearance.
Air fry or Bake the Scones
Preheat the air fryer to 180 C for 5 minutes.
Place scones into the air fryer basket
Air fry for 5 minutes on 180C
Reduce the heat to 160C and air fryer for another 2-3 minutes or until the top of the scones are lightly golden.
Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until light golden and risen nicely.
Meanwhile, whisk together icing sugar and oranje juice for the glaze
Once the scones have baked and cooled, drizle over the glaze and serve!
Pro Tips
If you have the time, use frozen butter instead of chilled butter. Frozen butter that has been grated is best because it keeps the dough as chilled as possible even after handling the dough.
Chill your dough in the fridge for 15-20 minutes prior to baking to prevent the scones from over spreading as they bake
Storage
These cranberry orange scones will keep well for 3-4 days at room temperature if stored in an airtight container
You can easily make them ahead of time for this reason. You could also prepare the dough in advance, chill and bake when you are ready
Freezing:
Freeze the prepared scones in a freezer safe bag or container. Take a single scone, warm in the microwave and enjoy whenever you feel like!
Serving
These scones are perfect with a cup of tea, coffee!
They can be enjoyed for breakfast, in an afternoon tea or as a sweet snack
As these are American scones and not English style scones, they do not need any extra clotted cream, butter or jam.
More Eggless Baking Recipes
Vegan Burnt Basque Cheesecake
Gulab jamun Mix Cake
Instant pot Coconut Semolina Cake (Revani)
Condensed milk Cupcakes
Chocolate Orange Cake
Linzer Cookies
Chocolate, Peanut and Oat Cookies – perfect for Christmas and the Holidays!
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Orange Cranberry Scones (Starbucks Style)
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Air fryer
- 1 Knife
Ingredients
- 3 ¼ cup plain flour all purpose flour
- 1 cup cranberries fresh
- 1 cup heavy cream also known as double
- ¾ cup butter chilled
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 orange for zest and juice
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ cup orange peel
- 4 tablespoon cranberry sauce or jam (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Orange Glaze
- ¼ cup icing sugar powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon orange juice
Instructions
- Zest an orange and squeeze juice from it. 1 orange
- In a mixing bowl take flour and add sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. 3 1/4 cup plain flour, 1/3 cup sugar, 3 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Whisk everything until well combined.
- Add in the chilled butter and rub into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 3/4 cup butter
- Add the milk/cream and gently mix until a soft dough forms. 1 cup heavy cream
- Fold in orange zest and orange peel if using. Tip in the cranberries. 1 cup cranberries, 1/8 cup orange peel
- Divide the dough into two equal portions. Pat dough into an approximately 8-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.
- Spread the cranberry mixture/sauce/jam and set the top layer. 4 tablespoon cranberry sauce
- Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into separate wedges or use a pastry cutter for shape of your choice
- Sprinkle with sanding sugar if you have it for a frosty appearance.
Air Fryer Method
- Preheat the air fryer to 180 C for 5 minutes.
- Place scones into the air fryer basket.
- Air fry for 5 minutes on 180C.
- Reduce the heat to 160C and air fryer for another 2-3 minutes or until the top of the scones are lightly golden.
- Remove and let it cool completely.
Oven Baking
- Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until light golden and risen nicely.
Orange Glaze
- Whisk together icing sugar and orange juice for the glaze. 1/4 cup icing sugar, 2 tablespoon orange juice
- Once the scones have baked and cooled, drizle over the glaze and serve!
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Notes
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
Orange Cranberry Scones (Starbucks Style)
Equipment
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Air fryer
- 1 Knife
Ingredients
- 3 ¼ cup plain flour all purpose flour
- 1 cup cranberries fresh
- 1 cup heavy cream also known as double
- ¾ cup butter chilled
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 orange for zest and juice
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ cup orange peel
- 4 tablespoon cranberry sauce or jam (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Orange Glaze
- ¼ cup icing sugar powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon orange juice
Instructions
- Zest an orange and squeeze juice from it. 1 orange
- In a mixing bowl take flour and add sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. 3 1/4 cup plain flour, 1/3 cup sugar, 3 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Whisk everything until well combined.
- Add in the chilled butter and rub into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 3/4 cup butter
- Add the milk/cream and gently mix until a soft dough forms. 1 cup heavy cream
- Fold in orange zest and orange peel if using. Tip in the cranberries. 1 cup cranberries, 1/8 cup orange peel
- Divide the dough into two equal portions. Pat dough into an approximately 8-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.
- Spread the cranberry mixture/sauce/jam and set the top layer. 4 tablespoon cranberry sauce
- Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into separate wedges or use a pastry cutter for shape of your choice
- Sprinkle with sanding sugar if you have it for a frosty appearance.
Air Fryer Method
- Preheat the air fryer to 180 C for 5 minutes.
- Place scones into the air fryer basket.
- Air fry for 5 minutes on 180C.
- Reduce the heat to 160C and air fryer for another 2-3 minutes or until the top of the scones are lightly golden.
- Remove and let it cool completely.
Oven Baking
- Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until light golden and risen nicely.
Orange Glaze
- Whisk together icing sugar and orange juice for the glaze. 1/4 cup icing sugar, 2 tablespoon orange juice
- Once the scones have baked and cooled, drizle over the glaze and serve!
Video
Notes
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
This Authentic Indian Mint Sauce is the same that you find in Indian restaurants served with your starter and poppadum. Easy Yogurt Mint Sauce is made with simple ingredients like yogurt, fresh mint and green chilies and is ready within 5 minutes .
- Why you will love this recipe:
- Ingredients for Yogurt Mint Sauce
- Tips:
- Serving Suggestion for Indian Mint Sauce
- Storage
- FAQ
- Other Restaurant Style Indian Recipes
Hands down, my favourite part of visiting Indian restaurants is because of the Indian appetizers and trio of poppadom chutneys.
By the time I’ve devoured poppadoms and Indian snacks with Indian onion chutney or mango chutney, date and tamarind chutney and yogurt mint sauce I’m usually full! Does this happen to anyone else?
This version is a duplicate of the cool, minty slightly sweet yogurt that you often find with Indian meals. Indian food such as onion bhaji, air fryer onion bhaji , tandoori snacks like paneer tikka or tandoori paneer galette goes great with this dip.
It has similarities to the green chutney (hari chutney) served with chaat. This cilantro mint chutney, or pudina chutney is made without yogurt.
You may recognise many of these ingredients from a mint raita recipe, however, mint raita usually contains cucumber too so is also known as cucumber raita .
Why you will love this recipe:
Tastes just like Indian restaurant / takeaway
Takes just 5 minutes to prepare and is a no-cook recipe.
Uses easy to find ingredients – all available from a quick trip to your supermarket.
Can be made ahead of time – the green sauce retains its vibrant colour thanks to the lemon juice and yogurt.
Ingredients for Yogurt Mint Sauce
Full ingredients with measurements and method can be found in the recipe card below
Plain yogurt – for the best taste use full fat yogurt. You can make this with low fat yogurt, however the sauce will be tart.
Use a thick yogurt such as greek yogurt where possible. If it is not available, prepare hung curd that is used in Shrikhand recipes.
Fresh mint leaves – for refreshing and cool sauce fresh mint leaves are a must. Try to avoid dried mint as you will not get the same effect.
Fresh coriander leaves / cilantro – use fresh cilantro leaves with bright green leaves for the best results. Wilted leaves that are starting to darken will spoil the recipe.
Green chillies – a staple in Indian cuisine, you can adjust the heat level to your own taste. Add an extra green chilli for a spicy chutney. If green chilli not available, use jalapeno peppers.
Spices – a big pinch of ground cumin powder and garam masala works wonders in this Indian mint dip.
Optionally, you can add a small pinch of chaat masala but I find the flavours are zingy without it! Note, if you do not have cumin powder but cumin seeds, you can blend them along with the fresh herbs.
Sugar – a tsp caster sugar or regular sugar in this sauce makes a huge diffrence, especially if you want it to taste Indian restaurant style.
Lemon juice – alternatively use lime juice.
If its your personal preference, you can add a small garlic clove to give the Indian mint sauce a kick of flavour
Vegan Indian Mint Sauce
To make this recipe vegan or dairy-free, simply replace the dairy yogurt with a plant-based vegan yogurt.
Easy Indian Mint Sauce
The quickest way to make this recipe is to use British mint sauce from a jar. Simply stir a spoon of mint sauce into 1 cup of yogurt and season to your taste!
This easy recipe can be ready in less than a minute ready to serve alongside other Indian snacks. The vinegar used in jarred mint sauce will provide a little tang which is addictive!
You can also use any leftover Mint and Coriander chutney that you made earlier and swirl it through yogurt.
Indian Mint Sauce Recipe
First, you need to prepare an easy mint chutney that will be mixed in with the yogurt. You’re looking to get a smooth paste which will blend in nicely.
Tip the coriander and mint leaves with the green chillies, and lemon juice into a food processor and blend until you have a smooth consistency.
Mix this cilantro chutney with yogurt and cumin powder, season with salt and add sugar to your taste. You may want to add more lemon juice.
It is easy to do a quick taste test and decide on any changes to the seasoning!
Tips:
For mint chutney recipe use the freshest ingredients where possible, especially fresh herbs – wilting mint and coriander leaves will ruin the flavour
Do not add yogurt to the blender whilst blending coriander and mint. The yogurt will become far too runny
Use thick yogurt for a thick sauce as the green paste will thin out the yogurt.
Serving Suggestion for Indian Mint Sauce
Serve it British Indian Restaurant style with a trio of chutneys and a bowl of Indian kachumber or Indian Onion Salad on the side.
Use it as a green chutney for paneer tikka or drizzled over chaat such as bhel puri or sev puri
Why not try it as a salad dressing in buddha bowls or other healthy recipes
It makes for a delicious dipping sauce for finger foods such as masala chips , samosas and kachori .
Keep some spicy condiments, like this red chutney , in a separate bowl so your guests can choose whichever they like!
I like to spread this Yogurt Mint Sauce onto a naan bread . I then top with falafel and salad for a delicious lunch!
Check out these other Samosa Dipping Sauces for more inspiration!
Storage
Store leftover chutney in the fridge in an airtight container. It should keep well for 2-3 days. If it separates, give it a stir before serving.
You can also freeze this yogurt chutney. Spoon into an ice cube tray, once frozen, you can transfer into freezer bags and defrost as you need – note that it might be a bit more liquid when it defrosts.
It is also known as Yogurt Mint Sauce
Indian mint sauce will last up to 3 days in the fridge
Indian Mint Sauce is made from thick yogurt, fresh coriander, mint, green chillies, lemon juice and sugar.
Yes, Indian mint sauce is naturally gluten free.
No Indian mint sauce is not vegan as it is made with dairy yogurt. However, you can make Vegan Indian mint sauce at home using a plant based yogurt.
Simply add a pinch of turmeric powder to the yogurt and mix with green mint chutney.
Other Restaurant Style Indian Recipes
Sweet Tamarind Chutney
Masala Poppadums
Paneer Jalfrezi
Saag Aloo
Pilau Rice
Dal Fry
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Indian Mint Sauce Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- ½ cup yogurt use thick yogurt like full fat greek yogurt
- ⅛ cup mint leaves
- ⅛ cup coriander cilantro leaves
- 1 medium green chili mild or hot work fine
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala optional
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon water chilled or 1 ice cube
Instructions
- First clean and remove thick stalks of coriander, mint and chili. Tender stalks are fine to use 1/8 cup mint, 1/8 cup coriander
- Wash coriander, mint and chili under running water. 1 medium green chili
- Break chili into 2-3 pieces.
- Place mint, coriander, chili, salt, water or ice cube and lemon juice in a blender jar. 1 teaspoon lemon juice, salt, 2 tablespoon water
- Blend until smooth paste. This is your hari chutney (cilantro chutney).
- Then add yogurt, cumin, garam masala (if using) and sugar into the the chutney, and mix well. 1/2 cup yogurt, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- Transfer in to the serving bowl, whisk and combine well.
- Cover it with cling film and chill in the refridgerator until you are ready to serve.
Notes
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
