Marie Saba

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Air Fryer Apple Cinnamon Scones

We can’t wait for you to try these Air Fryer Apple Cinnamon Scones! Most recipes for scones involve cutting butter into dry ingredients, similar to how you make a pie dough, which can be a bit tedious. I wanted something simpler.

Enter heavy cream. With heavy cream you get the same richness as butter, but a lot less hassle. Instead of working the butter in with your fingers, you simply stir in the cream with a spoon!

We love to cook these scones in our Instant Pot Vortex Air Fryer. Do you have an air fryer yet? If not, I highly recommend this one! It is high quality, powerful, and surprisingly quiet! I use it multiple times a week for all kinds of food, including veggies, appetizers, chicken, burgers, meatballs, crab cakes, and of course these air fryer apple cinnamon scones.

Looking for some other easy breakfast ideas? Try our Epic French Toast, Favorite Coffee Cake, or Buttermilk Pancakes. Yum!

Air Fryer Apple Cinnamon Scones

Ingredients

1 cup (140 g) all-purpose flour (or gluten-free flour blend)
2 Tablespoons granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup diced apple
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For topping: heavy cream, cinnamon, sugar in the raw

For icing: 1/4 cup powdered sugar + 1/2 Tablespoon milk

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add apple and toss to coat.
Add heavy cream and vanilla to dry ingredients. Stir gently until a dough forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. (If sticky, dust with a little extra flour.) Form dough into a circle about 6 inches in diameter. Cut into 8 wedges. Brush tops with heavy cream and sprinkle with raw sugar and cinnamon.
Line air fryer basket with foil or parchment (leaving space around the sides for air to circulate). Cook at 350 F (176 C) for 10-12 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes on a drying rack. While scones are cooling, in a small bowl mix together powdered sugar and milk until smooth. (Add more powdered sugar if you prefer a thicker icing.) Drizzle icing over cooled scones and enjoy!

*If you don’t have an air fryer, you can bake these in the oven. Place wedges on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 415 F for 16-18 minutes.

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Mary Coombe says:

September 26, 2025 at 1:03 am

I wasn’t able to print your Apple Scone recipe. I tried getting to it through You Tube and when that didn’t work I went directly to your web site. Couldn’t print it from there either. Don’t know if problem is your site or me, but thought I would let you know anyway.

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1. Marie Saba says:
  
  September 28, 2025 at 2:59 pm
  
  Hi Mary! Thanks for letting me know and I apologize for the inconvenience! I’ve added the printable recipe to the website and a link to it in the YouTube description box. Sometimes I’m a little delayed getting everything posted … can’t afford an assistant yet so I do it all myself right now, but maybe someday I will have some help 🙂 Thank you for your patience and more importantly, thanks for watching! Please let me know if you find any other issues and I will get them corrected as soon as I can. Big hugs, Marie
  
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