Air Fryer Pumpkin Scones

We can’t wait for you to try these Air Fryer Pumpkin 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 pumpkin scones.

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

Air Fryer Pumpkin Scones

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup (60 g) pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup (140 g) all-purpose flour (or gluten-free flour blend)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • Pinch of cloves
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (120 ml)
  • 3 Tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

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

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

Instructions

  1. In a small skillet, cook the pumpkin over medium-low heat until reduced by half (about 10 minutes), stirring frequently with a spatula. Set aside to cool.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together cooked pumpkin (2 Tablespoons after cooking in step 1), heavy cream, brown sugar and vanilla. Whisk until smooth. Add pumpkin mixture 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.
  4. 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 additional powdered sugar if too thin, or milk if too thick.) 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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