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    Home » Recipes » Scones

    Published on May 4, 2019. Modified on Nov 13, 2024 by bakingqueen74. This post may contain affiliate links. 6 Comments

    Cherry Coconut Scones

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    Cherry scones with a light nutty flavour from the shredded coconut and sweetness from the candied cherries, these are quick and easy to make for snacks and picnics.

    While I am a big fan of the traditional plain English scone, you can easily add flavour and texture by adding fruit or other additions to them.

    I found a bag of desiccated coconut in the store cupboard along with some glacé cherries so the idea for these cherry scones took root.

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    With a few simple ingredients and their quick baking time, scones are one of the baking favourites I turn to again and again.

    It helps that they are delicious and loved by all too, as I know they’ll be gone pretty quickly.

    You don’t need any fancy equipment to make scones, in fact I made these without a cutter once as I couldn’t find one, and used the end of a tin instead. 

    If you don’t have a rolling pin, no fear, you can use anything cylindrical you can find, I used the side of the tin I used as my cutter that time too!

    I do always make sure I brush the top of my scones with a little milk before baking.

    It gives them a lovely golden brown colour so you just want to grab one and dive in.

    How to serve scones

    Scones are traditionally served for afternoon tea, and if you are in Devon or Cornwall or other British regions, it is very common to have them as part of a cream tea.

    Here the question on everyone’s lips seems to be whether the cream or jam should go first. 

    Personally I see the cream as the replacement of butter so I’d have cream then jam, but who am I to judge?

    Serving

    These scones are perfect sliced and served warm with butter or just plain.

    If you are a real cherry fan then some cherry jam might go well too.

    Ingredients

    Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe, perfect as a shopping list or to use when gathering the ingredients together. The quantities are in the recipe card, scroll down for the full details.

    • self raising flour
    • butter
    • caster sugar
    • milk
    • desiccated (shredded) coconut
    • glacé (candied) cherries

    Step by step

    Place the flour in a bowl, and rub in the butter. Stir in the sugar then the milk to make a soft dough. Add the candied cherries/glacé cherries.

    Mix gently. The dough will be soft.

    Roll the dough out on a surface dusted with flour.

    Cut out 9-10 medium scones using a cutter.

    Place them on a lined baking sheet, sprinkle a little extra coconut onto each scone, and brush with milk.

    Bake for 25 minutes at 180°C (fan) or until golden brown and baked through.

    More to try

    I have lots of different scone recipes on my site for you to try, from blackberry and berry scones to Nutella scones baked in a crockpot, see which kind catches your eye:

    • blackberry, lemon and white chocolate scones
    • lemon berry scones
    • caramel scones
    • giant Nutella scone baked in slow cooker
    • giant strawberry scone baked in slow cooker

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    Recipe

    Scones on a white round rack on a blue background.

    Cherry Coconut Scones

    A delicious store cupboard bake, sweet scones with candied cherries and shredded coconut
    4.62 from 13 votes
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    Course: Baking
    Cuisine: British
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 10
    Calories: 220kcal
    Author: Lucy Allen | BakingQueen74

    Ingredients

    • 230 g self raising flour
    • 55 g unsalted butter
    • 25 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
    • 175 ml milk
    • 70 g desiccated coconut (shredded coconut)
    • 100 g glacé cherries (candied cherries)
    • milk for brushing
    UK Measurements – US Measurements

    Equipment

    mixing bowl
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    Instructions 

    • Preheat your oven to 180℃ / 350℉.
    • Place the flour in a bowl, and rub in the butter.
      230 g self raising flour, 55 g unsalted butter
    • Stir in the sugar then the milk to make a soft dough.
      25 g caster sugar (superfine sugar), 175 ml milk
    • Add the desiccated coconut and glacé cherries and mix gently. 
      70 g desiccated coconut (shredded coconut), 100 g glacé cherries (candied cherries)
    • Roll the dough out and cut out 9-10 medium scones using a cutter.
    • Place them on a lined baking sheet, sprinkle on a little more desiccated coconut, and brush with milk.
      milk
    • Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and baked through.
    • Leave to cool on a tray and enjoy warm or cold.
    Did you try and love this recipe?Then please leave a star rating and comment below to let me know how you got on!

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    1. Catherine Johnson says

      July 30, 2024 at 7:46 am

      Loved these scones. Recipe easy to follow, I replaced dairy milk with coconut milk and added a teaspoon of baking powder to help them rise. They came out of the oven looking perfect and tasted divine. Will definitely be baking these again.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        August 14, 2024 at 4:20 pm

        brilliant, thanks for leaving your review Catherine!

        Reply
    2. Barry J says

      May 06, 2024 at 10:33 am

      A super recipe indeed filling the kitchen with the warm smell of coconut toasting on top of the scones in the oven.
      As a lover of coconut I might experiment with coconut milk instead of dairy milk for the next batch.
      Very many thanks for the recipe – a winner indeed!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        May 06, 2024 at 11:50 am

        So glad you loved it Barry!

        Reply
    3. Evelyn says

      January 10, 2024 at 10:53 pm

      What is castor sugar?

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        January 11, 2024 at 4:59 pm

        Caster sugar is a fine granulated sugar widely available here in the UK. In the USA it would be called superfine sugar, but as you didn’t say where you are I don’t know if that helps.

        Reply
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