Crusty and coated with a delicious caramel coating on the outside, soft and buttery on the inside. These Caramel Apple Scones are what Fall dreams are made of. Made with real apple pieces and apple pie seasoning, you’ll be as happy it’s Fall.

Scones are one of those baked goods that don’t get the reputation it deserves, in a good way. I remember the first time I had a scone and, although it was good, I was a bit confused as if it should’ve been a biscuit or just an incredibly dry piece of bread. After many interactions with the delicious scone, I’ve come to accept this baked treat as a biscuit, the way the Brits enjoy them.
I love scones. I love how rustic they are and how if you have a basic scone recipe, you can recreate as many scones as you want with different flavors. I should know because I have made many scones that are published on my blog like these Maple Pecan Scones, Salted Caramel Scones, Classic Buttermilk Scones, and Citrus Basil Scones. Now adding to the list, Caramel Apple Scones.

Tips for making these Caramel Apple Scones
The key to any dough-like pastry is butter. Not just butter, but cold butter. The colder the better. The fat from the butter will coat the flour making that butter flavor and flaky and soft buttery texture consistent throughout the scones. Keep the butter in the refrigerator until you are absolutely ready to use it.



Lastly, I used Apple Pie Spice that I purchased from my local grocer. You could make your own Apple Pie Spice seasoning if you would like, but I found this seasoning to make all the difference. Between all of these tips, you should be off to enjoying these delicious Caramel Apple Scones in no time.
PrintCaramel Apple Scones
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 2 c. flour
- 2 tbsp. Sugar
- 2 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1 tbsp. Baking powder
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 2 tsp. Apple Pie Spice
- 2 small Honeycrisp apples, grated and slightly squeezed (You can use whatever apple you want)
- 1 stick unsalted butter, cold and grated
- 1 egg
- ½ c. heavy cream
- Topping
- 4 tbsp. Butter
- ½ c. light brown sugar, packed
- ⅓ c. heavy cream
- 1 c. powdered sugar sifted
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and spray with baking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the flour, sugar, light brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and apple pie spice and whisk together.
- Using a standing cheese grater, grate the cold butter and add to the flour mixture. Use a fork or a pastry cutter to work the butter into the flour mixture until the flour begins to look like large clumps of flour.
- Use the same method and grate two small Honeycrisp apples to the cord. Place the shredded apple in the middle of a clean kitchen towel or heavy-duty paper towel lightly squeeze the liquid just until it’s barely dripping liquid, not completely dry. Add the shredded apple and fold it into the mixture.
- Finally, add the heavy cream and egg and stir into the dough. The dough will be slightly sticky. Turn the dough onto the floured surface and mold the dough into a circle with about 1 ½ inch thickness. Cut the circle into 6 triangles and place them onto the baking sheet about an inch apart. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
- To make the topping, in a medium saucepan on medium heat, add the butter and allow to melt. Once melted, add the brown sugar and whisk and allow to slightly boiling until it begins to look like it’s foaming and rising, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat once this happens and slowly pour in the heavy cream and whisk. The caramel sauce will be smooth. Allow sitting cool, at least 5 minutes.
- Whisk in the sifted powdered sugar, and stir vigorously with a whisk until the caramel topping is smooth and not clumpy. Add a pinch of salt. Dip the top of the scones into the caramel sauce and place it on a cooling rack to allow the topping to set. You can double dip if there is more caramel left for extra caramel flavor. Serve as desired.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Breakfast
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