Cherry Cream Cheese Scones

Name: Cherry Cream Cheese Scones
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons whipped butter; 1/2 cup cream cheese; 1/3 cup low-fat milk (or milk of choice); 1 cup fresh cherries, pitted and chopped; Optional Lemon Glaze:; 1/3 cup powdered sugar; 1–2 teaspoons lemon juice

Hannah laughs at me that every time I write a new scone recipe, I declare it my favorite. But these cherry cream cheese scones are my new favorite! Yes, these come in at 11 Weight Watchers points, but only 237 calories. It’s worth it to me to enjoy this scone once in a while.

Light, fluffy, the perfect amount of sweetness in the scone, and with the glaze on top? Perfection.

Ingredients:

flour (we used all-purpose)
baking powder
baking soda
salt
sugar
whipped butter (whipped butter is less WW points for some reason?!)
1/2 cup cream cheese (we used The Sassy Bagel Cherry Cream Cheese bought at a local farmers market)
milk (we used low fat)
fresh cherries (also from the farmers market)

Butter vs. Whipped Butter

Whipped butter is simply regular butter that has been aerated by whipping air into it, making it lighter and fluffier in texture. Because of this added volume, whipped butter is less dense, meaning it contains fewer calories and fat per tablespoon compared to regular butter. However, this also means it’s not always a 1:1 substitution in baking. Whipped butter has more air and less fat by volume, which can affect the structure and moisture of baked goods. It works well in recipes where precise fat content isn’t critical, like these scones.

It’s key to toss the cherries into the dry mixture before adding the wet mixture. By doing so, the cherries won’t drop to the bottom of the scone when baking.

The dough will be shaggy and a bit wet. Not to worry! Once I dumped the scone mixture on my prepared baking sheet, I wet my hands and press the dough into a circle about one inch thick. I find that if I freeze the disk for 30 minutes, I get really nice knife cuts.

Cherry Cream Cheese Scones

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

These cherry cream cheese scones are my new favorite! Perfect use of your farmers market cherries.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons whipped butter
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/3 cup low-fat milk (or milk of choice)
1 cup fresh cherries, pitted and chopped
Optional Lemon Glaze:
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1–2 teaspoons lemon juice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.

Toss in the cherries: Add chopped cherries to the flour mixture and gently toss to coat. This helps prevent the cherries from sinking during baking.

Cut in the butter: Add the whipped butter and use a fork (or pastry cutter) to work it into the flour until crumbly.

Add cream cheese: Add the cream cheese and continue mixing with a fork until mostly incorporated—some small chunks are okay!

Add the milk: Pour in the milk and gently mix just until a dough forms. Don’t overmix.

Shape the dough: Transfer dough onto the prepared parchment paper. With damp hands, pat it into a round disk about 1 inch thick.

Freeze: Place the tray in the freezer for 30 minutes. This helps the scones hold their shape and bake up tall and fluffy.

Slice and bake: After freezing, cut the dough into 8 equal triangles (like a pizza). Separate slightly on the baking sheet and bake for 15–18 minutes, or until golden brown on the edges.

Cool and glaze (optional): Let the scones cool completely. For a lemon glaze, whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Drizzle over cooled scones and enjoy!

Notes

As of the date of this post, these scones are 9 Weight Watchers points without the glaze and 217 calories, 7 fat, 35 carbs, 1 fiber and 4 protein. If you add the glaze: 10 Weight Watchers points and 237 calories, 7 fat, 40 carbs, 1 fiber and 4 protein. Click here for the WW tracker.

In 1986, my late husband was at a business meeting in California when someone offered him a scone during a coffee break. He took one bite, and in his words, it was so dry and awful that he spent the rest of the meeting trying not to choke on it. That single scone experience haunted him for life, so that he never touched another one again. It didn’t matter how many versions I baked over the years while we were married: blueberry lemon, my copycat vanilla bean starbuck’s dupe, pistachio scones with mint chocolate drizzle —he wouldn’t go near them. Neighbors would rave about the flavor combinations and texture, even asking for the recipe, but he stood his ground. “Nope,” he’d say, “I already had one once in 1986.” Some opinions are just set in stone… or scone. 😆

The Sassy Bagel

Becky from The Sassy Bagel sells bagels and cream cheese at my local farmers market. If you are local, you can order ahead of time because she nearly runs out every market. You can check out her link here. I used her honey cherry cream cheese for this recipe, but you can feel free to use your own favorite flavor.

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