A tasty and easy pumpkin scone recipe that can be prepped in advance, frozen, and then placed straight into your children’s school lunch boxes.
I love pumpkin scones, ooh I love any scone really! I often make a batch, we have them fresh for afternoon tea and then I freeze the rest to pop in the kid’s lunchboxes.
To freeze, cut fresh scones in half, spread with margarine and your favourite spread (ie. honey) then place the halves back together and freeze in an airtight container for up to four weeks. It’s then a matter of simply placing the frozen scone directly in the lunchbox, and by morning tea time it will be defrosted.
For more freezer-friendly recipes – perfect for school lunches! – check out my Lunch Box Recipe Cookbook.
Pumpkin Scones
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- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 cup mashed pumpkin (cold)
- 2 cups SR flour
Instructions
- Beat together butter, sugar and salt with electric mixer
- Add egg and pumpkin, mix
- Stir in the flour
- Spoon large heaped spoons of dough onto trays, giving enough room for spreading during cooking
- Bake in a very hot oven 220C for 15-20 minutes
By Kat – The Organised Housewife
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22 comments
Super yummy and very easy to make! Will definitely make again! Thanks so much for sharing =)
Glad you loved them too!
Super yummy and very easy to make! Will definitely make again! Thanks so much for sharing =)
Oooh yum! And I love the idea of freezing them pre-cut and buttered too.
Saves alot of time!
i love the idea of popping frozen scones (already buttered no less!) into lunchboxes. i am getting started on these for baking tomorrow night. thanks!
I also like plain scones with vegemite. Kids might like the cheesybite. simple lunchbox snack.
I made these yesterday – the girls (2 & 4) loved them with a littler butter as a snack after dinner last night, & plain at the shops today. I also just had one plain, yummo! I must admit I was lazy though & didn’t measure the pumpkin lol
These look lovely, I have some butternuts here from my parents garden, I thin I will have to test them out. Thanks fro all you do 🙂
They are delicious you will enjoy them 🙂
I just made these for the first time. Easy and freaking delicious!!!
Do you cook the pumpkin first or add it raw??
Hi Natasha, I cook the pumpkin first.:)
Really yummy scones. I cooked them in a muffin tray turned out really good.
Can you use sweet potato instead of pumpkin?
I could not find my old recipe. So thought this was simple and close to it. I made them for a wake. These went off so quickly! The first plate to go. I did not get a taste! The only problem was…I made them bigger and only made 18. Not near enough So, I will double the mix next time. Many great comments on this scone. Now my favourite!
Easy recipe.
Sherrie that is such lovely feedback – thank you! I am so happy to hear that they were enjoyed so much. Kat x
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Hi Kat
Is there a substitute for butter? If yes, do I still beat it with sugar and salt with electric mixer?
Thank you
I haven’t used a butter substitute myself for this recipe. If you do try one let me know how you go. Kat x
We don’t have pumpkins this time of year around me. Could I use canned pumpkin?
I haven’t tried that myself, but I imagine that would work fine. Let me know how you go!