These deliciously easy and crumbly soft cinnamon roll scones are so decadent you won’t believe they are gluten free AND vegan. Like a cross between a Snickerdoodle and the British breakfast pastry, this is a scone recipe you’ll want to make all autumn long. Trust us, you can’t go wrong when making scones without eggs!

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Whether you eat a scone first thing in the morning with your cup of coffee or as an afternoon pick me up when the 3 o’clock slump hits, one thing is for certain: scones are delicious. It’s quite easy to see why they are so popular far beyond their birthplace in Scotland.

What is a scone?

The traditional scone is a dish hailing from across the pond. Most Scottish or UK scones are quite similar to American biscuits. They achieve their crumbly, flaky quality by cutting cold butter into flour, salt, sugar and leavening, and then slowly add cold milk to mix until just combined.

I can’t even tell you how many different flavors of scones I’ve come across in my day: from cranberry white chocolate to pear gorgonzola, chocolate chip to ham and cheese. They can be as versatile as your imagination, landing them squarely among my favorite things to make.

Why You’ll Love Scones without Eggs

Perfect for those who want to enjoy scones but can’t because of egg allergies
Not just egg free, but they’re gluten free and vegean
These fluffy scones are so versatile with so many flavor options
The scone dough is actually easy to make, don’t be intimidated, since we use a baking mix
Kid approved, need I say more?

Ingredients needed

Get more info on these simple ingredients in the recipe card toward the bottom of the post!

King Arthur Gluten Free Baking Mix – you can use a different baking mix, but I find this the easiest to use and safe for my various food allergies. Any of the different brands should work to make your own scones
white sugar
salt
So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage- you can use a different dairy free milk alternative for sure, but I have tested this recipe with this brand and know it works for both sweet scones and savory scone flavors
solid coconut oil- so make sure it’s kept at room temperature
liquid coconut oil
brown sugar
cinnamon

How do you make scones gluten free and vegan?

Alas, since entering the world of food allergies, things like butter, flour and milk have been deemed off limits. Today I am here to proudly announce to you my perfectly allergy friendly scone recipe! With just a few tweaks, it’s totally possible to make scones without any of the ingredients that make your life miserable.

First up, you’ll want to combine all of your dry ingredients into a large bowl. Because I’m using King Arthur Gluten Free Baking Mix, that means you only need to measure out the mix, flour and salt. Hooray for shortcuts!

Next up, you’ll want to incorporate 4 tablespoons of solid coconut oil to your dry mix. I know this sounds like a strange step, but it will help to achieve a flakier texture than the creaming method. If you’ve ever made a homemade pie dough, you should be relatively familiar with this process.

TIP: While you can use either a fork or a pastry cutter for this step, you can also get in there with your hands and rub the pieces of coconut oil between flour to make small pieces. Just be sure to work quickly so as not to melt the oil. Alternatively, you can also blitz the dry ingredients with the solid oil in a food processor by pulsing about 10 times.

Next up, you’re going to add in your milk of choice. For best results, make sure your milk is extra cold. And if you’re going for vegan options, I find that I prefer the So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage to work the best. While stirring, slowly add in the cold milk, mixing until just combined.

It will be a very wet dough, and you’ll want to loosely shape it into a ball at the bottom of your mixing bowl. Next up, you’ll make the cinnamon sugar paste by combining the melted coconut oil, brown sugar and cinnamon.

Dot the cinnamon sugar all over the dough. Using a spatula, slowly swirl the cinnamon sugar throughout. Try not to over mix, or you’ll lose out on the pretty swirl pattern in the scones.

Now here’s the best tip I’m about to give you: the secret to making perfectly even scones is using a muffin scoop!

TIP: Buy a few scoops (also known as dishers) in different sizes. I love using them for making evenly sized cookies and filling my muffin cups too!

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and preheat your oven. Using a medium scoop, dish out 8 even scones and space them evenly across the cookie sheet. Sprinkle the tops of the scones with a bit of sugar for a bit of shine and crunch. Granulated is just fine, bonus points for turbinado sugar!

These eggless scones are delicious warm from the oven, but they also reheat beautifully. Serve them with a tab of vegan butter, with your favorite fruit preserves, or just a great cup of coffee.

Get the full set of instructions on making golden brown scones without eggs in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.

Storage

Once they’ve cooled down, place scones in an airtight container and keep them in the refrigerator for a few days. It’s important to note that they may dry out a bit and lose some of the coarse crumbs texture that we know and love in the fridge, but some of the ingredients you may add cause these scones to require refrigeration when storing.

Reheating

When reheating your scones, it can be difficult to make sure you get a tender scone and not a hockey puck. The microwave can make it soggy or even turn hard super fast. It may be helpful to reheat them in the oven until warmed through again. Just keep an eye on them some they don’t burn on the baking tray in the oven.

Tips and Variations

This easy scone recipe is super easy to scale and make more incredible classic scones and non-traditional scones. With so many different ways to flavor the, you’ll have the best tasting scones in no time!
Feel free to alter the ingredients to this simple scone recipe to make savory scones or sweet them up by adding some vanilla extract, white chocolate chips, and lemon juice for a little citrus flavor to the wet ingredients when making the scone batter.
Serve these with fresh fruit for a super easy way to sweeten them up at the end when you. goto serve these scones.
Enjoy these as a breakfast, snack, dessert, or with a mug of afternoon tea
Check to see if your baking mix has xanthan gum, guar gum or another binding agent to help the gluten free flour blends hold together to make some good scones.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I customize these scones?

Absolutely! The beauty of scones is their near inexhaustible variety. Feel free to omit the cinnamon sugar if you prefer. Here are just a few ideas:

Add chocolate chips of your choice
Add in dried fruit
Add toffee bits of nuts
Roll them in flaked sweetened coconut
Some flavor combos: cranberry and white chocolate, apricot and white chocolate, coconut and milk chocolate, dark chocolate and pecan
Keep them simple and serve them with lemon curd or clotted cream for a truly European experience.
Really, you can serve them just how you would traditional scones, just using your favorite toppings, or additions when making the mixture

I’m not kidding here folks! The sky is truly the limit when it comes to these gluten free scones.

What if I’m not gluten free?

If you’re not gluten free, feel free to substitute in your favorite baking mix. If you opt for All Purpose Flour, be sure to add leavening to the mix. Otherwise, you can use self-raising flour.

Can I use other kinds of milk?

Yes! Here at Wright Things, we embrace the desire to customize our recipes to your needs. While I prefer coconut milk, you could use any variety of milk – oat, almond, soy or even dairy to your scone batter for a nice crumbly scone.

Need more recipe inspiration? Check out these other deliciously healthy breakfast treats:

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Yield: 8

Cinnamon Roll Scones Without Butter {Gluten Free, Egg Free, Dairy Free, Vegan}

Name: Cinnamon Roll Scones Without Butter {Gluten Free, Egg Free, Dairy Free, Vegan}
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 33 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups King Arthur Gluten Free Baking Mix; 1/4 cup white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage (cold works best); 4 Tablespoons solid coconut oil; 2 Tablespoons liquid coconut oil; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 Teaspoon cinnamon

Scones are one of those things that are great just about any time of the day.

As breakfast, an afternoon treat, dessert, or a snack these cinnamon roll scones without butter are fantastic.

They are also egg gree, making them vegan, and of course gluten free.

Just here for the without butter part? Feel free to substitue your favorite flour or milk in recipe.

Either way, you won't miss the egg in this recipe at all.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 23 minutes

Total Time 33 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups King Arthur Gluten Free Baking Mix
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup So Delicious Coconut Milk Beverage (cold works best)
4 Tablespoons solid coconut oil
2 Tablespoons liquid coconut oil
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 Teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking pan with parchment.
Combine King Arthur Gluten Free Baking Mix, white sugar, and salt in a bowl to for combine the dry ingredients.
Measure 4 tablespoons of solid coconut oil,
Mix the 4 tablespoons of solid coconut milk into the dry mixture as shown, until texture is crumbly. I usually do it with a spatula and a chopping motion to start, but don't be afraid to use your hands!
Add the So Delicous Coconut Milk Beverage mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. The texture will be a very wet dough, and press together into a loose ball.
Mix the 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of liquid coconut, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Spoon the brown sugar mixture over different areas of the dough.
Mix the mixture into the dough until just combined, and you can see swirls.
Measure out 8 scones with a muffin scoop. Yes, you read that right. Muffin scoops are the secret ingredients to prefect scones.
Sprinkle top of scones with sugar.
Bake for 23 minutes or unti internal temperatuer of scone reaches 210 F

Notes

This is a great base scone recipe without butter. This recipe, which is also gluten free and eggless is also a great base for anything you may want to add, like chocolate chips, coconut, or dried fruit.

Cinnamon Roll Scones {Without Butter, Gluten Free, Vegan}