Whole Grain Vegan Ginger Grapefruit Scones

Whole Grain Vegan Ginger Grapefruit Scones! These scones are made with frozen coconut oil for the best scone texture. Topped with a grapefruit ginger glaze – these are definitely a must.

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Guys… it has been AGES since I made scones for you! I mean, we’re talking these lemon ones back in March. That was eight months ago. Can you believe it? Eight months and not a single new scone recipe since. That is pretty strange for me. I have all of these scones flavors written down too, it’s just so hard to get to everything on my list! I have ideas up the wazoo (whatever that actually means…) and not enough time to share them all.

Last time I made scones we were also still living in our (godawful) apartment. I actually just shuddered. I can’t even begin to tell you how thankful I am that we are in our own home. Seriously though, I reflect quite often on how fortunate we are to be in the position we’re in. With everything that is going on in the world these days, I feel it’s important to take some time and practice gratitude… Write down what you’re thankful for, reach out to your loved ones, and just practice living a life you’re proud of.

It’s finding joy in those little moments that can make a big difference in how you feel each day. Trust me, I am not the most up-beat and positive polly all of the time. But I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: practicing gratitude helps. Just give it a try and I swear you’ll start to feel different and have a more positive outlook on life.

And maybe find some activities to do that bring you joy. For me, one of those activities is baking – duh.

One recipe that especially brings me joy? SCONES. I don’t know what it is or why I deem them as extra special, but I just love ’em. Maybe its because they’re “British” and I have this romanticized image of enjoying lightly crumbled scones and a hot cup of tea. All while speaking in a British accent, of course.

Or maybe its because they’re actually easier than they appear and I am always surprised at how quick they come together… yes, even after making them dozens of times. 

I don’t know. I am kind of rambling here but you get the point, yes?

SCONES = PURE JOY.

Also pure joy? PINK SCONES. Okay, to be more specific:

How to Make Ginger Grapefruit Scones

Yeah, we’re putting grapefruit in scones, my friends. But not just any grapefruit. This grapefruit is THE QUEEN of grapefruits. We’re talking Winter Sweetz Texas Ruby Red Grapefruits.

Seriously the best grapefruits I have ever eaten. I’m not kidding, guys. I have friends who are so-so about grapefruits who LOVE the Winter Sweetz grapefruits.

And if you think you’re so-so about grapefruits, you also may not be cutting into them properly!

I highly recommend watching their video which will allow you to get the most of out the grapefruit and get those gorgeous (and tasty) little segments. Check it out here!

Ingredients Needed for Grapefruit Scones

• whole wheat white flour (or 1:1 gluten-free blend)
• coconut sugar (or granulated sugar of choice)
• baking powder
• salt
• ground  ginger
• frozen coconut oil
• Winter Sweetz grapefruit
• canned coconut milk (or non-dairy milk of choice)
• vanilla 
• candied ginger
  

  

These grapefruit scones are adapted from my lemon scones and perfect for all of the holiday baking coming up. I mean, who doesn’t want pink speckled ginger scones during holiday brunch? 

You can A) make it all in a food processor or B) make it by hand using a dough/pastry blender.

I have made these plenty of times by hand, but I will say when working with frozen coconut oil, it is much easier to use a food processor if you can. Otherwise you can still grate the coconut oil with a grater – see this post for pictures – you’ll just be getting in a small arm workout is all 😉

Once the wet ingredients are combined you gently fold in the candied ginger and grapefruit segments. Feel free to break up the segments a little bit while adding them into the dough. You want some chunks to remain.

Once the dough has come together you shape it into a circle and pre-slice the dough into 8 triangles. It gets baked like this for about 20 minutes before you fully cut into the dough, separating the triangles and baking the scones again for another 5 minutes. This helps get a crisper edge on each scone, resulting in the best texture.

And then its ON TO THE GLAZE.

A simple blend of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, some ground ginger (or use juice in place of grapefruit!), and powdered sugar. Oh! I also added beet powder for an extra hint of pink. It doesn’t change the taste but does deepen the pink color. Definitely not necessary but I had it on hand and wanted to see how it turned out. I couldn’t resist.

Once the glaze has set it is time to enjoy these fresh ginger grapefruit scones… maybe with a hot cup of ginger tea?! 

So if you like all things ginger, grapefruit and scones then these are a definite must.

Let me know if you try them!

Let me know if you make this recipe by leaving a comment and rating below! It helps others learn more about the recipe too! Xx, Ashley

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