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Cranberry Pear Scones Recipe {Vegan, Low Carb}

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Cranberry Pear Scones with Orange Glaze are made with fresh Taylor’s Gold pears from New Zealand. They’re a low carb, vegan treat that’ll bring a smile to your morning and some extra joy to your summer. This is a sponsored post brought to you by Taylor’s Gold Pears.  I was compensated for writing this post, but all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

Low Carb Cranberry Pear Scones Recipe - Made with fresh pears, dried cranberries, and topped with a sweet orange glaze, these are a low carb, vegan snack recipe that you'll love!

 

For most of my life, pears have been pretty low on the totem pole of my list of favorite fruits. I think it has something to do with a childhood memory of being forced to eat gritty skinned, mealy tasting pears. I remember sitting at the dinner table with a bowl full of pears, mushing them with a fork until they resembled baby food. Of course, that didn’t make them taste better, nor did it release me from the parental command to, “…sit there until that plate is clean, Kid.”

Because of that melodrama, I’ve done my best to ignore and avoid pears during my adult life. I’ve made excuses to dismiss any dishes containing them that were passed my way at a dinner table. Occasionally, I’d get “lucky” and be offered a pear dish that had coconut in it. Food allergies allow for an instant “get out of jail free” card, you know.

But there are some beautiful pear recipes on the Internet, like this one, so I know they must taste better than I what I remember them to be. When I was offered the opportunity to join nine other food bloggers to do some recipe development with Taylor’s Gold Pears, I was reluctant. I really wanted to like them, but I was so nervous that I’d accept the job and then hate the pears!  As I waited for the shipment of them to arrive, I wondered about the taste. Would they be mealy? Would they have a bitter tasting skin that would once again cause me to fear the fruit?

I’m happy to tell you that the answer is an emphatic no. The pears are delicious, and not at all mealy!

Truth be told, the incredibly sweet, melt-in-your-mouth taste and texture of these pears is nearly mind blowing! They are so juicy and delicious, I ate them nearly to the point of over indulgence one afternoon. I’m completely serious… my knife slid through the flesh like it was melted butter. They are crazy good pears!

Of course, that made me all the more excited to dig in and start creating recipes with them. The recipe for low carb, vegan cranberry pear scones is just the beginning of what will surely be a summer filled with pear recipes that you’ll find in the pages of this little blog of mine.

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Cranberry Pear Scones with Orange Glaze ~ #recipe from ItsYummi.com

Enjoy this delicious pear scones recipe!

Low Carb Cranberry Pear Scones {Vegan}

Preparation 8 min Cook Time 20 min Total Time 28 mins
Serves 12     adjust servings

Cranberry Pear Scones with Orange Glaze ~ #recipe from ItsYummi.com
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These Cranberry Pear Scones with Orange Glaze are made with fresh New Zealand pears. They're a low carb, vegan treat that'll bring a smile to your morning and joy to your afternoon cup of coffee or tea.

Ingredients

  • SCONES
  • 3 cups Low carb baking mix, plus more for dusting work surface (I use Bob's Red Mill).
  • 1/4 cup cup-for-cup sugar alternative (I use Erythritol)
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 4 ounces cold, unsalted butter, grated or cut into cubes.
  • 4 ounces (1/2 liquid cup) unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 2 ounces (1/4 liquid cup) orange juice
  • 2 tsp grated orange zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup dried low-sugar cranberries (I used Ocean Spray)
  • 1 cup pears, peeled and diced
  • GLAZE
  • 2 cups Swerve confectioners sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons orange juice (more if needed)
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees Farenheit
  2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  3. Into a large mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and butter. Use a pastry cutter, fork, or your fingers to combine the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. Create a well in the center of the ingredients.
  4. In another mixing bowl, whisk together almond milk, orange juice, zest, and vanilla extract. Pour mixture into the well you created in the dry ingredients. Add cranberries and pears and use a wooden spoon or rubber mixing spatula to stir, just until flour is incorporated and mixture is combined. Don't over mix or your scones will be tough and dry.
  5. Sprinkle a dry work surface with some dry baking mix and turn dough out onto the top of it. Flatten dough with your fingers into a rectangle, with a thickness of 3/4 inch. Use a knife to cut scones into equal sized pieces. Use a spatula to transfer scones to prepared baking sheets.
  6. Place baking sheets into oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until scones are set and golden brown. Meanwhile, use a spoon or whisk to combine glaze ingredients together in a small bowl.
  7. After scones have finished baking, transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly before drizzling tops with glaze.
  8. Best served warm and on the day they were baked.

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
Amount Per ServingAs Served
Calories 307kcal Calories from fat 100
% Daily Value
Total Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Transfat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 403mg17%
Carbohydrate 52g17%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Sugars 43g
Protein 2g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

Calories2000
Total FatLess than65g
Sat FatLess than25g
CholesterolLess than300mg
SodiumLess than2,400mg
Total Carbohydrate300g
Dietary Fiber25g

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Comments

  6. I would definitely try the gold pears with caramel and chocolate, my two favorite things in the world.

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  12. Ohhh….I love pears. I’d love to try the cranberry pear scones. Every year I get at least bushel of pears to can. And than I carefully space them out over the winter. Everyone in the family loves them too. A girl can not run out of pears!
    Awesome giveaway!

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    • Ohhh! Canning is one of those things I’ve had on my bucket list to learn how to do for the longest time! I bet it’s awesome to have them ready to use whenever you get the “pear-y” cravings 🙂
      Good luck in the giveaway, Melanie, and thanks for stopping by!

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  14. Grilled Pears Filled with Caramel and Chocolate sound so good.
    I have to try this recipe and some of the others also.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply

  31. So many yummy looking recipes, but I’m a sucker for pie, so I would try the mini pear and blackberry pie recipe first!

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  36. I agree with Melissa! My eye went right to those chocolate dipped pear Popsicle s! But I love anything with pears! Although I must say fresh off the tree is fantastic!

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  39. I picked NZ apples for a season and it was the toughest job I ever had. But the fruit was free and delicious! My mouth is watering for these scones.

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  48. Although I remember those gross canned pears too, they never turned me off to the real thing. Love pears. This sounds delicious, never thought of putting pears in scones before.

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  49. I am pretty particular about my pears, but I have to admit, I love them when they are super sweet, running down your arm juicy and with just the merest hint of “grit” in the bite. Love it! So glad I can join in all the #loveNZfruit fun; I’m a new big fan of the Taylor’s Gold Pears, as are many of my neighbors because I shared. =)

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  50. Clearly we have the same feelings on pears. I always just tell people I’m allergic because I got itchy once after eating them. It was obviously the pears fault.
    These scones though, I may need to re-evaluate that allergy! They’re gorg lady! Pinning!

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    • So happy to have company in that arena, girlyfriend! I think you’ll change your mind if you get your lips on these pears. Oh, and look…they’re named after you 😉

      Reply

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