Sweet Triple Chocolate Scones and hot cup of coffee are a delicious way to start any day. These soft and flakey chocolate scones are an acceptable way to enjoy brownies for breakfast.
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It took us years and years to convince our kids that breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. Our youngest two would not eat breakfast before going to school when they were younger.
I would even try to entice them with these Double Chocolate Banana Muffins, but it did not help much.
They both claimed they were not hungry first thing in the morning. But then by recess they would eat half their lunch. So of course, by the time they came home they were starving again and wanted a snack.
Some of their favorite after school snacks were these Raspberry Orange Frozen Yogurt Bowls, these No Bake Chocolate Granola Bar Bites, and these Mini Brownie Fruit Pizzas.
Thank goodness when those two crazy kids got into their teenage years they finally learned that starting the day off with breakfast was better for them.
We make sure to keep protein shakes, protein bars, and Chocolate Covered Strawberry Granola in our pantry for quick and easy breakfasts for them to be able to grab and go in a hurry.
The other day I got the urge to make some brownie-like scones to have on hand for breakfast or after school snack. Originally the plan was to make chocolate chunk scones, but then I found lots more chocolate when I was pulling ingredients out of the pantry. So they became Triple Chocolate Scones instead!
Trust me and make a batch of these chocolate scones. It’s a delicious afternoon treat to enjoy on National Chocolate Day. Just saying…
These chocolate scones are so easy to put together. All you need is a bowl and a fork. Don’t you love when a recipe doesn’t dirty half your kitchen?
How to make Triple Chocolate Scones:
- Stir together all the dry ingredients in a bowl. (full recipe is at the bottom)
- Cut the cold butter into the dry ingredients with the fork or a pastry blender. Make sure that there are butter chunks evenly distributed throughout all the flour.
- Whisk the egg, vanilla, and buttermilk together. Use a fork to mix this into the flour mixture. You want to keep moving it around until a good dough forms. Just be careful not to overwork the dough because that makes dense and dried out scones.
- Pat the dough into 2 equal circles that are about 6 inches around. Do not hold or touch the dough too much. You do not want the butter to melt and the dough to get warm.
- Cut each circle into 6 wedges with a sharp knife. The dough will be really sticky, so do not try to move the scones around at all. To keep the scones light and flakey, refrigerate the pan of dough for 30 minutes. This will keep the dough from spreading out too much as they bake.
- Place the pan in the oven and bake for 18 minutes.
- Once the brownie scones are cooled, drizzle them with melted chocolate. This is totally optional, but it adds so much to the finished chocolate scones. You could also drizzle them with some melted white chocolate to make them really pretty.
FYI: These Triple Chocolate Scones are awesome the next day or two if you reheat them in the microwave for 8-10 seconds. At least that’s what my daughter tells me. Wink, wink!!!
How to change the flavor in these Chocolate Scones:
- Chocolate Orange Scones – use orange extract instead of the vanilla. Add a little bit of orange zest to really amp up the flavor.
- Chocolate Pecan Scones – use chopped up pecans in place of the mini chocolate chips in the dough
- Chocolate Chunk Scones – use chocolate chunks instead of the mini chocolate chips
- Chocolate Almond Scones – use almond extract and chopped almonds instead of the vanilla and chocolate chips
- Frosted Chocolate Banana Scones
- Peppermint Mocha Scones
More Chocolate Recipes:
- Chocolate Avocado Muffins
- Homemade Chocolate Chip Brownies
- Best Flourless Chocolate Cake
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Breakfast Cookies
- Healthy Chocolate Lava Cake
- Chewy Chocolate Brownie Cookies
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Triple Chocolate Scones
Sweet Triple Chocolate Scones and hot cup of coffee are a delicious way to start any day. These soft and flakey chocolate scones are an acceptable way to enjoy brownies for breakfast.
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup cold butter
- 1 cup miniature chocolate chips
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup dark chocolate melts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Add the cold butter and cut in with a fork or pastry blender until it is coarse crumbs. Stir in the mini chocolate chips. Make a hole in the center of the flour mixture.
- Whisk together the egg, vanilla, and buttermilk. Pour into the center of the flour and stir until a dough comes together. Do not over work the dough.
- DIvide the dough into 2 equal parts. Place each ball on a baking sheet.
- With floured hands, shape each ball into a 6 inch circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Refrigerate the dough for 15-30 minutes, then bake for 18 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
- Place the dark chocolate melts in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds. Stir and repeat until melted and smooth. Do not over heat.
- Place the melted chocolate in a plastic bag with the tip cut off. Drizzle over the tops of the scones. Store in a tightly sealed container on the counter for 2-3 days.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 312Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 259mgCarbohydrates: 39gFiber: 3gSugar: 18gProtein: 5g
*The post for Triple Chocolate Scones was first published on May 8, 2013. The post and pictures have been updated and republished on October 28, 2019.
I would choose a chocolate scone over any old muffin! These look fabulous.
I choose chocolate over pretty much anything too 🙂
Yes please! I will take a scone or two for breakfast! And I agree chocolate is good any time of the day!
Let’s eat chocolate all day then 🙂
Anything you can make in one bowl and includes chocolate is a winner 🙂 I remember eating pizza for breakfast growing up…those were the days, haven’t done that in a while!!
I can honestly say that pizza for breakfast has never sounded right to me, but hey, if it gets them eating I’m all for it.
I’m a big proponent of the chocolate for breakfast concept! I made some dark chocolate scones a while back with a white chocolate drizzle, but I think the triple chocolate beats that. Gotta try these 🙂
Chocolate scones with a white chocolate drizzle sounds pretty awesome too. And I bet they were so pretty!!!
I just made triple chocolate muffins because I’ve been having some serious sweet cravings in the A.M. These look delightful! Never will argue with chocolate for breakfast. 🙂
I’m glad to hear that I am not the only one with chocolate cravings first thing in the morning 🙂
For real, who said chocolate for breakfast isn’t good for you? Chocolate gives me a boost any time of day! I love it!
I love that boost that chocolate gives too. That’s gotta mean it’s kind of good right?
Now this is my kind of scone! More chocolate the better 🙂
Oh yeah!!! Bring on more chocolate!!!
Chocolate for breakfast…love it!! These scones look really good! My family sometimes does a brunch, these would be a hit!
Chocolate for breakfast is the best kind!!!
I would eat these for breakfast any day!! YUM!! These look awesome and I need to try them! My “need to try” list is growing thanks to you!
I have quite the list of things to try from you as well 🙂
I. Want. This. For. Breakfast! I need sweet and breakfast-ey foods in the am. This is perfect Jocelyn!
The best thing is these are good ALL.DAY.LONG too 🙂 Perfect snack food!!!
I’m smiling at your kids’ choices for breakfast. My 3 year old asks for dinner first thing in the morning :)) breakfast is only in her vocabulary later in the day when it’s snack time.
I love making scones and triple chocolate, even better!!
Would love if you link this scone recipe to my #bakedwithlove party http://www.roxanashomebaking.com/chocolate-marble-banana-bread-recipe/
Thanks,
Roxana
That sounds just like my kids…they love a bowl of cereal for snack at night.
Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate! Count me in!
The more chocolate the better 🙂
My kids are all about breakfast on the run, unless it’s the weekend and then after sleeping till noon, my son will have a bowl of cereal for lunch, lol. Maybe if I make these scones for them, they’ll slow down and enjoy breakfast!
Your kids sound just like mine 🙂 They only enjoy breakfast when it is in the evening!!!
Chocolate … the breakfast of champions! May I have 2 scones? If I have a glass of milk … does that make it more nutritious?
Yes, you may have 2 and milk definitely makes it a healthy breakfast 🙂
I rarely eat breakfast, but these I would eat! Actually I would eat them for lunch, dinner, and probably as a few snacks! I have a weakness for scones.
These are a perfect all day kind of a treat 🙂 I love a good scone too!
I love your recipe ideas and I’m ready to try your triple chocolate scone recipe!
Thank you Faye. Definitely let me know if you give the recipe a try!
Triple chocolate for breakfast sounds like a very good idea! Your scones look totally delicious!
Thank you so much Rosie. Any time I can have chocolate for breakfast, I do 🙂
Fabulous! Triple chocolate scones – that’s a prefect breakfast in my book 🙂
Chocolate does make breakfast that much better 🙂
You’re right – chocolate is perfect any time of the day! Mornings are always better with chocolate 🙂
I’m so glad others agree with me on chocolate for breakfast 🙂
Oh wowwww chocolate for breakfast is just the best! Need to try these 🙂
Thanks Annie! I hope you get a chance to try them!
Can I be your kid? What lucky little ducks, and yet they won’t eat breakfast. There’s no way I could say no to this scone. Yum!
I know…they are some crazy kiddos for sure! I never turn down chocolate for any meal 😉
Those scones look AAMAZING!
Thank you so much!!!
Ok…chocolate is good but triple chocolate is AWESOME! These look so good and I bet they taste even better.
I can vouch for the taste being way better than they look…I may have eaten my fair share of these!!! 🙂
These look so incredibly moist and flavorful! Can’t wait to try them!
Thank you Kelly! Let me know if you get a chance to try them out!!!
I’m all for chocolate first thing in the morning! Pinning 🙂
You and me both 🙂 Thank you for the pin love!!!
I love scones, but I’ve never had a chocolate one. These look amazing with the chocolate chips and chocolate drizzled on top! Yum!
The extra chocolate chips and drizzle was the perfect way to add more chocolate! You need to try an all chocolate one some time. They are awesome!!!
You come up with the best breakfast ideas! Love all of the chocolate packed into these scones!
Thank you so much Jessica!!!
Chocolate overload!!!!!!!!! While I am not a big fan of scones, I know someone veryyyy special who will enjoy these. Bookmarked for when I need to unleash that special treat 🙂
Who ever you end up making these for is going to love you forever 🙂
Man this looks good! I could probably easily make this vegan. Chocolate scones sound so good right now.
Thanks Reba. I know you could substitute 1/4 c. applesauce for the egg, but I’m not sure what else you would change to make it vegan. Let me know what changes you make 🙂
I stress out every morning because my kiddo eats basically NOTHING before he heads to school – I, on the other hand, am starving when I wake up, so I don’t identify with this whole “I’m not hungry first thing in the morning” thing. Glad it’s not just my kid! 🙂 But I have a feeling he’d go for some chocolate scones – these look so good!
I am actually not that hungry when I wake up too, so I can relate. I just hate sending them to school on an empty stomach because they can’t just go get something to eat when they finally do get hungry. They did eat some of these…so I think chocolate is the key 🙂
Triple chocolate scones!!! You totally know the way to my heart!
Chocolate always gets me too 🙂
I have made many scones but for some reason never chocolate!! These look delicious and I will give these a try~Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Oh, give the chocolate ones a try for sure…they rival most any other scone. But that might just be the chocolate talking 🙂
When the British invented scones, I don’t think they even imagined anything as decadent and chocolaty delicious as this! Probably because hey eat their scones with tea and I think these would be perfection with coffee (or milk). 🙂
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I’ve made these a few times now and they are fabulous. I love the recipe. For anyone looking to be a little more healthful I have substituted regular white flour with whole wheat flour and half and half and either way they still come out great. I am going to attempt the recipe with gluten-free flour as one of my coworkers has celiac disease. I can’t wait to try more of your recipes.
I am so glad to hear how much you love this recipe. I also love the healthy modifications you were able to make with it as well 🙂
Chocolate heaven! Oh how I hope you will share this at my Thursday blog hop ( you can link up through Sat) Hugs and happy ♥ day!
I cannot believe that you are happy your children eat these for breakfast. They are so unhealthy!
Everyone has there opinion on what is an acceptable breakfast. I’m ok with my kids having chocolate scones. They are healthier than donuts and syrup drenched pancakes…both which I’m fine with too 🙂
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I just found your blog made these Triple Chocolate Scones and they are sooo good! Thanks Georgette:)
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These are very decadent but wonderful. Fast, and easy to bake.
Simple and tasty my six year olds new favorite.
Oh my, I am making this over the weekend. Yummy! Cheers! and Bottoms up!