These white chocolate raspberry scones are made with raspberries fresh from the Farmer’s market. They are so easy to make. The recipe is actually completely different than any I have tried before.

Welcome to Farmers Market Week! This is the week we celebrate all things found at the Farmers Market. There are over fifteen bloggers sharing over 50 recipes this week. From drinks and desserts to entrees and sides, there’s something for everyone this week.

Farmer’s markets are bursting with fresh produce right now. When I saw the luscious red raspberries they just had to come home with me!

Funny story….we my husband planted a single raspberry bush last summer. It pretty much shrivelled up and died in the heat. As luck would have it, it came back with abundance this summer and has pretty much taken over my raised garden. Sadly, not a single berry was to be had. If it doesn’t produce fruit next season, I give up and it is coming out!

I love browsing through old cookbooks that belonged to my mom and my grandmother before her for recipe inspiration. When I came across this recipe for raspberry scones, I was surprised to see it called for melted butter.

In fact, if you know anything about scones, you know that using anything other than cold butter will pretty much result in a failure.

I decided to give it a try, but was disappointed when they came out wet and dense, and incredibly bland on my first try. Not be back down from a baking challenge I changed a few things up and tried again.

I tweaked the recipe, added white chocolate and changed the order of adding the ingredients and the result was a light and fluffy, delicious scone with just a hint of sweetness.

There is nothing better than a delicious scone served with cold clotted cream. In fact, this English scone recipe is one of my popular posts!

What makes these scones easy to make

Unlike regular scone recipes that call for cold butter, sugar, and sometimes even an egg, these easy to make raspberry scones are made with melted butter, no sugar and no eggs. In under 10 minutes you can have a batch in the oven.

The batter for these scones are shaped into a loaf shape and are cut into triangles halfway through baking.

How to keep fruit from sinking to the bottom of scones

The secret, I have found, to keeping the fruit evenly dispersed throughout the batter AND not adding to much extra moisture to the dough is to add them to the dry ingredients right after adding the melted butter.

Ingredients required for these easy white chocolate raspberry scones

• all purpose flour
• baking soda and baking powder
• melted butter
• buttermilk
• cream
• fresh raspberries
• white chocolate
• course sugar (optional)

Baker’s tip: choose fresh, plump, firm raspberries to prevent a soggy dough with crushed raspberries

How to make White Chocolate Raspberry Scones

• in a large mixing bowl whisk the flour, baking soda and baking powder
• stir in melted butter
• fold in raspberries to completely coat with flour, stir in chopped white chocolate
• add buttermilk and cream, mixing gently until dough comes together
• turn out onto a parchment lined baking sheet and shape into a long narrow loaf shape or a circle
• brush with cream and sprinkle with course sugar if desired
• bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, remove from oven and carefully slice into 6 wedges
• return to oven and continue baking for 15 minutes

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Baker’s tip: it is my experience that scones are best enjoyed the day they are baked, but these ones can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month

If you love raspberries as much as we do, you might want to try these raspberry jam bars or this raspberry ripple ice cream!

Don’t forget to check out the other recipes below featuring fresh ingredients from local Farmer’s Markets

Monday Farmers Market Recipes

Drink Recipes

• Peach Margaritas from Our Good Life
• Strawberry Basil Moscow Mule from Books n’ Cooks

Savory Recipes

• Asparagus Frittata with Cherry Tomatoes from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Bhaingan Bharta from Magical Ingredients
• Cheddar Tomato Tart from Jen Around the World
• Easy 2 Ingredient Lemon Salt from Family Around the Table
• Easy Cowboy Caviar Recipe from Blogghetti
• Greek Stuffed Tomatoes from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles) from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Mexican Street Corn Elote Bowls from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Spinach Feta Quiche from Art of Natural Living

Sweet Recipes

• Blackberry Cornmeal Cobbler from Palatable Pastime
• Blueberry Cardamom Ricotta Muffins from The Spiffy Cookie
• Chocolate Zucchini Bread from Jolene’s Recipe Journal
• Peach Liège Waffles from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Peach Pecan Bars from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• White Chocolate Raspberry Scones from Red Cottage Chronicles