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Super easy Fruit Drop Scones Recipe

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September is the start of Autumn and Autumn to me is all about apples, blackberries and plums. The flavours of autumn! I thought that apple pie and crumbles would be too obvious an autumn recipe so instead I have decided to make drop scones. Although these are an autumn based recipe they can be made and enjoyed throughout the year and they are something we enjoy as a family whatever the weather.

Fruit Drop Scones Recipe
A pile of drop scones with fresh fruit

Drop Scones are also known as Scotch Pancakes and they’re incredibly easy to make, can have near enough anything put in them and are very versatile when serving and eating them – best of all, they’re great for Baby Led Weaning and are one of the first finger foods we introduced. Our children both loved them from an early age and we still make them regularly years later.

Why are drop scones great for Baby Led Weaning?

This drop scone recipe can have so many things added to them – different fruits or ham and cheese for a savoury version. You can spread things on them and they are really easy for little hands to hold. The drop pancakes can be eaten cold and taken on a picnic or eaten as part of a packed lunch and they freeze really well so you can batch cook them and freeze them for use at a later date – just make sure you freeze individually or put baking paper between the scones so they don’t stick together in the freezer.

Fruit Drop Scones Recipe
A pile of scotch pancakes

These little Scottish pancakes are a fantastic menu addition for the whole family and we often have them for breakfast, brunch or even lunch. They are such a nice alternative to American pancakes or traditional pancakes and the children love the variety of toppings and fillings that they can choose from. If you haven’t started making Scottish drop scones for your family yet then definitely give them a go – they’re such a simple fluffy pancakes recipe.

Fruit Drop Scones Recipe
Drop scones are also known as Scotch pancakes

So here is our baby friendly Autumn Fruit Scotch Drop Scones Pancake Recipe:

Ingredients

  • 1 eating apple peeled and cored
  • 150 g of all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp of baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 180 ml of milk
  • 2 tbs of oil
  • fresh blackberries and plums – but you can use any fruit!
  • unsalted butter

Instructions

  • Put the apple in a saucepan and cover with water, bring to the boil and leave until softened. Drain the water and mush with a fork to make an apple sauce/puree. Leave to cool.
  • Prepare the rest of your fruit. We chose to make apple & plum and apple & blackberry drop scones. we halved the blackberries and peeled and sliced the plum. Have you ever tried to peel a plum? It’s incredibly difficult without stewing or steaming the plum first. I used a serrated peeler and the skin came off incredibly easily – It can also be used for tomatoes and other soft fruit.
  • Sieve the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl or jug.
  • Add the eggs, apple sauce and oil, make a well in the centre and gradually add the milk while mixing. The mixture should be a thick batter and lumpy!
  • Melt a little butter in a frying pan over a medium high heat and add a couple of spoons of batter per drop scone.
  • Add some of the fruit to the top of the drop scone and then flip over. When cooked both sides should be lightly golden browned.
  • Repeat process with remaining mixture.
  • Serve with a dollop of fromage frais, greek yogurt, cream, maple syrup… However you like really! The drop scones can also be enjoyed cold as a quick snack.

If you’d like to print or pin the Autumn Fruit Scotch Drop Scones Recipe for later you can do so below. Enjoy!

Autumn Fruit Drop Scones Recipe

These are a fantastic breakfast, lunch or snack food for babies from weaning onwards and can be filled with a whole host of flavours. They are so easy to make and nutritious too.
Servings 12 drop scones

Ingredients

  • 1 eating apple peeled and cored
  • 150 g of all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp of baking powder
  • 1 egg
  • 180 ml of milk
  • 2 tbs of oil
  • fresh blackberries and plums – but you can use any fruit!
  • unsalted butter

Instructions

  • Put the apple in a saucepan and cover with water, bring to the boil and leave until softened. Drain the water and mush with a fork to make an apple sauce/puree. Leave to cool.
    Autumn fruit Drop Scones OXO Good Grips
  • Prepare the rest of your fruit. We chose to make apple & plum and apple & blackberry drop scones. we halved the blackberries and peeled and sliced the plum. Have you ever tried to peel a plum? It’s incredibly difficult without stewing or steaming the plum first. I used a serrated peeler and the skin came off incredibly easily – It can also be used for tomatoes and other soft fruit.
    Autumn fruit Drop Scones OXO Good Grips
  • Sieve the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl or jug.
    Autumn fruit Drop Scones OXO Good Grips
  • Add the eggs, apple sauce and oil, make a well in the centre and gradually add the milk while mixing. The mixture should be thick and lumpy!
  • Melt a little butter in a frying pan over a medium high heat and add a couple of spoons of mixture per drop scone.
  • Add some of the fruit to the top of the drop scone and then flip over. When cooked both sides should be lightly browned.
  • Repeat process with remaining mixture.
    Autumn fruit Drop Scones OXO Good Grips
  • Serve with a dollop of fromage frais, greek yogurt, cream, maple syrup… However you like really! The drop scones can also be enjoyed cold as a quick snack.
    Autumn fruit Drop Scones OXO Good Grips

*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.

Fruit Drop Scones Recipe

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3 Comments

  1. I made these for E’s tea, but made them dairy and gluten free to suit his needs. They were gorgeous, especially with freshly picked blackberries!

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