Orange Dark Chocolate Chip Scones

Orange and dark chocolate is one of my absolute favorite taste combinations and these scones married the two flavors beautifully. My mom and I knew we wanted to make scones as part of our Easter brunch, and as she’d given up chocolate for Lent (I don’t understand it either…) she was pretty set on incorporating it into our menu. I think she was the one who came up with orange/dark chocolate in our brainstorming session and as soon as she did I was definitely sold. These scones turned out absolutely delicious. The orange flavor really shined, though it wasn’t overpowering and the dark chocolate chips complemented it perfectly. The texture of the scones was great and I think most of my family agreed that they were even better cooled to room temperature than they were warm out of the oven (though both ways were wonderful). These would be great to serve company and they were easy to make. Chocolate for breakfast? Yes, please. To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!

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Orange Dark Chocolate Chip Scones

Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Cook Time: 20 minutes mins

Total Time: 40 minutes mins

Calories: 215kcal

Whether for breakfast, dessert, snack time or tea, these orange chocolate scones are the perfect treat!

Yield: 10 servings

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice, straight from an orange, divided
• ½ cup low fat buttermilk
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup white all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons chilled butter, chopped into small pieces (butter must be cold, the consistency of the scones depends on it)
• ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

• Make sure one of your oven racks is in the top 1/3 of the oven and preheat the oven to 375. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In a small dish, combine the first 2 T sugar and 1 T of orange juice and stir to create a glaze. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, ¼ c sugar, remaining 1 T orange juice, orange zest, vanilla extract and egg until combined. Set aside
• In a large bowl, whisk together white flour, wheat flour, baking powder and salt until combined. Cut in the cold butter using two knives (or a pastry blender if you have one) until the butter is broken up very small within the mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips. Add the bowl of wet ingredients and stir until combined.
• Lightly flour a clean, flat surface and dust your hand with flour as well. Place the dough on the surface and knead four times. Transfer the dough to the prepared baking sheet and flatten it into an 8” circle, about 3/4” thick. Slicing only about halfway through, mark the dough into 10 wedges using a knife. Brush the orange glaze over the top of the scones using a pastry brush. Bake 18-20 minutes.

Notes

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Nutrition Information:

215 calories, 33 g carbs, 15 g sugars, 8 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 4 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)

MyWW SmartPoints per (1/10th of the recipe) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)

Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPoints

Weight Watchers Points Plus:
6 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)

Author: Emily Bites

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Healthier Scones, Orange Chocolate, WW Recipes