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Dried Fruit Strawberry Scones

By Lorraine

 
Breakfast, teatime, snack time, anytime, scones just hit the spot. These strawberry scones are made with dried strawberries but can be made with other dried fruit. They have a delicate strawberry flavor and are glazed to add additional sweetness.
Breakfast, teatime, snack time, anytime, scones just hit the spot. These strawberry scones are made with dried strawberries but can be made with other dried fruit. Dried Fruit Strawberry Scones have a delicate strawberry flavor and are glazed to add additional sweetness.

I received free samples of Crunchies in exchange for this post.
 
I’ve made scones using fresh fruit and dried fruit but have never used freeze-dried fruit. So, when a representative from Crunchies asked to send me samples, I was excited.
Breakfast, teatime, snack time, anytime, scones just hit the spot. These strawberry scones are made with dried strawberries but can be made with other dried fruit. They have a delicate strawberry flavor and are glazed to add additional sweetness.

Freeze dried fruit

Crunchies Freeze-Dried fruit is simply pure, fresh fruit that is harvested, cleaned and then quickly frozen. No other ingredients. No preservatives. Just fruit. Available in eight different varieties ~ strawberry, raspberry, pineapple, grapes, cinnamon-apple, strawberry-banana, blueberry and mixed-fruit.
 
Breakfast, teatime, snack time, anytime, scones just hit the spot. These strawberry scones are made with dried strawberries but can be made with other dried fruit. They have a delicate strawberry flavor and are glazed to add additional sweetness.

I like them as a tasty and nutritious addition to yogurt but I wanted to see how they worked as a baking ingredient.

Raspberry Pistachio Chocolate Bark using dried fruit

They worked well and added crunch, color and texture for an easy chocolate bark. The slight tartness of the freeze-dried fruit is a nice contrast to the smooth, sweet chocolate.

 

Melt chocolate, stir in freeze-dried fruit and chopped nuts. I used raspberries and pistachio but try other fruit/nut combinations too.  Pour and spread mixture onto a silicone mat and top with additional fruit and nuts. Refrigerate until completely cool and hardened; break into pieces.

Baking with Freeze Dried Fruit

For this scone recipe, I re-hydrated strawberries in water a few minutes before proceeding in hopes that they would be more like fresh.

 

Review and Opinions

I received samples of Crunchies dried fruit to try and review. All opinions and thoughts about the product are mine.

  • I liked tossing in the Crunchies Freeze-Dried fruit to plain or vanilla yogurt especially topped with granola or bran cereal.
  • The Crunchies Freeze-Dried fruit added great color and interest to the chocolate bark. I would use them again in this way.
  • Using the Crunchies Freeze-Fried fruit in this scone recipe was disappointing. Readers have expressed their thought as well both in lack of flavor and overall dryness of the scone. 

If you have experience baking with freeze-dried fruit, I’d love to hear how it worked out for you and any suggestions you have.

Besides the strawberry scones recipe I have links below to other scone recipes that have proven results that I think you will like. 🙂

 

Dried Fruit Strawberry Scones

makes 12 scones
 
Ingredients
  • 3/4-1 cup Crunchies freeze-dried Strawberries
  • 1 cup warm-hot water
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 Tbs. sugar
  • 1 Tbs baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 5 Tbs. chilled butter, cut into small pieces
  •  1 egg
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream

 For the Glaze:

  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. melted butter
  • tiny pinch salt
  • about 1 1/2 Tbs cream or more for desired consistency
 
DIRECTIONS
 
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment or silicone mat.
  • In a small bowl, combine the freeze-dried strawberries and water; allow to sit for 10 minutes.
  • In another small bowl, stir the egg, milk and cream together.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Using a pastry blender or your favorite method, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until crumbly.
  • Drain the re-hydrated strawberries and blot with paper towel to remove extra liquid.
  • Add the strawberries to the cream and egg mixture. Pour into the dry ingredients and gently stir just until dough comes together. Turn dough onto a floured surface and divide in half. Form each portion into a 5-inch round.  Cut into 6 wedges and place on baking sheet.  Bake 20-22 minutes or until tops are nicely browned. Transfer to cooling rack
Stir together glaze ingredients until smooth; spread onto scones.
Breakfast, teatime, snack time, anytime, scones just hit the spot. These strawberry scones are made with dried strawberries but can be made with other dried fruit. They have a delicate strawberry flavor and are glazed to add additional sweetness.
(The lighting is poor in these how-to photos because I made the scones first thing in the morning before the sun was up)
 
Breakfast, teatime, snack time, anytime, scones just hit the spot. These strawberry scones are made with dried strawberries but can be made with other dried fruit. They have a delicate strawberry flavor and are glazed to add additional sweetness.
 
 
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Easy Homemade GranolaPerk up breakfast time with an amazingly tasty and nutritious granola. Delicious, less expensive than many store bought versions and so easy to make at home. Great for snacking, with yogurt, ice cream and packaged for lovely gift-giving treats.

 

Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes Breakfast for Dinner

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Comments

  1. Linda Goncher says

    I make scones frequently as well as other baked goods. Sadly, I was very disappointed with the results. I think it was the freeze dried strawberries. Also, the scones were very dry.

    Reply

    • Lorraine says

      Hello Linda,

      Thank you for your comment. I agree that the dried strawberries are nowhere close to using fresh. Even after soaking, I think they probably add to the dryness of the scone. I am going to reevaluate this recipe and perhaps redirect to other scone recipes with proven success. Sometimes the convenience of a product does not outweigh the benefit when the end result is disappointing. I appreciate your comment and apologize that you wasted time and ingredients with the recipe.

      Kindly, Lorraine

      Reply

    • Lorraine says

      Hello Mariah,

      I am sorry these scones did not turn out as you hoped. I am wondering if you rehydrated the dried strawberries and if so, blotted them to remove any wetness. Personally, I prefer fresh or dried fruit but thought the freeze-dried worked satisfactorily.

      I appreciate your feedback and think I will plan making the same recipe again soon without the freeze dried strawberries.
      Kindly, Lorraine

      Reply

  3. Just a little something from Judy says

    This is the prettiest scone post that I have seen! Those scones do look so delicious too, and I can't imagine how enjoyable it would be to sit and eat one of them with a cup of coffee, and a good friend to talk to. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.

    Reply

  4. Cranberry Morning says

    I love scones and haven't baked any in a while. Thanks for the recipe. I think I might like to break up some of that chocolate bark and stir it into my scones! This looks so delicious!

    Reply

  5. Pondside says

    This all makes me think of a wonderful summer Strawberry Social.
    I don't know how it happened but without my doing anything your blog dropped off my reading list. I have rectified that by following again. I hate to miss a post!

    Reply

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