Recipe: Gluten-Free Nutella White Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Scones

I admit it.  I have an obsession with scones.  And who can blame me?  They can be sweet or savory.  And the possibilities are endless when it comes to flavors.  And that’s why I often play around with my recipe, tweak it here and there, throw in some different ingredients, say a prayer to the oven, and bake them up and see what happens.

This time, I had some chopped hazelnuts in my pantry, along with a lot (there was a sale, don’t judge) of Nutella and I thought…I bet I could make some sconey goodness with this.  So, grabbing those ingredients, and also a pack of Ghirardelli White Chocolate Chips, I let my creativity fly.  And this is what emerged…

Recipe: Gluten-Free Nutella White Chocolate Chip Hazelnut Scones

Servings: 12
Time: 20-25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Pamela’s Products Gluten-Free Baking & Pancake Mix
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/3 cup sugar (I used Truvia)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/8 cup white chocolate chips (I used Ghirardelli)*
• 1/8 cup chopped hazelnuts*
• 4 tbsp Nutella
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2/3 cup milk (I use unsweetened vanilla almond milk)

  *NOTE: Basically your white chocolate chip and hazelnut ratio equals 1/2 cup when combined.  Just put in what you feel like works for your scones.  I just eyeballed it in the measuring cup.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°.

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Cut in the Nutella using two knives.

Add the milk and beaten egg.  Mix together with a fork.  Dough will be thick.

Drop large, tall dollops of dough (scones will spread when baking) onto lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake for 15-17 minutes.

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These smelled absolutely fantastic when they were baking.  And what emerged was a little bite of heaven to be sure.  The mix of sweet and salty with the white chocolate, the Nutella, and the hazelnuts made for a delicious bite each time.  And they tasted just as good as they smelled.  So, if you are addicted to Nutella (and who isn’t?) I highly recommend giving this recipe a try.  They make a nice breakfast treat or snack that you can just grab, warm, and enjoy!