Air fryer fruit scones

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We love our air fryer. It is super simple to use, cuts cooking time down and best of all you don't need to add oil to anything. I've been adapting some of my recipes recently to suit the air fryer and that is where these air fryer fruit scones have come from!

We also love scones, especially cheese scones, and we also make air fryer cheese biscuits and Ninja Foodi cheese scones. They are a great way to have a different snack, while being cheap, simple to make and pretty quick to make at home too. If you've never had a warm cheese scone fresh from the oven, or air fryer, you're missing out!

I've tested these a few different ways now, using different fruits, fruit peels, even some seeds, but I feel that these are the original and best fruit scones! Tasty and just a little crisp on the outside, while being soft and fluffy on the inside.

Air fryer scones are super simple, fluffy and absolutely delicious. You can change up some of the ingredients in this recipe too so look further down for information on that. I love that these are so easy and can be made in just a few minutes.

These are fantastic for an afternoon tea or even for a simple and fun snack or treat for little ones.

These air fryer fruit scones are perfect with clotted cream and jam. Simple but so good! I love ways to save money on fruit & vegetables and buying bulk packages of sultanas, raisins and other fruits are a great way to have fruit based treats and bakes, without breaking the bank.

Scroll down towards the end of this post for my air fryer fruit scones recipe card so you can get started with making this tasty recipe right away!

Ingredients for air fryer fruit scones:

120g self-raising flour

½ teaspoon of baking powder

Pinch of salt

40g butter

20g sultanas

20g sugar

75ml semi-skimmed milk

How to make scones in an air fryer:

I've adapted this method from my air fryer cheese biscuits recipe.

Pre-heat your air fryer if needed, to 200C (390F).

Mix flour and butter together until you have a breadcrumb like consistency. Add a pinch of salt and the baking powder.

Mix in the sultanas. Then stir the sugar in.

Add milk.

Mix.

Divide into 4.

Line your air fryer basket with parchment paper.

Drop the mixture in. You can either go for drop scones or you can just add 5g more flour to the dough for a dryer consistency (if needed) and use a cookie cutter.

Air fry for 8-10 minutes at 200C. Use a cake tester to ensure they're cooked through before serving. Also, if you're looking for something else to do with all the fruit you have, why not try this light fruit cake loaf?

Possible modifications: Ideally you'll use caster sugar but granulated sugar will work also. You can use plain flour if you add some additional baking powder too.

Can you air fry scones?

Absolutely! Here is the recipe...! I would say that, within reason, you can cook ANYTHING in the air fryer that you cook in the oven. Size dependent of course.

For more delicate items, such as scones, I always avoid overcrowding the air fryer basket and I use parchment paper. Sometimes I'll just use a little spray oil too, to avoid sticking, if it is an item that I can't really shake or flip midway through, such as these fruit scones.

Jam and cream or cream and jam?

I actually asked this question over on my Instagram and the winner was jam and cream! The main reason was people said that you could spread the jam and then dollop on as much cream as you like!

How do I get my fruit scones to rise?

For scones to rise well the main things are using the right flour and adding baking powder too. Make sure that the baking powder you use is fresh and hasn’t been sitting around in your cupboard or pantry for months.

Try to avoid overworking the dough so that you can keep it nice and light. Nice cold butter and cold milk will help prevent the dough warming up and this will help too. 

Using a sharp cutter when you make your scones, and avoiding twisting the dough out of the cutter, will also help. 

Why are my fruit scones dry?

If you find that your scones are coming out dry it could be that your overworked the dough. 

When mixing the dough make sure you’re doing so as gently as possible and only until the ingredients are combined fully. 

Add a splash more milk and give them a nice brush before cooking to help them stay as moist as possible. 

Check the scones 1-2 minutes before the end of the cook time to avoid them overcooking which will also contribute to them tasting dry.

Why not check out some of my other delicious air fryer recipes while you're here?

• Air fryer crumble topping
• Air fryer cheese scones
• Air fryer frozen chicken burger
• Air fryer frozen salmon
• Air fryer chips recipe
• Air fryer french toast sticks
• 14 of the best bratwurst toppings
• Chicken mini fillets in the air fryer
• Air fryer garlic bread
• Air fryer parsnips recipe (honey glazed)

Something to note about air fryer recipes is that all air fryers have different sizes, depths and as such the cooking times can vary. All air fryer recipes on this website are intended as a guide, and not a guarantee that the timings will be perfect. Enjoy!

Air fryer fruit scones recipe:

Note: All calorie information is for demonstration purposes only and is based on the specific uncooked ingredients that I used when creating the recipe.

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