Gluten-Free Vegan Lemon Scones

Lemon lovers rejoice! These gluten-free vegan lemon scones are bursting with bright lemon flavor! Drizzled with a luscious lemon glaze to make them extra lemony. Perfect for a gluten-free brunch with your girlfriends! They’re light and have a beautiful crumb – you wouldn’t even know they’re gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan.

I recently found myself with a huge bag of lemons leftover from previous recipe testing and went on a day long lemon baking kick to use them up.

With today being Mother’s Day and the royal wedding next week, it only felt fitting to make some of these gluten-free vegan lemon scones. I gave some to my mom this morning and while she’s a self confessed chocolate lover, I think she really enjoyed these lemon scones! Even if she did drizzle some chocolate over them after she got home.

Scones are personally my favorite breakfast treat. They’re perfect for cool spring mornings… just imagine birds chirping, a cool breeze, leaves rustling and a hot cup of tea or coffee with a lightly sweet lemon scone. Perfection.

I really love how simple the lemon flavor is in these scones. It’s pronounced without between too tart. The lemon glaze on top really brings out the freshness of the lemon flavor.

If you’re accustomed to using lemon from the bottle…. it’s time to stop that. You don’t get the fresh lemon flavor that you get from real lemons. Plus, the zest is where the lemon flavor is at!

I have a little baking secret whenever I’m working with lemons or other citrus, like limes, oranges or grapefruit. I zest my lemons and rub it into the granulated sugar in the recipe with my fingers. The oils from the lemon release and give off the most amazing fragrance. It really makes your lemon dessert shine! Try it next time you’re baking with citrus!

Lemon scones are the perfect breakfast or brunch recipe for this spring. Full of bright, lemon flavor and a light and airy crumb. Top with raspberry jam, lemon curd or eat as is. I’ve been working on a vegan lemon curd that I can’t wait to share with you all – you can see my most recent test batch in some of the photos below! Is lemon not your thing? Try using grapefruit or orange, instead!

Tips and Tricks for Gluten-Free Vegan Lemon Scones

• It’s important to keep your butter cold. I cut the amount of butter I need into small cubes and freeze it until it’s solid, for at least 30 minutes before I make my recipe. Cold butter keeps your scones fluffier.
• Instead of using a dairy-free butter, you can also use coconut oil. Just chill in the freezer so it’s cold and solid.
• Measure your flour by spooning the flour into your measuring cup and leveling it off with the side of the spoon or a knife. Don’t scoop your measuring cup straight into the bag or pour the flour into your measuring cup from the bag. The flour will get too dense this way and you’ll use more flour than you need, resulting in a dry scone.
• Don’t overbake these babies. You want the edges to be lightly browned, but if you bake them for too long they’ll be dry. If they end up overbaked and dry, dip them in tea or coffee and they’ll still be delish! (at least I think so!)
• You can make the scones ahead of time to bake for a rainy day! You can make the dough ahead of time and freeze it – just thaw and bake when you’re ready. You can also freeze the scones after they’re baked. Allow them to come to room temperature and then place in a freezer safe bag or container and freeze up to one month.

Other Gluten-Free Lemon Recipes You May Like…

• Lemon Poppy Seed Cookie Bars
• Gluten-Free Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
• Easy Homemade Lemonade
• Lemon Sweet Rolls

Gluten-Free Vegan Lemon Scones Recipe

Lemon scones are the ultimate springtime brunch treat and are gluten-free and vegan – but you’d never guess! Topped with a tart lemon glaze, they’re full of lemon flavor. Lemon lovers, this gluten-free breakfast recipe is for you!