Fresh from the oven Banana Nut Scones are made even more tempting with Cream Cheese Frosting. The sweet banana flavor, crunchy nuts and smooth icing are to die for!
Homemade scones are easier to make than you might believe! Check out these Easy Lemon Poppy Seed Scones and Blueberry Lemon Scones Recipe too!
The Best Scone Recipe
Does that sound like an exaggeration? It won’t when you taste these scones for yourself!
We’ve turned out delicious banana nut muffins into a scone recipe!
- These Banana Nut Scones take just 10 minutes of prep time to be ready to bake and eat.
- Made with buttermilk, these scones won’t dry out, even the next day.
- Cover them with easy cream cheese frosting and a handful of chopped nuts for a bakery quality finish!
Bananas and frosting go very well together. Our banana cake is a perfect example! And don’t forget the chocolate. Whip up a batch of fantasy fudge with your leftover walnuts.
Ingredient Notes
- Buttermilk. You can use store bought buttermilk or mix up a batch of my foolproof Buttermilk Substitute.
- Bananas. The amount of bananas you need depends on their size. I typically mash up 2 large bananas for this scone recipe. You want your bananas as ripe as possible (the browner the better). Got bananas that need to ripen? Use our guide on how to ripen bananas quickly!
- Cream cheese. Use full fat unflavored cream cheese in the frosting recipe for best results. Let it soften on the counter for a few minutes so it’s easier to blend.
- Walnuts. These scones would taste delicious with chopped pecans too! Use our guide on how to toast walnuts.
Easy Instructions
Make the dough for the scones:
Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Beat in the butter until coarse crumbs form.
Now add the mashed banana, eggs and buttermilk to form a dough. Fold in chopped nuts.
Shape and cut:
Pat the dough into a large circle. Slice the dough into 8 to 10 large rectangles. They should still be slightly connected to each other.
Bake:
Bake the scones for 25 minutes. Then, separate the scones completely and continue baking for another 10 minutes.
Cream cheese frosting:
While the scones are cooling, beat together the ingredients for the frosting. Spread over cooled scones, sprinkle with more chopped walnuts and enjoy!
Recipe FAQs
Yes, these scones can be frozen either before or after adding the frosting. Let them thaw in the refrigerator overnight and they’ll be ready to enjoy for breakfast the next day!
You sure can make these without nuts! While I love the nutty crunch, leaving them out makes the scones more allergen friendly (perfect for a school lunch box).
When you mash the banana is up to you. If you’re mixing this by hand, I definitely recommend mashing the banana in a separate bowl before combining it with the other ingredients.
If you make this recipe with an electric mixer, it’s usually strong enough to mash the banana as it’s mixing the dough together. Either way works!
Of course you can make this recipe in your mini scone pan.The scones will need less baking time due to their smaller size, so keep a close eye on them to avoid burnt scones!
More Breakfast Recipes
- Coconut Banana Bread. Sweet bread with coconut and macadamia nuts!
- Chocolate Banana muffins. Super moist and delicious, perfect for freezing too!
- Blueberry Muffins
- French Vanilla Coffee Creamer
- Buttermilk Pancakes
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Cream Cheese Frosted Banana Nut Scones
Ingredients
For the scones:
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 6 Tablespoon unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 2 large bananas about 1 cup mashed
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
For the frosting:
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 5 Tablespoon heavy cream
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Add in butter using the beater blade of an electric mixer until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add egg, bananas, and buttermilk. Combine completely. Fold in chopped walnuts.
- On a large baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat, drop dough. Using floured hands (or sprinkling a little extra flour on the top of the dough) pat into a large 10inch circle.
- Using a large knife or pizza cutter, slice dough into 8-10 large triangles. Separate slightly.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and make sure scones are completely separated. Bake an additional 10-15 minutes. Remove and cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat cream cheese with powdered sugar and heavy cream. Beat for 3-5 minutes until desired consistency. Spread over scones and immediately sprinkle with chopped walnuts. Serve and enjoy.
- Store in airtight container for up to three days in refrigerator.
Notes
- Storing: Keep leftovers scones covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. These are delicious served cold or room temperature!
- Frosting: If you prefer a more glaze-like frosting, drizzle in a little more heavy cream or milk until the desired consistency is reached.
- Use a pizza cutter. Slicing the scones with a pizza cutter is the easiest way to get clean, even cuts. If you don’t have a pizza cutter, a sharp knife works well too.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
Nutrition
No more dry, bland scones! These homemade Cream Cheese Frosted Scones are moist, sweet and packed with bananas and walnuts.
Frosting on a scone? Well, yes! Trying this one for sure! Thanks
I agree that scones don’t get the attention they deserve but I am a total biscotti lover too. Theses scones look amazing and that frosting is perfect! So making these the next time I have ripe bananas. Pinned!
These aren’t scones more like banana bread….and VERY sweet…..even without the frosting. I would also recommend adding some vanilla, and cinnamon or nutmeg.
The only ingredient I don’t have is buttermilk. Is there something I can substitute for that? I really want to make these!
it looks yummy!
I LOVE banana baked goods, and these scones look amazing with that luscious frosting!
I say bring on the frosting!!! And the bigger the scone, the better!!! I am loving the banana and frosting action you have going on in these!!! Definitely do not apologize for that goodness!
No need to apologize for the frosting. . .these scones look incredible! Love this flavor combination!
DON’T YOU EVER APOLOGIZE FOR FROSTING THESE SCONES!! lol that frosting (and the scones) looks splendid and I mean pretty much everything can be made better with frosting. 😉
These look really nice. I am not a banana lover and was wondering if they have a strong banana flavour? Could your substitute ripe pear or apple for the banana?
Yes they do have a banana taste, I’m not sure if you could do apple or pear, let me know if you try it!
Oh my, this looks soo good! I think the frosting is my favorite part- it always is.
Yeah, mine too 🙂
I would love to take a LARGE one of these babies with a load of frosting right now!
Please enjoy!!
Those scones look amazing! I’m loving the frosting 😀
I think these need to happen this weekend! They look fantastic! Pinned!
Oh I bet these were so good! Bananas, the cream cheese, mmm, I can almost taste them now! pinned
Thanks girl 🙂
Girrrrrl that frosting is the best part! Don’t apologize for too much awesome!
I don’t care if frosting on them is not acceptable, if they look like this I want them all!!
A non-dry scone, covered in frosting? Be still my beating heart. This looks phenomenal!
Awww thank you 🙂
Saw these in my Bloglovin’ feed this morning and started drooling. Wish I had one with a cup of coffee right now!
I’m so glad to hear people click over from Bloglovin 🙂 Thanks for following Robin 🙂