It’s fun when you’re inspired to make something, all because of one cool ingredient you acquire. So last month, Jason and I took a trip to Virginia since Jason was running the Marine Corps Marathon, plus we got to visit some family and have a little getaway. And praise God, we survived Hurricane Sandy with no damage and flew home without delay.
Now, while we lived in Northern VA a few years ago, one store I fell in love with was Trader Joe’s. So you can imagine I was stoked to stop in at the nearest location during our trip and grab a few treats to take home. Granted, they’ve recently built a few TJ’s in north Texas, but it’s still a bit of a drive from my home in the country.
Unfortunately, I was limited to things that could go in my carry on luggage. (darn, no cookie butter!) So I got a few tasty things like chocolate covered sunflower seeds and one of my new loves, a cinnamon sugar grinder. They also had a sugar, chocolate, and coffee bean grinder. Be still my heart! I had to buy it. My mind started thinking of all the delicious things this could be used with. Which (finally) leads me to this recipe – mocha scones.
I’m a big fan of scones so the first thing I wanted to make was a chocolate and coffee infused scone with some of this magical mixture sprinkled on top. I wanted to create a scone with the same rich flavor of a mocha, my go-to drink at coffee shops. Ladies and gentlemen, these scones are amazing. Don’t get me wrong, they’d be good by themselves, but grinding some of that sugar/coffee/chocolate on top adds another dimension.
So while at Trader Joe’s, I had you lovely blog readers in mind and picked up a spare to share. Plus, this is my 200th blog post (holy cow!) so I thought I’d make it extra special. To win this sweet little treat, you can:
1. (Mandatory Entry) Leave a comment on this blog post. It can be about anything, preferably telling me what you’d like to sprinkle the yummy sugar/chocolate/coffee on.
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You can enter the giveaway until midnight (central time) on December 10, 2012. I’ll pick a winner via a random number generator. Good luck!
Now on to the fabulous recipe…
Mocha Scones
Ingredients:
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 tsp instant coffee (or instant espresso)
1/3 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup chocolate chips
A sprinkle of sugar, chocolate, and coffee bean mixture
Yield: 8 scones
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl, whisk together the cream, egg, and vanilla. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt, and instant coffee. Stir to combine. Add the butter and mix into the dry ingredients until it resembles coarse crumbs. (use a pastry blender or I just used the paddle attachment on my stand mixer) Mix in the chocolate chips and add the wet ingredients. Mix everything together until the dough comes together. If too dry, add a little more cream and if too wet, add a little more flour. (dough should be a little sticky)
Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead a few times. Shape it into a circle (about 7-8 inches) and cut it into eight wedges. (I like to use a pizza cutter) Brush off any excess flour and place either on a lined baking sheet or in a scone pan. Grind some of the sugar/chocolate/coffee bean mixture onto the tops of the dough. (optional)
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the edges are firm and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in/on the pan for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Serve while warm or store in a container for a few days, reheating as desired.
Source: Adapted from Joy of Baking
Hi Becky!
I would definitely make some cookies or these scones to grind some sugar/coffee/chocolate/amazingness onto!
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These look delicious 😀
I would sprinkle it on top of my cereal/porridge in the morning, or make some of these scones! I just subscribed and liked your facebook as well x
I would sprinkle it in my mouth!!! 🙂 Love your delicious baking adventures, Beck!
I would love to sprinkle this on top of some toast with homemade Cinnamon Honey Butter (your recipe was much loved in this family!) I think it would also be amazing on top of a cup of cappuccino.
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I’d sprinkle it on cookies, or my hot chocolate!
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this would be great to have! i’d love to sprinkle some yummy topping on my kids hot chocolate
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I would sprinkle chocolate on my daughter’s hot cocoa
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I’d sprinkle some on ice cream.
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Mocha Scones make me so hungry. My sister like mocha scones.
Thank you very much to sharing mocha scones recipe.
I would sprinkle some try berries on top.
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I’m a fellow scone lover so that would be my first choice. Maybe good on some muffins?
On the wonderful iced coffees my daughters make each morning!
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Yum mocha scones
this is so cool looking.
I too love Trader Joe’s and can’t wait for the Austin one to open in August 2013!
This would be great on ice cream.
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I WOULD SPRINKLE IT ON MY OATMEAL WITH BANANA BREAKFAST.
I’d put it on hot chocolate
Mm, it would go on my cookies!
I’d sprinkle it on the whipped cream topping my ice cream or pudding
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on top of my cereal
mmm on hot chocolate
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I’m going to sprinkle it on my tongue
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I’d like to sprinkle on ice cream.
I love chocolate and coffee together, I’d use this with hot chocolate and desserts
That does look good. I’d rather it without the coffee, though :).
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I’d sprinkle chocolate on my coffee
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Yogurt, cookies, bread, toast, oatmeal… I could go on… delish!
Ohhhh yes. This would be delicious on….anything. Oatmeal was the first thing that came to mind!
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This sounds like a delicious topping…perfect for warm drinks on cold days!
I’d put it in my frozen coffee drinks, and on cheesecake.
this would be good on ice cream
maybe on home made doughnuts
On my icecream. Yummy.
I think ice cream.
I would sprinkle it on my oatmeal
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I would put it on ice cream.
Well, this grinder has all my faves. I would love to give it a try.
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I’d sprinkle it on cookies
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Ice cream or cookies!
I would put sugar/chocolate/coffee sprinkles on french toast, Ice Cream, or in my Iced Coffee.
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I’d sprinkle it on a bagel!
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On cake.
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I’d mix in in my oatmeal!
I would like to sprinkle them on donuts.
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I’d like to try it sprinkled on raspberry yogurt.
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I think it’d sprinkle it on french toast. 🙂 Congrats on your 200th post. 🙂
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