Here’s a really easy scone recipe, made with a surprise ingredient, 7 UP or Sprite! It’s a classic Australian Scone recipe, one that my wife made for me about 20 years ago. Perfect for breakfast or with a cup of tea.
What are Lemonade Scones?
In Australia, they call this recipe Lemonade Scones, an easy way to make homemade scones. If you’re from the States, it’s not what you think! There is no lemons in this recipe! Australians call all lemon-lime soft drinks like 7 Up or Sprite as Lemonade. It’s not fresh squeezed lemon juice, commonly known as lemonade. This sounds confusing, but it’s not really. Just use 7 UP when making this recipe!
How to make Easy Scones
The easy part of this recipe is that it’s a 3 ingredient scone recipe. Self raising flour, whipping cream and Sprite or 7up, how easy it that? Self raising flour is very commonly used in Australia, UK, and even in the southern states of the US. If you can’t find self raising flour, you can make your own. For each cup of regular flour, add 1½ teaspoons of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt. So it’s still easy!
It’s important to not over mix the dough. This will bake hard and tough scones. Try to handle the dough as little as possible. On a lightly floured surface, pat the dough gently and cut the round scone circles. Be gentle.
Tips for serving 3 Ingredient Scones
The best way to store scones is in an air tight container. If you don’t eat them all on the same day, they freeze really well to be enjoyed on another day. And finally, what to serve with fresh scones? Its very commonly served with jam and whipped cream. Here in Australia, they are also served with fruit curd. I make an easy Lemon Curd or a homemade Passionfruit Curd when they’re in season. The perfect accompaniment for Lemonade Scones (Sprite Scones)!
An Easy Scone Recipe made with 7 Up or Sprite. Known as Lemonade Scones in Australia, made with only 3 ingredients! Serve with jam and fresh whipped cream. I love scones for breakfast. Bon Appetit! Приятного аппетита!
Easy Scone Recipe with 7 Up!
An Easy Scone Recipe made with 7 Up or Sprite. Known as Lemonade Scones in Australia, made with only 3 ingredients! Similar to 7 UP Biscuits. Serve with jam and fresh whipped cream. I love scones for breakfast.
Ingredients
- 3 cups self raising flour*
- 1 cup whipping cream not light
- 1 cup 7-UP
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C fan forced.
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Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl, lightly. Carefully mixing until they are combined. The dough will be soft and tacky.
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Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, to about 1" thick. Using a 2" round cookie cutter, cut about 8 round pieces. Place them close together on a lightly greased sheet or on baking paper. (Optional: brush scones lightly with milk.)
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Bake for 15 minutes, until they're golden brown. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
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Serve with jam and fresh whipped cream.
Recipe Notes
*To make self raising flour: sift together 3 cup of flour with 4½ teaspoons baking powder and ¾ teaspoon salt.
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I was really excited to try this recipe as it looks super simple. Mixed the ingredients and the dough is beyond “tacky” and pretty impossible to work with. It’s so sticky that rolling it out was not an option. What have I done wrong?
Hi Kate, if it’s too tacky, just add a bit of flour until it’s workable. Too dry then add bit more 7up! Europeans like to measure recipes by weight so it’s more exact. When we measure in cups, the flour can be more or less depending if you packed it tight or just sifted it with air. Adjust as needed. Hope that helps and good luck!
This is interesting and looks yum too! Seems worth trying!
Thanks Rotwein! An easy way to make scones! 🙂
Can’t wait to make these scones, but I have one question, do they really bake at 180°F? Most of the other scone recipes I have are baked at anywhere between 375° and 425°F. I will be anxiously awaiting your answer so that I can make these awesome sounding scones!
Oh my goodness! I got the fahrenheit and celcius mixed up in the editing!!! Thanks so much for the catch, i have fixed it! Definitly bake at 350F!!!! Hope you enjoy them! 🙂
I’ve never used soft drinks in baking, so I’m quite intrigued by this recipe. Hope to give it a try soon.
Thanks Ronit, its so easy to use. I always figured that 7up was the ‘healthiest’ soft drink out there, but thats not really true. Still lots of sugar in it, but the scones aren’t super sweet at all! 🙂 Let me know how it goes!