Chai Carrot Cake Scones

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1 ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ¾ tsp ground ginger
• ¾ tsp ground allspice
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom
• ¼ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp pepper
• ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes
• ½ cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing scones
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ cups grated carrots (from about 3 large carrots), plus more for topping
• ⅓ cup chopped walnuts, plus more for topping (optional)

Chai Cream Cheese Icing

• 4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
• ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ⅛ tsp ground ginger
• ⅛ tsp ground allspice
• Pinch ground cardamom
• Pinch salt
• Pinch pepper
• ½ cup heavy cream or milk

Instructions

• Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cardamom, salt, and pepper.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork (or your hands), until pea-size pieces form with some larger chunks remaining. 
• In a small bowl, whisk together cream and eggs. Using a spatula, fold the cream/egg mixture, grated carrots, and chopped walnuts into the dry mixture until just combined.
• On a lightly floured surface, gently knead the dough a few times. Then using your hands, form a circle about ¾” thick. Slice dough into 8 triangles and place on prepared baking sheet. Brush scones lightly with heavy cream.
• Bake for 13-16 minutes, until scones are just turning golden around edges.
• Let scones cool before drizzling with chai cream cheese frosting and sprinkling with additional grated carrots and chopped walnuts.

Chai Cream Cheese Icing

• Using a hand mixer or a whisk, beat cream cheese in a medium bowl until smooth. Add confectioners’ sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cardamom, salt, and pepper and beat until combined.
• Add milk or cream to bowl ¼ cup at a time, beating well after each addition until frosting is smooth and at desired consistency.

Notes

The below are affiliate links for the products I use or mention in this recipe:

• Box Grater
• Pastry Cutter
• Chai Spice Mix (if not using homemade)