Pumpkin Scones

Starbucks just brought back the pumpkin spiced latte, the weather is getting cooler and the leaves are starting to change colors.  Fall is here! I have to say, I am pretty excited for fall weather after sweating through a really hot summer at six through nine months pregnant! I subscribe to emails from the Skinnytaste blog and she sent one the other day with a pumpkin oatmeal recipe.  Then my friend Jen sent me a recipe for pumpkin alfredo a day or so later.  Other than the latte, I've never really tried anything pumpkin-y (?) other than pumpkin pie, which I've never really liked.  Honestly, at Thanksgiving I'd rather spend pie calories on extra mashed potatoes and gravy! I thought I'd try to learn to like pumpkin since I'm in love with the latte...I had one at the Galleria today and it was sooooo good!

I bought some pumpkin pie spice and a few cans of pumpkin at the store the other day and made my first pumpkin recipe today: glazed pumpkin scones.  I love scones - on our honeymoon in Ireland I swear I ate them every day, freshly baked at each B&B.  These are not healthy but they really are tasty.  I'll try some healthier pumpkin recipes as fall continues!

Recipe
Pumpkin Scones with Spiced Glaze

Comments
 - I didn't have half and half so I used low fat buttermilk
 - Instead of granulated sugar I used granulated Splenda
 - I substituted pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon/ginger/cloves/nutmeg
 - These weren't as dense as I would have expected.  They were really moist and flavorful though.

Rating
3.5/5