Cranberry Scones {Paleo}

When I was developing this recipe, I almost didn’t expect to like these scones.

I wanted a snack to go with an afternoon cup of tea that would fill me up without sending me crashing off a sugar high in a couple hours, so I tried to keep it a bit light on the sweetener. But once I popped these scones into the oven I started doubting if they’d be sweet enough because of the tartness of cranberries. It’s a good thing I didn’t start having these doubts until the scones were in the oven; otherwise, I probably would have messed around with the recipe.

I don’t know how it worked out, but in the end I’ll just chalk it up to some kind of culinary magic. Not only are these scones well-balanced flavor-wise, but they’re surprisingly moist. They’re also just dense enough to not be cake-like and just fluffy enough not to be cookie-like (read: perfect scone texture!).

Don’t be afraid of the tartness of cranberries; in this recipe, it just works.

Just in case paleo scones are your thing, but cranberries aren’t, here are a few other tasty looking recipes from around the internet:

Almond + Vanilla Scones from Healthy Chef

Chocolate Chip Cookie Scones from Taylor Made It Paleo

Grain-Free Dark Chocolate Cherry Scones from Nom Nom Paleo

Lemon Blueberry Scones from Cook Eat Paleo

Petite Vanilla Bean Scones from SlimPalate

Pumpkin Scones from SuperGlue Mom