When you get a scone at the store, it seems like there’s a 75% possibility it’ll be dry and chalky. Trader Joe’s is solving that problem by serving up ready-to-bake pumpkin ginger scones in its frozen section. I baked up a few this morning for breakfast. And I think these are gonna be one of the highlights of this year’s Pumpkinpalooza season.
The scones are scored and break apart fairly easily out of the freezer. You bake them on parchment for 14-16 mins at 375F. The package also advises letting them thaw for 5 minutes while the oven preheats, but I think the light thaw may be one of the reasons they baked up a little wonky. One in particular lost its shape, as you can see. I didn’t opt to brush them with milk or cream, but I don’t think they suffered much for it.
But aside from not looking 1000% perfect, the flavor on these is quite nice. They’re not partcularly gingery, and a little sweeter than I typically expect with scones, but I’m not complaining. I like these a lot. The box says 2 is a serving, but 3 was perfect for me. They *are* mini, after all.
The ingredient list on these is pretty reasonable and they do use butter. Would I buy Trader Joe’s Mini Pumpkin Ginger Scones again? Heck yeah. If you want to fancy them up a bit, you could brush them with milk or cream and sprinkle with a little turbinado or maple sugar. But they don’t really need it.
Check out my roundup of new fall items spotted as of 9/6/23. I expect the next couple of weeks are gonna be chock full of pumpkin, apple, butternut squash, etc. Next up to be reviewed is the new Butternut Squash Lasagna.