Eating from the pantry Challenge: Strawberry Scones

Back when strawberries were in season I picked up a bunch of them and chopped and froze the ones I couldn't eat in time. I ended up with a decent sized stash of frozen berries.



Unfortunately, frozen berries don't travel well for a move so when I stumbled upon this post from LifeasMom's Good (&Cheap) Eats blog, I was thrilled. Strawberry chocolate chip scones? Yes please!

There were 2 problems which led me to somewhat modify the recipe. 1. I don't really like chunks of fruit in my baked goods. 2. When you thaw frozen strawberries, they end up sort of soggy.

So I modified her recipe by taking out the heavy cream (which I didn't have anyway) and adding in 3/4 cup of pureed strawberries. The end result was a not-too-sweet scone with a hint of strawberry. To be honest it probably could have used a little more strawberry to give it a good berry flavor but that would have upset the balance with dry ingredients so I left it alone.

I'd probably make these again. Either way - now I have a frugal dessert to eat this week made from ingredients from the freezer/pantry!

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