Vegan Piña Colada Scones
I remember the first time I ever had a Piña Colada. I was about 8 or so, and my Mom had just taken me to a play which was in and of itself exciting, then we were going out to eat at a fancy Asian restaurant where they cooked your food at your table. I was pretty excited. Then I ordered a Piña Colada (virgin of course). Which made it even more exciting to my 8 year old self. It tasted wonderful! I fell in love with that flavor combination and even now as an adult I love it. I have had a lot of pineapple on hand lately and the first thing that happened to come to mind to make was Piña Colada scones. It might have had something to do with me smelling freshly baked scones at work that day, but also my love for Piña Colada.
So, I whipped up a batch of gluten free vegan Piña Colada scones and they were wonderful! These are a lazy Saturday morning treat. Or in my boyfriend Eric's case, breakfast. If you are a fan of pineapple and coconut together these are for you. They taste like summer in scone form. They are quick to make as well and nothing beats warm goodness from the oven!
Vegan Piña Colada Scones
Makes 8
3 cups all purpose gluten free flour
1/2 cup coconut sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup virgin coconut oil, cut into chunks
1 cup cold full fat orgainc canned coconut milk (whisked until smooth if chunky)
1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups fresh organic pineapple cut into small chunks
1/2 cup large flake dried coconut
coconut milk for topping
coconut sugar for sprinkling