Chocolate Chip-Cherry Scones

Name: Chocolate Chip-Cherry Scones
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup firm margarine or butter; 2/3 cup Yoplait® Fat Free plain yogurt or Yoplait® 99% Fat Free creamy vanilla yogurt (from 2-lb container); 1/2 cup dried cherries or cherry-flavored dried cranberries; 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 2 teaspoons coarse sugar

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Prep 20 min
Total 45 min
Ingredients 10
Servings 12

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These great-tasting scones have the best of both worlds: flavor and texture that only a little butter can provide and the nutrition of low-fat yogurt. Yum!

by Qué Rica Vida Cocina

Updated Sep 20, 2016

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup firm margarine or butter
2/3 cup Yoplait® Fat Free plain yogurt or Yoplait® 99% Fat Free creamy vanilla yogurt (from 2-lb container)
1/2 cup dried cherries or cherry-flavored dried cranberries
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons coarse sugar

Directions

1

Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2

In medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in yogurt, cherries and chocolate chips (dough will seem dry and crumbly).
3

On lightly floured surface, shape dough into a ball. Knead dough lightly 10 times. Divide dough in half. On cookie sheet, pat each half of dough into 6-inch circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges, using sharp knife, but do not separate wedges. Sprinkle with sugar.
4

Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Carefully separate wedges. Cool 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Expert Tips

tip 1
You can use 1 (6-oz) container of Yoplait® Original 99% Fat Free French vanilla yogurt instead of the yogurt in the recipe if you like.
tip 2
Count to 10! Overkneading the dough will make your scones tough.

Nutrition Information

170 Calories, 4 1/2g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 30g Total Carbohydrate, 12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Scone

Calories: 170

Calories from Fat: 40

Total Fat: 4 1/2g; 7%

Saturated Fat: 1 1/2g; 7%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%

Sodium: 280mg; 12%

Potassium: 105mg; 3%

Total Carbohydrate: 30g; 10%

Dietary Fiber: 1g; 4%

Sugars: 12g

Protein: 3g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 8%; 8%

Iron: 8%; 8%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

These great-tasting scones have the best of both worlds: flavor and texture that only a little butter can provide and the nutrition of low-fat yogurt. Yum!

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