Afternoon tea is a quintessential tradition in England. Here are some plant-based alternative scones (with ‘clotted cream’) and a few tasty cakes to serve alongside a proper pot of tea! These fruity scones (The Veg Space) are made from orange-juice-soaked dried fruits, for a National-Trust worthy cream tea. Serve with vegan clotted cream (below) – jam first for Cornwall, cream first for Devon!)
Keep these recipes away from pets, due to unsafe ingredients like fresh dough, chives and dried fruits. Despite images of cats lapping bowls of cream, they are lactose-intolerant and should not be fed dairy. Read up on keeping people & pets safe in the kitchen.
homemade vegan scone recipes
These vegan cheese scones (The Veg Space) use Naturli dairy-free block butter (no palm oil) and mustard for a tangy treat. You can even make mini-scones and top with vegan cheese, chutney and chopped chives.
Gingerbread Scones with Berry Icing (Short Girl, Tall Order) use coconut oil (no vegan butter needed) and feature spicy ginger, brown sugar and molasses for a Deep-South style treat. If you can’t find pastry flour, then replace 2 tablespoons of flour with a tablespoon of cornstarch. More local alternatives to American cranberries are Swedish lingonberries, cherries or tart apples (organic, to avoid shellac coating).
vegan ‘clotted cream’ for homemade scones
Most dairy clotted cream is not from free-range cows. So make your own vegan clotted cream (The Veg Space) in just 3 minutes (with vegan block butter, organic powdered sugar and vegan double cream.
Flotted Cream has astounded reviewers with its taste and texture (made in a family cafe in Hampshire’s New Forest). Also sold at Leicestershire’s Positive Bakes (which sends out ‘vegan afternoon teas’ with scones and cakes, in compostable packaging). All items are free from palm oil.
vegan cakes in compostable packaging
Positive Bakes are all free from palm oil, and sent to your door in compostable packaging. Handmade in Leicestershire, this company even makes its own almond milk to use in the cakes. The company is certified vegan and gluten-free friendly. Use a letterbox guard to protect unsafe ingredients from pets.
Situated in a new eco building in a gated community, this ensures the carbon footprint is low even to make and bake the cakes. The cakes are sent out in wood pulp biodegradable packaging to avoid plastic, and many of the ingredients are organic. The range includes:
- Classic cakes (including mixed boxes)
- A vegan afternoon tea (complete with vegan clotted cream!)
- Banana or chocolate loaf cake
- Lemon drizzle cake & citrus tarts
- Brownies (chocolate, hazelnut, salted caramel)
- Raspberry blondies
