CINNAMON APPLE-CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Cinnamon Apple-Cream Cheese Scones image

Delight your brunch guests with Cinnamon Apple-Cream Cheese Scones. These apple-cream cheese scones have great cinnamon flavor to start your day.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 33m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2-1/3 cups flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 small apple, finely chopped
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Steps:

Heat oven to 400ºF.
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and spices in large bowl until blended. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in apples. Beat Neufchatel and egg in small bowl until blended; gradually add milk until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir until blended and mixture forms soft dough.
Drop dough into 8 mounds, 2 inches apart, on baking sheet.
Bake 16 to 18 min. or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet; cool on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 50 mg, Sodium 270 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 6 g