Red Lobster Biscuits
Red Lobster Biscuits Recipe – These cheesy, soft biscuits have a hint of garlic and are topped with melted butter and fresh parsley. It’s easy to make your favorite Cheddar Bay Biscuits at home from scratch!
Why We Love Copycat Red Lobster Biscuits
I don’t know what it is about those delicious buttery biscuits…
Some people proudly visit “the lobster” week after week to get their seafood and Cheddar Bay Biscuit fix. Others call and order ahead, then slide in the side door with oversized sunglasses, to nab their biscuits and leave inconspicuously.
Either way, you know you love them. We all love them.
Everyone loves a basket of Red Lobster Biscuits. So much so, that they now make box mixes for these cheesy little guys that are sold at nearly every national grocery store.
The secret recipe in a box. However… You can do better.
You can make homemade from-scratch cheesy goodness biscuits in no time at all that are just like even BETTER than the original. I swear. Plus, you can make extra cheddar biscuits and freeze some for later!
These are the absolute best combination of garlic bread and flaky cathead biscuits!
What You Need to Make Cheddar Bay Biscuits at Home
Today’s copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits recipe is light, tender, loaded with cheddar cheese and garlic flavor, and kissed with butter and a pinch of parsley.
With just nine ingredients you can enjoy Red Lobsters’ famous biscuits night after night (after night) without having to leave the house. And they come out of the oven even fluffier and puffier than at “the lobster.”
Here’s what you need:
- All-purpose flour
- Baking powder
- Sugar
- Garlic powder
- Old Bay seasoning
- Salted butter
- Milk
- Cheddar cheese
- Parsley
That’s it!
How to Make Red Lobster Biscuits
The secret to making our super easy savory snack is to use a food processor to prepare the dough.
Simply pulse all of the biscuit ingredients together (minus the melted butter and parsley for topping), then scoop the dough onto baking sheets that are lined with parchment paper.
An ice cream scoop lightly coated with nonstick spray works well for creating perfect little mounds.
Preheat the oven to 450° F. Pour the dry ingredients into a food processor, then add the cold butter and pulse until the butter is chopped into small pieces. Then pour in the milk and pulse to combine. Finally, add the shredded cheddar and pulse to combine until the final dough forms.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Use a 3 tablespoon scoop to place even portions of biscuit batter onto the prepared baking sheet, two inches apart. Bake for approximately 10 minutes until golden brown.
Meanwhile, whisk the melted butter and parsley together in a bowl for the biscuit tops. After the Cheddar Bay Biscuits come out of the oven, lightly brush the tops with melted parsley butter. Serve warm.
Get the Complete (Printable) Red Lobster Biscuits Recipe Below. Enjoy!
The Best Cheddar Bay Biscuits
That’s right, friends. Your life is about to change for the better. Better biscuits. No drive time. Right at home. Anytime you want them.
Warning – you will want them tonight and every night!
Once tasting our buttery copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits, you’ll feel like Heaven is a place on earth. Let’s all take a moment together to imagine taking a big bite of flaky, soft, cheesy warmth of cheddar bay biscuits… (Que mental sexy music.)
There absolutely ain’t no shame in thinking about them All. Day. Long. I know I do!
Serving Suggestions
Red Lobster Biscuits can be served as a savory breakfast, or as an easy side dish to a bunch of different meals!
Serve these wonderfully cheesy and garlicky biscuits alongside this Roasted Shrimp Pasta with Lemon Cream Sauce or Pan Seared Scallops to bring the complete restaurant experience to your kitchen table.
If you’re feeling extra fancy, try pairing them with Lobster Sauce Ravioli or with Seafood Stuffed Shells!
Frequently Asked Questions
I have not attempted to use any alternatives to all-purpose flour for this recipe, but you can certainly give it a try.
To get the best fluffy texture and rise, you will need to use an all-purpose 1-to-1 ratio gluten-free flour mix with xanthan gum. Let me know in the comments if you try this substitute!
While Old Bay is not essential for the baking process, I do highly recommend using it to get that crave-worthy copycat Red Lobster Biscuit flavor.
If Old Bay isn’t available, you can substitute it with a blend of paprika, ground mustard, and celery salt.
You can store these biscuits at room temperature in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
You can warm them up in the microwave with a wet paper towel for a few seconds for a warm biscuit and melted sharp cheddar cheese on your own table.
To freeze, individually wrap each biscuit and store them together in an airtight container or freezer bag for up to one month.
In most southern biscuit recipes, you do stir in some buttermilk, but this biscuit mix does not need the buttermilk to help it rise. The same goes for the eggs.
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Check the printable recipe below for the nutritional information on calories, carbohydrates, protein, cholesterol, sodium, and fiber.
Red Lobster Biscuits Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 5 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 1 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
- 1/2 cup cold salted butter cut into cubes + 1/4 cup melted
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450° F. Pour the dry ingredients in a food processor, then add the cold butter and pulse until the butter is chopped into small pieces. Then pour in the milk and pulse to combine. Finally, add the shredded cheddar and pulse to combine.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Use a 3 tablespoon scoop to place even portions of biscuit batter onto the baking sheets, two inches apart. Bake for approximately 10 minutes until golden.
- Meanwhile, whisk the melted butter and parsley together for the biscuit tops. Once the biscuits come out of the oven, brush the butter over the tops and serve warm.
Delish……needed to cook another 5 minutes…..Yum! Having along side some homemade borscht and salad
I made these tonight and they were delicious! I followed the recipe and the biscuits turned out great. Thank you!
If you don’t have a food processor, could you use a whisk or a mixer?
Hi Rhazya,
You can mix it with a pie crust cutter, or two forks, to make sure the butter is cut into the dough leaving little flecks of butter throughout. That will produce a better texture than a mixer. :)
Yum!
Very delicious and easy! Better than Red Lobster!
Easy and quick recipe. Yet so on point and delicious 😋
Thank you.
Amazing. I made 12 and ate 10.
Delicious! Best cheddar biscuits ever! Used Cabots Habanero Cheddar for an extra kick and didn’t even add the melted butter at the end. Much better than Red Lobster.
tasted amazing
Just made these in my Corsori air fryer. 350 deg for 12 minutes. Delicious!
This was incredibly delicious, and , unfortunately, just as addictive as the ones at Red Lobster😋. Easy to make, too, and I made only half the recipe, but used the exact amount of ingredients. The only item I didn’t have on hand was the parsley, so I chopped up some green onions instead, to maintain the “green bits” on top. Thanks so much for sharing.
These are wonderful! I misread the recipe and only put in 1 teaspoon of garlic instead of a tablespoon so I just added garlic to the parsley butter on top. Defiant a keeper recipe! Thank you!
I made these and this recipe is FANTASTIC! Thank you somuch my family loved them!