Homemade Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Red Lobster Copycat)
Homemade Cheddar Bay biscuits are a spot on copycat of the buttery, cheesy Red Lobster biscuits. This recipes yields soft biscuits perfectly spiced with garlic powder and cheddar cheese for the classic restaurant taste right at home.
There are a few restaurants where arguably the bread is the best part of the meal.
Olive Garden’s breadsticks.
Carrabba’s bread.
And of course Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay biscuits.
Who even needs to order a full dinner when you can fill up on endless baskets of warm, cheesy biscuits?
Of course, it’s generally frowned upon to sit there and order only the biscuits and maybe a soda, but their food is expensive.
So rather than take us all out to a pricy dinner just to devour the bread, we make them right at home.
And the result is a Red Lobster dupe we love!
What makes Cheddar Bay biscuits so good?
Red Lobster’s biscuits manage to be light yet rich and buttery, full of garlic and cheddar flavor without it being overpowering.
They come out to the table warm and soft and taste amazing by themselves, dunked into dressing or pasta sauce or dipped into even more melted butter.
Ingredients
To make these you’ll need:
- Flour– All purpose
- Baking powder– For leavening
- Sugar– Granulated
- Garlic powder– Make sure you use garlic powder and not garlic salt
- Salt
- Butter– Unsalted
- Milk
- Cheddar cheese– Shredded mild cheddar
- Parsley– Dried
How to Make
Homemade Cheddar Bay biscuits are pretty easy to make!
To do it, microwave 1 stick of butter in a microwave safe bowl for 30-35 seconds or just until it is melted.
Set it aside.
Then stir the flour, baking powder, sugar, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt together in a mixing bowl.
Stir in the melted butter and milk to the flour mixture and stir just until the dry ingredients are wet.
Using a spatula, fold in the cheese until it’s just distributed.
Drop heaping spoonful’s of dough onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Bake the biscuits at 450° for 10-12 minutes, just until the biscuits have risen and are golden brown.
Melt the rest of the butter, then stir in the remaining salt and dried parsley.
Brush the mixture evenly out over the biscuits.
Serve warm and enjoy!
Storing
Store leftover biscuits in an airtight container on the counter for up to 2 days or in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Pop the biscuits in the oven to warm them before serving.
Tips and Tricks
- This recipe yields between 12-18 biscuits, depending on size.
- Make sure you’re u sing garlic powder, NOT garlic salt.
- Don’t overmix the biscuits. Overmixing will result in dense biscuits not the light fluffy ones you know and love.
Other Copy Cat Red Lobster Recipes
Homemade Cheddar Bay biscuits are just as good- if not better- than the ones you would get at Red Lobster.
Make them and enjoy them with other copy cat Red Lobster recipes like:
If you’ve tried these HOMEMADE CHEDDAR BAY BISCUITS, or any other recipe on my site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out, we love hearing from our readers! You can also follow along with me on PINTEREST, FACEBOOK, and INSTAGRAM to see more amazing recipes and whatever else we’ve got going on!
Homemade Cheddar Bay Biscuits (Red Lobster Copycat)
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp salt divided
- 1 1/2 sticks butter (3/4 cup)
- 1 cup milk
- 8 oz shredded mild cheddar cheese (2 cups)
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
Instructions
- Microwave 1 stick (1/2 cup) of butter in a microwave safe bowl for 30-35 seconds- just until melted. Set aside.1 1/2 sticks butter
- Add the flour, baking powder, sugar, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to a mixing bowl, and stir together until evenly combined.2 cups flour, 1 tbsp baking powder, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 3/4 tsp salt
- Add the melted butter and milk to the flour mixture and stir just until the dry ingredients are wet. Don't over mix!1 cup milk
- Using a spatula, fold in the cheese.8 oz shredded mild cheddar cheese
- Drop heaping spoonfuls of dough onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 450° 10-12 minutes, just until the biscuits have risen and are golden brown.
- Melt the rest of the butter, then stir in the remaining salt and dried parsley. Brush the mixture evenly out over the biscuits.1/2 tsp dried parsley
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe yields between 12-18 biscuits, depending on size.
- Make sure you're u sing garlic powder, NOT garlic salt.
- Don't overmix the biscuits. Overmixing will result in dense biscuits not the light fluffy ones you know and love.
Nutrition
Got to have Old Bay seasoning in the recipe. That’s the “Bay” in “Cheddar Bay Biscuits.”
While I can see why you’d think that- the company itself doesn’t use Old Bay seasoning in their recipe. They were originally introduced as ‘hot, cheesy garlic bread’, and Red Lobster later changed the name to ‘Cheddar Bay’ to better represent the seafood and seaside vibe of the franchise.