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These delicious Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits are better than the real thing! Warm, buttery, and ready in 20 minutes!

Tasty biscuits are the perfect addition to any meal. Need more Red Lobster-inspired deliciousness then try my scampi, chowder, and a reader-favorite, this lobster tail!

Top view of red lobster cheddar bay biscuits on a baking sheet.

Reasons to Make These Biscuits

  • Perfect With Any Meal: Serve these Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits alongside any meal. They are the perfect biscuit!
  • Buttery, Soft, and Delicious: You’ll love the flavor of these well-known biscuits and they have the best texture!
  • Homemade Copycat Recipe: Enjoy these fast and easy biscuits any time you want at home!

What Are Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits?

If you’ve ever been to Red Lobster, you know that the cheddar bay biscuits are the best thing on the menu! They’re warm, soft, and bursting with flavor. The cheddar cheese melts as it bakes into the biscuits, and the garlic butter topping just takes them to the next level. Your family will love these buttery, flakey biscuits!

Whether you serve them up with seafood, pasta, or just want to eat them on their own, these copycat Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits are always a favorite! If you want to recreate more staple dishes from your favorite restaurants, then check out my list of copycat recipes here!

Ingredients to Make Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Making copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits only requires a few simple ingredients! I love that I can recreate the amazing flavor and texture of these biscuits with just pantry staples.

Biscuits

  • All-Purpose Flour: All-purpose flour works great because it gives your biscuits a nice, fluffy structure.
  • Sugar: Adding a bit of sugar to your biscuit dough balances the flavor.
  • Baking Powder: For a biscuit that is airy and flaky, baking powder is key!
  • Garlic Powder: Garlic is a must for that perfect savory flavor in your Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits!
  • Salt: Enhances the overall flavor.
  • Buttermilk: Buttermilk is what makes these biscuits so rich and soft! You can use storebought, but I always like making mine from scratch! It’s super easy!
  • Butter: I use unsalted butter in my biscuit dough. Since we’re adding salt and garlic powder, I don’t want my butter to make the biscuits too salty.
  • Cheddar Cheese: Shredded cheddar cheese is going to give your biscuits the most amazing flavor because it’s perfectly savory and sharp.

Garlic Butter Topping

  • Butter: Melted butter is the base for the garlic butter topping. Tastes great, too!
  • Garlic Powder: A little garlic powder brushed on top of your biscuits makes all the difference because each bite is packed with flavor!
  • Fresh Parsley: Finely chopped parsley is the perfect aromatic finishing touch. It adds a hint of peppery, fresh flavor.

Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits Recipe

Making these copycat Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits is beyond easy! Only 10 minutes of prep and 10 minutes in the oven! You’ll have warm, tasty biscuits in no time at all.

  1. Preheat Oven/ Combine Flour Mixture: Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Then, in a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, garlic powder, and salt.
  2. Whisk the Buttermilk Mixture and Mix the Dough/ Fold in Cheese: Whisk together the melted butter and buttermilk. Combine with the flour mixture until incorporated. The dough will be thick. Then, fold in the shredded cheddar cheese.
  3. Form Biscuits: Next, measure each biscuit using a 1/4 cup measuring cup. The measuring cup works great for packing the dough and forming the biscuit. It also shapes them and makes them the same size.
  4. Bake/ Brush on Butter Topping: Bake for 10-12 minutes in preheated oven until golden brown. Last, combine the garlic butter topping ingredients then brush onto each biscuit.

Biscuit Tips and Tricks

Here are my suggestions for customizing your cheddar bay biscuits to perfection! You are going to absolutely love these! My family can never get enough of them.

  • Cheese: Cheddar is a classic addition to this recipe, but you can mix and match other cheeses to your liking! I love switching these up with fresh parmesan or gouda. For a little kick, add shredded pepper jack!
  • Additional Flavors: If you want a bit of heat in your biscuits, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to your dough! And if you love fresh herbs like me, then add a little Italian seasoning to your butter glaze!
  • How to Serve Cheddar Biscuits: These tasty biscuits work well as a side for anything. For a complete meal, serve these biscuits with your favorite pastagrilled salmon, and a side salad!
Close view of red lobster cheddar bay biscuits stacked in a serving bowl.

Storing Leftover Biscuits

These buttery cheddar bay biscuits are perfect for storing, reheating, and freezing for the perfect anytime snack!

  • At Room Temperature: This is my preferred way of storing them. Keep your biscuits in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap for 3-4 days.
  • To Reheat: Pop individual biscuits in the microwave for 10-15 second intervals until warm. For bigger batches, wrap biscuits in foil, place on a baking sheet, and warm at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 5-10 minutes.
  • In the Freezer: Both unbaked and baked rolls can be frozen. Keep in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
Close view of the butter topping brushing on top of a biscuit.

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Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

4.67 from 12 votes
By: Alyssa Rivers
These delicious Copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits are better than the real thing! Warm, buttery, and ready in 20 minutes!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 11 Biscuits

Ingredients 

Biscuits

Garlic Butter Topping

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, garlic powder, and salt.
  • Whisk together the melted butter and buttermilk in a bowl or large measuring cup.
  • Combine the buttermilk mixture with the flour mixture and stir until fully incorporated. It will make a thick dough. Fold in the cheddar cheese.
  • Measure out each biscuit using a greased ยผ cup measuring cup and place them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between all of them.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the tops of the biscuits are a light golden brown.
  • Combine garlic butter topping ingredients and brush onto each biscuit while they are still hot.

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Notes

Updated on October 8, 2021
Originally Posted on May 2, 2014

Nutrition

Serving: 1biscuitCalories: 289kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 8gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 319mgPotassium: 193mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 626IUVitamin C: 0.5mgCalcium: 226mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
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About Alyssa Rivers

Alyssa Rivers is the author of 'The Tried and True Cookbook', a professional food photographer and experienced recipe-developer. Having a passion for cooking, her tried and true recipes have been featured on Good Morning America, Today Food, Buzzfeed and more.

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44 Comments

  1. 2 stars
    These biscuits fell flat, were very dough, and surprisingly didnโ€™t have much flavor, despite doubling the garlic. I did the recipe exactly, besides the garlic. I bake often and donโ€™t typically have issues, so was really sad about this!

    1. Hi Milli! I’m so sorry that this recipe didn’t work out for you! I’m here to help if you ever decide to make them again.

  2. 5 stars
    I made these tonight to go with a shrimp boil I’m doing tomorrow. I doubled the recipe without changing a thing and they turned out perfectly! They are better than Red Lobsters. ๐Ÿ˜‹

  3. 5 stars
    Made this recipe using King Arthur gf flour with xanthum gum and wow were they good.Came out beautiful and very tasty. Glad to have a biscuit that I can serve at family gatherings as my three girls are celiac. Thank you.

  4. 5 stars
    Hi! Iโ€™m going to try making these biscuits this week! What type of salt did you use? Table, kosher, sea salt?

  5. 5 stars
    Hi, chef coco here stopping by to say hello. I just wanted to say that I loved this recipe except that I would only use 1/2 cup of buttermilk this could be the reason a lot of people are having a hard time getting fluffy biscuits. Have an amazing day everyone and i look forward to trying more of your recipes.

  6. 5 stars
    These biscuits were so good and the entire family loved them. My kids said they were even better than the ones at Red lobster.