These are the best vegan Cheddar Bay biscuits you will ever eat!  Soft, warm, and cheesy on the inside and covered in buttery garlic on the outside!  They are just like the Cheddar Bay biscuits that they serve at Red Lobster!

A white plate filled with vegan cheddar bay biscuits.

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Why make these biscuits

These vegan cheddar bay biscuits are quick and easy to make, and melt in your mouth delicious! They turn soup or salad into a meal and are the perfect side for any holiday meal. Vegans and non-vegans alike go crazy for these buttery biscuits!

These were amazing! I have missed Red Lobster Biscuits so much! I used your gluten free Bisquick recipe and they came out so good that way! It was hard to believe that they were gluten free! Thanks so much for this great recipe!

—Sherri

Ingredients and substitutions

  • Bisquick – this can be store-bought vegan biscuit mix or homemade.  For gluten-free use my homemade gluten-free Bisquick. If you don’t have Bisquick, see my homemade Bisquick recipe below.
  • Plant-Based Milk – to provide liquid to form the Bisquick into the dough.  You can use any type of vegan milk that you like.
  • Vegan Cheddar Style Cheese – for a cheesy biscuit.  You can use any store-bought vegan cheese you like or you can use my recipe to make your own vegan cheddar cheese. 
  • Vegan Butter – to coat the biscuits. I think that my homemade vegan butter recipe tastes the best, but you can use any dairy-free butter you wish.
  • Garlic Powder – to flavor the butter.
  • Parsley – to flavor the butter and make it pretty.
  • Salt – for flavor.
  • Old Bay Seasoning – for flavor.

How to make vegan cheddar bay biscuits

Step 1 – Start by preheating the oven to 450°F (230°C).

Mix the dry ingredients

Step 2 – Then, place a cup of vegan Bisquick in a mixing bowl, add ½ cup of vegan shredded cheddar cheese, and stir.

A series of 3 pictures showing the process steps to mix the vegan Red Lobster biscuits with the vegan cheese.

Step 3 – Pour in 1/3 cup of plain soy milk or other plant-based milk and mix with a fork, just enough to combine the ingredients. (don’t over stir).

A series of 3 pictures showing adding the soy milk, mixing, and putting the gluten free vegan Red lobster biscuits onto a cookie sheet.

Step 4 – Drop about 1/3 cup scoops of biscuit dough onto an ungreased baking sheet. (You can use parchment paper, but there is really no need.)

Step 5 – Bake for 8-11 minutes until slightly golden and dry.

Step 6 – While the biscuits are cooking, mix together ¼ cup of melted butter, a teaspoon of parsley, ¼ teaspoon garlic salt, and 1/8 teaspoon of Old Bay Seasoning.

Step 7 – Take the biscuits out of the oven.  Place them one at a time in the bowl of garlic butter to coat them completely.  Serve warm.

A series of 3 pictures showing making the vegan garlic butter and dipping the gluten free vegan biscuits into it to coat them in the butter.

For cheesier-tasting biscuits, you can add 1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast along with the dry ingredients.

How to make homemade vegan Bisquick?

In a food processor add 1 tablespoon of cold vegan butter or coconut oil, 1 cup of all-purpose flour, and a tablespoon of baking powder. Pulse until well combined and use in place of 1 cup of Bisquick.

Pro Tips

  • If the dough seems dry, add another splash of soy milk until all the flour is moist and sticky like traditional biscuit dough.
  • You can make these with regular wheat Bisquick or store-bought gluten-free Bisquick, however, if you are making them gluten-free, they come out the best with my gluten-free Bisquick recipe.
  • If you are using store-bought Bisquick, be sure to check the ingredients and make sure that it is vegan.  (Many times the low-fat version is vegan).
  • You can use any type of vegan margarine for the garlic butter, but I prefer my homemade vegan butter recipe!  It tastes more like real butter than any other vegan margarine that I have tried.  
  • If you don’t have Old Bay Seasoning you can leave it out or add a small dash of celery salt, cayenne, and paprika to the butter.

How do I make gluten-free cheddar bay biscuits?

It’s simple to make these biscuits if you have some gluten-free Bisquick.  You can use store-bought Bisquick if you want or simply make your own in just a few minutes with my easy homemade gluten-free Bisquick mix.  I have made them both ways and my family prefers the homemade Bisquick over the store-bought varieties!

How to make gluten-free flour mix

My gluten-free flour recipe swaps perfectly, 1:1 in all of your favorite recipes!  Made with whole grain oats for an inexpensive, simple, and healthy alternative to store-bought mixes.

Turn these biscuits into a delicious meal by serving them with my Vegan Cream of Celery, Vegan Zuppa Toscana, Vegan Chicken Noodle, Vegan Cream of Chicken, or Vegan Cream of Broccoli soups!

A close up of vegan biscuits on a white plate.

These biscuits are also delicious and drizzled with vegan white gravy, golden gravy, or vegan brown gravy.

Serve for holiday meals

Serve these delicious garlicky biscuits along with vegan ham, vegan turkey, mashed potatoes, and vegan stovetop stuffing at your next holiday meal.

Vegan cheddar bay biscuit recipe

A white plate filled with golden vegan Red Lobster Biscuits.
4.91 from 11 rating

Vegan Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Yield: 6 biscuits
Prep: 7 minutes
Cook: 8 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Author: Monica Davis
A cheesy vegan biscuit covered in vegan garlic butter.  Just like the biscuits from Red Lobster. Make them with wheat flour or gluten-free.
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Ingredients

Equipment

Instructions
 

  • Start by pre-heating the oven to 450°F (230°C).
  • Then simply place a cup of vegan Bisquick in a mixing bowl and add ½ cup of vegan shredded cheddar cheese and stir.
  • Pour in 1/3 cup of plain soy milk or other plant-based milk and mix with a fork, just enough to combine the ingredients. (don’t overstir).
  • Drop about 1/3 cup scoops of biscuit dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 8-11 minutes until slightly golden and dry.
  • While the biscuits are cooking, mix together ¼ cup of melted vegan butter, a tsp of parsley, ¼ tsp. garlic salt and 1/8 tsp. of Old Bay Seasoning.
  • Take the biscuits out of the oven.  Place them one at a time in the bowl of garlic butter to coat them completely.  Serve warm.

Notes

  • If the dough seems dry, add another splash of soy milk until all the flour is moist and sticky like traditional biscuit dough.
  • You can make these with regular wheat Bisquick or store-bought gluten-free Bisquick, however, if you’re making them gluten-free, they come out the best with my gluten-free Bisquick recipe.
  • If you are using store-bought Bisquick, be sure to check the ingredients and make sure that it is vegan.
  • You can use any type of vegan margarine for the garlic butter, but I prefer my homemade vegan butter recipe! 
  • If you don’t have Old Bay Seasoning you can leave it out or add a small dash of celery salt, cayenne, and paprika to the butter.
Serving: 1biscuit, Calories: 89kcal, Carbohydrates: 2g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 256mg, Potassium: 16mg, Vitamin A: 390IU, Calcium: 23mg, Iron: 0.2mg
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