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!
Why you will LOVE this recipe…
- They’re quick and easy to make! Whip up a batch in about 10 minutes!
- Biscuits make the perfect side to go with any soup or salad!
- They’re rich, buttery, and full of flavor!
- They're easily made gluten-free!
- The gluten-free Bisquick is made from healthy whole oats!
- They are free of gluten, dairy, and can be made soy-free too!
What do I need to make these cheesy vegan biscuits?
- Bisquick - this can be store-bought vegan biscuit mix or homemade. For gluten-free use my homemade gluten-free Bisquick.
- Plant-Based Milk - to provide liquid to form the Bisquick into the dough. You can use any type of plant milk that you like.
- Vegan Cheddar Style Cheese - for a cheesy biscuit. You can use any store-bought vegan cheese you like or 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 do I make vegan Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Style biscuits?
- Start by pre-heating the oven to 450° F.
- Then simply place a cup of vegan Bisquick in a mixing bowl.
- Add a ½ cup of vegan shredded cheddar cheese and stir.
- Pour in 1/3 cup of PLAIN soy milk or other plant-based milk.
- Mix with a fork, just enough to combine the ingredients. (Don’t over stir).
- Drop about 1/3 cup 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 a ¼ cup of melted vegan butter, 1 tsp parsley, ¼ tsp. garlic salt and 1/8 tsp of Old Bay Seasoning.
- After the biscuits are done baking, place them one at a time in the bowl of garlic butter to coat them completely.
- Set them on a plate or in a bread basket and serve warm.
Tips for making perfect vegan biscuits:
- 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 vegan 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!
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A cheesy vegan biscuit covered in vegan garlic butter. Just like the biscuits from Red Lobster. Make them with wheat flour or gluten-free.
- 1 cup gluten-free Bisquick or regular Bisquick if not gluten-free
- 1/3 cup plain soy milk or any plain plant-based milk
- 1/2 cup vegan cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup vegan butter melted
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 1/8 tsp Old Bay Seasoning (optional)
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Start by pre-heating the oven to 450°F (230°C).
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Then simply place a cup of vegan Bisquick in a mixing bowl and add ½ cup of vegan shredded cheddar cheese and stir.
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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).
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Drop about 1/3 cup scoops of biscuit dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
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Bake for 8-11 minutes until slightly golden and dry.
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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.
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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.
- 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 your 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.
Do these freeze well?
My family eats the whole batch before they are even cool, so I've never tried freezing them, but I think that they would freeze well. Let me know if you try it. 🙂
so excited to try these! is it dried, or fresh parsley?
Either fresh or dry parsley will work well. Fresh parsley will give you the strongest flavor. Enjoy! 🙂
Hi these sound delicious but I cannot eat oats and am gluten and dairy free. I wonder whether a mix of regular gluten-free, buckwheat and quinoa flour would work in this recipe?
Thanks,
Fiona
I think that it would work okay, but gluten-free flours can bake up very differently. I have never tested this recipe with those, but if you try it let me know how it turns out. 🙂
These were scrumptious! They must make really tiny biscuits if you make six, because i doubled the recipe and only got 9 small/ medium biscuits. Really happy with the outcome though!
I'm glad that you liked them, Alicia! 🙂
Wonderful! I kinda fibbed around with the garlic oil seasonings but it was still fantastic. I had to force myself to stop eating them! Paired well with my spaghetti squash, thank yooou!
I'm so happy that you liked them, Destiny! 🙂
Our GF/DF family devoured these as well, and we're making more to impress our extended family members for our Christmas dinner tonight! Fabulous recipe, and oh so easy!
I'm so happy that you liked them! We just ate some last night too. They never disappoint! 🙂
Absolutely amazing!
I made these today for Christmas Eve Dinner and they were gone in 5 seconds. Absolutely delicious and no one noticed they were vegan. Will make more tomorrow because everyone is asking for more.
They taste just like red lobster!!
I'm so happy that you and your family liked them! My kids devour them in no time too! 🙂
Wow!! Amazing! I wasn't sure if they would turn out really tasting like the Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits, but they're better from what I remember theirs tasting like. Mine aren't gluten free, but they are vegan. My omnivorous son who likes to ridicule my food surprisingly said they are delicious and he can't tell they're vegan. Thanks for the recipe😋. I appreciate it!!!
Aww Latasha, I'm so happy to hear that you and your son liked them. My boys cheer when they see me making them! 🙂
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!
You're welcome Sherri! These are my favorite biscuits, I mean how can you go wrong with anything thing dipped in vegan butter and garlic salt? 🙂
I’m surprised these would be good without any oil in the biscuit itself? Hesitant but going to try as soon as I get some vegan cheese. I already have gluten free mix from Pillsbury. Going to check the ingredients against your gluten free recipe and see how it stacks up. Thanks for sharing!
The biscuits are really dry coming out of the oven, but that makes them soak up the garlic butter that you coat them in! I hope that you love them as much as we do! 🙂
These were AWSOME! My whole family loved them!
So good to hear! My kids ask me to make them just about every day! It's hard not to like something dipped in garlic butter! 🙂
I never thought that I would be able to eat Red Lobster Biscuits again! These were amazing and very close to what I remember! Thanks so much for making a vegan and gluten free version of these!
You're welcome Amy! So happy that you were able to have them again! I had missed them too! 🙂