Air Fryer Cheddar Bay Biscuits- Copycat Red Lobster

These Air Fryer Cheddar Bay Biscuits are Copycat Red Lobster inspired recipe.

Made with buttermilk and cheddar cheese, this easy to make biscuits are buttery and cheesy with a hint of garlic.

What are cheddar bay biscuits?

Made popular by Red Lobster, cheddar bay biscuits are biscuits that feature the flavors buttermilk and cheddar cheese along with the typical biscuit ingredients.

I like how easy and convenient it is to make these biscuits in an air fryer.

Have you tried my Air Fryer Garlic Bread?

That air fryer garlic bread is a quick and easy appetizer, snack, or side recipe for crispy bread loaded with bubbling butter with garlic. Both this recipe for biscuits and that recipe for garlic bread are delicious bread recipes that can be made easily in an air fryer.

Take this recipe up a notch by adding a bit of Old Bay Seasoning. You can find Old Bay Seasoning here.

Why we love this recipe for cheddar cheese biscuits.

This is a simple yet, delicious recipe that can be made from scratch in minutes. Using an air fryer makes it even easier to bake up a small batch.

Here is what else we like about this recipe.

• Warm buttery biscuits, such as these, are a familiar comfort food.
• The ingredients used in making these biscuits are simple pantry ingredients that you may already have on hand.
• You can serve these biscuits 'as is' alone or as a side with soup or a large salad.
• This air fryer recipe can made about anywhere that you can plug in an air fryer.
• Personalizing this recipe is as easy as adding jalapeno peppers or using another kind of cheese with or instead of the cheddar cheese.
• Leftovers can be enjoyed on the go or warmed up the next day with a bit of butter on top.

Ingredients needed to make copycat Red Lobster biscuits.

For the biscuits.

• Flour. All purpose flour was used to make my biscuits. If you want to try an alternative all purpose flour such as gluten free all purpose flour, make sure that it measures like regular all purpose flour.
• Baking Powder and Baking Soda. Both are used for leavening to make these biscuits airy.
• Garlic Powder. For that hint of a garlic flavor.
• Butter. If you are using unsalted butter, add a teaspoon of salt to your flour. Your butter should be cold and cut into cubes.
• Parsley. You can omit the parsley if you just want it on your topping.
• Buttermilk. This works with the leaveners to add air to these biscuits as well as providing flavor and moisture to the biscuits.

For the topping.

• Butter. This butter should be melted.
• Dried Parsley Also optional.
• Garlic Powder or garlic salt for salty touch.

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Tips for making the best Cheddar Bay Biscuits.

Cheddar cheese is an important part of these biscuits as it adds flavor and can help the ingredients stick together. While I am a fan of the more sharp cheddars, you can use use the cheddar or combination of cheddars of your choice.

More helpful tips for you.

1. Using freshly grated cheddar cheese is preferred in this recipe. This is because sometimes store bought grated cheese can have anti-caking agents which can affect the browning of the cheese.
2. Using cold butter will help to make these biscuits nice and flaky.
3. Refrigerating the dough before air frying can also help hold the biscuits together in the air fryer.
4. While this is an optional step, serving these biscuits with the melted butter topping can make these biscuits even enjoyable.
5. What kind of add-ins can you add to cheddar biscuits? Cooked bacon bits, chopped peppers, or sliced (cooked) sausages are ideas.
6. Can you make this recipe using a baking mix? Most baking mixes have the dry ingredients that can be used in place of the dry ingredients in this recipe.

How to make Air Fryer Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Prep Time: 15 minutes .
Air Fry Time: 6-8 minutes per batch .
Servings: Yields 18-20 biscuits depending on size .

1. In a mixing bowl, use a whisk to combine together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and garlic (and optional salt).
2. Add the butter cubes to the bowl and beat the ingredients until a crumbly mixture forms. You can do this by hand using a pastry cutter as well.
3. Outfit your mixer with a paddle attachment and then beat in the buttermilk until just combined. Then use a rubber spatula to fold in the grated cheese and the parsley.
4. Remove the basket from your air fryer and spray with oil or use the prep method of your choice. Then preheat the air fryer to 380.
5. Use a large cookie scoop (or ice cream scoop for large biscuits) to scoop out the dough and then place the scoops into your air fryer, leaving space between the biscuits for the warm air to circulate. You can brush butter over the biscuits or spray them with oil or butter at this time as well.
6. Air fry the biscuits for six to eight minutes or until golden brown. While your biscuits are airfrying you can whisk together the topping ingredients.
7. Carefully remove baked the biscuits from the air fryer and let them cool for a couple of minutes. Then use a pastry brush to brush them with the topping (melted butter, parsley, and garlic).

Expert Tip👉 This recipe can be prepared in advance and then air fried later. Simply form the biscuits on a baking sheet, freeze the baking sheet, and then once the biscuits are frozen you can remove them from the sheet, place them into a zip top bag and freeze, and then air fry them when you want to.

How to Store Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Once these biscuits have fully cooled they can be stored in an airtight container. When properly stored, these biscuits should keep for about four days at room temperature or frozen for up to a few months.

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• Easy Air Fryer Kale Chips- Sea Salt and Garlic .
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Air Fryer Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Air Fryer Cheddar Bay Biscuits- A Copycat Red Lobster buttermilk and cheddar cheese biscuit made in an air fryer.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time8 minutes mins

Total Time18 minutes mins

Course: Bread, Side Dish

Cuisine: air fryer

Search Result: Air Fryer Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Servings: 20

Equipment

• Air Fryer
• Mixing Bowl
• Whisk

Ingredients

For the biscuits.

• 2 cups Flour.
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 2 tsp Baking Soda.
• 1½ tsp Garlic Powder.
• ½ cup Butter. - Your butter should be cold and cut into cubes.
• 1 tbsp Parsley.
• 1 cup Buttermilk.

For the topping.

• 3 tbsp Butter. -melted.
• ½ tbsp Dried Parsley
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder

Instructions

• In a mixing bowl, use a whisk to combine together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and garlic (and optional salt).
• Add the butter cubes to the bowl and beat the ingredients until a crumbly mixture forms. You can do this by hand using a pastry cutter as well.
• Outfit your mixer with a paddle attachment and then beat in the buttermilk until just combined. Then use a rubber spatula to fold in the grated cheese and the parsley.
• Remove the basket from your air fryer and spray with oil or use the prep method of your choice. Then preheat the air fryer to 380.
• Use a large cookie scoop (or ice cream scoop for large biscuits) to scoop out the dough and then place the scoops into your air fryer, leaving space between the biscuits for the warm air to circulate. You can brush butter over the biscuits or spray them with oil or butter at this time as well.
• Air fry the biscuits for six to eight minutes or until golden brown.
• While your biscuits are airfrying you can whisk together the topping ingredients.
• Carefully remove baked the biscuits from the air fryer and let them cool for a couple of minutes. Then use a pastry brush to brush them with the topping (melted butter, parsley, and garlic).

Recipe Notes

*Please check the nutritional labels to assure that you are sticking to your diet restrictions for any substitutions used.
Also, please see the actual recipe post for further details on this recipe.

Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used.

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Nutrition

Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 215mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 232IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg

Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!

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Air Fryer Cheddar Bay Biscuits- A Copycat Red Lobster buttermilk and cheddar cheese biscuit made in an air fryer.

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