With just 5 ingredients, you're about to make the easiest biscuits and the best without ever looking for another recipe.
These biscuits come together in minutes, making them perfect for busy mornings, holiday dinners, or last-minute guests.
The high fat content in heavy cream replaces both the butter and milk, creating that irresistible soft interior and golden crust.
No special technique required—just mix, shape, and bake.
Whether you're serving them for breakfast with jam or alongside a hearty dinner, these easy homemade biscuits are about to become a staple in your kitchen.
If you're a biscuit lover, then this will be a great addition to your recipe collection. Just scroll to our printable copy below, and hit print to avoid any ads!
Why You Will Love This Recipe for Heavy Cream Biscuits
- Only 5 simple pantry ingredients
- No butter cutting required
- No rolling or complicated folding
- Incredibly flaky texture
- Rich buttery flavor from high-fat cream
- Practically foolproof
- Perfect for sweet or savory meals
Tips for Making Drop Biscuits
- Stir just until the flour is moistened. Overmixing can make biscuits dense instead of tender.
- Make sure the heavy cream is cold
- Do not overbake the biscuits
- Only stir until moistened. Do not overwork the dough
- For uniform biscuits, use an ice cream scoop to drop them on the baking sheet
- Don't overroll the dough. Rolling can compress the dough too much.
- When using a biscuit cutter, press straight down without twisting. Twisting seals the edges and prevents proper rising.
- Place biscuits slightly touching on the baking sheet for softer sides, or spaced apart for crispier edges.
- Biscuits are delicious served warm, plain, cinnamon butter, with butter, honey, jam, or country-style gravy
What to Serve Heavy Cream Biscuits with
- For BreakFresh butter and honey, Strawberry or blueberry jam, Sausage gravy, Scrambled eggs and crispy bacon, Breakfast sandwiches with egg and cheese, Fresh butter and honey,
- For Lunch and Dinner: Fried chicken, Pot roast, Beef stew, Creamy chicken soup, Ham, and scalloped potatoes.
- For Dessert: Split and fill with macerated strawberries (or another fresh fruit) and whipped cream for an easy shortcake-style dessert. Drizzle melted butter on top and dip them in cinnamon sugar
Topping Suggestions Before Baking
- shredded cheddar cheese
- mixed Italian herbs
- granulated garlic powder
- jalapenos and sliced olives
- broccoli finely chopped with cheddar cheese
- everything bagel topping seasoning
- sesame seeds
- cinnamon sugar mixture
- granulated garlic into the batter before baking
- see the recipe card for the exact measurements below
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Yield: 12
Heavy Cream Drop Biscuits
Made with heavy cream and just a few ingredients these melt-in-your-mouth tender biscuits will be the best biscuits you've ever eaten
Prep time: 4 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 19 Min
Ingredients
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat mat and set it aside.
- 2 cups AP flour
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream (the highest fat content, DO NOT substitute)
Instructions
- Add all the dry ingredients to a medium-sized bowl and stir or whisk them together.
- Slowly pour in the heavy cream and mix until the dry ingredients are blended and you don't see any flour. This takes around 40 seconds. Do not overmix the dough or keep stirring the dough.
- Note: I can't stress enough to just mix the batter until moistened, that's it, and don't overwork the dough.
- Drop the dough onto the prepared sheet using a large tablespoon or ice cream scoop.
- Bake the biscuits at 425 degrees for around 15 minutes or until the bottom edges are golden brown.
- Serve warm with butter, honey, jam or gravy.
Notes
What to Serve Heavy Cream Biscuits with
- For BreakFresh butter and honey, Strawberry or blueberry jam, Sausage gravy, Scrambled eggs and crispy bacon, Breakfast sandwiches with egg and cheese, Fresh butter and honey,
- For Lunch and Dinner: Fried chicken, Pot roast, Beef stew, Creamy chicken soup, Ham, and scalloped potatoes.
- For Dessert: Split and fill with macerated strawberries (or another fresh fruit) and whipped cream for an easy shortcake-style dessert. Drizzle melted butter on top and dip them in cinnamon sugar
Topping Suggestions Before Baking
- shredded cheddar cheese
- mixed Italian herbs
- granulated garlic powder
- jalapenos and sliced olives
- broccoli finely chopped with cheddar cheese
- everything bagel topping seasoning
- sesame seeds
- cinnamon sugar mixture
- granulated garlic into the batter before baking
- see the recipe card for the exact measurements below
Tips for Making Drop Biscuits
- Stir just until the flour is moistened. Overmixing can make biscuits dense instead of tender.
- Make sure the heavy cream is cold
- Do not overbake the biscuits
- Only stir until moistened. Do not overwork the dough
- For uniform biscuits, use an ice cream scoop to drop them on the baking sheet
- Don't overroll the dough. Rolling can compress the dough too much.
- When using a biscuit cutter, press straight down without twisting. Twisting seals the edges and prevents proper rising.
- Place biscuits slightly touching on the baking sheet for softer sides, or spaced apart for crispier edges.
- Biscuits are delicious served warm, plain, cinnamon butter, with butter, honey, jam, or country-style gravy
Nutrition Facts
Calories
186.54Fat (grams)
10.97 gSat. Fat (grams)
6.87 gCarbs (grams)
19.05 gFiber (grams)
0.61 gNet carbs
18.43 gSugar (grams)
1.96 gProtein (grams)
3.19 gSodium (milligrams)
176.03 mgCholesterol (grams)
34.29 mgThe default measuring system for this website is US Customary. Unit conversions are provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. While we strive to provide accurate unit conversions, please be aware that there may be some discrepancies
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