7UP Biscuits recipe consistently delivers soft, fluffy, light, and flaky results – super easy to make, even without Bisquick baking mix! What’s the secret? Carbonated soda combined with cold butter bakes into the best quick bread!
Old Fashioned 7UP Biscuits
Baking bread has never been easier (or better) because of this 7 Up Biscuits recipe! When you need fresh homemade bread on the table in under 30 minutes, it’s seven up biscuits to the rescue!
Now, I’m not one to brag about how delicious I bake my bread, but sometimes I have to pat myself on the back when something is so perfect! Who knew that a lemon lime bubbly beverage mixed with cold, flour-coated butter could come just as close in taste and texture to the kind from KFC or Popeyes? They’re just as fluffy and tender, but don’t have that cookie cutter, mass produced feel.
7Up Biscuits Ingredients
- All purpose flour: Forms the base of the biscuit dough.
- Baking powder: Acts as a leavening agent to make the biscuits rise and create a light, fluffy texture.
- Sugar: Adds a hint of sweetness to balance the flavor.
- Salt: Balances the sweetness from the sugar and soda.
- Butter: Creates flaky layers in the biscuits as it melts during baking. Using cold butter is essential for proper texture.
- 7 UP: The carbonation helps make the dough light and tender while acting as a leavening booster. If you don’t have 7UP on hand, you can substitute it with Sprite, Ginger Ale, or your favorite lemon-lime soda.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to Make 7UP Biscuits
- Make The Flour Mixture: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
- Coat And Crumble: Coat the butter pieces with flour then break them up until crumbly and about the size of peas. Toss the crumbled butter with flour. Place the flour-coated butter into the freezer until cold.
- Create and Cut The Dough: Pour in the 7-Up and mix to form a dough ball. Roll or pat dough on a floured work surface into a large square then cut it into nine smaller squares.
- Bake: Place the cut biscuits into the prepared square pan with sides touching. Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 14 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve: Serve and enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
Biscuits made with seven up are delicious all on their own, but you can certainly serve them with a smear of jelly or jam, peanut butter, honey, or your favorite spread (I love honey butter). You can also add some shredded cheese, spices, or seasonings into the batter before baking. Everything Bagel Seasoning is my favorite!
Use 7-up biscuits as a base for my chicken and waffle sliders or Crack Chicken Sliders recipes, bake them above a turkey biscuit stew, or even stuff them like a sandwich. You can even use these biscuits to soak up soup (Instant Pot Cabbage Soup pairs perfectly), enjoy with casseroles, and scoop up any sauce left at the bottom of a turkey chili bowl.
Tips & Variations
- Bake The Biscuits: The biscuits are done baking when they have risen high and are golden brown. They are done if you can tap on the top of them without sinking back down.
- Cold Butter Is Best: Cut the butter into tablespoons and place it back in the refrigerator until you are ready to add the butter to the flour. The colder the butter, the better.
- Bake Sour 7Up Cream Biscuits: If you want to make Sour Cream 7UP Biscuits instead, use only ½ cup 7UP and add ½ sour cream. If you’re adding in sour cream, mix the sour cream and 7UP together and add them all at once.
- Bake 7UP Bisquick Biscuits: I prefer to make my own from scratch baking mix for this 7UP biscuit recipe. Feel free to combine Bisquick mix, sour cream, melted butter, and 7UP to make this a 4 ingredient biscuit recipe.
- Bake A Bread Loaf: If you don’t want to cut the biscuits prior to baking, you can bake the dough as one solid loaf and use a biscuit cutter or sharp knife to cut it after.
Proper Storage
- To Store: Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days.
- To Freeze: For longer storage, wrap each biscuit in plastic wrap, then place them in a freezer-safe bag or container. They can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- To Reheat: To reheat, thaw at room temperature and warm in a 350°F (175°C) oven for 8-10 minutes, or microwave for 20-30 seconds.
More Quick Bread Recipes
- Pull-Apart Pizza Bread
- Cauliflower Breadsticks
- No-Knead Bread Recipe
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
- Butter Swim Biscuits
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7-Up Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter 1 stick, cold, cut into tablespoons
- ¾ cup 7-Up
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Spray the bottom of a 8×8 glass baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt to remove any lumps.2 cups all-purpose flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt
- Place the tablespoons of cold butter into the bowl of flour. Toss to coat the pieces of butter with flour. Using a fork break up the butter pieces until crumbly and about the size of peas. Stir to toss the crumbled butter with flour.½ cup butter
- Place the bowl of flour/butter into the freezer for a few minutes to get the butter cold again. (The secret to flaky biscuits)
- Remove the bowl from the freezer. Pour in the 7-Up and mix together to form dough into a ball.¾ cup 7-Up
- On a lightly floured surface roll or pat out the dough into a 8×8 square. Using a sharp knife cut into nine squares (tic-tac-toe pattern).
- Place cut biscuits into the prepared pan with sides touching. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Can Sprite be subbed? I’m not in the US and coke products are the main available sodas here.