Apple Drop Biscuits

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Envy Apple Drop Biscuits on parchment paper with Envy box
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Bake up a batch of delicious apple drop biscuits for your friends and family! These sweet, fluffy biscuits are loaded with diced Envy™ apples. Serve them warm out of the oven for a mouth-watering treat.

apple biscuits with apples in the back

Apple Drop Biscuits

These biscuits are the perfect addition to your day. Whether your apple biscuits are part of a meal or used as a snack, the apple drop biscuits are undeniably a family favorite. You can make them sweet or savory. We love this versatile recipe and so will you.

Why do they call them drop biscuits?

The dough for these biscuits is dropped by spoonfuls onto the baking sheet instead of being rolled out and cut into shapes. This makes them quick and easy to make, which is great when you’re short on time or want to whip up a batch with little effort.

How to Store Drop Biscuits

You can store the apple biscuits at room temperature or in the refrigerator. Place the biscuits in an airtight container. They will last for 2 days at room temperature and 5 days in the refrigerator.

What if I don’t have buttermilk?

Unless you have buttermilk on hand and use it often, you might not want to buy it, especially since you don’t need much of it. You can make your own buttermilk and get the same effect as the store bought.

Take 1 cup of milk and mix it with 1 tablespoon of vinegar. If you don’t want to use vinegar, you can also use 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. You will need to give it a minute to combine and sour the milk. This mixture creates buttermilk. While true buttermilk is better when possible, this version will give you the same result.

Making perfect apple drop biscuits

These biscuits are perfect so you want to make sure that you are getting the best drop biscuits each time.

Measure the flour– It is important to measure the flour correctly. The measuring cup should be leveled across the top. Using too much flour will make the biscuits crumble.

Dicing the apples– We dice the apples but you can also shred the apples if you prefer. To shred, use either a hand held grater or a food processor.

Variations to Apple Drop Biscuits 

Use a cast iron. We use a baking sheet to make the apple drop biscuits, but you can also use a cast iron skillet. Grease the skillet with 2 tablespoons of butter and then drop the dough into the skillet before placing it in the oven.

Make them sweet. You can make these a dessert or even a breakfast style of biscuit by adding cinnamon and sugar to the dough. You can also make a cinnamon sugar glaze, or even a cream cream style glaze to go over the apple drop biscuits.

Make them savory. You can add onion powder and grated cheddar to make these drop biscuits have a savory flare to them. The apple and the cheddar play off each other and create an amazing side dish.  

apple drop biscuits on a hand

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups, peeled and diced Envy™ Apple (1 large Envy™ apple or 2 small Envy™ Apples)
  • 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
  • ½ cup (1 stick) cold salted butter, diced
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk + 1 Tbs vinegar)
ingredients

How to Make Apple Drop Biscuits

Preheat the oven to 425F.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.

dry ingredients with butter

Add diced cold butter and cut into the dry ingredients with a fork until the consistency is like small peas or coarse meal.

dry ingredients with apples

Stir in peeled, diced Envy™ Apple.

Add 1 cup buttermilk and stir until combined. Batter will be very lumpy. Do not over-mix.

apple drop biscuit dough on a pan

Drop large mounds onto a parchment-lined baking sheet (2oz scoop / approximately ¼ cup each mound).

Bake at 425F for 18-22 minutes until golden brown.

Brush with melted butter, if desired.

apple drop biscuits on a pan
5 from 1 vote

Apple Drop Biscuits

Bake up a batch of delicious apple drop biscuits for your friends and family! These sweet, fluffy biscuits are loaded with diced apples. Serve them warm out of the oven for a mouth-watering treat.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time22 minutes
Total Time22 minutes
Servings4 people

Ingredients 

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups peeled and diced Envy™ Apple (1 large Envy™ apple or 2 small Envy™ Apples)
  • 1 Tbs Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ cup 1 stick cold salted butter, diced
  • 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup milk + 1 Tbs vinegar

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 425F.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Add diced cold butter and cut into the dry ingredients with a fork until the consistency is like small peas or coarse meal.
  • Stir in peeled, diced Envy™ Apple.
  • Add 1 cup buttermilk and stir until combined. Batter will be very lumpy. Do not over-mix.
  • Drop large mounds onto a parchment-lined baking sheet (2oz scoop / approx ¼ cup each mound).
  • Bake at 425F for 18-22 minutes until golden brown.
  • Brush with melted butter, if desired.

Notes

Cast iron skillet can be used instead of baking sheet. Grease cast iron skillet with 2Tbs of butter prior to putting biscuit dough mounds in skillet.
Recipe can be prepared more “sweet” by adding 1 Tbsp cinnamon and 1 Tbsp sugar in step 2.
Recipe can be prepared more “savory” by adding 1 Tbsp onion powder in step 2 and ½ cup grated cheddar in step 4.

Nutrition

Calories: 494kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 1147mg | Potassium: 206mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 833IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 265mg | Iron: 3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 494
Keyword: apple drop biscuits
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