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These 7 Up Biscuits are the easiest biscuits you’ll ever make and they turn out perfect every time, with just 4 ingredients!
It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for a good biscuit.
Has to be buttery. Has to be soft in the center with just the tiniest hint of crisp edges. Has to melt in my mouth.
These 7 Up Biscuits are hands down the easiest way to get biscuit perfection.
You all know my dad’s homemade biscuits – they’re one of the most popular recipes on my website. They’re absolutely divine and they’re what we make for a breakfast to serve with sausage gravy.
These 7 Up biscuits are easier to make with less ingredients than my dad’s biscuits and I’d honestly have a really hard time choosing which one I like best…except for that my dad’s biscuits are my dad’s biscuits so they have to win by default. 😉
We think this 7 Up Biscuit recipe produces a similar biscuit to KFC – at least, back when KFC biscuits were soft and they melted in your mouth.
👩🍳Ingredient Notes:
Biscuit Mix – We’ll keep things simple and use an easy store bought biscuit mix like Bisquick. We haven’t tested this with Carbquick, but if you try it, please let us know how it goes.
Sour Cream – This makes the biscuits so soft and moist! You won’t taste sour cream in the finished product.
Soda – Our secret ingredient! Well maybe not so secret, since it’s in the title. 7 Up is the brand we’re using but Sprite would work too if that’s what you’ve got. Why use 7 Up? Because it works as a leavening agent, just like baking soda! You won’t taste lemon and lime in these biscuits, though.
What Readers are Saying!
“I cannot believe it! After over 50 years of trying, I finally made a tasty, soft, fluffy biscuit. I made them for chicken and biscuits but could not resist saving one to eat by itself as dessert. It was so good!” – Beth
🍽How to Make 7 Up Biscuits:
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Mix: Add all but a half cup of the Bisquick to a bowl with the 7 Up soda and the sour cream. Mix it all up until it is just combined! It’ll be a mess still at this point – don’t worry about it.
Dough: Sprinkle your countertop with half of the remaining Bisquick, dump the biscuit dough onto the floured counter, and then sprinkle the rest over the top.
Use your hands to mix the Bisquick in with the dough. You’re going for a very soft dough that just holds together. If you need to you can add additional Bisquick – sometimes you need more and sometimes you don’t.
Pat the dough out until it is about a 1/2 inch thick and use a biscuit cutter to cut out 9 biscuits. Rework the dough as needed.
Biscuit Cutter
We’ve had these handy little biscuit cutters for years. They come in 3 different sizes and have sharp edges to cut the perfect biscuit.
Butter: Melt the butter and dump it into an 8×8 baking dish and plop the biscuits right into the pool of melted butter. Can I be a 7 Up biscuit in my next life, please? Just floating around in a pool of butter…
Bake: Once ready you can pop the baking dish into the oven and bake these easy 7 Up biscuits in about 12 to 15 minutes or until they’ve turned a nice golden brown color and are cooked through!
We like to brush a little extra butter on top before serving, but this step is completely optional.
🥓Serving Suggestions:
These biscuits are honestly good enough to be eaten straight from the pan. They really do melt in your mouth and they’re already nice and buttery.
But, it’s always fun to doctor things up…
Keep it simple with raspberry jelly or whip up a batch of our cinnamon honey butter.
Serve these up for breakfast and drown them in our chocolate gravy! A true Southern classic, right up there with sausage gravy!
Go the savory route and serve these next to our crockpot chicken and gravy or fill them with pimento cheese or our cheese spread.
Leftover Hack!
Biscuits aren’t just great for breakfast! They’re also perfect for soaking up some hearty soup. If you’ve got leftovers, save them for dinner and serve them next to these soup recipes:
Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup
Amish Chicken & Noodles
Instant Pot Potato Soup
Crockpot Chicken & Rice Soup
Helpful Tip!
❄Freeze Leftover Biscuits:
Keep your freezer stocked with homemade biscuits – it’s easy!
Cool your baked biscuits completely and then wrap tightly in plastic wrap or foil. Place biscuits in a freezer safe bag and store for up to 3 months.
Reheat at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Cover with foil, if needed, to keep your biscuits from getting too brown.
❔ FAQs:
No, you’ll need Bisquick to make these 7 Up Biscuits. You can try a homemade Bisquick recipe if you prefer not to use a box mix.
We haven’t tested this recipe without the butter, and I wouldn’t recommending skipping it entirely. You may be able to cut the amount down, but I’d still add a bit of melted butter to the baking dish.
Any type of clear, carbonated soda should work well here, including Sprite, ginger ale, or diet soda.
These biscuits aren’t any sweeter than a traditional biscuit.
This dough is supposed to be very soft, but you will probably need to add extra Bisquick while patting the dough out – just enough to get it to a point where you can work it. It shouldn’t be stiff at all – it should JUST hold together.
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7 Up Biscuits
Ingredients
- 2 1/2-3 cups baking mix such as Bisquick, divided
- 1/2 cup 7 Up soda
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a medium sized bowl, stir together 2 cups of baking mix, soda, and sour cream until just combined.
- Sprinkle the counter top with 1/4 cup of baking mix and dump the dough out onto it. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup baking mix on top of the dough as needed, using your hands to mix into the dough and pat the dough out to about 1/2 an inch thick.
- Add additional Bisquick as needed to form a very soft dough that is just holding together.
- Pour the melted butter into an 8×8 baking dish. Cut the biscuits out and place them in the pan of butter.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
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This post was originally published in 2012. Photos updated February 2022.
Trudy says
The only thing I had was some diet Mountain Dew, I used this instead of 7UP, and they came out beautifully, and tasted delicious, would definitely make these again…..
Dragonfly Flower says
Warning: Proceed With Caution
You still have time to walk away.
Seriously think about the decision you are about to make and the potential future commitment(s).
These are stupidly easy . . . . super uber fast . . . . oh so fluffy . . . . and inexpensive to make.
I’ve heard about these biscuits but never thought people were serious. I just didn’t believe. But, I’m here to tell you that I am a believer. They are that fluffy and yummy. I’m not a fan of KFC, so I was again skeptical. These are awesome. This recipe is going into my ‘little black book’ of handwritten recipes.
Consider yourself thoroughly warned.
Treva says
Which is best, cold or room temperature 7up?
Or, does it matter?
Karly says
I only ever have room temperature so that’s all I’ve tried. Not sure if it makes a difference.
OlgaP says
Biscuits are da bomb! The dough was a mess but I kinda loosely dropped them into butter in the pan instead adding much more bisquick. They were soft and flaky and absolutely delicious-definitely a must try and do it again and again and again!
Pam says
You absolutely can use self rising flour instead of bisquick! I added 1 TBS of frozen chopped up butter per cup of flour and cut in with a pastry knife. Everything else was the same as recipe. I found that you need to generously flour your surface, the top of your dough and your hands in order to work the dough. They came out perfect! Thanks for the recipe!
Sally Bates says
Made these tonight and they were a huge hit with my boys – I usually make the “tried and true” Bisquick biscuit, but decided to change it up because I happened to have a little 7-Up left from the weekend. I agree that it’s a more sticky biscuit dough, and I had to grab small handfuls from the bag as I was patting out the dough and pulling it apart (I tried to cut one, but it fell apart, so I just grabbed chunks, rolled them in a bit of Bisquick and dropped them in the pan). Will definitely be making them again!
Karly says
Glad they worked out for you! 🙂
Melissa says
I just made these. I followed the recipe exactly as written except used gluten free bisquick. They taste great but did not rise. I could only fit 6 in the 8 x 8 pan. When the dough was rolled out and cut, it made 12. I cooked the first 6 and it was if they were frying in the butter. Butter was standing in the pan When the biscuits came out. The other 6 I sprinkled with cinnamon sugar befor baking. I only used about a tablespoon of butter. Still didn’t rise but not fried either. They taste very good. Thank you.
Karly says
Hi Melissa! Sounds like maybe your dough was thinner than mine, if you were able to get 12 biscuits instead of 9. Maybe that accounts for them not rising too much? It could also be the gluten free Bisquick – I’ve not tried that with this recipe. Either way, I’m glad they tasted good! 🙂
Sue Mason says
A man from my Church makes these and instead of rolling out and cutting them he just dumps the mixed dough in the pan on top of the butter. They are so high and fluffy and delicious!!
Karly says
Interesting! I bet they turn out just as good that way. 🙂
SusanH says
I saw this recipe and thought it would be much easier than my normal southern style buscuits. Mine didn’t rise at all! Look like hockey pucks only white. I don’t normally use bisquick & assumed it had all the ingredients needed to rise. Anyway…. not a foolproof recipe for sure. I’m another one that will be throwing mine in the trash. Toast today!
Karly says
I’m sorry to hear this didn’t work out for you. Bisquick does have the ingredients needed to rise and this recipe has worked for me every time I’ve tried it and has such good reviews. I wonder if your Bisquick was outdated or something else was going on. Did you follow the recipe exactly?
Steve Lewis says
My wife makes these and they`re the best. Has anyone tried to convert these into dumplings?
Leen says
Hi! I realised I ran out of Bisquick but replaced with pancake mix & they turned out equally wonderful! Yes I agree the dough was a tad sticky but I just added more pancake mix gradually & all’s well! Thank u so much for sharing this recipe. It’s definitely a keeper!
Karly says
Oh, I never would have thought to try pancake mix! Great idea. Glad they still worked out! 🙂
Lainey says
Made these today I never could make a good biscuit, but this recipe is easy and they are amazing. Thank you so nuch Kathy for this recipe . It is a keeper !!!!
Crystal Tucker says
We love these biscuits! Absolutely delicious. My only problem is if we want to use them for breakfast sandwiches they fall apart. Any suggestions on how I can change up the recipe, ideas etc to keep it together? Thanks!
Karly says
They’re such a soft/tender biscuit. Maybe try adding additional flour and see if that works? Alternately, these homemade biscuits are really good and hold up better.
Jeanne Smith says
I Love these but I prefer Pioneer biscuit mix .
SM Green says
Could you use Gluten Free Bisquick mix
Karly says
I haven’t tried it myself, but other readers have said it works well.
Amanda says
I didn’t have Sprite or 7up so I used Raspberry Seltzer ?
Kids loved them!
Jeff says
Okay. I had problems with this before, “…sticky unusable non compliant, yada yada…”. After the initial mixing, I kept adding bisquick (1 to 2 cups more) and these turned out amazing. Easy. Entire family loved em. Great for breakfast sandwiches, biscuits and gravy, or just with some jelly. Thanks!