Hiya friends! How was everyone’s weekend? Hope you all enjoyed yourselves. I did my fair share of relaxing just as planned, so the weekend was perfect!
I have to say I’m jonesin’ friends. Jonesin’ for one of my favorite places….Charleston! I have a little trip planned to go and visit Sean, my older son at the beginning of June, but until then that only means one thing. It’s time to whip up some pimento cheese, and not only eat it right out of the bowl, but also include it in whatever recipes I can, like these deliciously savory Pimento Cheese Drop Biscuits until the longing for one of my favorite cities subsides!
If you’ve never tried pimento cheese, aka “the caviar of the South”, you’re missing out! And if you’re a regular follower of the blog, you might remember that I tried it for the first time in Charleston when Sean started college there a few years back. It was on an unbelievably amazing grilled pimento cheese, bacon and tomato sandwich. It was love at first bite! The sharp cheddar cheese, the pimentos, a dash of cayenne for kick and a little mayo to hold it all together make this Southern spread a must try.
These Pimento Cheese Drop Biscuits are so easy to make and go perfect with just about anything! Soups, salads, fried chicken, ribs…anything. If you want to have some extra for your cheese tray just double my recipe for the pimento cheese. And if you’re still hungry and looking for additional pimento cheese recipes, don’t forget about my Pimento Cheese Stuffed Potato Skins with Bacon and Jalapeños! They’re another pimento cheese favorite!
Hope you enjoy my favorite taste of the South guys! Have a wonderful week!
- Pimento Cheese
- 1 cup coarsely grated sharp white cheddar cheese
- 1 cup coarsely grated sharp yellow cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup pimentos drained and finely copped
- 1/4 cup good quality mayonnaise
- 1/2 tsp. celery salt
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
- Biscuits
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. granulated sugar
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1/2 cups pimento cheese
- 2 Tbsp. butter melted
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
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Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
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Pimento cheese: In a medium bowl, mix all ingredients for pimento cheese until well combined. Set aside.
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Biscuits:
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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
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Add milk and stir until just combined. Gently fold in the 1 1/2 cups pimento cheese.
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Drops in large mounds onto prepared sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. I made 10 equal sized biscuits.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter. Serve warm.
I love biscuits and I love pimento cheese (both things I hardly ever have) so these were made for me :) Must try these soon!
Thanks Megan! You’re going to love them!
So glad you actually relaxed this weekend! Good for you, friend! Totally sending you virtual high fives right now! Pimento cheese is THE BOMB!!! Oh my goodness, dangerously delicious in it’s own right, but used in some drop biscuits!? HEAVENLY! These look amazing, Mary Ann! I can imagine just eating one of these biscuits is next to impossible! So much yum! Pinned! Cheers, friend!
Me too Cheyanne! I know, it really is THE BOMB! I can’t get enough!
Glad to hear you had a nice weekend, Mary Ann! We did do and the weather was great, so that was a plus :) Love everything about these biscuits! Cheese, spicy and carby goodness all in one delicious bite! I could make a meal out of just these! Pinning :) Have a great week!
Awesome Dawn! You’ll love these!
I’m a huge fan of drop biscuits and these sounds so wonderful! I’ve haven’t had pimento anything since I was a kid. Love this!!
You’ll love these then Jen! Pimento cheese is sooo good!
That bowl of pimiento cheese is allll kinds of wonderful. :) Hope your trip to Charleston is amazing!
Thanks Lauren! I’m counting the days!
What a genius idea Mary Ann! I love pimento cheese and gobbled it up on my trip to Charleston in January. This biscuit idea is just awesome! A must make. Pinned!
YAY! I can’t wait to go back!
OMG! My husband is from the South, so pimento cheese is a staple. How creative to put it into drop biscuits! I love this idea and am totally stealing it for our breakfast sandwiches! p.s. that grilled pimento cheese and bacon sandwich sounds like it was totally amazing!
It was Kim! I still keep dreaming about it! On my list for my next visit to Charleston! Thanks for commenting!
The first time I’ve had pimento cheese was at Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor and now I’m so hooked!!! These biscuits look amazing!
My son Casey goes to UMich and I still haven’t been to Zingerman’s!!! I gotta go!!
This is just wonderful!!! I love me a biscuit.
Thanks Jocelyn! I’m a sucker for pimento cheese!
Charleston is on my bucket list and you’re pimento chesse filled biscuits are on my “to do” list. It’s been a long time since I had pimento cheese. Have a wonderful week.
You have to get there Gerlinde! It’s just beautiful and so much fun! And they’ve got lots of pimento cheese! You have a wonderful week too my friend!
These look so yummy! I love a good biscuit, especially if it has cheese!!
Me too Katie! Hope you enjoy these if you give them a try!
This is such a good idea – stuffing biscuits with yummy pimento cheese, so good! Charleston is just one of the coolest places. I’d be jonesin’ to get back there too!
They really are tasty Tessa! Anything with pimento cheese is good! Right? I can’t wait to get back! So excited to see Sean!
We certainly do love pimento cheese here in the south! I’ve used it in so many ways, but I’ve never thought to put it in a biscuit! Girlfriend, you are a genius!
Ha! I love it on or in anything Rachelle! These biscuits are a picnic/BBQ favorite!
What good looking biscuits, I’m loving that flaky texture!
Thanks Laura! Hope you give them a try!
I’m not sure I’ve ever had pimento cheese. Must fix that and then make these biscuits!! They look delicious!
Oh, you should try it Jennifer! It’s delicious!
I never seem to make biscuits – I always think it’s going to be hard to get a light fluffy texture – but these look fantastic. And I love it’s one bowl and no mixer. But this on my weekend to do list, Mary Ann!
Great Geraldine! Hope you enjoy them!
I never had pimento cheese but its look absolutely scrumptious in these drop biscuits.
Thanks Nicole! You should give it a try! It’s delicious!
I discovered pimento cheese on a visit to Mississippi and fell in love… this recipe looks amazing, Mary Ann!
Thanks Mary Beth! Adding pimento cheese to anything just makes it better! Those people down South got it goin’ on!
O.M.G. these are so fluffy and delicious!!!!! LOVE pimento cheese AND biscuits… sooooo I’m totally diggin’ this recipe.
Yay! Who doesn’t? Right Jennifer?!
These biscuits look SO flavorful and absolutely delicious! Nothing beats a cheesy biscuit :D wish I could grab one of these right off the screen! Good to hear you had a fun weekend in the South :)
Yes, nothing beats a cheesy biscuit! Well, maybe a gluten-free, vegan peanut butter chocolate tart from your blog! Still drooling over that one! It was delish!
I LOVE cheesy biscuits! So much yumminess going on here. I like how they go well with almost anything, the perfect side to any dinner recipe. Gonna note this one down. :)
Me too! The cheesier the better!
Planning trips is such fun! So happy you’ll be spending some time with your son!
Holy Cow! I’m sending these to my mom. She is an absolute pimento cheese hound! I grew up on the stuff, but never knew what it was…. it just came from the store in a plastic tub. hehe! Now I know. These look amazing, Mary Ann!
Thanks Traci! I love making it homemade. It’s so easy and it always pleases the crowd! Have a great week!
Any clue on calorie info on these?
Hi Yvonda. I just updated the recipe with calorie info. They’re roughly 373 calories per biscuit. And worth every single calorie! Enjoy!