Cheddar Bay Biscuits | Lite Cravings | WW Recipes (2024)

A lightened-up version of your Red Lobster favorite, these Cheddar Bay Biscuits are golden on the outside and fluffy and buttery on the inside.

Boy oh boy, this recipe was a journey. Every time I ask for recipe suggestions, tons of you ask me to recreate Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits. The problem is, I’d never had them before. I’m not sure how I’ve gone 38 years without stepping inside of a Red Lobster, but that’s just the truth.

So I made my first trip to Red Lobster, just for the biscuits. I thought the person taking my order would think I was crazy for getting just biscuits to go, but since these are considered the best thing on the menu, it probably happens often.

If you follow me on Instagram (@litecravings), you may have seen me try those for the first time in my stories. Oh my. Mind actually blown. But I knew I had my work cut out for me because those biscuits are RICH. I could taste the pounds of butter. Lol.

As you can see, my version came out cheesy and buttery and pretty darn close to the original.

HOW TO LIGHTEN UP CHEDDAR BAY BISCUITS

My first instinct was to go for a version of 2-ingredient dough, using nonfat, plain Greek yogurt. I see a lot of people making biscuits that way on IG. You can see by the picture below that I started with a nearly 1:1 ratio of flour and Greek yogurt.

The result was good, but I could taste the yogurt way too much. It didn’t have that buttery flavor of the original and was too tangy. That’s actually why I’m not a huge fan of 2-ingredient pizza dough, either. I’d rather play around with an extra point or two for much better flavor.

Adding melted light butter (I use Earth Balance whipped) to the flour, along with almond milk and spices, and just a little bit of Greek yogurt to tenderize the batter was the perfect solution.

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The dough comes out pretty wet, so an ice cream scooper helps with portioning each one out. Think about 3 tablespoons of dough for each biscuit.

I’m able to get 10-11 biscuits each time, but I’m calculating points and calories for 10 total just to be safe.

Comparing points and calories

There’s no doubt that the Red Lobster biscuits are insanely good and totally worth a splurge once in a while. Each biscuits is around 160 calories, 10 grams of fat, and 6 WW SmartPoints on all plans.

The problem is that I’m not sure how anyone would eat just one of those. I could easily eat three or four without even thinking about it. There goes all of my points for the day!

My version cuts all of those stats in half. So even if you have three in one sitting, you’re only down 9 SP. That’s no too bad! Especially if you pair it with a really low point soup like my veggie-packed Broccoli Cheese Soup.

I’d love to hear from you if you make this recipe! It makes my day when you share your pics on Instagram and tag me (@litecravings). Don’t forget to use #litecravingsrecipes to make sure I see it. If I don’t get a chance to scroll through my tags quickly enough, I won’t see your post. I always make a point to look through the hashtags, though, so I’ll see it there!