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This honey whole wheat drop biscuits recipe is my go-to when I want delicious biscuits ready in under 20 minutes! This easy recipe is made with 6 simple ingredients and has the best flavor with a touch of honey.
Thank you to Local Hive Honey for sponsoring this post and providing the honey for the recipe.
Table of Contents
- Easy 100% Whole Wheat Honey Drop Biscuits Recipe
- Why you’ll love these drop-style biscuits
- Simple ingredients you need for whole wheat biscuits
- How to make this quick and easy drop biscuit recipe
- Watch me make this easy recipe!
- What to serve with homemade biscuits
- How to store
- Substitutions
- More recipes you’ll love
- Easy 100% Whole Wheat Honey Drop Biscuits Recipe
Easy 100% Whole Wheat Honey Drop Biscuits Recipe
Growing up whenever my dad made biscuits it always felt like a special occasion. To this day, biscuits still feel that way to me, so when I make them for my kids, it feels special and like a moment to pause for.
I love that I can bring that special feeling anytime with this super simple recipe. No kneading or fuss and the ingredients combine together in one bowl and are ready to be enjoyed quickly!
From start to finish, you’ll have a batch of homemade biscuits out of a hot oven in under 20 minutes.
We love serving these both sweet and savory.
They have the perfect amount of sweetness from the honey to pair well with homemade jam, but aren’t too sweet to go great with gravy for the best biscuits and gravy.
Why you’ll love these drop-style biscuits
One bowl – If you love less dishes then you’ll be into this one bowl recipe!
Simple ingredients – Made with a handful of ingredients you likely have on hand or that can be easily found at a regular grocery store. With the goodness of whole grain and natural sweetness from honey, you’ll love these tasty biscuits.
Kid-approved – Whenever these whole grain biscuits show up at our breakfast table, they are the first thing to go!
Simple ingredients you need for whole wheat biscuits
Scroll down to view the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions.
- whole wheat flour
- baking powder
- sea salt
- unsalted butter
- Local Hive Honey
- milk of choice
How to make this quick and easy drop biscuit recipe
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2: In a large bowl add the whole wheat flour, baking powder, and sea salt. Mix together to combine.
Step 3: Add in the cubed cold butter and combine it with the dry ingredients using a pastry blender or your fingers (my favorite way!) until the flour turns into coarse crumbs.
Step 4: Add the honey and milk and stir until just combined (no more flour streaks).
Step 5: Using a spoon or cookie scoop, drop the biscuit dough onto the parchment-lined sheet pan.
Step 6: Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Enjoy a warm biscuit with a little butter and honey right out of the oven, or allow it to cool before serving.
Watch me make this easy recipe!
The full how to video can be watched below, or on my YouTube channel!
What to serve with homemade biscuits
These homemade biscuits go well with sweet and savory options so enjoy them with many different breakfast favorites!
Scrambled eggs with chives, green spinach omelets, homemade gravy or country breakfast sausage are great additions along with a fresh fruit salad.
I love to pair warm biscuits with a little butter and homemade blackberry jam, strawberry rhubarb jam, or a drizzle of honey.
Turn your breakfast into a feast and serve it with smoked salmon breakfast casserole, chai hot chocolate, or cucumber celery juice along with it.
How to store
Leftover biscuits can be stored in the fridge or freezer. Once cooled to room temperature, add to an airtight container and keep on the counter at room temperature for 2 days, or up to 5 days in the fridge.
Warm biscuits in a warm oven or in the microwave before serving.
To freeze biscuits, add to a freezer bag in a single layer, label it, date it, and keep the biscuits frozen for up to 6 months. Defrost at room temperature before serving.
Substitutions
Below you’ll find a list of substitutions that will work well in this whole-wheat biscuits recipe.
If you try something different out, please leave a comment below letting us all know how it turned out!
Whole wheat flour – You can use whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour in place of the regular whole wheat flour. A combination of half whole wheat and half ap flour will also work in the flour mixture.
Unsalted butter – You can use salted butter, however, omit the sea salt. The biscuits will taste slightly saltier if using salted butter.
Milk of choice – I typically use almond milk or regular cow’s milk in this recipe and it works great! You can also use cold buttermilk in place of milk.
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Easy 100% Whole Wheat Honey Drop Biscuits Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp Local Hive Honey
- 1 cup milk of choice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl add the whole wheat flour, baking powder, and sea salt. Mix together to combine.
- Add in the cubed cold butter and combine it with the dry ingredients using a pastry blender or your fingers (my favorite way!) until the flour turns into coarse crumbs.
- Add the honey and milk and stir until just combined (no more flour streaks).
- Using a spoon or cookie scoop, drop the biscuit dough onto the parchment-lined sheet pan.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Enjoy a warm biscuit with a little butter and honey right out of the oven, or allow it to cool before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you try this whole wheat drop biscuits recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!
XO
Heather
This was easy and yummy! My daughter got most of them. This is a definite repeat in my house.
So glad the family loved them, Skippy!
Used whole wheat and shredded the cold butter to speed up the pastry cutting and these turned out great! Simple and delicious, thanks!
Love the tip to shred the cold butter! Glad you enjoyed these biscuits Debbie 🙂
I just baked a batch of these biscuits, and they were a hit! The touch of honey adds such a nice sweetness. Have you ever tried incorporating herbs like rosemary or thyme into this recipe for a savory twist?
I’m so glad they were a hit, Mackenzie! I have made savory ones with added cheese and herbs. Super delicious!