Skillet Cherry Pie Biscuits

Southern biscuits and cherry pie collide in these Skillet Cherry Pie Biscuits. Enjoy them for breakfast, brunch or as a comfort food Southern-style dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream any time of day.

Ingredients to Make Skillet Cherry Pie Biscuits Recipe

You can serve these fruit filled cherry biscuits for breakfast, brunch or dessert with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.  If you’d like to make your own homemade biscuits you can do that too, using my Fluffy Buttermilk Biscuit recipe. The taste and cherry taste will take you from breakfast to dessert. Ingredients to make Southern-style Cherry Pie Biscuits: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card.)

• Cherry Pie Filling – One pound pitted frozen dark cherries, granulated sugar, water, cornstarch and almond extract.
• Biscuits – 8 frozen buttermilk biscuits thawed.
• Butter – Melted salted or unsalted butter for dipping the biscuit dough.
• Nuts – Toasted almond slices for crunch.
• Glaze – Powdered sugar, heavy cream and almond extract.

How to Make the BEST Cherry Pie Biscuits Recipe

• Make the Cherries – On the stove top in a heavy bottomed saucepan mix together the cherries with sugar and water. Add the cornstarch. Bring to a simmer gently stir the cherries until coated and the sauce has thickened. Add the almond extract.
• Prepare the Skillet – Brush the skillet with melted butter.
• Biscuits – Dip the biscuits into the melted butter then dredge in the remaining granulated sugar.
• Transfer to Pan – Arrange the sugary biscuits in the skillet. Pour the remaining butter over the biscuits, than spoon the cherries around the biscuits. Sprinkle the top with leftover sugar.
• Bake – Place into the oven and bake per the recipe until the tops are puffy and golden brown and the biscuits are cooked through. Let the biscuits rest for 5 minutes.
• Glaze – Whisk together the powdered sugar glaze and drizzle over the biscuits. Sprinkle toasted almonds on top.

Tips for Making Cherry Pie Biscuits

• Kitchen Tools You’ll Need: One 10-inch cast iron skillet or similar size baking dish, measuring cups and spoons, small bowls, heavy bottomed saucepan.
• Frozen Buttermilk Biscuits: This recipe calls for frozen biscuits, found in the freezer section of supermarkets and grocery stores.
• Can I Make my Own Biscuit Dough? Yes, of course! If you’d like to make your own biscuits for this cherry pie recipe checkout my recipe for Fluffy Southern Buttermilk Biscuits here.
• Use an Oven Safe Skillet: These cherry biscuits are baked in a cast iron skillet for even browning. They can be made in any similar sized oven safe skillet or baking dish.
• Make-Ahead Tip: The cherry pie filling can be prepared in advance and chilled until assembling the biscuits just before baking.
• Bake the Biscuits Over a Campfire: This recipe easily adapts to a cast iron Dutch oven for campfire cooking.
• How to Serve: You can serve these biscuits glazed as in the recipe, or take it a step further and add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for dessert.

Recipe Variations

• Canned Biscuits: You could adapt this recipe using canned biscuits i.e. Pillsbury Grand Biscuits or similar. Canned biscuit dough is very different in texture and flavor, if at all possible I recommend following the recipe for the best flavor.
• Pie Filling Variations: This dish can be made in many flavors by swapping out the pie filling. You could use prepared strawberry pie filling, peach pie filling or blueberry pie filling.
• Flavoring: If you don’t care for almond extract you could swap it out and use vanilla extract instead.
• Nuts: You could leave off the almonds or swap them out using pecans or walnuts.

Storage and Leftovers

• Leftovers: Store baked Cherry Pie Biscuits in an airtight container chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Reheating: Reheat in single servings in the microwave or in a preheated 350°F oven.
• Freezer Storage: Store cherry biscuits frozen for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge and reheat just before serving.

More Southern Biscuit Recipes to Make

• Cheddar and Herb Biscuits are a riff on Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuits.
• Cheezy Bacon Cream Biscuits are filled with crumbled bacon and cheddar cheese.
• Sweet Cinnamon Swirl Raisin Biscuits are filled with chewy raisins and cinnamon.
• Stuffed Ham Egg and Cheese Biscuits are perfect for grab-and-go-breakfasts.
• A fan favorite sweet Skillet Apple Pie Biscuits. 
• Bacon and Egg Breakfast Muffins from White Lily Flour.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• 10-inch Cast Iron Skillet
• Mixing Bowls
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Serving Spatula