Lemon blueberry butter swim biscuits are an easy buttery biscuits recipe bursting with lemon and fresh blueberries. Finished with a sweet but light lemon glaze for an easy pairing for your next breakfast.

Recipe Highlights

How they taste: With the classic butter swim biscuit texture which is a bit different than a traditional biscuit, these biscuits have a bright lemon flavor thanks to the icing and the lemon in the actual biscuit. The pops of cooked blueberries add a sweet and tart flavor that’s finished with the icing that’s enhanced with real lemon juice.
Skill level: Lemon blueberry butter swim biscuits are perfectly beginner friendly. Butter swim biscuits went viral because of the ease of them and you won’t have any issues with your biscuits coming out perfect every time.
Storing: The biscuits are best stored after baking due to the preparation process. You can reheat them in the oven from frozen or allow them to thaw and then heat them up before serving.

Ingredients tips

Flour: Use all-purpose flour for this recipe. Any other flour will give you different results.
Buttermilk: If you’re wondering can you switch the buttermilk out for milk you can. I do not recommend it for the classic flavor but it can be done if you don’t have any on hand.
Blueberries: Fresh blueberries are used in the recipe but frozen would not be an issue. Note, the blueberry flavor will very based on the fruit you have. Some blueberries are super flavor with sweeter notes then some can be earthy in flavor.
Lemon: For the lemon blueberry butter swim biscuits, use lemon zest. I recommend lemon zest over lemon juice in any recipe because the zest is where the lemon flavor will really shine. For the icing, it can be lemon juice freshly squeezed or store bought, it doesn’t matter as long as it’s lemon juice. The recipe calls for one lemon and you can get the zest and the juice from that lemon.

Serving suggestions

When serving the lemon blueberry biscuits they pair well during breakfast such as cinnamon rolls or banana bread. You can pair them with coffee or an actual meal such as an yogurt, egg bites or a casserole.

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Lemon Blueberry Butter Swim Biscuits

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

Course Breakfast, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings serving

Calories 285 kcal

Equipment

8×8 baking dish

Ingredients

2.5 cup all-purpose flour (313g)
4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 cup buttermilk
6 tablespoon butter (melted)
1 cup blueberries
1 zested lemon

Icing

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 450℉.
In a bowl, mix together the flour, salt, sugar, lemon zest and baking powder. Then, add in the buttermilk and stir until everything is combined. Lastly, fold in the blueberries.
Place the baking dish in the oven with the 6 TB of butter and allow to melt. This also preheats the baking dish to help with the crispy edges.
Once the butter is melted, remove the dish then add in the biscuits mix. Carefully spread it out in the baking dish then using a knife, score the biscuits into 9 squares 3×3.
Place the dish back into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes. The biscuits are done when the tops are golden but you can push it a little longer if you like a lot of browning on the top.
When done baking, remove the biscuits from the oven.
Mix together the ingredients for the icing then pour on top of the hot biscuits and spread it out evenly over the biscuits.
Once the biscuits are cool, slice and serve.

Nutrition

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

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