Making Sour Cream Biscuits or Bisquick Biscuits recipe is easy, so easy in fact that it only takes 4 ingredients. These 7 up biscuits will be the softest, moistest, and best biscuits you’ve tasted. Served up with your favorite fresh jam and you have an afternoon treat that everyone will come back for more.

Okay, I know what you are thinking. “My Biscuits are always dry and hard, HELP!” I’ve got you!
This recipe is for you. Making this 7 Up Biscuit Recipe is a recipe I start my kids with because there are very few measurements and it’s not difficult. Plus it’s fail proof.
Biscuit Recipe No Milk
Making Homemade Biscuits without Milk is so easy with this recipe. Sprite / 7-up / Lemon Lime Soda is all the liquid you will need. Substitute Coconut Milk for Sour Cream to make this recipe truly Dairy Free. I do recommend cutting the portion to ½ cup or adding additional flour.
As Biscuit recipe no milk alternative these are light, fluffy, and insanely delicious. They are perfect served with breakfast with fresh jam or as a side with dinner.
I’ve said so many times that this recipe reminds me of my Grandma. Who doesn’t love going to Grandma’s house to find the smell of fresh baked bread or cookies? Am I right?
Speaking of Grandma’s favorites, try these soft and chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies or better yet, my favorite Cinnamon Roll Recipe.
Now, let me help you make your own PERFECT Sour Cream Easy Biscuits. You will need a large bowl to mix the ingredients in and a spoon. I prefer a serving spoon.
The recipe calls for Lemon Lime soda, you may choose to add Sprite or 7-Up. You can even use Ginger-ale if you prefer.
Bisquick Biscuits Ingredients
- Bisquick Mix Baking Mix
- Lemon Lime Soda
- Sour Cream
- Butter
How to make Sour Cream Swimming in Butter Biscuits
- Preheat Oven to 425 degrees
- Cut butter into 6-8 slices and place in a 9×13 baking dish or a quarter cookie baking sheet. You and either microwave the butter for 30-60 seconds to melt butter or toss the pan into the heating oven. Just make sure to watch it so the butter does not burn.
- In a large mixing bowl measure out 4 cups Bisquick biscuit mix dry ingredient
- Add 1 cup Sour Cream. I find it easiest to measure out the sour cream and then dollop small spoonfuls into the Bisquick. This helps with evenly distributing the sour cream.
- Add 1 cup Lemon Lime Soda. I prefer Sprite because of the flavor but choose what you wish.
- With a large spoon, stir the mixture. Stir until all ingredients are combined. Dough will be very sticky and might seem clumpy too. It’s PERFECT.
- Sprinkle about ¼ cup flour on clean surface and place dough on top of the floured surface.
- Using your hands and fingers “Pat” out the dough. Sprinkle additional flour on top will help if the dough is too sticky.
- Pat dough to 1 inch thick
- Use a Circle Cutter / biscuit cutter and cut out biscuits. You can also use a knife and cut into squares. They all taste the same.
- Place biscuits into 9×13 pan and bake until golden brown. I typically can get 15-18 biscuits depending on size.
- Bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes for melt in your mouth Bisquick Sour Cream Biscuits
- TIP - instead of patting out the dough, make Bisquick Drop Biscuits. Cooking time stays the same.

I love how these Sour Cream Biscuits recipe bake up, They are so light and fluffy and the bottoms are toasted with the melted butter. Add some favorite Jam, Hint – my Instant Pot Strawberry Jam is FANTASTIC. The recipe does not use Pectin which makes it super simple to make.


Sour Cream Biscuit Substitutions
I’m often asked about Substitutions, well of course there are substitutions. So let’s get the deets on what those are.
- You can substitute Plain Greek Yogurt for Sour Cream, but if truth be told you can also use Vanilla Greek Yogurt too.
- Make your own Bisquick by mixing a few simple ingredients
- Canned Soda Pop, Choose 7-up, Sprite, Ginger-ale and even diet or zero calorie soda
Bisquick Ingredients
Don’t have Bisquick? No Problem! It’s easy to make your own at home. For every cup of Bisquick, use 1 cup flour, 1 ½ teaspoon Baking Powder, and ¼ teaspoon Salt.
Then sift ingredients together flour mixture a couple of times to distribute the ingredients evening. You are ready to go!
I’ve also taught my boys how to make this recipe because it’s truly no fail. They find success in mixing it together as easy as if it were a boxed recipe. Truly a quick biscuits recipe

Fun Fact
Small bite-sized sandwiches get eaten 100% more often because they are small! Okay, I made that up. But who doesn’t love a small bite-sized sandwich, you know you want one.
These Sprite Biscuits, or Butter Swim Biscuits make GREAT little Sandwiches. Which makes this a perfect lunch bread to send the kids to school with. They are light and moist.
Bisquick as an ingredient is timeless, some might call this recipe Vintage Bisquick recipes. You know the recipes often found on the side of the box. They are comfort foods for a reason.
Can I use a hand mixer to mix ingredients?
I would say No, please don't. Biscuits are delicate and need to be mixed by hand for best results.
What can I serve Sour Cream Biscuits with?
Butter, Jam, Cheese, or even plain! Sour Cream Biscuits are perfect with so many things.
Do you have a delicious Sausage Gravy Recipe?
Well, of course I do and it's a recipe that has been passed down. Sausage Gravy is one of our favorites and these sour cream biscuits would be delicious with them.
How to store Sour Cream Biscuits
I always make sure they are in a sealed container or zip-loc bag. Sour Cream Biscuits will last 3-4 days, however in my home they are typically eaten the same day. YUM!
Can I freeze Sour Cream Biscuits?
Of course you can. Bake and freeze for when you most need them!

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Sour Cream Biscuits
Ingredients
- 4 Cups Bisquick
- 1 Cup Sprite
- 1 Cup Sour Cream - We prefer Daisy Sour Cream
- ½ Cup Butter - Melted
Without Bisquick Ingredients
- 4 Cup Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 6 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 Cup Sour Cream
- 1 Cup Sprite or 7-Up
- ½ Cup Butter
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 425 degrees.
- Cut butter into 6-8 slices and place in a glass 9×13 baking dish. Melt Butter in Microwave for 30-60 seconds. Set pan aside.
- In a large mixing bowl measure out 4 cups Bisquick Mix
- Add 1 cup Sour Cream. I find it easiest to measure out the sour cream and then dollop small spoonfuls into the Bisquick. This helps with evenly distributing the sour cream.
- Add 1 cup Lemon Lime Soda. I prefer Sprite because of the flavor but choose what you wish.
- With a large spoon, sitr the mixture. Stir until all ingredients are combined. Dough will be very sticky and might seem clumpy too. It’s PERFECT.
- Sprinkle about ¼ cup flour on clean surface and place dough on top.
- Using your hands and fingers “Pat” out the dough. Some extra flour on top will help if the dough is too sticky. Pat dough to 1 inch thick
- Use a Circle Cutter and cut out biscuits. You can also use a knife and cut into squares. They all taste the same.
- Place biscuits into 9×13 pan with melted butter. I typically can get 15-18 biscuits depending on size.
- Bake at 425 for 12-15 minutes
Notes
Nutrition Disclaimer
All nutrition values are approximate and calculated by a plugin and are provided as a courtesy. Adding or subtracting ingredients will change the nutritional value.
Tonia
Wow! Slam dunk!
Devour Dinner
I love hearing this Tonia! We sure love making these Butter Swim Biscuits too!
LoIs Barber Weakley
I try every biscuit recipe that comes along, but I always come back to the 7up recipe. They never fail. Sometimes I add a package of yeast just to make them a little lighter with a marvelous taste. I put the yeast in a little warm water for a few minutes, then add to the other ingredients, along with a teaspoon of sugar.
Christine
This looks really good please send me the website thank you
Brian
Can you reduce the recipe and use a cast iron skillet for these?
Thanks