Savory Cheese Muffins
Published 3/15/2021 • Updated 6/22/2022
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These savory cheese muffins are super easy to make and pack delicious savory flavors thanks to grated cheddar cheese and chopped fresh parsley. We like to serve these muffins as a side dish during the holidays or as a savory snack throughout the week.
We’re big fans of muffins over here on The Cheese Knees (have you made our blueberry cream cheese muffins yet?!), but this is officially our VERY FIRST savory muffin recipe, and we could not be more excited to share this one.
These savory cheese muffins are reminiscent of a savory biscuit or scone, but made fun and easy into muffins. We love pairing these cheese muffins with a soup or stew at dinner, but for the savory breakfast lovers out there — this recipe is for you, too!
What You Need for Savory Muffins
You need a muffin tin and muffin liners for these muffins. We highly recommend using muffin liners, they make it easier to share and store for later. The key ingredient on the ingredient list is the buttermilk, they offer moisture and a delicious tang to the savory biscuits.
Substitutions + Variations
Feel free to make any of the following flavor tweaks to these savory cheese muffins! We absolutely love the parsley + cheddar flavor combo, but any of the following would be absolutely delicious as well:
Swiss + Spinach: Swap out the cheddar and parsley for 1 cup grated swiss and 1/2 cup chopped fresh spinach.
Bacon + Gruyere: Skip the cheddar and use 1 cup grated gruyere, and replace the parsley for 1/2 cup diced cooked bacon.
Ham + Cheddar + Parsley: Keep the grated cheddar AND parsley, and add 1/2 cup of diced cooked ham.
To Store Savory Cheese Muffins
Store these savory cheese muffins in an air-tight container for up to 5 days in the fridge. Just be sure to let your muffins cool completely before placing them into an air-tight container and storing in the fridge for later.
To Freeze: Let the savory cheese muffins cool completely before placing the muffins into a freezer-safe bag or container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
What to Serve with Savory Cheese Muffins
We love serving these savory cheese muffins with seafood or a veggie-packed salad! In addition to recipes here on The Cheese Knees, our sister site, Fit Foodie Finds, has some fantastic recipes we’d recommend pairing these with:
Breakfast
- Salmon & Eggs Scramble
- The Perfect Scrambled Eggs
- Super Easy Microwave Bacon (or make it in the Air Fryer!)
- Avocado Baked Eggs
Lunch & Dinner
- Beet Goat Cheese Salad
- Greek Orzo Salad
- Oven Baked Salmon in Foil
- Garlic Butter Shrimp
- Honey Sriracha Salmon
Savory Cheese Muffins
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 large egg
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1.5 cups full-fat buttermilk
Instructions
- First, preheat the oven to 400ºF and line a muffin tin with muffin liners. Then, spray with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, and sugar. Add the grated cheese and chopped parsley to the flour mixture and mix until combined.
- Add the egg, vegetable oil, and buttermilk and mix using a wooden spoon just until no dry flour is visible. Don’t overmix.
- Divide the batter evenly between 16 muffin cups, about 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes at 400ºF or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to continue cooling.
Tips & Notes
- If you don’t have muffin liners you can go ahead and bake without them, just generously spray your muffin tin with cooking spray. Once the muffins are baked, run a knife around the edges to loosen them while they are still warm.
- Buttermilk: If you don’t have buttermilk you can easily make it at home by combining 1.5 cups of milk (room temperature) with 1.5 tsp of vinegar and keep aside for 8-10 mins.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Made these tonight with some soup – so good!
Perfect pairing for soup! So glad you enjoyed these muffins, Alyssa 😀
Looks amazing! I can’t wait to make it!!!