These delicious and filling Garlic Cheese Muffins are packed full of shredded cheese and finished off with a savory garlic butter sauce. The perfect side to any meal!
When it comes to baked breads and muffins, I’m all for it. I usually try to serve a bread side with all of our meals and these Garlic Cheese Muffins are one of our favorite.
They are literally the easiest muffin to whip up ever. With minimal ingredients, you really can’t go wrong at all, plus you can change up the cheese if you like.
I especially love muffins because you really don’t expect them to be savory, but trust me when I say savory muffins are one of the best things ever created.
The cheese really makes these, but let’s not forget that awesome garlic butter sauce that it is brushed with right after it is done baking.
You really can’t go wrong when these grace your dinner table. There are hardly any left when we make these, we have a habit to snack on them throughout the day.
Which is perfectly fine because you can eat these bad boys any time you want, as is, with a meal, or if you want a midnight snack!
Some of my other favorite bread sides that we have on our site include: Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks, Cheesy Pesto Pull Apart Rolls and Twisted Chorizo Breadsticks.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Pantry staple ingredients help these come together.
- You can switch to any cheese that you like!
- Doubling this recipe is highly encouraged!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
All-purpose flour
Granulated sugar
Baking powder
Fine sea salt
Sharp cheddar cheese
Whole milk
Egg
Unsalted butter
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Dried parsley
HOW TO MAKE GARLIC CHEESE MUFFINS?
- Preheat the oven to 375°F degrees. Spray a muffin tin with baking spray, brush the spray around with a pastry brush to make sure it is evenly coated, set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in cheese.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and butter.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture and stir until combined. Evenly distribute the batter between the sections of the muffin tin.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top. Stir together the butter, garlic powder, salt, onion powder, and parsley until combined.
- While the muffins are still hot out of the oven, brush them evenly with the butter mixture, use it all! Take the muffins out and serve warm.
CAN I USE OTHER CHEESE?
Absolutely, we love the taste of sharp cheddar in these as it really lets the cheese shine through, but you can use any of your favorite cheeses such as:
- Mild Cheddar
- Pepper Jack
- Monterey Jack
- Colby Jack
- Muenster
- Parmesan
CAN I ADD ANYTHING TO THESE?
These Garlic Cheese Muffins are a great recipe to add some additional ingredients if you want to. Some of the ones that we have added in before include ham, bacon, jalapeno, etc.
Whatever you think would go great with the garlic and cheese flavor would be a perfect addition to this muffin recipe.
HOW TO STORE:
Stored in an airtight container or ziptop bag these will keep at room temperature for up to 2-3 days.
These can also be frozen. Let muffins fully cool then place in a freezer bag and they should keep in the freezer for up to 2-3 months. Let defrost at room temperature.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- Doubling these muffins is highly encouraged!
- You can use any of your favorite cheeses, see some of my ideas above.
- You can add mix in’s such as ham, bacon, jalapenos, etc.
- These can be frozen, see my tips above on how to properly do that.
If you want that perfect bread side dish or just something to have around to munch on, these Garlic Cheese Muffins are one recipe you need to try.
If you like this recipe you might also like:
- Pizzeria Style Garlic Knots
- Jalapeno Popper Cream Cheese Pinwheels with Tortillas
- Spinach Puffs Recipe with Puff Pastry and Cheese
If you’ve tried these GARLIC CHEESE MUFFINS let me know in the comments how it turned out! You can follow me over on PINTEREST, INSTAGRAM OR FACEBOOK to find some more of our mouthwatering recipes!
Garlic Cheese Muffins
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
For the garlic topping:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
- ⅛ teaspoon dried parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F degrees. Spray a muffin tin with baking spray, brush the spray around with a pastry brush to make sure it is evenly coated, set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir in cheese.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, and butter.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture and stir until combined. Evenly distribute the batter between the sections of the muffin tin.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top. Stir together the butter, garlic powder, salt, onion powder, and parsley until combined.
- While the muffins are still hot out of the oven, brush them evenly with the butter mixture, use it all! Take the muffins out and serve warm.
Notes
- Doubling these muffins is highly encouraged!
- You can use any of your favorite cheeses, see some of my ideas above.
- You can add mix in's such as ham, bacon, jalapenos, etc.
- These can be frozen, see my tips above on how to properly do that.
Comments & Reviews
Jill @ BeingSpiffy says
Found you via the Chef in Training link party. These sound deeeelish!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen says
YUM! These sound just like my favorite sea food chain’s cheese biscuits…only better!
I found you through Tasteful Tuesday Party and I’m glad I did! Nice recipe!
Michelle says
These look great! Pinned! Thanks for sharing.
Meghan @ The Tasty Fork says
These little muffins remind of those oh so good biscuits from Red Lobster. I can’t wait to try all of the cheesy garlic goodness! Thanks for linking up to Wake up Wednesdays! Pinned!!
Jen Nikolaus says
Dana, these muffins look AMAZING!! I am pinning and will definitely try this soon! I love that you’re doing a series for Thanksgiving sides. That’s always the hardest part of Thanksgiving dinner for me. Thanks!
Cindy @Hun... What's for Dinner? says
Totally drooling over these muffins! Especially the buttery tops; YUM! Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
Chelsea says
Yum! I love garlic and I love cheese and I love muffins, so how could I not love these!?
KC @ The Real Thing with the Coake Family says
These look sooo delicious. I totally need to give them a try. Thanks for linking up. I’m featuring these on my social media sites tomorrow.
KC
Joybee says
Wow. I have to try these, they look fantastic. Thanks for sharing with GIT. I’m featuring you.
Emily from Reaching Beyond My Reach says
These sound so delicious. And a lot less complicated/messy than biscuits. I love that you’ve made them into muffins. I bet they have a nice crispy edge too. Thanks so much for sharing!
Nicole says
Yum! And easy, too! I’m pinning these to my Thanksgiving board! Thanks for linking up with Let’s Get Real!
Allison {A Glimpse Inside} says
Mmmmm… these sound yummy!
Thanks for linking up to this week’s Catch a Glimpse party. I’ll be featuring this tomorrow! 🙂
Amberly Steele says
These sound so yummy! Definitely saving this recipe!!! Thanks for sharing! Here from Craftionary Friday LInk Up
Leah says
Pinned to my recipe board on pinterest.
And I’m going to print out this recipe right now. My mouth is already watering…
Kisses From Home says
Pinned ‘coz this are irrisistibly good looking muffins! I’m gonna have these warm on cold late night snacks. Stopping by to say hi. I was partying too at Liıve Laugh Thursday.
Followed you too. 🙂
Kisses from Home
Ciara @Teaspoon of Life says
These look so great, I know they would be a crowd pleaser in my house. I am glad I stopped by from the Best of the weekend Link party! 🙂
Kimberly @ A time to freeze says
These look great! I will be pinning this!
Jodee Weiland says
Looks delicious…my family would love these! They look really tasty!
Adelina Priddis says
These are going to be perfect for tonight’s dinner!! Thank you for sharing on Foodie Friday.
Kimberlee says
Those looks so good – I saved the recipe so I will have it and I plan to pin it, too. Thanks for sharing.