These Garlic Biscuits and Bacon Gravy make for a cozy, hearty breakfast packed with classic Southern flavors. Fluffy, garlic-infused biscuits are layered with rich homemade bacon gravy and crispy bacon slices for a deliciously satisfying bite.

Stacked biscuits and bacon gravy with a bite out of the top biscuit.

Melt-In-Your-Mouth Southern Biscuits

Warm biscuits, country-style gravy… hard to believe something this good counts as breakfast. But hey, that’s the South for ya!

These garlic biscuits and bacon gravy may take a little TLC, but that’s the fun of it. Don’t be intimidated by making your own biscuits either! Everything here is super straightforward. Once you take a bite, you’ll see it’s SO worth it.

We’re talking melt-in-your-mouth Southern biscuits with a light and fluffy texture, topped with freshly cooked crispy bacon strips and a big dollop of country bacon gravy. I could eat these all day, every day!

If you need some other biscuit recipes in your life, check out: Biscuits and Gravy Tater Tot Casserole, 3-Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuit Recipe, Southern Strawberry Shortcake, Easy Chicken and Dumplings With Biscuits, and Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings.

Ingredients for garlic biscuits and bacon gravy on a marble surface with labels.

Simple Ingredients

Self-rising flour
Heavy cream
Granulated garlic
Bacon
All-purpose flour
Whole milk
Salt and black pepper

Close-up of stacked biscuits and bacon gravy.

Easy Substitutions

No need to stress if you’re missing a couple of things here! Don’t have self-rising flour or granulated garlic? I’ve got you! To make self-rising flour, just mix 1½ teaspoons of baking powder and half a teaspoon of salt per cup of all-purpose flour. And if you’re out of granulated garlic, you can easily substitute it with garlic powder.

Make Garlic Cheddar Biscuits Instead!

I get it, cheddar makes everything better! For garlic cheddar biscuits, add ⅓ cup of shredded parmesan cheese or cheddar cheese and 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh chives to the biscuit dough.

Assembling biscuits with bacon slices and bacon gravy.

How to Make Garlic Biscuits and Bacon Gravy

1. Cook your bacon strips in a small skillet. When cooked to your liking, place them on a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease before rinsing the skillet and set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and garlic. Then add in cream and stir until it forms a stiff dough.

Garlic and self-rising flour in a blue mixing bowl.

Heavy cream and self-rising flour in a blue glass mixing bowl.

3. Next, pour the dough out onto a floured surface and press it into a ball with your hands. Press the dough out flat, then bring it into a ball again. Repeat this four times to knead.

A ball of biscuit dough on a floured surface.

Kneading biscuit dough on a floured surface.

4. Once it’s all kneaded, use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to about ½-inch thickness. Then grab a biscuit cutter or a glass jar dipped in flour and cut out the biscuits.

Rolling out the biscuit dough on a floured surface.

Using a biscuit cutter to make delicious garlic biscuits.

5. Place the biscuits on a greased baking sheet and bake at 450°F for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown on top.

Biscuits in a row on a baking sheet before going in the oven.

Golden brown biscuits fresh out of the oven on a cooling rack.

6. Now add the bacon grease to the small skillet with the AP flour. Stir over medium heat until the flour is browned.

7. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in the milk. Stir constantly until the gravy thickens and no lumps remain, about 7-8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Tip: This gravy is meant to be a little thicker than usual in order to be able to smear the biscuits with it.

8. To assemble the biscuits, cut each biscuit in half and top it with freshly cooked bacon strips and a smear of thick bacon gravy. Serve warm and enjoy!

Adding bacon gravy to a biscuit with bacon.

Rows of biscuits with bacon gravy on a wooden serving tray.

Here’s an idea! Instead of serving the slices of bacon separately, another option is to crumble bacon into little bits and mix them into the gravy for extra flavor!

A stack of mouthwatering biscuits with bacon gravy on a wooden serving tray.

Ways to Serve Your Biscuits and Bacon Gravy

These yummy biscuits with bacon gravy would make a delicious appetizer or breakfast option. For the ultimate breakfast sandwich, add a fried egg and a slice of cheese to the mix.

You can also enjoy the biscuits as a side dish alongside hearty mains like Creamy Root Vegetable Soup, Alabama Camp Stew (a.k.a Brunswick Stew), or Crock Pot Chili.

Bacon gravy isn’t just for biscuits either, it’s also fantastic over waffles, toast, fried potatoes, or mashed potatoes. Don’t knock it til you try it!

A bitten biscuit with oozing bacon gravy and bacon slices, with rows of biscuits in the foreground.

Storage

You can store leftover drop biscuits in an airtight container in the fridge or at room temperature for up to 3 days. I like to reheat them in the oven or air fryer.

As for the bacon gravy, you can store leftovers in an airtight container or a mason jar in the fridge for up to 4 days. I recommend reheating them on low heat on the stove top. You might need to add a touch more milk if it’s too thick, but see how ya go!