How To Reheat Biscuits So They’re Still Fresh The Next Day

Biscuits, as much as we adore them, tend to be a bit cruel. Fresh from the oven, they woo you with their soft, buttery, flakey goodness. But then, before you know it, the magic is gone, and they’ve turned to little rocks. Unforgiving, seemingly unrevivable little rocks. 

So here’s the question: Can you effectively reheat a biscuit and restore it to its former glory? Well, no. Nothing, and we mean nothing, beats a batch of biscuits straight out of the oven.

But not to worry! We did some testing, and found that you can, in fact, reheat a biscuit and still enjoy it, even one to two days after baking.

How We Tested

We take our biscuits pretty seriously around here, Needless to say, we take our biscuit reheating testing seriously, too.

To ensure consistency and eliminate as many variables as possible, we opted to test with canned biscuits, trying out four different methods at one day and two days old. We tried reheating in the oven, air fryer, microwave, and a cast-iron skillet, all of course with generous amounts of butter. Because attempting to reheat biscuits without butter is, quite honestly, a waste of time. 

The Results

Best Overall: The Oven Method

• How we did it: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Slice biscuits in half, spread a generous amount of butter on each, then sandwich the halves back together. Wrap the biscuits all together in foil, place on a baking sheet, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until heated through. 
• The pros: Plain and simple, the oven method is an easy way to get good results. The biscuits were soft, buttery, and moist, and the bottoms crisped up ever so slightly. We also love the ease and accessibility of popping as many (or few) biscuits as you need back into the oven. 
• The cons: The outsides of the biscuits were soft instead of regaining a crisp texture. But if you’re hiding it under a pile of sausage gravy, maybe who cares?

Best Results (and Our Favorite): The Skillet-to-Oven Method

• How we did it: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Slice biscuits in half, spread a generous amount of butter on each, then sandwich the halves back together. Melt 1 tablespoon or so of butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Place the biscuits in the skillet ,and cook for 2 to 4 minutes, until the bottoms are lightly crisped. Carefully flip each biscuit over so that the top is now in contact with the skillet. Remove from heat, cover loosely with foil, and place in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes, until heated through. 
• The pros: Texturally speaking, this method gives you the best of all worlds—soft and crispy. Heating the biscuits on the cast iron first helps restore the crisp, buttery exterior, while heating them covered in the oven allows them to regain their soft, fluffy interior. While it’s not the same as a freshly baked biscuit, it’s pretty darn close. 
• The cons: You might be thinking to yourself, “Why was this method not named best overall if the results were better?” Great question. It really came down to the fact that the skillet-to-oven method isn’t quite as efficient, seeing as you need to use two kitchen appliances. It’s also a tiny bit more hands-on. So while we think it yielded the best results in terms of biscuit rejuvenation, and it’s definitely the method we’d choose, it is a little more involved. 

Best for a Quick Reheat: The Air Fryer Method

• How we did it: Slice biscuits in half, spread a generous amount of butter on each, then sandwich the halves back together. Wrap the biscuits all together in foil and place in the air fryer basket. Use the “reheat” function on your air fryer to gently rewarm biscuits in a matter of minutes. 
• The pros: This method is easy and fast, and the biscuits regained their soft, buttery texture. Great for when you’re in a hurry or only have a couple of biscuits to reheat. 
• The cons: The exterior remained soft and didn’t crisp up. Also, you can only rewarm a few biscuits at a time depending on the size of your air fryer.

The Microwave Method

We hate to say it, but the microwave and biscuits don’t always play nicely. It’s a shame, really. We tried generous amounts of butter, wrapping the biscuit in a damp paper towel, heating without a paper towel, high power, low power, short intervals, longer intervals—everything. Each time, the biscuit came out soft, but definitely rubbery.

That being said, while we don’t personally recommend using the microwave to reheat biscuits, if it’s worked for you in the past, don’t fix what ain’t broke!

Avoid the Reheating Dilemma Altogether

We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: There’s no comparison to a buttery-soft, warm-from-the-oven biscuit. Even in the best of circumstances, one simply cannot replicate a freshly baked biscuit, so why not avoid leftover biscuits altogether? 

Here’s the solution: Only bake as many biscuits as you need, then freeze the rest. Better yet, freeze an entire batch, and stash them in the freezer for later. It’s a beautiful thing to have freshly baked biscuits at the ready whenever you need them. 

How To Freeze Biscuits

Here’s a quick guide to freezing biscuits and getting on your way to your next freshly baked batch.

1. Make and cut out biscuit dough as directed in your recipe. 
2. Place unbaked biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place in the freezer until frozen solid, at least one hour. Store frozen biscuits in a freezer-safe zip-top bag for up to three months. 
3. Bake from frozen as directed in recipe, adding a few extra minutes to your bake time as needed.

What To Do With Biscuits That Are Beyond Reheating

Sometimes, even the best of biscuits are beyond saving. But that certainly doesn’t mean they need to go to waste! There are plenty of ways to use up leftover biscuits, even if they’ve taken on a rock-like identity. Here are some of our favorite ways to use up old biscuits: