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I have been so excited to share these Copycat Bojangles Cinnamon Biscuits with you! Those biscuits are some of my favorites of all time and being able to make them at home has made all my biscuit dreams come true!

Copycat Bojangles Cinnamon Biscuits
While that may seem a bit over-the-top, itโs for real. Bojangles is a fried chicken fast food restaurant, but sadly itโs only on the East Coast, primarily in the South. So while you may not have heard of it, if you are ever near one, you must try it โ and get the fries! OMG! The best seasoning!
And Iโd tell you to also get the cinnamon biscuits, but sadly they got rid of them many years ago. ๐ ๐ ๐
My life was over on that sad, sad day. I almost boycotted right then and there. A soft, buttery, amazing biscuit soaked with a cinnamon filling and smothered in vanilla glaze icing? I mean, YEA! Why would you ever stop making them?!
They switched to a cinnamon pecan twist and it just wasnโt the same.
The cinnamon biscuits didnโt leave the stores all at once. You could still find them sometimes. I remember when the hubs and I were in college and were driving out to the coast of North Carolina, we happened to see one and I made him stop just to check and see if they still had the biscuits. They did and I got several. ๐
But now they really are gone. For good.
But not totally because now I made them! Finally! Sorry for my over-exuberance, but really you need to join the excitement. They are worth it. Iโve been wanting to make a copycat version since the blog began just over 3 years ago and Iโm glad I finally did! It took so long in part because I was afraid of biscuits, but I have to tell you they arenโt hard to make. Donโt be afraid!
To prove it, I took pictures of the process for you. Allow me to break it down.
How to Make These Marvelous Biscuits
1. Start by adding your flour, baking powder, powdered sugar, cinnamon, butter and shortening to a bowl. I know some arenโt big fans of shortening. You can replace it with butter, but I tried it both ways and thought it was better with a mix of both. Your call.
2. Cut the butter and shortening into the dry ingredients until you just have little bits of butter left, between the size of a small pea and a grain of rice.
3. Make a little hole in the center of your flour mixture, then pour the buttermilk into that hole and use a wooden spoon to cover it with the flour mixture.
4. Fold ingredients together until just combined. Donโt over mix.
5. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead 2-3 times, then spread to desired thickness. Mine was big enough to cut 4 biscuits the first time, then about 2 more the second time. Use a biscuit cutter to cut out biscuits.
6. Place biscuits on a cookie sheet, then press a little dent/hole in the center of the biscuit.
7. Fill the hole with about 1 tablespoon of cinnamon filling.
Then bake those babies! And when they are done, brush them with some melted butter, then cover them in vanilla glaze! To die for!
If youโve never tried Bojangles before, youโll want to after trying these babies. Any place that came up with biscuits as amazing as these canโt possibly be bad.
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Copycat Bojangles Cinnamon Biscuits
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 6 Biscuits
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
I have been so excited to share these Copycat Bojangles Cinnamon Biscuits with you! Those biscuits are some of my favorites of all time and being able to make them at home has made all my biscuit dreams come true!
Ingredients
CINNAMON FILLING
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp flour
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
BISCUITS
- 2 cups self rising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup salted butter, very cold, cubed, divided
- 1/4 cup butter flavored shortening, very cold, cubed
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp buttermilk
VANILLA GLAZE
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1โ2 tbsp milk
Instructions
Notes
Half of the butter will be used in the biscuits and the other half is melted for brushing over the top of the baked biscuits.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 543
- Sugar: 26.8 g
- Sodium: 169.2 mg
- Fat: 29.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 65.7 g
- Protein: 6.3 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg
Enjoy!
This is one of my familyโs favorite things I make ๐ 10/10. Iโve totally accidentally added in ALL the butter before, but it just made for an ultra buttery treat ๐คค kids are always requesting I make these!
Iโm so glad you all enjoy them!
You need to specify โDIVIDEDโ for the butter in your ingredient list. Not just an *. Very disappointing to make it through the recipe and realize I made a mistake.
I have done that. Youโre correct about noting it that way. Sorry you had trouble with them! That said, the instructions clearly listed how much butter to be added at two different points, so that should have been fairly clear.
I live in Western NC. Bojangles still has cinnamon biscuits. Make sure to get them in the morning when they are fresh and delicious!
Nice! They brought them back around us for a while, but now they are gone again.
I used my go-to biscuit and added 2 tablespoons of honey to the biscuits while making them. Used your copycat cinnamon filling and made my glaze using buttermilk instead if regular milk and added a half teaspoon of vanilla. They were delicious. I was surprised that the filling was somewhat crusty instead of melty.
Thank you for this! Found your recipe on Pinterest in the midst of the quarentine. Used Ms..Bโs refrigerated biscuits and added your cinnamon butter mix after baking. Yummy!
What would happen if I only use butter in place of shortening and only use regular flour?
Using all butter will change the consistency a bit, but should be fine. Using all purpose flour will be an issue because youโd need to add a leavener (which is already added in self rising flour).
I just got half a dozen of these biscuits at the Bojangles in Dothan, Alabama this past Saturday, August 4, 2018 My husband and boys had never had them before and immediately fell in love with them!
NOW, if only you could come up with the recipe for the bbq chicken they had back in the mid-90โs!?!
They are the BEST! I donโt think I ever had the BBQ chicken though โ bummer!