Garlic Herb Cheese Bombs are stuffed with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses then baked until they are golden brown and delicious. Finish with a buttery, herb and garlic glaze for perfection!
These are fantastic as an appetizer or a great last-minute addition to any meal. Did I mention they're super easy to make?! And try my Pretzel Bites recipe too!
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I don't believe in crazy ingredients that you've never heard of .... or things you have to find in some specialty store. As a mom with five kiddos, my life is hectic. I like to call it organized chaos. Most of the time. Hehe! Sometimes, it's definitely not organized - you can relate, right?
I hate to admit that it happens too often that I forget to pick up bread at the store or make any earlier in
I could just skip it but thankfully, these Cheese Bombs are quick, easy and delicious! Sometimes, my kiddos hope I forgot the bread just so they can have these yummy little balls of cheesy goodness! 😉 I'm onto them though!
🧂 Ingredients
Here's what you'll need to make our easy cheese bombs:
- refrigerated biscuits - you can use frozen biscuits (thawed) or refrigerator biscuits
- mozzarella cheese - for the ultimate cheesy stretch
- parmesan cheese - for a sharp salty flavor
- butter - adds richness and a delicious crust
- dry Italian seasoning and garlic powder - for flavor
🔪Instructions
This is meant to be a brief overview of the recipe. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below.
- Preheat the oven.
- Separate the biscuits.
- Place cheese in the center of the biscuit.
- Wrap the dough around the cheese and seal.
- Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- While the biscuits bake, melt the butter, add seasonings and set aside.
- Remove the biscuits from the oven and immediately brush with garlic butter mixture.
Equipment
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- Baking Sheet OR Square Baking Dish
- Small Mixing Bowl
- Pastry Brush
- Liquid Measuring Cup (or another small bowl to melt the butter)
- Measuring Spoons
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💭 Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some questions (and answers!) readers often ask about this cheesy garlic bread bombs recipe.
You can make your own biscuit dough (recipe here) or use any fresh or frozen bread dough from the grocery store. Store-bought pizza dough works really well for this recipe also.
Yes, if you're using frozen dough, they will need to be thawed prior to stuffing and baking.
I always keep a roll of refrigerator biscuits on hand because they last for several weeks in the refrigerator.
No, I don't recommend it. These rolls are best if they are cooked right away. The dough begins to deteriorate after opening. They won't taste any different, but they won't rise as well and they will be heavy.
If you're worried about whether or not they will all be eaten, go ahead and cook them first and freeze them. They will freeze well.
When you're ready to reheat them, thaw in the refrigerator then gently reheat on a baking sheet at 350 degrees, uncovered for 6 to 8 minutes.
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⭐ Tips
- You can make your own Homemade Italian Seasoning, which personally I love, or use a mix from the store.
- Using cubed cheese makes like really easy and saves on a lot of messy clean up, however, shredded cheeses will work just fine also.
- Pinch the rolls shut tightly or the cheese will ooze out and make a mess! Be sure to place them SEAM side down in/on your pan.
- These are best served warm right out of the oven for the perfect cheesy stretch! You can even add a little extra sprinkle of grated Parmesan to the top if you like.
📖 Variations
I love the combination of gooey, stringy mozzarella cheese with the sharp bite from Parmesan. However, you can play with the cheeses to suit your tastes.
Try gouda and brie for a fancy version perfect for girl's night. Add a pinch of red pepper flake to the buttery glaze for a spicy kick.
Try using one of our homemade compound butter recipes like copycat Benihana Butter, garlic butter, or garlic basil butter.
You can also change up the seasoning, too. Try our lemon pepper, Mediterranean seasoning, or Ranch seasoning mix.
Here are some other ideas:
- Stuffed Pizza Rolls - use pepperoni along with cheese in your garlic bombs.
- Steak and Cheese Bomb Rolls - switch it up Philly style with these cheesy shaved beef rolls.
"I Love these Garlic & Herb Cheese Bombs. They're amazing and so quick and easy to make. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I've made this more than once and everyone enjoys them! I definitely recommend this recipe, and will make it a many more times!"
Abby W.
🍴 Serving Suggestions
Would you prefer to serve these as an easy appetizer or alongside a meal? No matter how you serve them, these Herbed Cheese Bombs are the bomb!! 💣
While these are flavorful already, you could also serve them with a quick dipping oil. Just add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to a shallow bowl and sprinkle in a teaspoon of Spaghetti seasoning or Italian seasoning and a pinch of flaked sea salt. Our cowboy butter dipping sauce would also be delicious with these cheesy bites.
As a side dish, these little babies are awesome with Chicken Cobb Salad or Buffalo Chicken Salad. Think about adding them as a side dish to go with Easy Lasagna Soup, Tomato Soup, or Slow Cooker Potato Soup.
Pretty much these go great with anything you might serve with cheese and garlic! Here are some more great recipe ideas:
😋 Similar Recipes
If you're like me you love an easy shortcut! Using pre-made dough saves time and effort, but still allows me to get a great meal on the table quickly! Here are some of my favorite snacks and meals using store-bought dough:
- Meatball Calzone - totally awesome dinner using frozen or leftover meatballs - so good!
- Easy Puff Pastry Chicken Pockets - a delicious way to use leftover chicken for a snack or a meal.
- Ham and Cheese Croissants - super easy weeknight meal (also great for brunch!) that is fun to make with the kids.
- Pull Apart Pizza Bread - fabulous cheesy pepperoni bread is awesome game day grub!
- Cheesy Spinach Dip with Garlic Roll Dippers - amazingly flavorful party recipe everyone will love.
- Game Day March Madness Munchies - packed with delicious recipes for your next game day spread.
If you love butter carbs then you have to try our butter swim biscuit recipe!
📋 Garlic Cheese Bombs
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Garlic Herb Cheese Bombs
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Ingredients
- 2 cans 7.5 oz. each refrigerated biscuits OR any bread/biscuit dough cut into 20 pieces
- 4 oz. Mozzarella cheese cut into 20 cubes OR about 1 teaspoon of shredded cheese
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Alternatively, use a square 8x8 or 9x9 pan and butter it lightly on the bottom.
- Separate the biscuits dough and gently push down to enlarge and slightly flatten the dough.2 cans 7.5 oz. each refrigerated biscuits
- Place on cube of cheese (or about 1 teaspoon of shredded cheese) in the center of each biscuit. Add a pinch of Parmesan cheese on top.4 oz. Mozzarella cheese cut into 20 cubes
- Carefully wrap the dough around the cheese and pinch with your fingers to seal it shut.
- Place seam side down about an inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 10 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown and the cheese is melted.
- While the biscuits bake, mix the butter, Italian seasoning and garlic powder together and set aside.4 tablespoons butter, ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning, ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Remove the biscuits from the oven and immediately brush with butter mixture. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Serve warm.
Equipment
- Small Mixing Bowl
Notes
If you're worried about whether or not they will all be eaten, go ahead and cook them first and freeze them. They will freeze well.
When you're ready to reheat them, thaw in the refrigerator then gently reheat on a baking sheet at 350 degrees, uncovered for 6 to 8 minutes.
- Stuffed Pizza Rolls - use pepperoni along with cheese in your garlic bombs.
- Steak and Cheese Bomb Rolls - switch it up Philly style with these cheesy shaved beef rolls.
- You can make your own Homemade Italian Seasoning, which personally I love, or use a mix from the store.
- Using cubed cheese makes like really easy and saves on a lot of messy clean up, however, shredded cheeses will work just fine also.
- Pinch the rolls shut tightly or the cheese will ooze out and make a mess! Be sure to place them SEAM side down in/on your pan.
- These are best served warm right out of the oven for the perfect cheesy stretch! You can even add a little extra sprinkle of grated Parmesan to the top if you like.
Nutrition
About the Author - Jamie Sherman from Love Bakes Good Cakes focuses on family-friendly recipes. She's a homeschooling mom of 5 from the Phoenix AZ area who has been blogging since 2012.
Heather says
Jamie, these are making me hungry, they looks sooo tasty! Love how easy they are to make + the kiddos will enjoy them too which is always a bonus. Pinned!
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
Thanks, Heather! They are definitely a hit with the kiddos! 🙂
sarah says
Omigosh! Those look incredible! I can't wait to make these for my husband and his friends! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Sarah
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
Thanks so much, Sarah!
Deanna Bushman says
These look awesome. I bet they'd be great filled with other kids of cheese, too. I might try this out and experiment a bit while I'm at it. 🙂
Jamie Sherman says
Cheddar is great too! 🙂 I would love to hear of any other cheeses you use!
Linda romer says
Thanks Jamie these look delicious and simple to make. Sure to make my family happy.
Jamie Sherman says
Thanks for stopping by, Linda! 🙂
LeAnn says
Jamie, found your site last night & I'm enjoying browsing. :). I have a question about these rolls. Would you mind posting what type of biscuits you use--flaky, buttermilk, Southern style, etc? They look like real rolls in your pics instead of having a biscuit look & texture. Can't wait to try them. Bread & cheese--YUM!
Jamie Sherman says
I'm a cheap-o! I used the biscuits that come in a 4 pack. 😉 Any variety works great!
LeAnn says
Thanks! Hoping to try this weekend.
Kylie says
The Cheese Bombs look so yummy but in Australia we don't have "biscuits" so can u plz point me in the direction of a recipe for the dough. Cheers!
Ang Paris says
You can use any store-bought biscuit dough or make your own: https://old.jugglingactmama.com/sour-cream-biscuits/
Colleen Boudreau says
Wow these look amazing!
nikki robak says
these look so awesome I am going to try these for sure
Linda Meranda says
Looks yummy, quick & easy to make for an empty nester
Stacey Roberson says
They look delicious! A perfect pairing for an Italian dinner.
Diane crammer says
Is this fresh mozzarella or the pollyo cheese?
Thanks
Diane
Katherines Corner says
Oh my goodness, yes!!!!! Yum.
Ang Paris says
Thanks so very much!!
Linda Manns Linneman says
These look and sound so good. Great party snack
Jamie Sherman says
Thanks, Linda!
Katie says
I just made these tonight. I used the Seamless Crescent dough from Pillsbury and cut the sheet into eighths. I then cut up some fresh mozzarella for the centers. They were yummy!
Ang Paris says
Thanks for your feedback! 🙂
Margaret says
Really appreciate a comment from someone who has made them. I’ll try them for sure now!
Carrie Groneman says
This is a great recipe: easy, nice pics and tutorial.
Jamie Sherman says
Thank you, Carrie! 🙂
Shannon says
I cannot wait to try these! They look so simple, but I'm sure will be AMAZING. I love your blog, a ton of great recipes, I would love if you could check mine out too!
Ang Paris says
Thanks so much for your sweet comment!
Kamla L. says
OMG!! Such a great way to spruce up refrigerated biscuits and so easy to make. These are going to become an often made favorite at my house. Thanks! 🙂
Jamie Sherman says
Thanks for stopping by, Kamla!
patti says
these were so easy to make and so delicious...thanks for the recipe!
Jamie Sherman says
So glad you enjoyed them! 🙂
Anna says
Would love to premake these and bring over to the in laws for Christmas. Have you ever cooked them and re heated them later in a low warm oven?
Ang Paris says
I've not tried that, but I think it could work.
Dianne says
Hi these look delicious and i definitely want to try these! but i can't find refrigerated biscuits here, is there a substitute which i can use instead?
Thank You
xx
Ang Paris says
Any homemade biscuit recipe would work also – you will need just a little bit more dough than it takes to wrap around the cheese. If you need a homemade biscuit recipe, be sure to check out my Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits – https://old.jugglingactmama.com/sour-cream-biscuits/
Jamie Sherman says
They are great for a last minute addition! 🙂
Monique says
Believe me! I will do it and I will send you a picture! 😀
Thank you very much!
ChRistine shaw says
Can't wait it try this recipe, but here in uk I haven't seen anything like the chilled biscuits. Our biscuits are sweet and not from a bread dough. Do you know what the equivalent would be here?
Thanks
Ang Paris says
I'm not sure what the equivalent would but you can use Jamie's biscuit recipe to make the dough from scratch. Good luck!
Meghan Van Cleave says
I am so excited to try these with my family. They look heavenly.
Jo says
These were amazing!!!
Ang Paris says
I'm so glad you enjoyed them!
christy sweeney says
I would love to try the Garlic Herb Cheese Bombs
Linda says
I love the garlic herb cheese bombs
Dorothy Boucher says
These look amazing, I want to try them out when I make my next lasagna dinner, yum!
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Karen D says
Look yummy, and so easy. Must try these soon.
Amy M. C. says
Clever idea...they sound amazing!