I dare you to eat just one of these Gluten Free Blue Cheese Bites. These highly addictive little umami flavor bombs are SO easy to make!
Gluten Free Blue Cheese Bites were originally posted on July 17, 2020 and have been updated with a different dough recipe, new pictures, new copy, and a new video.
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I remember my mom making these for some kind of dinner party they were having when I was a kid. The next day there were leftovers and she broke them out for us to munch on. I couldn't stop going back for more, they were so good.
Then I saw the Pioneer Woman make Mystery Rolls and I realized they were the exact same thing my mom made all those years ago! And I recall her also saying it's something her mom used to make as well. She and I are around the same age so the recipe was probably circulating around at that time (apparently under different names).
What are Blue Cheese Bites?
Blue cheese bites (or mystery rolls) were a popular appetizer way back in the 70's or early 80's. They're meant to be picked up with your fingers and popped in your mouth. One after the other after the other. Well, not really, but that's what seems to happen once you taste just one. You can't seem to stop.
The original blue cheese bites were made with three ingredients: canned biscuits, blue cheese, and butter. Okay, we don't have the canned biscuits (gluten free), but no biggie. We can pretend that my gluten free cream biscuit dough is standing in for the canned biscuits (only WAY better!) Or my gluten free buttermilk biscuit dough, but the cream biscuits are so much quicker to make.
here's what you'll need
- Gluten free biscuit dough - For the easiest (and quickest) possible solution, use my gluten free cream biscuits. You can also use my gluten free buttermilk biscuits, but they do take slightly longer (and use more ingredients).
- Crumbled blue cheese - this is the star ingredient, what gives it that umami, savory flavor that I just adore.
- Butter - a stick of butta y'all (in my best Paula Deen voice haha!)
- Thyme (optional) - while this is optional, it really brings that extra something something.
how to make these mystery rolls
Once you have a batch of gluten free biscuit dough in the fridge (or freezer), making these bites is so easy. So click on over to that recipe and make up a batch of dough. For this recipe you'll only need half a batch of dough so make biscuits with the other half!
- Step 1: Make the biscuit dough. Mix together flour blend, baking powder, and salt. Pour cream into dry ingredients.
- Step 2: Stir until a very wet dough forms. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
- Step 3: Knead dough very briefly until it comes together. Cut into irregularly-sized pieces.
- Step 4: Place pieces on a baking sheet and pour melted butter on top. Sprinkle with blue cheese and toss.
- Step 5: Bake at 400 F for 15-20 minutes.
- Step 6: Flip biscuits over with spatula. They should be perfectly golden brown and crusty. Serve hot or at room temperature.
frequently asked questions
Yes, you can! I chose my gluten free cream biscuits because they're a little quicker to make and have less ingredients, but either will work.
I haven't tested this, so I don't know for sure, but if you use a dairy-free butter and dairy-free heavy "cream" it should work just fine. There are currently a few dairy-free heavy cream substitutes on the market.
While they're best served hot, they're also very good at room temperature as well.
more gluten free appetizer recipes
- Easy Cheesy Pizza Dip with Cream Cheese
- Gluten Free Pizza Monkey Bread
- Gluten Free Veggie Pizza
- Gluten Free Hawaiian Bread Bowl
- Gluten Free Beer Cheese Dip
- Tomato Crostini
- Gluten Free Sausage Balls
- Gluten Free Baked Brie (Brie en Croute)
These can be served with a meal as a side, or as an appetizer at a party. They can be served warm or at room temperature. And everyone will go crazy for them!
Gluten Free Blue Cheese Bites
Ingredients
- ½ recipe Soft and Fluffy Gluten Free Cream Biscuits* (see the Notes section)
- ½ cup (113g) melted butter, preferably salted
- 1 4-6 ounce (113-170g) container blue cheese crumbles
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, minced (optional) (or 1½ teaspoon dried thyme)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° F.
- Cut biscuit dough into small one-inch sized irregular pieces and place on baking sheet. Pour melted butter over biscuit pieces. Sprinkle blue cheese all over biscuits and use a spatula (or your hands) to toss biscuit pieces with melted butter and blue cheese. Sprinkle fresh thyme over biscuits (optional but highly recommended).
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown and crispy.
- Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature.
Christy Lucas says
Hi Kim, do you have any suggestions on what I use in place of potato starch for your blend recipe? I'm allergic to potatoes but want to make my own flour blend. Thank you for your help!
Kim says
Arrowroot starch? That's all I can think of.
Sherry Spring says
My husband -- celiac -- hated blue cheese. Can you recommend another cheese?
Kim says
I really don't know of any that would work as the blue cheese does in this recipe. Maybe goat cheese? It has the same texture of blue cheese. I think with any other cheese, such as cheddar, it may burn or have a weird texture combining with the melted butter.
Beth Amstadt says
These look amazing!!
We should make sure we get GF blue cheese, as some companies still grow the mold using wheat! How mean. 😉
Kim says
I agree. All the blue cheese companies I've contacted in the recent past have stated they don't use bread for growing their mold and I'm finding it harder and harder to find any (in my area at least) that aren't gluten free (which is such a good thing!).