Cheddar’s Honey Croissants are warm, buttery, and lightly sweet, arriving at the table as the kind of bread people remember long after the meal.
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Copycat Cheddar’s Honey Croissants
Cheddar’s Honey Croissants are soft, flaky croissants brushed with honey butter and served warm as a signature table bread.
This copycat focuses on recreating the tender interior and glossy honey butter finish that make Cheddar’s croissants feel special yet simple.
Quick Recipe Overview
- Best For: Table bread, sides, brunch
- Flavor Profile: Buttery, lightly sweet
- Skill Level: Easy with baking basics
- What Makes It Like the Restaurant: Warm croissants brushed with honey butter
Cheddar’s
Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen built its reputation around comfort food made fresh and served generously. The restaurant emphasizes classic American dishes with from scratch touches, and its table bread plays an important role in that experience.
Honey Croissants became a recognizable part of the meal, often arriving warm before entrées. Their simplicity and consistency helped reinforce Cheddar’s identity as a casual restaurant focused on familiar flavors done well.
The Bread Everyone Waits For
Sweetened Dinner Breads have long been a staple in American casual dining, especially in Southern and Midwestern inspired menus. These breads are meant to be soft, comforting, and just slightly sweet rather than dessert like.
Honey butter adds richness without overpowering the bread itself. Cheddar’s Honey Croissants follow this tradition, serving as a warm, inviting start to the meal.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Honey Butter Recipe
Make our Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Honey Butter Recipe at home tonight for your family. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Honey Butter will taste just like Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 cup Butter
- 1 cup Honey
Instructions
- Mix all together and heat slightly to melt.
Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Honey Croissants Recipe
Make our Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Honey Croissants Recipe at home tonight for your family. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Honey Croissants will taste just like Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen.
Ingredients
- Two 1/4-ounce packages active dry Yeast or 5 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup warm Water
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose Flour divided
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Honey
- 2 cups Butter chilled
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tablespoon Water
Instructions
- Combine yeast and warm water, stirring to dissolve and activate the yeast. Let stand about 10 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together yeast mixture, half of the flour, 1/2 cup water, and honey.
- Beat until smooth then cover the bowl with a towel and let stand for 1 1/2 hours.
- With a pastry knife or two butter knives, cut butter into remaining half of flour.
- Add yeast mixture and fold together to just moisten flour without breaking up the butter pieces.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat down, rolling into a 18 x 12-inch rectangle.
- Using a spatula, fold one-third of the dough toward the center, then fold another one-third from the other side. Lift the folded dough off the work surface and scrape the surface clean. Sprinkle the work area with flour and repeat the rolling and folding 3 more times. If the dough becomes too soft, chill until firm again.
- Roll dough into a thin rectangle then cut diagonally to form 12 triangles; roll each triangle from the wide end to the point.
- Place on ungreased baking sheets, curving the ends into a crescent shape.
- Beat egg with 1 tablespoon water and brush on top of the croissants.
- Let rise for about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Re-glaze croissants with egg/water mixture then bake until puffed and brown, about 10 minutes.
Important - The butter and the folding are what make these croissants so flaky, so don't let the butter get so soft it will mix into the dough, and don't skimp on the folding process.
Related Copycat Recipes
- Outback Steakhouse Honey Wheat Bushman Bread – Slightly sweet, hearty brown bread served warm with whipped butter
- Cheddar’s Monte Cristo Sandwiches – Crispy, battered sandwiches stuffed with ham, turkey, and melty cheese
- Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits – Warm, cheesy biscuits with garlic butter flavor that vanish before the entrée
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Questions People Ask
Are Cheddar’s Honey Croissants sweet
They are lightly sweet from the honey butter, not sugary.
Are the croissants served warm
Yes. They are typically served warm at the table.
Can I make these ahead of time
The croissants can be baked ahead and rewarmed before serving.
What meals pair well with honey croissants
They pair well with comfort food, chicken dishes, and casual dinners.
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Photo of Croissants with Honey Butter is by kthread and is used by permission under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) License. Photo of “Cheddar’s casual cafe (2)” is by Tom and is used by permission under the Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic Creative Commons License. Read the Full License Here – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode.en. Thank you, kthread and Tom. Great Pictures. Photos may be representative of the recipe and not the actual finished dish. All photo licenses listed were correct at the time of the posting of the page. Recipe is our adaption of several recipes formally widely-circulated on the internet – courtesy of the Wayback Machine. Additional Information is from original research done by Secret Copycat Restaurant Recipes and/or courtesy of Wikipedia and is used by permission.
September 25, 2015 @ 9:34 pm
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