These Southern ham biscuits are perfect when entertaining or serving for brunch. The best ham biscuit has a delicious spread to enhance the flavors of the biscuit and the salty meat.

Ham biscuits have graced Southern tables for generations. They make the perfect party fare when entertaining and are just as delicious for serving at a family brunch.

How to Make Southern Ham Biscuits

Southern ham biscuits have three major components:

1. Biscuit
2. Ham
3. Spread

Ham Biscuit Options

You can easily customize this recipe based on how you plan to serve them.

Pick the biscuit: Use your favorite biscuit recipe as the base. I prefer my easy buttermilk biscuit recipe, cream biscuits, or cheddar biscuits, depending on the ham I’ll be using.

Scale the size: Make them smaller if you plan to serve them as appetizers. Make them larger if you’d like to serve them as breakfast sandwiches or afternoon sliders.

Select the ham: Stuff them with slightly sweet sliced honey-baked ham, thick-cut country ham for a saltier bite, or even shaved deli ham for an easy option.

Swap the spread: Use any spread options you desire, or serve your ham biscuits with an assortment of spreads on the side to allow your guests to choose their own!

Southern Ham Biscuit Ingredients

Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information.

For this recipe, you’ll need:

Biscuits – For the photographs for this recipe, I made cheddar biscuits and used self-rising flour, buttermilk, butter, and cheddar cheese.

Ham – Use your choice of ham as discussed.

Spread – Use your choice of spread.

Recipe Variation Ideas

Here are three easy variations of these delicious ham biscuits that I turn to time and again.

Cheddar Ham Biscuits with Pepper Jelly Spread

1. Biscuits: Cheddar Biscuits
2. Ham: Shaved Deli Ham
3. Spread: Pepper Jelly, Homemade Hot Honey , Poppy Seed Spread

Country Ham Biscuits

1. Biscuits: Cream Biscuits
2. Ham: Country Ham
3. Spread: Honey Butter

Honey Glazed Ham Biscuits

1. Biscuits: Three Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuits
2. Ham: Honey Glazed Baked Ham
3. Spread: Honey Mustard, Pimento Cheese, or Honey Butter

Instructions

Make the biscuits. Make the biscuit dough according to the recipe directions. Drop the dough onto a lightly greased baking sheet using a portion scoop for the size desired for your biscuits. Use a large scoop for sandwich size and a medium cookie scoop for appetizer size. Alternatively, you can roll out the biscuit dough on a lightly floured surface and cut using a biscuit cutter. Bake according to the recipe directions.

Assemble the Southern ham biscuits. Split the biscuits in half by inserting the tines of the fork into the center of the biscuit. Carefully break apart the biscuit and place the top half to the side. Layer your choice of ham onto the bottom half of the biscuit. Spread your choice of spread onto the inside of the top half of the biscuit. Place the top half back onto the biscuit and repeat until all biscuits have been assembled.

If needed, insert an appetizer or cocktail pick through the top of the biscuit to secure them for serving. Alternatively, stuff the split biscuits with the ham and place an assortment of spreads into serving bowls beside the platter of ham biscuits for everyone to use their spread of choice.

Here’s my Southern Ham Biscuits recipe. I hope you love them as much as we do!

Enjoy!
Robyn xo

Originally published in 2010.