Best Beer Bread Recipe

This is the best beer bread recipe you’ll ever make! Only requires 3 basic ingredients too! We like to add cheddar cheese and chiles to make it out of this world! Served as a side dish or as an appetizer with dip it’s a real winner with everyone, even those who aren’t fans of beer.

So why exactly is this the best beer bread recipe, well because you literally only need 3 ingredients to make it!! I love EASY recipes and beer bread is so easy and pairs with so many recipes as a side dish and is great with dip as an appetizer. Let me share this easy beer bread recipe with you! (updated, originally published 5/16)

I started out years ago finding a recipe for beer bread on food.com and modified it to my liking, then added and played around with the basics from there.

The only 3 things you need to make a very basic (but great) best beer bread recipe are

• flour
• 1 can/bottle of beer (any brand)
• butter….that is it!!

I used to buy this beer bread mix online but when I learned how easy it was I was kicking myself, live and learn I guess! 

Now you can use a can of soda if you’d rather but beer really gives it a nice flavor. That’s even coming from someone who is not a beer drinker. I serve this often with our crockpot chili recipe and it’s perfect.

• If you’re making items for St. Patrick’s Day with beer, this is a good recipe too. It’s wonderful paired with our easy Instant Pot corned beef and cabbage recipe. 

The alcohol cooks out so no worries serving it to the kiddos, and mine love beer bread. This time I used a hard cider beer because that is all I had on hand so it will have a touch of sweetness.

I also occasionally add other ingredients to the basic best beer bread recipe like cheddar cheese and a bit of oregano.

It is up to you. Dice up a jalapeno and add it in to give it a bit of a kick too, that is great! Here’s a video showing you how to make easy beer bread:

This is what we use to make the best beer bread recipe + the add ins:

1. Self rising flour – all purpose will not work
2. Beer – any brand works
3. Butter
4. Add ins
   1. Cheddar cheese
   2. Diced chiles – I use canned 4 oz.
   3. Jalapeno
   4. Bacon bits even

Let it cool once it’s out of the oven. I would remove it from the pan so it doesn’t continue to cook. You can spread a bit of butter on your slice, serve as is, or if you are serving your beer bread with dip then cut into slices and then into bite sized pieces from there.

It is by far the best beer bread recipe ever and so versatile depending on what you want to add to it. It is great served with beer cheese dip.

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Best Beer Bread Recipe

This is the best beer bread recipe you'll ever make that only requires 3 basic ingredients! We like to add cheddar cheese and chiles to make it out of this world! Served as a side dish for dinner or as an appetizer with dip it's a real winner with everyone, even those who aren't fans of beer. 

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword beer, bread, cheese, easy

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 10

Calories 283kcal

Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

• 3 c self rising flour
• 1 can beer 12 oz.
• 1 stick butter melted
• Optional:
• 1/8 c sugar makes it a bit sweeter
• 1 c cheese
• 1 pinch oregano
• 1/2 jalapeno diced
• 2 tbsp chiles I use canned already diced

Instructions

• Mix beer and flour together (do not over mix) until blended but still lumpy. 
• Add 1/2 of your melted butter into mix. 
• If you are adding other ingredients fold them gently in now. 
• Add mixture to greased loaf pan, pour the remaining butter on top and put in oven at 375 degrees for about 40 min or until knife comes out clean when put into middle of loaf.

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Nutrition Facts

Best Beer Bread Recipe

Amount Per Serving (3 oz)

Calories 283 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13g 20%

Saturated Fat 8g 40%

Cholesterol 36mg 12%

Sodium 153mg 6%

Potassium 65mg 2%

Total Carbohydrates 30g 10%

Sugars 2g

Protein 7g 14%

Vitamin A 8.6%

Vitamin C 6.2%

Calcium 9.1%

Iron 2.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.