Updated June 2023! Did you know that many Pillsbury ready-to-bake products, mixes, and frostings are dairy free? In fact, quite a few of them are vegan, too! We’ve put together and updated this quick guide of biscuits, crescent rolls, pie crusts, cookie dough, cake mixes, icings, and more for dairy-free needs, and have included details for egg-free, soy-free, nut-free, and vegan consumers, too. Because everyone can use a little convenience some times!
Dairy-Free Pillsbury Products: Dozens of Ready-to-Bake Goods
All of these items are dairy-free by ingredients! Be sure to see our may contain information if the labels are causing confusion.
Vegan Options: All items listed below are vegan, unless noted as containing egg or non-vegan. Yes, the “honey butter” crescent rolls are honey-free.
More Allergen Notes: All items listed below contain wheat, unless specifically labeled as gluten-free. But they are egg-free, nut-free, and peanut-free, unless otherwise noted. We have also noted for soy, but please note that several dairy-free Pillsbury products that are not labeled as “contains soy” do contain highly refined soybean oil. In line with FDA allergen labeling regulations, highly refined oils are not considered an allergenic risk and do not need disclosure.
Bread & Biscuits
- Cornbread Swirls
- Corndog Wraps
- Grands! Southern Homestyle Original Biscuits
- Grands! Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits
- Grands! Southern Homestyle Butter Tastin’ Biscuits
- Grands! Southern Homestyle Honey Butter Biscuits
- Grands! Flaky Layers Sweet Hawaiian Biscuits
- Original Breadsticks
- Original French Bread
- Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits
- Flaky Layers Buttermilk Biscuits (not the Grands)
- Flaky Layers Butter Tastin’ Biscuits (not the Grands)
- Flaky Layers Honey Butter Biscuits (not the Grands)
Heads Up! All FROZEN Biscuits are made with dairy. They are pre-baked and have very different recipes from the un-baked refrigerated varieties, despite similar names. The Sweet Biscuits with Icing also contain milk.
Cookie Dough
- Chocolate Chip Refrigerated Cookie Dough – tubes and tubs (egg, soy)
- REESE’S Peanut Butter Refrigerated Cookie Dough (egg, peanut)
- Seasonal Shape Sugar Cookie Dough – sold in several varieties (egg)
- Sugar Refrigerated Cookie Dough – tubes and tubs (egg)
- Ready to Bake! Big Deluxe Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (egg, soy)
- Ready to Bake! Birthday Cake Cookie Dough (egg, soy)
- Ready to Bake! Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (egg, soy)
- Ready to Bake! Chocolate Chunk & Chip Cookie Dough (egg, soy)
- Ready to Bake! Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cookie Doug (egg)
- Ready to Bake! Cookie Dough Made With OREO® Cookie Pieces (egg, soy)
- Ready to Bake! Limited Edition Lucky Charms Cookie Dough (egg)
- Ready to Bake! Limited Edition Salted Caramel Apple Cookie Dough (egg)
- Ready to Bake! REESE’S Peanut Butter Cookie Dough (egg, peanut)
- Ready to Bake! Sugar Cookie Dough (egg)
Heads Up! See our Pillsbury Cookie Dough Reviews for ingredients, and a list of the seasonal varieties available for the year. Most of the seasonal varieties are made with their sugar cookie dough and are dairy-free by ingredients. The Pillsbury Cookie Dough Popp-ins contain milk.
Crescent Rolls
- Original Crescent Rolls
- Original Crescent Rounds
- Original Crescent Dough Sheet
- Grands! Original Crescent Rolls
- Big & Buttery Crescent Rolls
- Butter Flake Crescent Rolls
- Honey Butter Crescent Rolls
- Reduced Fat Crescent Rolls
- Sweet Hawaiian Crescent Rolls
- Filled Crescents Apple
- Filled Crescents Cherry
Pie Crusts
- Mini Pie Crusts (non-vegan, contains lard)
- Pet-Ritz frozen Regular Pie Crusts (non-vegan, contains lard)
- Pet-Ritz frozen Deep Dish Pie Crusts (non-vegan, contains lard)
- Pet-Ritz frozen All Vegetable Deep Dish Pie Crusts
- Refrigerated Pie Crust (non-vegan, contains lard)
Pizza Crust
- Classic Pizza Crust
- Thin & Crispy Pizza Crust
- Mini Pizza Crusts
Cinnamon Rolls & Pull-Aparts
Heads Up! There are brands of dairy-free refrigerated cinnamon rolls, like Immaculate Baking Co, but all Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls and Pull-Apart Kits contain dairy.
Baked Items
- Funfetti Popcorn (soy)
Heads Up! All other Pillsbury Pre-Baked Items, including the Toaster Strudels, Toaster Scrambles, Bars, and Cookies, contain milk.
Frosting
- Funfetti Frosting (ALL Varieties; soy)
- Creamy Supreme Buttercream Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme Chocolate Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme Chocolate Fudge Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme Cinnamon Bun Frosting (seasonal, soy)
- Creamy Supreme Coconut Pecan Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme Cream Cheese Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme Milk Chocolate Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme Peppermint Frosting (seasonal, soy)
- Creamy Supreme Salted Caramel Flavored Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme Strawberry Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme Vanilla Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme White Frosting (soy)
- Creamy Supreme Seasonal Cream Cheese Frosting (soy)
- Fluffy Frost Vanilla Marshmallow Frosting (soy)
- Fluffy Frost Funfetti Vanilla Marshmallow Frosting (soy)
- Zero Sugar Creamy Supreme Chocolate Fudge Frosting (soy)
- Zero Sugar Creamy Supreme Vanilla Frosting (soy)
Heads Up! At last check, ALL Pillsbury Frostings in the Tubs and in the Filled Pastry Bags were dairy-free. The soy in them is soy lecithin.
Brownie Mixes
- Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix (Family Size)
- Classic Fudge Brownie Mix
- Dark Chocolate Brownie Mix (Family Size)
- Funfetti Premium Brownie Mix with OREO Cookie Pieces
- Funfetti Valentine’s Brownie Mix (seasonal, soy)
- Gluten Free Chocolate Fudge Premium Brownie Mix
- Zero Sugar Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
- Zero Sugar Milk Chocolate Brownie Mix
Cake Mixes
- Gluten-Free Classic Yellow Cake Mix
- Gluten-Free Funfetti Premium Cake Mix
- Gluten Free Pumpkin Premium Cake Mix (seasonal)
- Funfetti Chocolate Cake Mix (soy)
- Funfetti Chocolate Cake with OREO Cookie Pieces (soy)
- Funfetti Slime Cake Mix (seasonal)
- Funfetti Strawberry Cake Mix (soy)
- Funfetti Vanilla Cake Mix with OREO Cookie Pieces (soy)
- Funfetti Yellow Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme Chocolate Premium Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme Dark Chocolate Flavored Premium Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme Devil’s Food Premium Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme German Chocolate Flavored Premium Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme Golden Butter Recipe Flavored Premium Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme Lemon Flavored Premium Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme Pineapple Flavored Premium Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme Red Velvet Premium Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme Strawberry Flavored Premium Cake Mix
- Moist Supreme Yellow Premium Cake Mix (new formula)
- Traditional Chocolate Cake Mix
- Traditional Strawberry Cake Mix
- Traditional Yellow Cake Mix
- Zero Sugar Moist Supreme Devil’s Food Cake Mix
Heads Up! The Traditional Vanilla Cake Mix, Moist Supreme White Cake Mix, and Zero Sugar Classic Yellow Cake Mix contain milk. Most of their yellow cake mixes used to contain milk, but they have reformulated several of them without dairy. Check to make sure you are purchasing a version that does not contain milk in the ingredients. The seasonal Cinnamon Bun, Moist Supreme Perfectly Pumpkin, Funfetti Valentine’s Day, Funfetti Spring, Funfetti Holiday, Funfetti Winter, Funfetti Stars & Stripes, and Funfetti Halloween Cake Mixes also contain milk.
Cookie Mixes
- Funfetti Holiday Sugar Cookie Mix with Candy Bits (seasonal, soy)
- Moist Supreme Perfectly Pumpkin Cookie Mix (seasonal)
- Moist Supreme Roll Out Sugar Cookie Mix (seasonal)
- Peanut Butter Cookie Mix (peanut)
Other Bread Mixes
- All Purpose Baking Mix (discontinued, but still in stores)
- Apple Cinnamon Muffin Mix (egg)
- Banana Nut Muffin Mix (egg, nuts)
- Blueberry Muffin Mix (egg)
- Cinnamon Swirl Quick Bread & Muffin Mix (soy)
- Corn Muffin Mix
- Homemade White Bread Mix
- Hot Roll Mix
- Pizza Crust Thin and Crispy Mix
Kosher Certifications
Pillsbury baking products are Certified Kosher. The frostings are Kosher Pareve. But the mixes are all Kosher Dairy, since the dairy-free mixes are made in the same facility as the ones containing dairy. Contact the company to discuss their allergen protocols if you are concerned about potential cross-contamination with milk.
This Post is for Informational Purposes Only
Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Some of these items might have a “may contain” type statement for milk or other top allergens, which does not mean the product contains that allergen. See our “May Contain” Guide to understand what these statements might mean for you. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy. Only you can decide what foods are safe for your needs.
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4 Comments
Hi Alisa, it has listed in the Pillsbury Crescents “Mono & Diglycerides” is that a derivative from a cow/beef?
It isn’t a milk/dairy derivative, but I couldn’t tell you if they are derived from other parts of a cow. They are often plant-based, but you would need to speak with a representative for Pillsbury to find out specific ingredient sources. Since the majority of their products are kosher certified, I would assume it is a plant-based ingredient, but you would need to check with them to confirm.
Hi Alisa- I’m confused. All the canned biscuits you’ve listed above either say they ‘do contain milk’ or they ‘may contain milk’. Has Pillsbury recently changed their ingredients and it’s just not showing the new labels online?
Hi Suzanne, many of their biscuit varieties are made with milk ingredients, but the ones listed above are dairy-free by ingredients. None of them have a “contains milk” statement. Make sure you are looking at those varieties specifically. And yes, several (but not all!) “buttermilk” options are made without any buttermilk!
Please note the “may contain” information in the post. I’ve added it to the top of the page, too, so it can’t be missed. It’s essential to understand what “may contain” labels mean, so I have a whole post dedicated to that topic -> https://www.godairyfree.org/news/may-contain-statements
“May contain” statements are unregulated, voluntary, do not refer to ingredients (only the “contains” statement does, and that is regulated), and do not reflect actual risk of potential cross contamination. If potential cross-contamination is a concern for you, it is essential that you contact the company directly to discuss their processes rather than relying on the presence or lack of a “may contain” statement.