Easy Chocolate Beignets
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We Southerners love beignets! If you have ever been to Cafe du Monde in New Orleans and had their famous chicory coffee and beignets you know what I am talking about. A beignet is a pastry made from dough and deep-fried then rolled in confectioners sugar. (A doughnut without the hole) This is an easy way to make these little treats and you won’t be able to stop eating them! A great family activity because children love them as well as adults. I am posting two recipes here. One is made with canned biscuits and the other is made from “scratch” with flour. They are both good and great with coffee, y’all!
Spread each biscuit into a circle and add 4 chocolate chips and fold the biscuit in half, pressing edges together. Drop each biscuit into oil around 350 degrees. They will come to the top as soon as you drop them in oil. Turn to brown both sides and remove from oil with slotted spoon. Have a bowl of powdered sugar ready and roll hot beignets in sugar. Drizzle with chocolate syrup. Makes 10 beignets. Enjoy!
We like these with and without the chocolate syrup. You can also make these leaving out the chocolate chips for just plain biscuit beignets.
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Mom these look amazing! Now I am officially starving!
-Anne
I want some!!!!!!!!!
Leigh
this looks fabulous! and I have a can of biscuits in my fridge…thanks
These are just too easy…I have been to New Orleans and tasted their beignets. Yum!! I could go for one right now…but I don’t have a can of biscuits.
Balisha
I’ve never had a beignet, Judy, but they sure look good! Thanks for the easy recipe!
Love this!! My daughter has been wanting to make beignets since seeing them on ‘The Princess and the Frog’ I can’t wait to make these with her! Thanks for sharing!
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Wow, Judy…I coming to your home for breakfast!!!!
This is easier than waiting 90 minutes in line in NOLA!
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I just made these today and they are absolutely divine.. Sinfully delicious ! Took me less than 20 minutes total from start to finish.
I’ve never had a Beignet but they sound wonderful and easy if you use canned bisquits ! I make Donuts by removing the middle and frying them and coating with powdered sugar or sugar and cinnamon ! I am going to try the recipe for the ones you make ! Thank you I love your site , It is the best one on the internet !!!!
Thank you so much Peggy!
Hi from Australia – Thank you for your recipes. Especially the ones from scratch. We do not have tin biscuits here, so very very helpful. I remember my Mum almost 50 years ago making these and we called them Puffed-a-Loons lol Beignets sound so much nicer. We loved them as kids and it was great for mum who didn’t have anything else in the cupboard. Thank you so much again for ALL your fabulous recipes. Enjoying them immensley. Light & Blessings
Thank you so much Cherie! Happy to have you and happy you enjoy the recipes.
Just a lil tip, put your powered sugar in a brown grocery bag, fold the end a few times & shake, shake, shake! The bag also soaks up the oil!!
Another topping thats good is cinnamon & sugar & shake!
I have made these for yrs the canned biscuit version we call them kettle cakes they delish …..
I would rather make these from scratch than to use canned biscuits. I’ve never made them, but am seriously considering it. I have had them in NOLA many years ago. Your recipe looks so very easy. Maybe I’ll just make some for dessert for the Super Bowl Game. We’re having assorted cheeses with fruit and bagel crisps/crackers, meatballs, wings, and these would make a quick and easy dessert. Who says they’re just for breakfast? Thank you so much for the recipe. I have just printed it so I won’t have to search for it later!
Thank you for the recipes … love the idea of making them from scratch … but who doesn’t like the simplicity of canned biscuits
I came across your site from The Refined Palate, and was delighted to see this recipe. I made some beignets for the first time this past week and it is lovely to see them made by someone who knows all about them! Thank you.
I have made these before with powdered sugar, but this time I made a caramel glaze and DRIZZLED over the top…YUMMY