Beignet Recipe
These beignets are soft, pillowy and hard to resist! These French donuts are fried until perfectly golden, then generously dusted with confectioner’s sugar. If you love the famous Café Du Monde Beignets, you will love these!
With Mardi Gras right around the corner, I’ve been thinking about those delicious, fresh beignets from the famous Cafe Du Monde. Unfortunately, I don’t live close to New Orleans, so getting my hands on some of those delicious beignets is near impossible.
I decided to make homemade beignets, because honestly what’s better than a freshly fried beignet? It doesn’t get any fresher than making beignets at home, and honestly, dare I say this, I think they are better than the Cafe Du Monde beignets, because you can eat them immediately after they are made. Freshness really makes a difference!
This easy beignet recipe yields pillowy soft beignets and they only require one rise time. Once the beignets rise, you roll out the dough, cut into squares, then fry them until perfectly golden. They truly are easy to make.
Here is what you will love about this easy beignet recipe
- The beignets only require one rise time
- This recipe uses instant yeast, which means that you do not have to wait for the yeast to activate. You can simply add the yeast in with all of the ingredients, knead for 5 minutes, then allow to rise.
- This beignet recipe yields soft, pillowy beignets. You can’t beat a freshly fried beignet. The fresh taste is superior.
- The powdered sugar really makes these delicious. You can add as little or as much as you want.
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients you will need to make this beignet recipe.
- water
- milk
- instant yeast
- granulated sugar
- all-purpose flour
- egg
- vanilla extract
- salt
- unsalted butter, softened
Storage
While these taste best fresh, you can store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 days.
You can also freeze these for up to 3 months. If you choose to freeze these, I recommend waiting to dust with powdered sugar until you are ready to serve them.
Here are a few other recipes I think you may enjoy!
- Nutella Donuts
- 1-hour Soft Cinnamon Rolls
- Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls
- Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins
- Thick Chocolate Chip Cookies (inspired by the famous Levain Bakery)
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Beignet Recipe
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 20 1x
Description
These beignets are super soft, pillowy and hard to resist! These French donuts are fried until perfectly golden, then generously dusted with confectioner’s sugar. If you love the famous Café Du Monde Beignets, you will love these!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup water (warmed to 110F)
- 3/4 cup milk (warmed to 110F)
- 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
Instructions
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment, add warm water and milk, yeast, sugar, flour, egg, vanilla extract, salt and softened butter. Knead for 5 minutes, then transfer to a lightly greased bowl. Spray the top of the dough with nonstick cooking spray, then cover with plastic wrap.
2. Allow dough to rise in warm place for 60 minutes. I like to turn my oven on, then once it reaches 100F, turn the oven off. Place the covered dough in the warm oven. This provides a warm environment for the dough to rise.
3. When the dough is just about done rising, add about 3 inches of oil to a large pot fitted with a candy thermometer, over medium-high heat. Place a few paper towels over a wire cooling rack.
4. Once the dough is done rising, punch dough down, then turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll dough into ½ inch thickness, then cut into 20 squares.
5. Once the oil reaches 360F, add 3-4 beignets at a time. Fry until the bottom is golden and puffed, then flip over and fry until golden in color. Remove beignets with a slotted spoon and place on paper towel lined wire cooling rack. Repeat with remaining beignets.
6. When ready to serve, dust the beignets generously with powdered sugar.
Notes
- Storage – While these taste best fresh, you can store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-2 days. You can also freeze these for up to 3 months. If you choose to freeze these, I recommend waiting to dust with powdered sugar until you are ready to serve them.
- Prep Time: 15
- Rise Time: 60
- Cook Time: 15
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: French
Recipe was easy and tasty.
I’m so glad you found it to be easy and enjoyed it! Thanks for making these 🙂
-Jolene