Chocolate glazed biscuit donuts are a revelation. When you want a fresh, hot donut but do not want to leave the house, these are a perfect treat because they only take a few minutes and a few ingredients
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These biscuit donuts are the perfect treat. Truly they are better than the ones you get from most donut shops because you are guaranteed that they are warn, fresh and super delicious. You can also control the ingredients better to make them wonderful for your families needs.
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What We Love About This Donuts from Biscuits Recipe
What makes this recipe great? It is quick, only requires a few ingredients and the kids can help you make them. What could be better? Biscuits have been around a long time, to find out more about their evolution, check here.
- 15 Minutes: Hot Fresh Donuts in no time at all.
- Easy Ingredients: All found in pantry and it takes just a few.
- Family Friendly: Great for breakfast, after school or dessert, kids love to help too.
- Adaptable: Can make it low-carb, meat free, dairy free, or low calorie etc…
Ingredient Notes for Air Fryer Biscuit Donuts
- Can Biscuits: Pillsbury Grands Biscuits or whatever kind you like.
- Powdered Icing Sugar
- Cocoa Powder
Equipment Needed for Chocolate Covered Donut
How to Make Chocolate Covered Donuts
These are the basic steps for making chocolate glazed donut. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions and nutrition information.
STEP 1: Preparation
First, place a cooling rack over a baking tray and then place your frying oil in a dutch oven over medium heat. Use a candy thermometer to ensure you bring the oil to 350F.
STEP 2: Make Donuts
Second, cut out the center of each biscuit dough and then stretch the biscuit a bit to make the hole and biscuit donut wider – approximately by 1/2″. Once oil is hot, fry each donut individually for about 1 minute per side,flip, until golden brown and next, set each fried donut on the cooling rack to allow excess oil to drip off from a slotted spoon.
STEP 3: Ice
Sift the powdered sugar and cocoa powder into a large bowl. Whisk together.Whisk in the milk, vanilla extract and salt.Dip each donut into the chocolate glaze, then place back on the cooling rack until glaze is set, about 30 minutes.
Prep and Storage Tips for Biscuit Donut
HOW TO MAKE THIS DOUGHNUTS FROM BISCUITS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
Truly, this is a quick and easy recipe to make as you need it, however, you can make a day or two ahead of time if you wish. Fresh is best.
HOW TO STORE THIS CHOCOLATE GLAZED DOUGHNUT RECIPE
Store in an airtight container at room temperature. Properly stored, freshly baked donuts will last for about 2 days at normal room temperature; Freshly baked donuts will keep well for about 1 week in the fridge when properly stored.
HOW TO FREEZE THIS CHOCOLATE GLAZED DOUGHNUTS RECIPE
Of course, try freezing them individually on a baking sheet first and then freezing them all in an airtight container or bag.
Frequently Asked Questions about Canned Biscuit Donuts
Try a small cookie cutter or even cut it out with a knife. They do not have to be perfect.
Truly, whatever you like or is on sale will be great. Grands, Annie’s or the store brand all work wonderfully.
Temperature is key! Therefore, invest in a thermometer, they are not that expensive and will really make a difference. If the temperature is not hot enough the donuts will absorb too much oil and if too hot the outside will get done and the inside may be doughy.
A light vegetable oil that does not have a lot of flavor is best. Canola is a great choice.
Expert Tips for Making This Donuts From Biscuits Recipe
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: Great recipe for a crowd or for freezing, simply increase the ingredients proportionately and fry as directed.
- Add Sprinkles: Really sprinkles make everything better, therefore, add jimmies, sprinkles or even mini chocolate chips on top.
- Short cut tip: Feel free to use chocolate melts with a splash of heavy cream to glaze your donuts.
- Sugar: Cinnamon-sugar mixture can be used in place of the chocolate dip in a little melted butter. They are perfect for taste.
- Alternate ingredient: Use gluten free biscuit mix and/or sugar alternative to make the glaze so that it is diet appropriate for your family.
- Alternate cooking method tip: Air Frying donuts are amazing too and so easy.
- Vanilla: A vanilla glaze can be made too, it is amazing.
- Donut Holes: Use the biscuit dough centers to make donut holes for the kiddos.
What to Serve with Chocolate Glazed Biscuit Donuts
- Copycat Starbuck’s Iced Matcha Latte
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- Orange Creamsicle Milkshake
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Chocolate Glazed Biscuit Donuts
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Ingredients
- 1 can Biscuits
- 1 ½ cups Powdered Icing Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder
- 2 Tablespoons Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Instructions
- Place a cooling rack over a baking tray and set aside.
- Place your frying oil in a dutch oven over medium heat. Use a candy thermometer to ensure you bring the oil to 350F.
- Cut out the center of each biscuit and then stretch the biscuit a bit to make the hole and biscuit donut wider – approximately by 1/2″.
- Once oil is hot, fry each donut individually for about 1 minute per side, until golden brown.
- Set each fried donut on the cooling rack to allow excess oil to drip off.
- Once all donuts have been fried, turn off the heat for the oil.
- Sift the powdered sugar and cocoa powder into a large bowl. Whisk together.
- Whisk in the milk, vanilla extract and salt.
- Dip each donut into the chocolate glaze, then place back on the cooling rack until glaze is set, about 30 minutes.
Christina’s Notes
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: Great recipe for a crowd or for freezing, simply increase the ingredients proportionately and fry as directed.
- Add Sprinkles: Really sprinkles make everything better, therefore, add jimmies, sprinkles or even mini chocolate chips on top.
- Short cut tip: Feel free to use chocolate melts with a splash of heavy cream to glaze your donuts.
- Alternate ingredient: Use gluten free biscuit mix and/or sugar alternative to make the glaze so that it is diet appropriate for your family.
- Alternate cooking method tip: Air Frying these donuts are amazing too.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
Nutrition
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Soooo good. So easy and delicious. Thanks so much.
These are so good and so easy!