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Home » Latest Recipes » Easy Canned Biscuit Donuts!

Easy Canned Biscuit Donuts!

By Incredible Recipes | 12 Comments | Posted: 09/28/14 | Updated: 09/20/22

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Did you know that you can turn canned biscuits into Doughnuts?!

This is something I have wanted to make for awhile, considering how EASY they are (I’m ALL ABOUT EASY Recipes) 😉

I will start off by apologizing for what I am about to encourage you to make, but these are just sinfully delicious!

With these below, I did a Cinnamon Sugar coating, but in this post I am ALSO including options for an Original Glaze, Chocolate Glaze or the Cinnamon Sugar!

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If someone would have told me these where OUT OF THIS WORLD GOOD, I would have made them much sooner.

They are seriously Melt-in-your-mouth fantastic.

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You can use a cookie cutter to make the holes in the centers of each, or any circular object, even a bottle cap for the smaller canned biscuits would work!

 

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You will need to fill your frying pan up 1/2 an inch or so with Vegetable oil until it reaches 350F.

If you don’t have a Cooking Thermometer, you can test out if the oil is hot enough by just dropping in one of the small biscuit centers you cut out.

I always recommend only doing 1 -2 donuts at a time, because they do tend to cook VERY quickly.

 

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I did also use the the cut out biscuit centers too, they were also amazing.

They cook extremely fast being so small, so fry only a couple at a time as well, when doing those!

 

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So easy fresh, hot donuts without much effort at all!

These donuts would be so fun for a weekend breakfast or even a quick dessert! 🙂

 

Easy Canned Biscuit Donuts!

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Canned biscuits no flaky layers
  • 1/2 cup or so of Vegetable oil enough for frying
  • 2 Teaspoon Cinnamon- per 8 doughnuts
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 stick of butter melted

Optional Glaze Ingredients : if you don't like Cinnamon Sugar or if you just want a variety

    For Original Glaze

    • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
    • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 to 3 teaspoons milk

    For Chocolate Glaze

    • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
    • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
    • 1 tablespoon margarine or butter melted
    • 2 to 3 teaspoons milk

    Instructions

    • Take your canned biscuits and cut out the centers of each biscuit using a cookie cutter or small biscuit cutter, even a bottle cap works, Set aside.
    • Melt your butter in a shallow bowl that is large enough to dip a doughnut into, set aside.
    • In another shallow bowl, mix in the cinnamon & sugar, set aside.
    • In a medium frying pan, fill with the vegetable oil, only about half an inch or so
    • Heat the oil to 350F, if you don't have a cooking thermometer, use one little biscuit center and drop it into the pan, making sure it sizzles when it hits the oil.
    • Once the oil is ready drop 1-2 doughnuts at a time into the oil, because they cook quickly
    • When one side is golden brown, flip it over with tongs and when that side is golden remove from oil and place on a paper towel lined pan or plate.

    If you are doing the Cinnamon Sugar Coating

    • When the doughnuts have cooled off enough to handle, use your fingers dip one side in the melted butter, allowing the excess drip off, then dip in cinnamon and sugar mixture.
    • Flip over and repeat for the other side.

    If you Chose another Glazed Option

    • For each of the other Glaze options, in small shallow bowls combine ingredients until smooth, adding enough liquid for desired glaze consistency.
    • Dip the top of each doughnut into your desired glaze.
    • ENJOY!

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    1. Judy Koudssi says

      September 29, 2014

      Have made these before for my youth group at church. Super easy and awesome.

      Reply
    2. Joyce says

      October 5, 2014

      This is nothing new to my family. We use to do this all the time when our kids were young and that has been 45 yrs ago. They loved helping fry the bicuit donuts and we came up with all kinds of icings. had a great time making them back then.

      Reply
    3. Frosted orange rolls says

      October 6, 2014

      THANKS SO MUCH , so YUMMY

      Reply
    4. Sheri says

      October 9, 2014

      I have made these since I was a little girl. These are delicious and easy to make we have started making these with the blueberry biscuit they are terrific with cinnamon and sugar

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    5. julia joyce says

      October 11, 2014

      i grew up making just plain powdered donuts and donut holes, as soon as you take them out of the oil have a bowl of powdered sugar ready put just out the oil donuts or holes in cover with a lid and shake.

      Reply
    6. Sharon says

      October 12, 2014

      Loved these when I was kids we had an older lady we use to visit and she would make these all the time when she knew we were coming. She would have a glass of milk and a donuts for us every time we thought it was a treat have them.

      Reply
    7. Tricia says

      January 16, 2016

      My parents used to make these we I was a child, they are fantastic. We always dusted them with powdered sugar instead of the cinnamon sugar. I might have to make them now for my little one.

      Reply
    8. T W says

      January 9, 2018

      I grew up eating these and made them for my son when he was younger. We always made chocolate for dipping but never used butter or milk, just water. I may just have to make them again..

      Reply
    9. Anna says

      January 18, 2018

      We like to make homemade maple bars using the buttery flavored can dough then make the maple icing to dip the bars in.

      Reply
    10. Michele K says

      January 18, 2018

      They sound easy enough. My grandkids will love them. Cant believe ive never heard of these b4. I cant help but wander if they still are gonna taste like biskets tho..

      Reply
    11. Marilyn Rivers says

      February 21, 2018

      These sound really good and so easy to do. Definitely plan to give them a try.

      Reply
    12. Alice says

      March 12, 2018

      I am very surprised that anyone wouldn’t have had these. As a child, from a one parent household (five children) these were the only doughnuts we ever had! I haven’t thought about them in years but it’s so good to have that memory. We would grab them as soon as she would let us, so good while warm and fresh! Oh, Ballard biscuits were $.25 a can!
      PS: No cutter needed, she used her fingers and poked a hole in them!

      Reply

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