10-Minute Beignets

Name: 10-Minute Beignets
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 can (16 oz) refrigerated biscuit dough (8 biscuits); Neutral oil for frying (about 3 cups); 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 cup chocolate chips; 2 tbsp heavy cream

Pillowy, powdered-sugar beignets with a chocolate drizzle — from biscuit dough, ready in 10 minutes.

10 min Easy Serves 4

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Café du Monde is a long drive from my kitchen, so this is the shortcut: biscuit dough, hot oil, a snowstorm of powdered sugar. They're not 'authentic', but they're crisp, puffy, and gone in minutes — and the Princess and the Frog fans in my house approve.

Ingredients

1 can (16 oz) refrigerated biscuit dough (8 biscuits)
Neutral oil for frying (about 3 cups)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips
2 tbsp heavy cream

Gear I used

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Method

1
Heat 1 1/2 inches of oil in a heavy pot to 350°F.
2
Cut each biscuit into quarters (or leave them whole for big pillows) and gently stretch each piece into a rough square.
3
Fry 4–5 pieces at a time, 1–2 minutes per side, until deep golden and puffed. Don't crowd the pot.
4
Drain on a rack for a minute.
5
Microwave the chocolate chips and cream in 20-second bursts, stirring between each, until smooth.
6
Bury the beignets in powdered sugar — more than feels reasonable — then drizzle with the chocolate. Eat immediately.