Donuts are an easy, yummy breakfast when you are looking to splurge a bit. But making donuts can be time-consuming. Luckily, puff pastry dough is a fun, simple way to make donuts at home. Learn how to make delicious Puff Pastry Donuts in just minutes. Be sure to also check out our Strawberry Shortcake Donuts. You'll also love this Apple Cream Cheese Puff Pastry Braid.
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Why you'll love these puff pastry donuts
- Just 3 ingredients and very little prep time
- Easy way to make crisp and sweet donuts
- Can change the topping easily for different flavor combos
Ingredients
- A sheet of puff pastry - I used Pepperidge Farm
- Powdered Sugar
- Canola oil
Helpful tools
- Donut Cutter or biscuit cutter or a mason jar lid and a water bottle lid
- slotted spoon
- wire cooling rack
- baking sheet
- paper towels
How to make homemade donuts
Heat 3 cups of canola oil over medium high heat.
Place a cooling rack on a baking sheet. (Line this with a paper towel or parchment paper to make clean up easier!)
Roll out a puff pastry sheet so that it is somewhat thinner than when it comes from the package.
You probably have cookie cutters, but most people don't have a doughnut cutter. If you don't, that's OK! Puff pastry dough may be cut into rounds using a big jar lid.
You can use a small lid, like one from a water bottle, to cut small holes in the center of each donut. The small lid will make donut holes.
Drop the donuts one at a time into the hot oil.
Cooking time should be around 30 seconds per side. When the donuts are golden brown on one side, flip them. Remember to cook the doughnut holes as well. They'll cook quicker if you drop them in the oil, wait 20 seconds, and then remove them with a slotted spoon.
When you remove the donuts from the oil, put them aside and allow them to cool on the wire cooling rack.
Sprinkle powdered sugar over the donuts after about 5 minutes of cooling, and serve immediately!
You can serve the donuts on a tray for a special breakfast or snack.
📖 Recipe
Puff Pastry Donuts
Ingredients
- A sheet of puff pastry
- Powdered Sugar
- 3 cups cooking oil
Instructions
- Heat 3 cups of oil over medium high heat.
- Place a cooling rack on a baking sheet. (Line this with a paper towel or parchment paper to make clean up easier!)
- Roll a sheet of puff pastry out so it is a little thinner than it comes from the package.
- With a donut cutter, or a mason jar lid, cut out rounds of pastry dough.
- Using a water bottle lid, cut small holes in the center of each donut.
- Drop the donuts one at a time into the hot oil.
- It should only take about 30 seconds per side to cook, flip the donuts when they look perfectly golden brown. Don’t forget to fry the donut holes too. They will cook faster, so be prepared to drop them in, wait 20 seconds and pull them out with a slotted spoon.
- Pull from the oil and allow to cool on the wire cooling rack.
- After about 5 minutes of cooling, sprinkle powdered sugar over the donuts and enjoy immediately!
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Frequently asked questions
You can make a vanilla or chocolate glaze to cover the whole donut or drizzle on top of the donut.
You can store these donuts in an airtight pan at room temperature for 2-3 days.
When the donuts come out of the oven, you can brush them with melted butter and sprinkle with a cinnamon sugar mixture.
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Sara Welch
Enjoyed these for breakfast this morning and they did not disappoint! My new favorite way to start my day!
Heather Perine
So easy and came out perfect! Dipping them in cinnamon sugar were the best!
Amanda Dixon
We loved these doughnuts! The puff pastry makes the whole process quick and easy, and they came out perfectly flaky and delicate.
Sharon
Omgsh so delicious and fun to have at home! The jar lid trick was perfect for cutting the shapes. Thanks!
Claudia Lamascolo
Wow that is amazing I just love that glaze also delicious!
Nathan
I've never thought to use puff pastry for donuts before but these turned out perfectly and were so easy to make! I added a vanilla glaze and it really took them to the next level. Thanks for the recipe!