Authentic Louisiana Beignets
Learn how to make beignets the authentic Louisiana way! Perfect for Mardi Gras or any day you are craving a New Orleans beignet!
Authentic Louisiana Beignets are the perfect way to celebrate Fat Tuesday. This New Orleans beignet recipe is impossibly easy to put together, and the results are unbelievably delicious! A simple yeast dough is cut into squares, fried, and then dusted with powdered sugar to make these delicious doughnuts.
As an added bonus, this recipe makes a ton of beignets. You can even prepare the dough ahead of time, refrigerate it overnight, and then fry the beignets in the morning for your very own hot and fresh homemade doughnuts.
Yields24
Preparation Time20 min
Cooking Time25 min
Total TimeUnder 3 Hours
Recipe CourseDessert
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Princess Carolyn
Mar 03, 2017
Wow, these look just fantastic. I love the texture of beignets, and the powdered sugar is such a great topping.
Toby K Editor
Mar 02, 2017
I had some of these when I visited New Orleans in high school! I still think about them sometimes :)
nataliegrace
Feb 28, 2017
Wow, these look ah-mazing. I wish I was eating one (or more) of these right now. Yum!
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