Made with refrigerated canned biscuits instead of fussing with yeast, this easy maple bacon donut recipe will have you enjoying soft donuts coated in an indulgent maple glaze topped with crispy bacon in less than 30 minutes!
4slicesbaconbaked or fried until crispy, then crumbled
Donuts Ingredients
8large biscuitspreferably a 16.3oz can Grands! Homestyle Buttermilk
Oil for fryingI use sunflower oil
Instructions
Glaze
In a small saucepan on low heat, whisk together maple syrup and butter until melted.
3/4 cup Grade A medium amber maple syrup, 1/2 cup unsalted butter
Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Whisk until completely combined.
1 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar (powdered sugar), 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Set aside so that it will thicken as it cools.
Donuts
Preheat oven to 400°F and prepare baking sheet (that has a lip) with aluminum foil. Place bacon on prepared sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Carefully flip each piece and bake for another 10 minutes or until crispy.
4 slices bacon
Remove from baking sheet and place on plate covered in several paper towels to soak up the grease. Once cooled, crumble or dice bacon into small pieces.
Use a small round cookie cutter or biscuit cutter to cut a hole in the center of each biscuit. Set aside the centers you removed.
8 large biscuits
In a medium saucepan, heat oil over high heat. Using tongs, carefully set each donut (and donut hole) in the hot oil for a few seconds until golden brown, then flip and brown the other side as well.
Oil for frying
Place donuts on wire racks to cool completely. You'll want to place parchment paper or paper towels underneath the racks to catch any drippings.
Dip one side of each donut into the glaze and place back on cooling rack.
Immediately sprinkle pieces of bacon over the glaze and leave them to set.
Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
Storage: Should be eaten the same day and they get more dense and somewhat soggy the next day.
Glaze: Instead of dipping donuts in glaze, you could also place glaze in a pastry bag and drizzle it on top.