Canned Biscuit Glazed Doughnuts
Here’s the easiest and tastiest donuts you can make at home! All you need is a can of biscuit dough! My son actually said they tasted better than the gas station donuts (which are his favorite!)
How to Make Glazed Canned Biscuit Donuts
First, gather your ingredients: a package of refrigerated biscuits (homestyle or Southern work best), some vegetable or canola oil, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and hot water. Now, heat that oil in a large stock pot to 375 degrees. Don’t worry, this won’t take long, but get your area ready – you’ll need some wire racks or plates, paper towels, and a second rack for glazing.
Open that can of biscuits and cut a hole in the center of each one (a glass works perfectly for this). Set those holes aside – they’ll become your doughnut holes! Now, mix up your glaze by combining powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and hot water. If you want a thinner glaze, just add more water! Fry, Glaze, and Enjoy!
When the oil is hot, carefully drop your doughnuts in. When they’re golden brown, flip them over and cook for another minute or so. Remove them with a slotted spoon and place them on a paper towel to drain excess oil. Then, quickly dip them in the glaze, coating both sides evenly. Place them on a rack to dry, and voilà! Your doughnuts are ready to devour! These babies are best served warm, but if you need to reheat them, just pop them in the microwave for a few seconds. And don’t worry if the glaze mixes into the doughnut – they’re still super tasty! In fact, they’re so good, they’ll disappear before they even have a chance to cool!
Glazed Canned Biscuit Donuts
Ingredients
- 1 package refrigerated biscuits Use homestyle or Southern. The flakey ones will not work.
- 1 quart vegetable or canola oil
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 tbsp hot water
Instructions
- In a large stock pot, bring the oil to 375 degrees. The doughnuts will come together super fast so get your area ready. Wire racks are the easiest to use but if you don’t have a cooling rack plates will work fine. Have a paper towel set on one to put the doughnut after it comes out of the oil. Then, have a second rack ready for the doughnut to go after it is glazed. (Put some paper towels under it to help with clean up!)
- Open your can of biscuits.
- Cut a hole in the center. I used a glass that we had.
- Set the holes to the side. These will be your doughnut holes.
- Make your glaze. Mix together powdered sugar, vanilla and the water. If you want your glaze thinner add more water.
- When the oil is ready, drop the doughnut into the oil. When it is golden brown, flip it over. It will not take long – generally only a minute to a minute and a half.
- Remove with a slotted spoon. Set on the paper towel to get the excess oil off.
- Quickly put the doughnut into the glaze.
- Flip it over glaze both sides and set to dry.
- These are best served warm. You can reheat in the microwave if you want. If they are set out, the glaze will fully mix into the doughnut. But don’t worry, they are still tasty! In fact, they are so good, we’ve never had too many doughnuts and they usually disappear before they are cooled! :)
