Pillsbury Biscuit Donuts Easy & Delicious Treat!
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Pillsbury Biscuit Donuts are amazing, and they were so simple to make. I was surprised at how easy and great-tasting they were!! I love they can be made on the stovetop, in the air fryer, or in a waffle maker; over the years, I have loved to find new Pillsbury biscuit recipes; they are so easy, and they always taste amazing.
I used icing from my Crock Pot Cinnamon Rolls, which was the perfect icing for these! I used an Apple Corer and a shot glass to create the holes in our donuts! The kids had a blast icing and putting sprinkles on the doughnuts. I first shared this in Sept of 2013, and they are still a family favorite!
Pillsbury Biscuit Donuts Ingredients:
- Pillsbury Biscuits
- Vegetable Oil
- Milk
- Powdered Sugar
- Sprinkles
- Cinnamon Sugar
How To Make Doughnut Icing:
Mix 1 1/3 cups of powdered sugar with 3 Tablespoons of milk in a bowl. If the icing is too thick, you can add more milk to thin it out.
*To make chocolate icing, add a small amount of baking cocoa to the icing mixture*
How To Make Pillsbury Biscuit Donuts Fried On The Stovetop
Begin heating your vegetable oil in a pot on your stove. I warmed mine up on medium heat, and it was hot enough to cook the donuts.
To shape, the donuts flatten biscuits and use something to put a hole in the middle of the biscuit. An apple corer or a shot glass are great to make the hole.
You can tear up the biscuits and ball them up for doughnut holes.
Carefully place your biscuit in the oil; I use a metal strainer/skimmer with a handle to set the biscuits in to flip the donuts and to remove them from the oil.
After about 3-4 minutes check the biscuit and flip them to make sure both sides cook.
Remove and place them onto mine on a cookie rack on a cookie sheet to drain excess oil.
Once dripped or partially cooled, use a fork to roll them into the icing and then place them back on the rack to let extra icing drip off.
You can also sprinkle the doughnuts!
**If you don’t want to do icing on your doughnut’s ice, you can also roll the warm doughnuts into cinnamon sugar.**
How To Make Donuts With Biscuits With An Air Fryer
Spray your Air Fryer racks with a nonstick spray.
Use a shot glass or an apple corer to cut a hole in the center of the biscuit.
I have the PowerXL 8 Quart Air Fryer I received to review and love; the racks work amazingly well for cooking for a bigger family.
Spread on your Air Fryer rack and cook at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
Flip the doughnuts on the air fryer rack and back for another 5 minutes at 350 degrees,
Remove and dip in icing or roll in cinnamon sugar.
Set on a cooling rack and allow extra icing to drip off.
Serve and enjoy!
How To Make Donuts With Biscuits And Waffle Maker:
Start by spraying your waffle maker with cooking spray.
Plugin your waffle maker and turn it on if needed. You can make these in a large waffle maker, but I did these in a Dash mini waffle maker and it worked out perfectly!
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Take the biscuits out of the tube and separate them.
Put one biscuit in the center of the waffle maker and close the lid.
Cook the biscuit for about 2 minutes or until golden brown.
Repeat with the remaining biscuits.
Dip at least one side of each donut into the glaze. And place on a baking rack to allow the icing to drip off. I did both sides for a sweeter doughnut. Top with sprinkles if you want.
Pillsbury biscuit recipes
I love alternative uses for refrigerated biscuits, cinnamon rolls, and breads. Be sure to check out these other posts for more great recipes. The Cheesy bread is amazing with pasta. Be sure to check out my full collection-> here.
- Grilled Cheese Biscuits
- Garlic Parmesan Biscuit Pull-Apart Bread
- Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread
- Cheesy Pizza Biscuits
- Sausage Biscuit Roll-Ups
- Crock Pot Cinnamon Rolls
- Cinnamon Roll Casserole
Other Amazing Breakfasts To Check out
Making breakfast or brunch on the weekends is one of my family’s favorites! Plus, check out my collection of breakfast recipes-> here! Below is some of our favorites!
- Delcious Breakfast Casser Recipes
- How To Make French Toast
- Crock Pot Cinnamon Rolls
- Instant Pot Egg Bites
- Pancake Muffins
Pillsbury Biscuit Donuts
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Can Pillsbury Biscuits
- Vegetable Oil
- 3 Tablespoon Milk
- 1 1/3 Cup Powdered Sugar
- Sprinkles
- Cinnamon Sugar
Instructions
How To Make Biscuit Donuts On The Stove Top
- Begin heating your vegetable oil in a pot on your stove. I warmed mine up on medium heat and it was hot enough to cook the donuts.
- To shape, the donuts flatten biscuits and use something to put a hole in the middle of the biscuit. An apple corer to create mine.
- You can tear up the biscuits and ball them up for doughnut holes.
- Carefully place your biscuit in the oil, I use a metal strainer with a handle to set the biscuits in, to flip the donuts, and to remove them from the oil.
- After about 3-4 minutes check the biscuit and flip to make sure both sides cook.
- Remove and place them onto mine onto a cookie rack on a cookie sheet to drain excess oil.
- Once dripped or partially cool use a fork to roll them into the icing and then place them back on the rack to let extra icing drip off.
- You can also sprinkle the doughnuts!
- If you don't want to ice you can also roll the warm doughnuts into cinnamon sugar.
How To Make Biscuit Donuts With An Air Fryer
- Spray your Air Fryer racks with a nonstick spray.
- Use a shot glass or an apple corer to cut a hole in the center of the biscuit.
- Spray your air fryer rack or basket. I personally have the PowerXL 8 Quart Air Fryer that I received to review and love, the racks work amazing for cooking for a bigger family.
- Spread out on your Air Fryer rack and cook at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Flip the doughnuts on the air fryer rack and back for another 5 minutes at 350 degrees,
- Remove and dip in icing or roll in cinnamon sugar.
- Set on a cooling rack and allow extra icing to drip off.
- Serve and enjoy!
How To Make Donuts With Biscuits A Waffle Maker:
- Start by spraying your waffle maker with cooking spray.
- Plugin your waffle maker and turn it on if needed.
- Take the biscuits out of the tube and separate them.
- Put 1 biscuit in the center of the waffle maker and close the lid.
- Cook the biscuit for about 2 minutes or until golden brown. Repeat with the remaining biscuits.
- Dip at least one side of each donut into the glaze. And place on a baking rack to allow the icing to drip off. I did both sides for a sweeter doughnut. Top with sprinkles if you want.
