Easy Cronuts Recipe

Try this easy Cronut recipe and enjoy this cross between a donut and a croissant right in your own home.

All you need for this homemade cronuts hack is large skillet or deep fryer, some oil and a few simple ingredients to make this easy twist on cronuts. Is the recipe absolutely authentic like the original New York cronuts? No, but these yummy cronuts and won't take hours to make.

How to Make Cronuts at Home the Easy Way

I'm sure many of you have heard of Cronuts before.  If not, they are a airy doughnuts made from crescent pastry dough.  Cronuts are a nice alternative to typical cake like homemade doughnuts, and I have a really easy recipe for them to share with you today.

Cut donut shapes out of crescent dough.

Fry the cronuts then top with the super easy vanilla icing.  The kids will really polish these off.  Full ingredients list & directions below.

Tip: Fry the leftover donut holes and dough scraps in the hot oil once the cronuts are done. Dust them with powdered sugar or dunk into chocolate ganache.

Cronuts Recipe

Easy DIY Cronuts recipe made with crescent puff pastry dough, vanilla pudding and a simple glaze.

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: Ecclectic

Prep Time: 12 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 17 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Calories:

Author: Robin Gagnon

Ingredients

• 1 pkg refrigerated Uncut Crescent Sheets (croissant dough)
• 1 4-ounce container of vanilla pudding - snack-size
• 2 cup powdered Sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon Milk
• Vegetable Oil for Frying

Instructions

• Put oil in pan min. 2" deep and heat to 350 degrees.
• Fold dough in half in one direction then repeat in other direction.
• Cut out 3" circles of dough using biscuit cutter of cup/glass.
• Cut a 1" circles from center of each.
• Gather up scraps of dough, roll and cut an additional cronut.
• Fry approximately 90 seconds on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
• Drain the fried cronuts on paper towels.
• Cool before glazing and filling.
• Split cooled cronuts in half and fill each with 2 tbs of pudding then replace top.
• Make glaze and drizzle over top. Set aside until glaze has set.

To make glaze

• Whisk together: powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 tablespoon of milk. If needed, add additional milk ½ tablespoon at a time until a glaze consistency is reached.