Try this easy Cronut recipe and enjoy this cross between a donut and a croissant right in your own home.
All you need is a 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 this yummy hack 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.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg refrigerated Uncut Crescent Sheets
- 1 4-ounce container of vanilla pudding - snack-size
- 2 cup confectionery 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 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: confectionery sugar, vanilla and 1 tablespoon of milk. If needed, add additional milk ½ tablespoon at a time until a glaze consistency is reached.
Terry says
This would be so much easier than mixing up your own batter for homemade donuts. YUM! Those look delish.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
Wow, those look amazing. I have never had these before, but I want to try them!
melinda says
i've heard of these selling out in NYC. They look easy enough to try at home.
Kay Adeola says
I have never tried these before,they look really good so I may have to try this at some point.Thank you for sharing.
Amy @ Marvelous Mommy says
I've never heard of these before. They look amazing! My hubby would love them!
Chrystal @ YUM eating says
These do look pretty yummy but I just love whipping up homemade baked donuts!
Kelly says
Can you post a recipe for your baked donuts?
Robin Gagnon says
I will try and schedule one in.
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says
I hear real cronuts take a whole day to make. This would be fast, and I hope the same.
Jaime says
These look heavenly. I've given up most sweets for a couple of weeks, and I could almost eat my monitor looking at your photos. Thanks for the recipe!
Alesha @ Full Time Mama says
Noooo!! I must resist making these! LOL! I love donuts, and these are way easier than any other recipe I've seen, but I so do not need any more temptations around. Maybe if I make it and send all but one with my husband to work. One for me (okay, and one for each of the kids too), and send the rest away from my house!
Dawn says
Cronuts... mmmmmm. I think these will be the very next thing I make. That glaze is calling my name. "Dawn... Eat me. I'm delicious." Okay, cronut. I will.
Shell says
These look so delicious! I love sweets.
Pam W says
I have heard so much about cronuts, I have been dying to try them! Thanks for the recipe!
Felicia says
These look awesome. I can't wait to try these with the kids.
Kathy says
I have never heard of a cronut before. Those look delicious!
Carly Anderson says
I've never had a cronut before, but these are making my mouth water! I love how relatively easy they are to make.
Candy O. says
Ooh my! I will be making these very soon.
Liz Mays says
So if I just happened to stop by, you'll have one saved for me right? Those look DARN good!
Veronica says
As delicious as those look, I can see them on my thighs. The glazed ones look especially nice. I am sure they are deleicious
fancygrlnancy (Nancy Partin) says
Oh My! Those look soo good. Thanks for the recipe!!
Krystal's Kitsch says
Those look SO good. I've been wanting to try one!
Brandy says
Oh this looks so delicious, I bet my kids would love for me to try to make this recipe! Yummmmy!
Theresa says
These sound really easy to make, and so delicious! I know my kids would be thrilled if I whipped up a batch!
Tami says
This looks so good! I would love to try this at some point. Thanks for sharing the recipe. 🙂
Lori says
These look to. die. for. I need to make this recipe because they are just calling my name like crazy! So glad I saw your recipe.
Debbie Denny says
That looks delightful. I love these. yummy.