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A stack of three maple bacon doughnuts on a plate.
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5 from 2 votes

Maple Bacon Doughnuts

Easy Maple Bacon Doughnuts made from store bought biscuit dough that's fried and topped with a wonderful maple glaze and bits of bacon.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 doughnuts
Calories: 306kcal

Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil for frying
  • 1 16.3 ounce can Grands! biscuits
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 slices hormel bacon fried or baked until crispy and diced into small pieces

Instructions

  • Heat oil over high heat.
  • Separate biscuits and cut out a hole in the center of each using the top of your plastic oil container to create the doughnuts.
  • Fry each doughnut until golden brown on both sides and drain on cooling rack with paper towels beneath.
  • While doughnuts drain, whisk together powdered sugar, butter, maple syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth and pourable in a medium sized bowl.
  • Dip one side of each doughnut into the maple glaze and place on a cooling rack.
  • Sprinkle bacon bits over the glaze of each doughnut and serve.

Notes

Cut the holes out of the biscuits evenly by using the top of a plastic oil container or something similar. This will give you a nice, uniform circle every time.
Keep that oil hot, boos! Use a kitchen or candy thermometer to maintain a consistent high heat for frying. If the oil's too low, your doughnuts will soak up too much grease, and if it’s too high, they’ll burn before they’re fully cooked. Fry in batches so you don’t overcrowd the pan. Too many doughnuts at once will lower the oil temperature.
Once they’re fried, don’t forget to drain your doughnuts properly. Let them cool and crisp up on a rack, there’s nothing worse than a greasy maple bacon doughnut!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 637mg | Potassium: 164mg | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2.1mg