Maple Bacon Beignets
  • 20
    Prep Time
  • 10
    Cook Time
  • 20
    beignets

Maple Bacon Beignets

Ingredients

  • Pure Vegetable Oil, for frying
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup Hungry Jack® Original Syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Pinch salt
  • 5 slices applewood or hickory smoked bacon, cooked crisp, finely chopped
  • 1 (7.5 oz.) can refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (10 count)

Preparation Instructions

  1. HEAT 2-inches oil to 360°F in 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Mix sugar, syrup, lemon juice and salt, if desired, in small bowl until smooth.
  2. PLACE 1 teaspoon bacon on biscuit. Fold biscuit in half, sealing bacon inside. Cut in half crosswise. Press edges of dough tightly to seal. Repeat with remaining biscuits.
  3. FRY 1 to 2 minutes each or until golden brown, turning once. Repeat with remaining dough. Drain on wire rack. Dip in maple glaze. Return to wire rack until set.

  • Nutritional Information Per Serving

    Serving Size (1 of 20 beignets), Calories 80 (Calories from Fat 30), Total Fat 4g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat g), Cholesterol mg, Sodium 150mg, Total Carbohydrate 12g (Dietary Fiber g, Sugars 7g), Protein 1g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A %, Vitamin C %, Calcium %, Iron 2%.

    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.