Easy Does It Doughnuts

Prep: 10 min Cook: 10 min Serves: 4 Cuisine: American

Quick and fun homemade doughnuts that are crispy on the outside and soft inside, perfect for kids' parties or a sweet snack treat.

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Ingredients

  • 1 can biscuits
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • powdered sugar
  • cinnamon sugar

Instructions

  1. Place biscuits on wax paper and cut out centers.
  2. Heat shortening until hot, then fry biscuits in the pan until brown on both sides. Also fry the cutout centers.
  3. Drain fried doughnuts and centers on paper towels.
  4. Pour powdered sugar into a brown lunch sack and cinnamon sugar into another.
  5. Place a cooked doughnut in the powdered sugar sack and shake until coated.
  6. Repeat with remaining doughnuts.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

477 kcal 24% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 2.5g 5% DV
Total Fat 28.4g 36% DV
Carbs 55g 20% DV
Fiber 0.6g 2% DV
Sugar 31.3g 63% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 258.3mg 11% DV
Potassium 140.8mg 3% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Calcium 77.8mg 6% DV
Iron 2.1mg 12% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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