Well… I missed National Donut Day last week…

But I don’t need a “holiday” to enjoy donuts. Do you? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

My daughter and I were craving some donuts and instead of driving to the store to get some, I decided to make my own.

I had a can of Pillsbury Biscuits in the fridge and I decided to make some super easy donuts to satisfy our craving.

My daughter LOVED the homemade donuts!

I made an easy sugar glaze and she had a blast adding sprinkles. There may have been a few that were drenched in sprinkles… but that just adds to the fun!

I remember making these donuts as a kid for “special weekends”. Honestly, I don’t know why there needs to be a “special” reason to make these.

They take minimal time.

They take minimal effort.

They deliver a HUGE smile!

Pillsbury Biscuit Donuts (recipe from HERE)

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Ingredients

(12 Donuts and holes)

For the Donuts

1 can Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
Vegetable Oil

For the Icing

1 C Powdered Sugar
4 Tbls Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Sprinkles

Instructions

Open the Biscuits and lay flat on a cutting board. With a 1/2 – 3/4 inch round cookie cutter, punch out the centers.
Add 3 inches of oil to a large pot and heat to 350 deg F.
Place a donut to the hot oil and cook for 30 seconds. Flip it over and cook the other side. Dry on a paper towel.
Fry all the donuts and donut holes.
Mix sugar, milk and vanilla in a large bowl. Add more milk or sugar to achieve a thin glaze consistency. Dip the tops of the donuts into the glaze and let them drip over a cooling rack. The glaze will the thin and transparent.
Add sprinkles to wet glaze or let dry and re-dip for more sugar glaze.
Enjoy with a large glass of chocolate milk!

by Pint Sized Baker