Whop Em’ Doughnuts
Doughnuts. Yum. Doughnuts with chocolate and powdered sugar on them. Even yummier. Can you guess what these doughnuts are made of? Of course they are made of dough…but if I tell you what kind, you probably wouldn’t believe me. Are you ready for it?? Hold on to your seats……
They are made from….you guessed it….refrigerated canned biscuits 😉 A few months ago, a friend of mine mentioned that she was making them for her son. When I heard the news, I automatically thought back to my childhood when my mother used to make these for all of us.
One would usually call them refrigerated biscuit doughnuts, however, I call them Whop Em’ Doughnuts because that is what you do when you open a can of refrigerated biscuits. You whop em’ on the counter until the can splits open. Right? Or am I the only one who does that?? 😉
To make these, all you need are the ingredients in this picture…..
1 or 2 cans of refrigerated biscuits (they must be the regular buttermilk kind….NOT the flaky kind), 1 to 2 cups of vegetable oil for frying, 1 cup of powdered sugar in a brown bag, 1 cup of sugar plus 2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon in another brown bag, and cookie candy sprinkles to decorate the doughnuts (if you are making ones with chocolate frosting…which is not pictured).
To start, heat 3 to 4 cups of vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
Take an individual biscuit out of the can and cut out a circle in the middle. I used the cap to the Children’s Tylenol Bottle…washed of course 😉 Repeat this action with all of the biscuits.
When finished, you should have a plethora of doughnut shaped biscuits with little mini-balls to match….
By this time, the oil should be ready for frying. Take your biscuits and drop them in the oil….one by one. You can tell the oil is ready for frying when the bubbles start forming around the biscuits.
It shouldn’t take but a minute or two for them to turn a light brown color. Make sure they stay a light brown color on both sides before you take them out. You don’t want them to dark. When they start puffing up, that means they are finished.
Place them on a plate lined with paper towels so the oil can drain off and they can cool down.
Once they are finished cooling, take a few doughnuts and place them in paper bags. Gather up the children and have them shake the bags up. My kids loved this part!
Ice some of the doughnuts with the chocolate frosting and let the kids decorate them with cookie sprinkles and candy.
And voila….you have your very own assortment of yummy doughnuts……….
When it comes to frying food, vegetable oil and I do not get along. However, I think I did pretty good with making these. Just ask these little angels below………..
What do y’all think? 😉
Whop Em’ Doughnuts
(makes 8 to 10 doughnuts)
Ingredients:
1 or 2 cans of refrigerated biscuits (the regular buttermilk biscuits….NOT the flaky kind)
3 to 4 cups of vegetable oil for frying
1 cup of powdered sugar in a brown bag
1 cup of sugar plus 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon in another brown bag
1 can of already made chocolate frosting, heated up
Cookie candy sprinkles to decorate the doughnuts
Directions:
Heat 3 to 4 cups of vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
Take an individual biscuit out of the can and cut out a circle in the middle. Repeat this action with all of the biscuits.
Take your biscuits and drop them in the oil….one by one.
Keep them in the oil for a few minutes or until they start turning light brown on both sides and reach the puffiness stage.
Take them out of the oil and place on a plate lined with paper towels.
After cooling, take some of the doughnuts and shake them up in the paper bags with the powdered sugar or cinnamon/sugar mix inside. Frost them with the chocolate frosting if desired and top with candy sprinkles.
What a GREAT idea! They look delicious. You kids are SOOOO cute too. 🙂
Those look so good, and easy too! Don't know about you, but those biscuit cans scare me EVERY time when they pop…even when I'm waiting for it! 🙂
Story of my life! I make my husband come in the kitchen and I cover my ears, but I still jump! Lol! Always gives him a good laugh!
I haven't made these in a long time – thanks for the reminder. MMMM! Your kids are adorable – especially with their frosting faces! =)
Your kids looks so cute. I love doughnuts the easy way.
I am so saving this post.. It looks like such fun and I bet they are delicious!
Hi Libby! Boy, do these look wonderful!!! Even though they're not on my winter diet list, I'm going make them for my little nephews who will absolutely love them – thanks for sharing- 🙂
Dorothy, yes….those biscuit cans scare me when they pop open. When I made these, the can actually popped open and jumped out of my hands….LOL. I wasn't prepared for that…lol.
These look nice and easy…and delicious!
This is really a trip down memory lane for me – these are one of the first things I learned to cook. They are so yummy!
I NEED DOUGHNUTS.. or as we spell it here in Canada donuts..LOL
This is a great breakfast while camping too!
Thanks everyone! They would make a great breakfast while camping…I agree 😉
Cool idea! sounds yummy! Make them without a hole, just fry them up they puff up when done roll in reg sugar. The Chinese Restaurant here does it that way and they are so good.. ty for sharing all the ideas can you freeze the cans !
I never thought of making them without the hole. Gonna have to try that one out 🙂 I am not sure if you can freeze the cans. To be on the safe side, I wouldn't 😉