It’s pure joy to bite into these New Orleans style beignets to find warm hazelnut and chocolate goo. These nutella stuffed donuts are light and chewy and every bit as spectacular as the beignets I had in the French Quarter. This recipe yields 24 rectangular beignets; they expand quite a bit as they fry.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American, French
Keyword: beignets, donuts, nutella
Servings: 24beignets
Calories: 132kcal
Author: Chef Sara Furcini
Ingredients
For the Beignet Dough
½cuplukewarm water90 to 115℉
3tablespoonscane sugar
1teaspoonactive dry yeast
1largeegg
½teaspoonsea salt
3tablespoonshalf-and-half
2 ⅓cupbread flourplus extra for dusting
1tablespoonrefined coconut oil
For Frying and Serving
4cupsrefined coconut oilfor frying
1/4cuppowdered sugar
1/2tspcinnamon powderoptional
1/2cupnutella
Instructions
Make the Beignet Dough
In a medium bowl, stir the lukewarm water with the sugar and yeast. Wait until you see tiny bubbles forming (this is proofing the yeast and takes about 5 minutes).
To the yeast mixture, add the egg, salt, and half-and-half. Stir, then add the flour and 1 tablespoon coconut oil. Stir well to form a very sticky dough.
Dust the counter with flour and knead the dough for several minutes, adding a bit of flour only if necessary, until the surface becomes smooth, about 5 minutes. Grease a bowl and set the dough inside. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
Frying and Serving the Beignets with Nutella Stuffing
Preheat the refined coconut oil in a dedicated fryer or Dutch oven over medium heat to 365°F.
Roll the dough into a rectangular shape approximately ¼-inch thick; cut into rows, then rectangles forming about 24 little rectangles. Fry 5 to 6 pieces of dough at a time, turning constantly until golden with a spider, tongs, or slotted spoon. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels.
Fill a piping bag with nutella; poke a hole in each beignet using the metal tip and squeeze to fill each donut with nutella. Dust the beignets with powdered sugar (and cinnamon, optional) and enjoy with coffee, if desired.