Easy 2-Ingredient Fresh Donuts Recipe

Published Feb 2, 2024 By Elle Ann

Image credit: The Hillbilly Kitchen - Down Home Country Cooking via YouTube

A few days ago, my little cousins kept asking me to make them some fresh donuts, but I don’t have enough ingredients to make them from scratch, and I don’t feel like braving the cold weather to buy some. So, I raided the kitchen to look for an alternative that I could find, and that’s when I saw a couple of canned biscuits that I bought a week prior. I wondered if it’s possible to use them to make the donuts instead, and I was so happy when I found a similar video on YouTube, it comes with a bonus glaze recipe, too!

I went ahead and gave it a try, and the verdict was, it was all gone in just a few minutes because they loved it so much. It’s the perfect hot snack to enjoy during the cold weather and it’s so yummy that you would be addicted. Learn how now with this video tutorial by The Hillbilly Kitchen – Down Home Country Cooking on YouTube.

Ingredients for Hot & Fresh Donuts:

1 can of biscuits, Southern Homestyle
Cooking oil, for frying

Cinnamon & Sugar Coating (Optional)

½ cup of sugar
1 tsp of cinnamon

Glaze (Optional)

1 cup of powdered sugar
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 tbsp of milk, or more as needed

Chocolate Glaze (Optional)

1 cup of powdered sugar
2 tbsp of cocoa powder
1 tsp of vanilla extract
1 tbsp of milk, or more as needed

How to Make Hot & Fresh Donuts:

Step 1

Place a skillet on a stove over medium heat, add the oil, and let it heat while preparing the donuts. Remove the biscuits from the can, separate them into individual pieces, and cut a hole at each center. Once the oil is hot and bubbling, add the donuts in batches, and cook them until nice and brown.

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Step 2

Flip it over, then brown the other side, and transfer them to a wire rack or plate lined with a paper towel to drain off the excess oil. Cook the remaining donuts and fry the donut balls as well.

How to Make Fresh & Hot Donuts — Image credit: The Hillbilly Kitchen – Down Home Country Cooking via YouTube

Step 3

You can serve them immediately, coat them in a sugar and cinnamon mixture, or dip them in a glaze, and serve. To make the glaze, simply add the ingredients to a bowl, then give them a good stir, and adjust the consistency to preference by thinning it with milk.