Onwards with the Mardi Gras theme! I can’t help but be happy when I think of Mardi Gras.
I had my first bite of King Cake in the Big Easy at The Court of Two Sisters. Truthfully, there was a slight moment of disappointment, because when one hears the word ‘cake,’ you expect sweet cake. King Cake is more of a yeast bread with a cinnamon swirl and sweet frosting. And there’s nothing wrong with that! Please, love King Cake for what it is, not what you wish it would be.
For these donuts, I converted a baked beignet recipe into donut bars, because let’s be honest: baked beignets taste like baked donuts. The key difference here is that these baked donuts are made with actual yeast, while most baked donut recipes rely on baking powder.
I'm 110% sure you're going to love these.
I scaled down Jenna’s recipe for oven-baked beignets for this application, because Jenna is a girl who really knows her way around yeast---just ask her former culinary instructor! Oh, Jenna, I kid! I love ya!
I love to make this dough because it’s so wonderful to work with. It starts out a tiny bit sticky, but after kneading, it’s supple and easy to knead.
Half a dozen baked yeast donut bars before rising:
Half a dozen baked yeast donut bars after rising:
I topped each donut bar with cinnamon-sugar and sweet glaze with colorful sprinkles. Don't forget to butter your plastic wrap!
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Yield: 6 donuts As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.King Cake Donut Bars
Ingredients
For the glaze:
Instructions
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 233Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 201mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 1gSugar: 25gProtein: 4g
budgiesntiels says
I love that you are not afraid to work with yeast! Thank you for all the yummy desserts and inspiring me to get in the kitchen and experiment with my own small batch desserts. I look forward to your recipes. Julie
Julie says
Yum!! I'm loving this New Orleans food! Didn't you love the Court of the Two Sisters? That's where my almost-10-year-old niece and her dad spent a long time popping the heads off of the crawfish and sucking their brains out, much to the disgust of her sister and cousin (who would take no part of this fun. Then and again, Liz was the niece who went to the Purdue Bug Bowl and spit crickets with her dad. As in, they put them in their mouths and saw how far they could spit them in a competition. She's now an artist.) I digress. Love these!! Hope your anniversary was a good one. xoxo
Christina says
Oh, it's a bit too early for me to be thinking about sucking crawfish brains LOL.
A cricket spitting bowl?! You have the best stories! I married into a family of Boiler makers, so I'm going to have to ask them about this curious deal!
Julie says
Yes! They have the Bug Bowl every spring (or used to). You go and check out all things bug-gy, of which the highlight is the cricket spitting contest. Stephie only wishes I were making this up. Only my little brother and his oldest were brave enough to put those things in their mouths. Artists. Sheesh. And yes. I have too many stories, according to my husband (who came from a boring family, IMHO). lol
Abby @ The Frosted Vegan says
Ok delivery for these to my house will cost how much? i seriously, icing and sprinkles on top of king cake donuts?! I'm IN!
Jersey Girl Cooks says
Looking at these makes me wish I baked with yeast more. Love the idea to turn king cake into bars!
Leah | So, How's It Taste? says
LOVE this! Donut bars, yes please!
Brigid says
It's true! The Purdue Bug Bowl also has chocolate covered insects - I never partook in either the bug spitting or eating. They also have all the horticulture facilities open that weekend and I still have a cactus from when I went almost 15 years ago!
Erika says
Yes yes and yes to this! I love this spin on the king cake.
Christine @ Cooking with Cakes says
you made donuts into bars which basically means you are a very chill person in my book :)
Danae @ reciperunner says
You had me at donut! Perfect for Mari Gras!
Katrina @ WVS says
Donut bars?! I love you.
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says
you just made my day!!!