Get FREE Kitchen-Insider Access Now!
Sign Up / Log In or Learn More

Recipe

Cocoa Crunch Donuts

Email This Recipe
- Please type in the two words displayed in the image.
*Required

Send To:

*Email Address:

Share the fun with up to 20 of your friends! (Remember to separate multiple emails with commas.)

From:

*Your First Name:

*Your Last Name:

*Your Email Address:

Send a copy to myself

Message: (optional)

You’re a real person, right? Do us a favor and enter the words below. Thanks!

Cancel

©2012 General Mills, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This information will only be used to send an email to your friend(s) and will not be saved. Please read our Privacy Policy.
Close

- facebook
- Del.icio.us
- StumbleUpon
- Digg
- Reddit
- Twitter

Donuts are everyone’s favorite office food. These homemade donuts start with refrigerated biscuits, then add a sweet glaze and crunchy Cocoa Puffs cereal for a fun and chocolatey punch.

false

( 2 Ratings)

2 Ratings

5 Stars 50%

4 Stars

3 Stars

2 Stars

1 Stars 50%

Member Reviews ( 1 )

14956442-fb08-420f-a3f7-ebad6f93775d

Pin It

PREP TIME 40 Min
TOTAL TIME 40 Min
SERVINGS 8

Glaze

1/2: cup powdered sugar

2: to 3 teaspoons milk

Donuts

: Oil for deep frying

1: can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated buttermilk or original biscuits

Topping

1: cup Cocoa Puffs® cereal

Save $$$ on your favorite brands

1 In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk for desired glaze consistency. Cover; set aside.
2 Heat oil (2 to 3 inches) in deep fryer or heavy saucepan to 375°F.
3 Separate dough into 8 biscuits; cut hole in center of each. Fry biscuits and holes in hot oil 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
4 Dip top of each donut and holes into glaze. Top with cereal. Serve warm.

Pin It

Email This Recipe
- Please type in the two words displayed in the image.
*Required

Send To:

*Email Address:

Share the fun with up to 20 of your friends! (Remember to separate multiple emails with commas.)

From:

*Your First Name:

*Your Last Name:

*Your Email Address:

Send a copy to myself

Message: (optional)

You’re a real person, right? Do us a favor and enter the words below. Thanks!

Cancel

©2012 General Mills, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This information will only be used to send an email to your friend(s) and will not be saved. Please read our Privacy Policy.
Close

- facebook
- Del.icio.us
- StumbleUpon
- Digg
- Reddit
- Twitter

Got a question for our kitchen Experts? Ask it in the Message Board

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 350

(Calories from Fat 160),

Total Fat 18g

(Saturated Fat 4g,
Trans Fat 3 1/2g),

Cholesterol 0mg;
Sodium 620mg;
Total Carbohydrate 44g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 21g),

Protein 3g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 2 %;
Vitamin C 0 %;
Calcium 2 %;
Iron 10 %;

Exchanges:

1 Starch;
0 Fruit;
2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
3 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Review & Comments

Write a Review

1 - 1 of 1 Reviews View All

Posted 9/8/2011 12:44:40 PM REPORT ABUSE Despinosa said:

Rating:

yes! 3 1/2 grams of transfats! Not too easy to find those in our recipes these days. Didn't think the doughnut could be made any less unhealthy, but by adding an extremely sugary cereal as extra toppings to an already over-the-top unhealthy treat, this recipe has done it.

This reply was: Helpful Inspiring