3 Delicious Deep-Fried Donuts: Mac And Cheese, Mashed Potato, And Mozzarella Donuts
It's not just Homer Simpson who loves a good donut, we're big fans too! Pretty much everyone loves a classic donut & coffee combo for breakfast, but sticking to traditional sweet donuts means that you're missing out on a whole range of delicious savory options. These 3 cheesy donut recipes will put your standard Boston cream and jelly-filled donuts to shame! Prepare yourself, because our mac & cheese, mashed potato, and mozzarella donuts are about to change the way you snack from here on out. Deep fried to golden brown perfection and stuffed with some amazing fillings – you won't miss the glaze at all!
1. Spicy Mac & Cheese Donut
Yield: 1
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Inactive Time: 1 hour
Difficulty Level: Easy
You'll Need:
- 5 oz elbow macaroni, cooked
- 1⅓ cups milk
- 2 tbsp butter
- ¾ cup shredded cheddar
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp sliced jalapeños
- 1 egg
- flour + whisked eggs + bread crumbs for the breading
- cooking oil for frying
Here's How:
1.1 For the mac & cheese, heat the cooked elbow macaroni, milk, butter, and shredded cheddar cheese in a large pot on the stove. Bring the sauce to a boil and let everything cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, then season the mac & cheese with salt & pepper. Transfer the mac & cheese to the refrigerator and let it cool completely. Once the mac & cheese has cooled, fold in the sliced jalapeños and egg. Place a tall shot glass in the center of 4-inch glass bowl, then spoon the spicy mac & cheese into the glass bowl, making a ring around the tall shot glass that's about 1 inch high. Transfer the glass bowl to the freezer and freeze for 1 hour.
1.2 Fill separate bowls with whisked egg, flour, and bread crumbs for the breading station and heat a pot filled with cooking oil to 300°F. Remove the spicy mac & cheese donut from the freezer, cover it in flour, dredge it in egg wash, and coat it in bread crumbs. Fry the spicy mac & cheese donut in hot cooking oil until golden brown.
2. Cheesy Mashed Potato Donut
Yield: 1
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Inactive Time: 1 hour
Difficulty Level: Easy
You'll Need:
- 1 lb potatoes, boiled & mashed
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- salt & pepper to taste
- nutmeg
- 1 slice of onion
- 1 slice of Swiss cheese
- flour + whisked eggs + bread crumbs for the breading
- cooking oil for frying
Here's How:
2.1 For the cheesy mashed potato donut, boil the potatoes until they become tender, then drain them and let them cool. Mash the potatoes, stir in the corn starch, and season them with nutmeg, salt & pepper. Cut a thick, 1-inch thick slice out of the center of an onion and remove the inner layers. Cut the slice of Swiss cheese into 2 strips and line the inside of the slice of onion with them.
2.2 Cover the onion and cheese with mashed potatoes, transfer the cheesy mashed potato donut to the freezer, and freeze it for 1 hour.
2.3 Fill separate bowls with whisked egg, flour, and bread crumbs for the breading station and heat a pot filled with cooking oil to 300°F. Remove the cheesy mashed potato donut from the freezer, cover it in flour, dredge it in egg wash, coat it in bread crumbs, and fry it in hot cooking oil until golden brown.
3. Mozzarella Donut
Yield: 1–2
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 5–10 minutes
Inactive Time: 1 hour
Difficulty Level: Easy
You'll Need:
- 7 oz mozzarella
- flour + whisked eggs + crushed spicy tortilla chips for the breading
- cooking oil for frying
Here's How:
3.1 For the mozzarella donut, cut the mozzarella cheese into large pieces and melt them over low heat in a nonstick frying pan.
3.2 Fill a bowl with flour and make a ring-shaped well in it. Pour the melted cheese into the well in the flour, transfer the bowl to the freezer, and freeze the mozzarella donut for 1 hour.
3.3 Fill separate bowls with whisked egg and crushed spicy tortilla chips for the breading station. Heat a pot filled with cooking oil to 325°F. Remove the mozzarella donut from the freezer, dredge it in egg wash, coat it in crushed tortilla chips, and fry it in hot cooking oil until golden brown.
Try these deep-fried delights once, and you'll never want to eat donuts any other way again! They're the perfect quick & easy snack idea that you donut wan't to miss out on.
Get the recipe for the Pasta Donuts featured in the bonus video.