A quick cannoli style cream filling takes these delicious chocolate glazed doughnuts to the next level.
Prep: 30 min | Total: 45 min | Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
Filling and Doughnuts
3/4 cup whipping cream
1/2 box (4 serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix (1/4 cup)
1 (16.3 ounce) can Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers refrigerated biscuits
Chocolate Glaze
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened baking cocoa
1 tablespoon butter, melted
3 to 4 teaspoons milk
Instructions
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
In medium bowl, beat whipping cream and pudding mix with electric mixer on medium speed until thick. Cover; refrigerate.
Bake biscuits as directed on can; cool on cooling rack.
Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat Chocolate Glaze ingredients with whisk until smooth, adding enough milk for desired glaze consistency. Cover; set aside.
To fill doughnuts, let filling stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.
Spoon pudding into decorating bag fitted with 1/2-inch wide tip. Insert tip into side of each biscuit. Squeeze about 2 tablespoons pudding mixture into center.
Dip top of each biscuit into glaze.
Place on cooling rack over cooking parchment paper; let stand for 10 minutes to allow glaze to set.
Store in refrigerator.
Notes
If you don’t have a decorating bag and tip, use a gallon-size plastic freezer bag. Spoon frosting into bag, and cut 1/2 inch off one corner of bag. Fill doughnuts as directed.
Nutrition per serving: Calories 330 Calories from Fat 160 Total Fat 18g Saturated Fat 8g Trans Fat 2 1/2g Cholesterol 35mg Sodium 630mg Total Carbohydrate 38g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugars 11g Protein 3g
% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 6%