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Easy Puff Pastry Cronuts

January 23, 2020 by Mindy 11 Comments

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If you're craving cronuts without the fuss then this easy recipe for Short-Cut Cronuts is for you! Made with premade puff pastry to create flaky, buttery layers with a light, crispy outside. Just fry, coat in cinnamon sugar, and enjoy a bakery-worthy treat at home!

A cronut on a plate topped with ice cream

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Why You'll Love This Recipe

You're going to love this short-cut cronut recipe! Using premade puff pastry means you can whip up these flaky, delicious treats without spending hours in the kitchen. Each bite offers that perfect balance of crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, making them feel like a fancy bakery treat right at home.

Plus, you can customize them with your favorite fillings and toppings, whether it's a sweet glaze, jam, or cream. It’s a fun and easy way to indulge in a gourmet dessert that’s sure to impress family and friends!

Six copycat Disney World cronuts

What is a Cronut?

A cronut is this delicious hybrid pastry that’s basically the best of both worlds—think a croissant and a donut rolled into one! It features that flaky, buttery texture of a croissant, but it’s fried like a donut, giving it that golden, crispy exterior.

Typically, cronuts are filled with creamy fillings like pastry cream or jam, and they’re often topped with a sweet glaze. They’ve become super popular for their unique combination of flavors and textures, making them a perfect treat for breakfast or dessert. Trust me, once you try one, you’ll be hooked!

A cronut on a plate

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Cheater Cronuts

Enter the "cheater cronut". This cronut recipe has all of the delicious texture and flavor of a traditional cronut, without all of the work. These are great to make on a Saturday or Sunday morning for breakfast or as a delicious dessert at the end of the day. You could really eat them just about any time, I won't judge.

A close up of a homemade cronut

Short-Cut Cronuts Ingredients

*Ingredient amounts are located in the recipe card at the end of this post.

  • Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets (2 Sheets)- Using pre-made puff pastry sheets speeds up the process of making cronuts because you skip the step of making dough.
  • Beaten Eggs- Eggs will help to bind the layers of cronut together before frying.
  • Frying Oil- To fry cronuts, I like to use a neutral-tasting oil like vegetable or canola.
  • Flour- Flour will be used to dust your countertop to keep the dough from sticking.
  • Cinnamon & Sugar- This mixture will be used to coat the cronuts after frying.
a stack of cronuts

Helpful Kitchen Tools

  • Pastry Brush
  • Donut Cutter
  • Deep Fryer
  • Large Cooking Pot (for frying)
  • Thermometer
  • Silicone Tongs

How to Make Disney World Cronuts Recipe

[Step 1] Remove the puff pastry sheets from the freezer and allow them to thaw to room temperature, about 40 minutes. Once thawed, remove from the wrapper and unfold the sheets into a large rectangle.

A pastry brush and puff pastry dough

[Step 2] Beat the egg in a bowl and use a pastry brush to spread the egg over the puff pastry.

[Step 3] Fold the dough in thirds (like a letter) and place the sheets back in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.

Puff pastry dough folded to make cronuts

[Step 4] Remove the sheets from the freezer and use a donut cutter to cut donut shapes in the pastry sheet.

Cronuts ready to be fried

[Step 5] Heat the vegetable or canola oil on the stove or in a deep fryer until the temperature reaches 350 degrees.

[Step 6] Prepare the coating by mixing the cinnamon and sugar together and placing it in a shallow dish, like a pie pan.

Cinnamon sugar to coat cronuts

[Step 7] Fry the cronuts for about 2-3 minutes on each side until they are golden brown. Fry two cronuts at a time so that the temperature of the oil doesn't drop too much.

[Step 8] Use silicone tongs to remove the cronuts and place them in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Coat the cronut entirely and place it on a cooling rack to cool, if you don't eat it first!

Cronuts being dusted in cinnamon sugar

If you like these, you might also like Homemade Disney Churros and Mickey Beignets! Yum. Check out all of my Disney Recipes HERE.

Three cronuts and a Mickey Mouse cookie cutter

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A freshly fried Disney World cronut on a white plate covered in cinnamon and sugar.

Puff Pastry Cronuts

A super easy recipe for Disney World Cronuts that will knock your socks off! Layers of delicious puff pastry dough, fried to perfection and covered in cinnamon and sugar! Just like Epcot!
4.72 from 7 votes
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cheater Cronuts, Cronuts, Cronuts Recipe, Disney World Cronuts, Easy Cronuts, Puff Pastry Cronuts
Prep Time: 1 hour hour
Cook Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 Cronuts
Calories: 403kcal
Author: mindymoser

Equipment

  • Pastry Brush
  • Donut Cutter
  • Deep Fryer
  • Large Cooking Pot
  • Candy Thermometer
  • Silicone Tongs

Ingredients

  • 1 Package Puff Pastry 2 sheets
  • 1 Egg beaten
  • 8 Cups Oil canola or vegetable for frying
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Thaw the puff pastry sheets at room temperature for about 40 minutes. Remove them from the wrapper, once they have thawed. 
  • Beat the egg in a bowl and unfold the puff pastry sheets completely. 
  • Use a pastry brush to spread the egg over the puff pastry. 
  • Fold the dough in thirds (like a letter) and place the sheets back in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Heat the vegetable or canola oil on the stove or in a deep fryer until the temperature reaches 350 degrees. 
  • Prepare the coating by mixing the cinnamon and sugar together and placing it in a shallow dish, like a pie pan.
  • Remove the sheets from the freezer and use a donut cutter to cut donut shapes in the pastry sheet. 
  • Fry two cronuts at a time for about 2-3 minutes on each side until they are golden brown. 
  • Use silicone tongs to remove the cronuts and place them in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Coat the cronut entirely and place it on a cooling rack.
  • Top the warm cronuts with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the full Disney World experience!

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cronut | Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 396mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 19g

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  1. Anonymous says

    October 18, 2018 at 4:15 am

    5 stars

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    October 30, 2018 at 6:25 pm

    5 stars

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    March 09, 2019 at 7:35 pm

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    April 08, 2019 at 9:47 pm

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    April 08, 2019 at 9:47 pm

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    April 28, 2019 at 2:22 am

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  7. Anonymous says

    July 02, 2019 at 1:25 am

    5 stars

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  8. Christine says

    December 06, 2019 at 11:42 am

    Do you think these would work in an Air Fryer?

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    • Mindy says

      December 19, 2019 at 9:09 am

      I don’t have one, so I’m not sure.

      Reply
    • Jennifer says

      December 30, 2019 at 10:03 am

      Have u tried it yet on your air fryer? Would love to hear about results.

      Reply
      • Mindy says

        December 31, 2019 at 4:26 pm

        I don't have an air fryer, so I'm not sure. If you try it, let me know how it goes!

        Reply

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