Easy Puff Pastry Cronuts

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!

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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!

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!

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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.

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.

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.

[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.

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

[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.

[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!

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

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