Donuts For Fat Tuesday

Sweet-tooth’s welcome!

Mardis Gras, also known as as Fat Tuesday, is coming up and that means delicious food galore! A traditional Fat Tuesday dessert is Fastnachts (pronounced fost-nokts), a type of German donut. This version is made with Sparkling ICE, a much lighter take on the traditional potato-based recipe. They are easy to make, light, crispy and delicious! Find the recipe below.

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Ingredients:

For The Donuts:

1 cup Crisp Apple Sparkling ICE
6 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)
½ cup Splenda Sugar Blend
2 eggs
¼ cup whole milk
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 ¾ cup all purpose flour

For The Cinnamon Sugar:

1½ cups Splenda Sugar Blend
½ cup ground cinnamon

Instructions:

Part 1: Making the donut dough

-In a mixer, cream the butter and sugar together, on medium high speed for approximately 5 minutes.
-Add eggs one at a time until combined. Slowly pour in the milk and half of the Crisp Apple Sparkling ICE to the mixing bowl.
-With the mixer on slow speed add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until just combined. The dough should look shaggy.
-Slowly pour in the remaining amount of Crisp Apple Sparkling ICE on medium speed for 2 minutes.

Part 2: Dough storage

-Tear 2 pieces of parchment paper the size of a baking sheet.
-Line the first piece of parchment on a clean baking sheet and heavily dust with flour.
-Turn out the dough onto the floured parchment and press evenly till it’s about 3/4 inch thick. (If the dough seems too sticky flour your hands before pressing.)
-Lightly flour the top of the dough and place the second piece of parchment over the dough. -Refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.

Part 3: Frying donuts

-In a deep frying pan, heat enough oil to come up 2 inches from the bottom to 375 degrees using a candy thermometer.
-Gently peel the top piece of parchment off the dough.
-Using a floured donut cutter, punch out dough and place in hot oil.
-Fry on each side for 2-3 minutes or until light brown. Adjust the heat if needed. Scoop on paper towel lined baking tray.

Part 4: Finishing donuts

-Combine cinnamon and splenda in a large bowl.
-While the donuts are still warm, toss with cinnamon and splenda mixture until evenly coated.
-Serve warm.