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Heart Beignets with Chocolate Sauce

How to make homemade heart beignets with a simple chocolate sauce for dipping.
Prep Time1 hour 10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 25 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: French
Keyword: beignets, desserts, heart-shaped, valentine breakfasts, valentine desserts
Servings: 20

Ingredients

Beignets:

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 TBS yeast
  • 3 TBS sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 TBS oil
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • Vegetable oil for frying

Chocolate Sauce:

  • 2.5 TBS cocoa powder
  • 1.5 TBS flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 TBS coconut oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

To make beignets:

  • In a large mixing bowl add warm water, yeast, and sugar.
  • Mix until well incorporated and allow yeast to sit for 5 minutes or until it starts to bubble.
  • Once yeast has bubbled add in eggs and oil, whisk to incorporate.
  • Add flour and salt to the yeast mixture, mix until there is no more dry flour.
  • Cover bowl and refrigerate one hour or until dough has doubled in size.
  • Once dough has doubled in size, turn out on a floured surface.
  • Cut the dough into two pieces and roll out to ¼ inch thick.
  • Using a 2 inch heart cookie cutter, cut out heart shapes. Continue to shape and roll dough until you have all the hearts cut out.
  • Fill a deep skillet with 2 to 3 inches of vegetable oil.
  • Once oil is hot, fry each dough heart 2-3 min on each side or until golden brown.
  • Lay on a paper towel and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

To make chocolate sauce:

  • Whisk together cocoa powder, flour, and sugar in a small saucepan. 
  • Add milk, turn heat to medium and whisk frequently until everything is fully incorporated and there are no more clumps.
  • Let chocolate sauce cook until boiling and starts to thicken.
  • Remove from heat and stir in coconut oil and vanilla.