Cronut Copycat Recipe (2024)

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Wow! Cronuts have gone viral! Cronuts are basically a fancy croissant and donut hybrid mix. Since I don’t live in New York, I had to make my own at home. I found a great recipe on Food52, and actually made it without breaking anything! At the bakery in New York, they’re fried in grapeseed oil, and I’m sure there’s some top secret ingredient, but this cronut copy cat recipe is good enough for me! It did take like six hours though… so let’s get started.

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In a large bowl, mix together milk and yeast. Add in sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt.

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Add in one cup of the flour, mix. Add in two more cups of flour, kneading until dough is elastic but still a little tacky.

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Transfer the cronut dough over to a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for half an hour.

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While dough is chilling, combine the butter and 1/4 cup flour with mixer, until smooth.

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Take dough out of the refrigerator, and set it onto the lightly floured counter top. Roll the dough into a rectangle about 1/2″ thick. Spread the butter evenly over the dough. This is where it gets fun. Fold the dough in thirds, like you would a piece of paper. Cover the dough in plastic wrap, and put it back in the refrigerator for another 30 minutes.

Take the dough out, put it back on the countertop, and roll it out into another rectangle. Be sure to keep the open sides to your left and right. Fold the dough into thirds again. Chill the dough for another 30 minutes.

Repeat this process four times total. The first time you chilled the dough did not count – so you need to do it three more times after doing the step above. This part really confused me. The last time you wrap the dough in plastic wrap and put it in the fridge, leave it in there for an hour.

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Heat deep fryer up to 350* F. Roll your dough out to 1″ thickness, then cut into rings. I used a drinking glass for mine, and the lid of the sprinkles to make the holes in the middle. I practiced cooking the dough holes before putting the actual croissant rings in the fryer. They seemed very easy to screw up, so I wanted to be careful.

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Fry croissant rings, one at a time, until brown. This took about a minute or two on each side for mine. Flip them as necessary until they’re the perfect golden brown. Set croissant rings on paper towels to drain. Roll in cinnamon and sugar, and cover with maple glaze or the frosting/icing of your choice.

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To make maple glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, and milk. Drizzle over cronuts while they’re still warm. This batch made 9 cronuts.

Have you heard of Cronuts? If you live in New York, have you tried them? Make your own and let me know how they turn out! Please pin it!

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Cronut Copycat Recipe

These copycat cronuts are time consuming, but so worth it!

Author: Laurie Bennett

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 C. Warm Milk
  • 1 Tbsp. Active Dry Yeast
  • 1/3 C. Sugar
  • 2 Lg. Eggs
  • 1 Tsp. Vanilla
  • 3 1/2 C. All-Purpose Flour divided
  • 1 Tsp. Salt
  • 1 C. Room-Temperature Butter

Maple Glaze

  • 1/2 C. Powdered Sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. Pure Maple Syrup
  • 1 to 2 Tbsp. Milk

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine milk and yeast.

  • Add sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt.

  • Add one cup of the flour. Mix well.

  • Add two more cups of flour, kneading until dough is elastic but still a little tacky.

  • Transfer the cronut dough to a baking sheet. Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for half an hour.

  • While dough chills, combine the butter and 1/4 cup flour with mixer, until smooth.

  • Remove dough from and set it onto the lightly floured counter top.

  • Roll the dough into a rectangle about 1/2″ thick.

  • Spread the butter evenly over the dough.

  • Fold the dough in thirds.

  • Cover the dough in plastic wrap, and put it back in the refrigerator for another 30 minutes.

  • (Take the dough out, put it back on the countertop, and roll it out into another rectangle. Be sure to keep the open sides to your left and right. Fold the dough into thirds again. Chill the dough for another 30 minutes.) Repeat FOUR TIMES, leaving the wrapped dough to chill for an hour at the end of the fourth time.

  • Heat deep fryer to 350* F.

  • Roll your dough out to 1″ thickness, then cut into rings.

  • Fry croissant rings, one at a time – a minute or two on each side. Flip as necessary until they’re the perfect golden brown.

  • Set croissant rings on paper towels to drain.

  • Roll in cinnamon and sugar, and cover with maple glaze or the frosting/icing of your choice.

  • (To make Maple Glaze – Whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, and milk. Drizzle over cronuts while they’re still warm.)

  • Serve and Enjoy!

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FAQs

Why does it take 3 days to make a Cronut? ›

The official Cronut takes three days to make, thanks in part to the laminated dough. This is rolled together with a block of chilled butter to form layers, and needs a lengthy rest in the fridge.

What is a Cronut made of? ›

The Cronut (a portmanteau of croissant and doughnut) is a pastry created and trademarked in 2013 by the French pastry chef Dominique Ansel. It resembles a doughnut and is made from croissant-like dough filled with flavored cream and fried in grapeseed oil.

What is a sugar Cronut? ›

Sweet and delicious, with a crispy outside, cronuts are shaped and fried like doughnuts but have the multiple layers of puff pastry when cut open. Cronuts can have a cream or fruit filling and are topped with cinnamon sugar or a sugar glaze.

What is a Crodot? ›

mix of donuts and croissants and crodots, which are. cronuts with frosting and chocolate pieces.

Does Dunkin Donuts make Cronuts? ›

It's been more than a year since New York pastry chef Dominique Ansel's cronut became a cultural sensation, with some waiting hours in line for a shot at trying one. Now Dunkin' Donuts has released a croissant donut, though the company denies it is copying the famous New York bakery.

Do Cronuts go bad? ›

As with all of our pastries, Cronut® pastries are made fresh each morning and are best enjoyed as soon as possible, as they have a short shelf life of just 6-8 hours. If you are taking Cronut® pastries home, please do not refrigerate! The humidity from the refrigerator will make them soggy.

Who made the original Cronut? ›

Dominique Ansel (born 1978) is a French pastry chef and owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City. He is best known for his invention of the Cronut, a croissant-donut hybrid.

Are you allowed to sell Cronuts? ›

However, the NYC location of Ansel's bakery is the only place that offers the Cronut®. Trademark for the Cronut bars other chefs from naming their rendition anything that sounds too similar to the original. Nevertheless, these chefs are not barred from making and selling their reproductions.

How do you make a Craffle? ›

Preheat your waffle iron. Shape the dough into crescents, then roll them in sugar. Place one crescent at a time into the waffle iron and cook until golden brown. Place the croffles on a plate and garnish them with plenty of maple syrup and powdered sugar.

What are honeymooners donuts? ›

Our honeymooners are made from our donut dough and topped with a generous spoonful of our fruity pie fillings and surrounded by vanilla icing. CHERRY. APPLE. LEMON.

What is a New York Cronut? ›

The cronut is a pastry that is a hybrid of a croissant and a doughnut. It was created by Dominique Ansel at his bakery on Spring Street in Manhattan. It takes three days to make a cronut.

Why is it called Cronut? ›

So named because it's a donut made from croissant dough, the cronut was invented by Dominique Ansel at his bakery in Soho.

Does Costco sell cronuts? ›

Now, even Costco is selling its own version of the cronut–and one shopper says it's so good that it can change lives. "One of my favorite Costco purchases this year-literally life-changing," the shopper wrote.

What is the difference between a Cronut and a crodough? ›

A crodough, also known as a Cronut, combines the best aspects of a croissant and a doughnut. They share the same shape as a doughnut, but instead of their typical doughy texture, they have a crispy exterior and are soft and airy on the inside.

Are croissants or bagels healthier? ›

In general, bagels are healthier than croissants. Compared ounce to ounce, butter croissants have less carbohydrates than a plain bagel, but more calories, more fat (much of which is saturated fat), slightly less protein, and similar amounts of fiber.

Why does croissant dough have to rest so long? ›

This way you will have more time for the whole process and less chance of your precious butter being absorbed by the dough. The key is to keep the butter solid between the layers of dough, this is what gives the croissant its flaky layers.

How long does a Cronut last? ›

Storage: Our Cronut® are made fresh daily and shipped out the same day (within 6-8 hours of receipt). We recommend eating them the same day you receive them for optimal freshness. Store in a cool, dry place.

What is the most donuts eaten in 3 minutes? ›

10 (UPI) -- A British speed-eater achieved a Guinness World Record when she ate 10 jelly doughnuts in 3 minutes. Leah Shutkever, whose world record titles include fastest time to eat a cucumber, most lasagna eaten in 30 seconds and fastest time to drink 1 liter of gravy, took on the jelly doughnut record in Birmingham.

Why do croissants mold so fast? ›

Croissants are a baked good that can spoil relatively quickly at room temperature due to their high fat and moisture content.

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