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Apple Pie Spice Campfire Donuts

These Apple Pie Spice Campfire donuts can be made easily in your cast iron pan with just four ingredients!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Course Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Snack
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • 1 cast iron skillet or similar

Ingredients
  

  • 1 16 oz. Can of Canned Biscuits butter flavor or other
  • 2 cups Cooking Oil (canola, corn, vegetable) aproximately
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Apple Pie Spice or cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice blend

Instructions
 

  • First pour your cooking oil into your cast iron pan to about 1/2 way. Place the pan over your heat source and heat until hot (not boiling as that's too hot). If you have a thermometer a good temp is around 350 degrees.
  • Open the can of biscuits and separate the biscuits (Should be 8).
  • Then cut a hole into the middle and pop out the dough (reserve for extra donut holes at the end).
  • Carefully transfer the biscuit dough to the hot oil using a pair of tongs.
  • You will have to do these in two batches. So frying four at a time.
  • Let fry for about 3-4 minutes until golden brown then flip them and repeat.

For the Apple Pie Spice Sugar Coating

  • In a container (or brown bag/aluminum pan) combine the sugar, brown sugar, and apple pie spice.
  • Place the donuts in the mixture a couple at a time cover with a lid and shake them up or toss with a fork, etc.
  • Serve warm with cold or hot apple cider and enjoy!
Keyword apple pie spice, biscuits, campfire, cast iron skillet, donuts, doughnuts