A flakey and buttery croissant style donut stuffed with marshmallow cream and topped with chocolate ganache and graham cracker crumbs. These s’mores cronuts will have you wanting s’more.
Yesterday morning we were rushing, we are always rushing. There was no time for breakfast and so my handsome hubby suggested donuts for breakfast (seeing how there was no time to make anything at home). I could have been a good wife and countered that with a big fat no….but that didn’t happen. Actually it rarely does. Are you surprised? I didn’t think so.
I just can’t say no. Now you would hope one would have self control and only get one donut, but this is me we are talking about so limiting myself to one donut is simply not an option. I picked out three! I walked away from that donut store with my big pink box, happier than a kid on Christmas. What you don’t know is that two nights before this little donut escapade, we made a midnight trip to that same store to indulge in another caloric catastrophe.
Here is the real kicker. In between yesterday morning and our little midnight trip, it has been complete cronut mayhem at our house. Have you heard about the cronut? They have been all the rage for a while now. It is a croissant dough that is deep fried like a donut. The end result is a flakey, buttery donut with perfect layers. I have been wanting to make these at home for quite some time now. It took quite a lot of experimenting. I tinkered with the idea of making my croissant dough from scratch but upon finding out that croissant recipes can take up to three days to make, I scratched that idea! That left me with three options: puff pastry, a thick puffy croissant roll dough and a tube of refrigerated crescent rolls. The first trial was a complete disaster. The puff pastry burned on the outside and left us with a big soggy mess on the inside. Not quite the airy and flakey cronut I had been dreaming about. The next attempt was the croissant dough, which did okay but the outside still got a little too brown while the inside was a little too doughy. Luckily the third time was a charm. The crescent tube worked perfectly.
I learned a few things along the way. Make sure to use the right oil! You will want to use an oil that has a high smoke point for frying. Grape-seed oil is often recommended but it is fairly expensive so peanut oil makes a great substitute. Use a candy thermometer! These cronuts need to fry at 350°. To make sure that the temperature doesn’t lower, fry only one cronut at a time.
Though it isn’t necessary, if you have a pair of chopsticks handy they make for a great tool to flip the cronuts. Keep a plate layered with paper towels handy to drain the excess oil off the donuts after they have been fried.
The rest is simple. Fill the cronuts with a little (or a lot) of marshmallow cream, dip the tops into chocolate ganache, and top with graham cracker crumbs. The result is heavenly. I can’t believe I waited this long to make a s’mores cronut.
So now you know that in the past four days I have had multiple donuts (and cronuts) and am now eagerly seeking out a running buddy or a cardiologist. Suggestions welcome.
- 6 Cups Peanut Oil
- 2 Tubes Crescent Roll Dough
- 8 Onces Semisweet Chocolate Chips
- ½ Cup Heavy Cream
- 1 Cup Marshmallow Cream
- 2 Graham Crackers, crushed
- In a 2 quart heavy sauce pan heat peanut oil to 350°. Be sure to test the temperature with a candy thermometer. On a lightly floured surface, carefully unroll the crescent roll dough until you have a large rectangle. Pinch together the seams so there is a solid surface.
- With a rolling pin, lightly roll the dough in all four directions so the rectangle becomes slightly larger. Fold the rectangle in half widthwise. Fold the dough in half a second time to make a final rectangle that will allow two 3 inch circles to be cut (test with biscuit cutter). Repeat with the second tube of crescent roll dough.
- With a 3 inch biscuit cutter, cut two rounds from each stack. With a ½ inch biscuit cutter, cut out the center of each cronut round so that you have a donut shape. Save the little centers of the donut. They make great cronut holes. Test cronut hole in the hot oil. If the oil bubbles immediately and the cronut rises to the top than your oil is ready. Fry each cronut 1 minute and a half to two minutes on each side. Remove cronuts from the hot oil and place on a plate lined with paper towels. Allow cronuts to cool while you make the chocolate ganache.
- In a double boiler melt semisweet chocolate chips and heavy cream, stirring occasionally until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Fill a ziplock bag with the marshmallow cream and snip off the bottom corner of the bag.
- Cut each cronut in half carefully and pipe in the marshmallow cream into the bottom half of each cronut. Place the tops back on the cronut and dip into the chocolate ganache. Sprinkle with crushed graham crumbs. Serve immediately.
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I’m such a sucker for cronuts and a smores cronut sounds simply sinful. I wish i could reach through the screen and take one.
I am too! I really have a donut problem! lol
Third time is the charm and I think you hit this one out of the ballpark with your third try. These look so ooey gooey good. BTW. . .love the story on all the doughnut runs. A midnight run? Now that’s dedication.
Thank you Lynn! Yes, my husband and I just have no self control sometimes haha
OK, WHAT?! How are these that easy?? These look totally incredible! And always YES to donuts for breakfast 🙂
These things are the business Ashley. They really are easy and they take s’mores to a whole new level.
Oh my goodness.. these looks amazing! Mouthwatering good and so sinful! I don’t think I’d have any self control with these around 😉
Haha thank you Keri!
Ohmygosh do these look amazing Mariah! I have yet to try a cronut. I think it’s because I know once I have one I’ll never be able to stop, haha! So smart to use crescent roll dough! This smores version is just too good!
You have to try one! Even if you can’t try these, you should try the ones at your local donut shop. They’re addicting haha
Oh my! These are insane, Mariah! Cronuts and s’mores for the win!
Thank you Jen!
OH wow I can’t stop looking at these photos. They look amazing! And “seeking out a cardiologist” – LOL. Pinning! (and hopefully making asap!)
Haha! I really do have a donut problem. They’re just so good! Thank you for pinning Andrea!
These are fabulous! I still haven’t tried a cronut yet and yours look perfect! I love how easy they are – using crescent dough and the s’mores twist is brilliant!
Thanks Kelly! Do yourself a favor and try a cronut! They are sinfully addicting! =)
I just saw a cronut in a bakery the other day and was SO tempted to buy it! It looked and sounded delicious. But then there are these and they sound even better and YUM! Now I can just make these 🙂 Pinned!
You are missing out!! Cronuts are absolutely amazing! I have made quite a few midnight runs with my hubby to satisfy my cravings. =p Now I am making them at home, I am in BIG trouble!
How totally gorgeous are these?! That is just so genius to use crescent roll dough and make ’em in donut form! Your photos are seriously so stunning and I am drooling here, Mariah!
Thank you Sarah! You are so sweet! These are my caloric kryptonite!
Oooooooooooh my goodness, these look absolutely amazing!
Thanks Cece! Try them, you won’t be disappointed!
These look so dreamy and gooey and chocolate and flaky. That marshmallow fluff? Yum! And I love that the dough is just crescent rolls, makes these so easy. Pinned!
Thanks for the pin Rachel!
Oh my. But whhhhy. Just when I say I’m going to start eating better I see these. I just can’t resist “indulging in another caloric catastrophe.” HAHAHA! Too funny. But really these look amazing.
Thanks Melissa! I keep telling myself that I am going to eat healthier too and than I go “oh wait, I am a food blogger”. lol Someone has to eat all this food.
Oh, the sacrifices we make 😉
Oh myyyy yum! I have been wanting to make cronuts out of crescent roll dough for forever! S’mores are just about my favorite thing on the planet so i can just imagine how amazing these are!!
They are so addicting. And really easy to make (maybe too easy lol)