These King Cake Pull Apart Doughnuts are the perfect way to celebrate Mardi Gras. They even have a special surprise inside: Raspberry & Chocolate filling!
They only take about 10 minutes to prep then they get popped in the oven to bake! To make these scrumptious doughnuts you’ll need: puff pastry, chocolate hazelnut spread, raspberry jam, some food coloring, and some sprinkles!
King Cake Pull Apart Doughnuts
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a cupcake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Next, start by slicing your puff pastry into three different strips.
On the first strip spread purple sprinkles over it generously. On the next strip place a few drops of green food coloring, and using a spoon spread it across. Then do the same on the third strip with the yellow food coloring.
Once you have your strips colored, slice each of them into two more strips lengthwise (You should have 6 strips total). Now, slice those in half once horizontally.
Take one yellow strip, one purple strip, and one green strip and lay them flat together touching with their colored side facing down. Spread 1 tsp of raspberry jam and one tsp of chocolate hazelnut spread on them.
Then twist them closed, keeping the filling inside!
Place them one by one in the cupcake pan as you finish. Once you’ve twisted each of them and added them to the pan, place the pan in the oven and bake for about 30 minutes.
The doughnuts are done when the dough is a light golden brown, and if you stick a toothpick in them it comes out clean!
These make for a festive breakfast on Mardi Gras! They are the perfect size and are best eaten warm!
I sprinkled the tops with a little powdered sugar as well!
King Cake Pull Apart Doughnuts
Print RecipeIngredients
- 1 sheet of Puff Pastry
- 3 Tbsp Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
- 3 Tbsp Raspberry Jam
- Purple Sprinkles
- Green Food Coloring
- Yellow Food Coloring
- Powdered Sugar for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Spray cupcake pan with non-stick spray.
Slice puff pastry into three different strips.
On first strip spread purple sprinkles over it generously.
On next strip place a few drops of green food coloring, and using a spoon spread it across.
Do the same on the third strip but, with the yellow food coloring.
Once strips are colored, slice each of them into two more strips lengthwise (You should have 6 strips total).
Now, slice those in half once horizontally. (For a total of 12 strips altogether!)
Take one yellow strip, one purple strip, and one green strip and lay them flat together touching with their colored side facing down.
Spread 1 tsp of raspberry jam and one tsp of chocolate hazelnut spread on them.
Then twist them closed, keeping the filling inside!
Place each twist in the cupcake pan as you finish.
Bake for about 30 minutes.
The doughnuts are done when the dough is a light golden brown, and if you stick a toothpick in them it comes out clean!
King Cake Baby
Traditionally King Cake has a little plastic baby inside and whoever receives the piece with the baby “wins”. They are then treated like royalty the whole night.
You can carry on this tradition by placing a baby in the middle of one of the doughnuts After it’s baked and cooled – just be cautious to let everyone know before hand that one of them does contain a baby! (And I would not try this with children!)
You can even simply place a the baby on top for decoration! If you cannot find a “Marci Gras” section at your local store just head on over to the baby shower section of any craft store or Walmart. You can generally find a whole pack of plastic babies for less than $2.00!
If you enjoyed this recipe be sure to check out my Quick & Easy King Cake Recipe as well!
Happy Mardi Gras!