Glazed Fried Croissants
Ingredients
- 6 Pre-Proofed Frozen Croissants
- Canola Oil
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 4 Tbsp. Whole Milk
- 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Keep oven turned off; however, turn the oven light on. The warmth from the light will help to thaw the croissants without cooking them.
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Place frozen croissants on lined pan and put in oven for at least 1 hour or until croissants are completely thawed and starting to slightly puff.
- Once croissants are thawed, fill pot about halfway with oil. (I used a 2.85 qt. sauce pan and fried 2 croissants at a time.)
- Heat oil to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature of your oil is extremely important. Too hot and your croissants will get too dark, too fast on the outside while remaining uncooked on the inside. Not hot enough and your croissants will absorb too much oil and will taste like grease.
- Once oil is at 350 degrees, carefully place two thawed croissants in the oil and let cook until lightly browned on one side. Flip and cook until lightly browned on other side making sure to check the temperature of the oil to keep it at 350 degrees. Cook remaining thawed croissants in batches.
- Continue cooking croissants until golden brown on both sides. It should take about 5 minutes or so.
- Carefully remove the croissants from the hot oil and place on wire rack that is on top of parchment lined sheet pan.
- Make glaze by combining 1 Cup powdered sugar, 4 Tbsp. milk and 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract and brush immediately over warm croissants. You can adjust the consistency and sweetness of the glaze to your liking by adding more or less milk and sugar.
- Once the glaze is applied to each croissant, let sit for at least 15 minutes or until the glaze is fully set.
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