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Hot Cocoa Beignets

Hot Cocoa Beignets, a fun and favorite treat from the Disneyland Parks that you can now make at home!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Servings 15 mickey beignets
Calories 188kcal
Author Lisa

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast (or 1 package of active dry yeast)
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ cup warm water 105°
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 egg
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • Vegetable oil for frying

Marshmallow Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup cold heaving whipping cream
  • cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt
  • 7 oz marshmallow cream 1 jar

Hot Cocoa Powder Topping

  • 5 Hot Cocoa Packets ~1 ¼ cup hot cocoa powder
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ cup powdered sugar

Chocolate Sauce

  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • In a small bowl combine yeast, sugar, and warm water. Make sure the water is no hotter than 110°F or else you will kill the yeast. Let the mixture sit for ~10 minutes, the mixture should get bubbly and foam will appear- this is a sign the yeast is working!
    2 ¼ teaspoon active dry yeast, 2 teaspoon sugar, ¼ cup warm water
    bubbly activated yeast
  • In the bowl of stand mixer (or you can use an electric hand mixer) with the paddle attachment combine the sugar, shortening, salt, heavy cream, egg, flour and boiling water. Once combined mix in the yeast mixture.
    ¼ cup sugar, 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ cup heavy cream, 1 egg, 4 cups all-purpose flour, ½ cup boiling water
    dough mixed in mixer
  • Using the dough hook attachment mix on medium speed, mix the dough until just combined. Cover with a light towel and let dough rest for 30 minutes.
    dough resting in bowl
  • After 30 minutes, remove dough to a clean surface and roll to ¼-inch thickness. I like to roll out the dough to a small rectangle then fold it in half, then half again. This will create a smooth surface. Then roll out to a ¼ of an inch thickness.
    rolling out the dough
  • Cut beignets either into 2 ½ to 3-inch squares or with a Mickey Mouse cookie cutter.
    beignets before rising
  • Lightly cover cut dough with a towel and let dough rise in a warm area for 1 ½ hours. They will grow taller but they don’t spread too much.
    beignets after rising
  • While rising make the whipped cream, hot cocoa powder topping, and chocolate sauce.
    chocolate sauce and whipped cream in bowls
  • Fill a large pot fill with 3 inches of vegetable oil. Heat oil to 350°F over medium-high heat.
    Vegetable oil for frying
    oil at 350°F temp
  • Fry beignets until golden brown for 2-3 minutes total, flipping over each beignet as soon as they brown on the first side, about 1-1.5 minutes. Once golden brown on both sides carefully remove each beignet with tongs and place on paper towels to soak up extra grease.
    beignets fried perfectly golden
  • While beignets are still warm sprinkle with the hot cocoa powdered topping, chocolate sauce and marshmallow whipped cream.
    hot cocoa beignets on plate

Hot Cocoa Powder Toping

  • In a medium sized bowl combine hot cocoa powder, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar.
    5 Hot Cocoa Packets, ½ cup cocoa powder, ½ cup powdered sugar
    hot cocoa powder mixture

Marshmallow Whipped Cream

  • Add the heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt to the bowl of an electric mixer. Whip on medium high until soft peaks form.
    1 cup cold heaving whipping cream, ⅓ cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, Pinch salt
    whipped cream after adding marshmallow fluff
  • Add the marshmallow fluff and whip on high until incorporated. For a stiffer whipped cream add only half of the marshmallow fluff.
    7 oz marshmallow cream
    hot cocoa beignets pinterest pin

Chocolate Sauce

  • In a medium sized microwave safe bowl combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream. Microwave at 50% power for 30 seconds, stir and repeat until chocolate chips are fully melted.
    1 cup chocolate chips, ¾ cup heavy cream
    chocolate and cream in bowl before heating
  • If your sauce is to think add a little more heavy cream. If it gets cold it will thicken and you can just reheat to warm in up.
    chocolate sauce in bowl

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Notes

Tips and Tricks
  • If your house is cold simply preheat your oven to the lowest temperature, for example my oven’s lowest temperature is 170°F. Once preheated turn oven off and put the cut-out beignets inside and allow to rise. With the oven off it will stay warm but won’t be too hot for the dough.
  • I kept my sauce fairly thick but I know at the parks it’s much thinner. Simply add more heavy cream 1-2 tbs at a time until you get the consistency you need.
  • For whatever reason my first attempt at the chocolate sauce didn’t mix well- I think it’s because of the brand of chocolate chips I used, so the sauce was broken. I simply used my immersion blender to reincorporate the sauce in to a smooth sauce and it worked like a charm. This probably won’t happen to you but just incase I thought I’d share how to fix it.
  • The original beignet recipe found on the Disney Parks site worked ok but I found that adding a little more yeast and sugar to the yeast mixture really helped with a better rise.
  • Nutrition info is for the beignets only, not the oil it was fried in, powdered topping, marshmallow cream, or chocolate sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 188kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 86mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 2mg