Camping Donuts

Camping donuts are homemade doughnuts made with biscuits and they are the perfect camping treat! These easy camping doughnuts are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Put them on your camping menu now!

While you might be leary about frying donuts in your campsite, I’m here to let you know it’s much easier than it sounds. You’ll use prepackaged biscuits that are easily cut with kitchen scissors into 4 pieces. They get placed into hot oil that is heated on your camp stove. I use about an inch of oil in a cast-iron pan that comes on all camping trips.

These camp donuts get turned a few times until they are golden brown. Use tongs to remove them and place them on a napkin or paper toweling. Toss them in some cinnamon and sugar and you have the BEST camping breakfast treat!

Ingredients

• 1 can biscuit dough
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1-2 tbsp. cinnamon

Try these different ideas for dusting finished camping doughnuts

• Powdered sugar
• Shredded coconut
• Shredded chocolate
• Jared icing
• Cream Cheese Icing

How To Make?

1. Before leaving for your camping trip, combine sugar and cinnamon in a gallon-sized ziplock bag.
2. Heat oil in a cast-iron skillet on your camping stove.
3. Using a knife or food-safe scissors, cut the biscuits into fourths.
4. Place doughnuts into hot oil and cook 30 – 60 seconds per side, depending on oil heat.
5. Flip doughnuts halfway through. Remove when golden brown on both sides, and cooked through.
6. Place on a paper towel, then place the doughnuts into the cinnamon and sugar blend in the ziplock bag. Serve hot!

Remove fried doughnuts and place onto a paper towel, then place into a bag of sugar to coat. Serve right away while hot!

Check out even more Easy Camping Breakfast Ideas to enjoy on your next camping adventure.

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Camping Donuts

Camping donuts are homemade doughnuts made with biscuits and they are the perfect camping treat! These easy camping doughnuts are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Put them on your camping menu now!

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5 from 1 vote

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 4 mins

Total Time 9 mins

Servings 8

Ingredients

• 1 can biscuit dough
• 1-2 cup vegetable oil for frying
• 1 cup sugar
• 1-2 tbsp. cinnamon

Instructions

• Before leaving for your camping trip, combine sugar and cinnamon in a gallon-sized ziplock bag.
• Heat oil in a cast-iron skillet on your camping stove. Using a knife or food-safe scissors, cut the biscuits into fourths.
• Place doughnuts into hot oil and cook 15 – 30 seconds per side, depending on oil heat.
• Flip doughnuts halfway through. Remove when golden brown on both sides.
• Place on a paper towel, then place the doughnuts into the cinnamon and sugar blend in the ziplock bag.  Serve hot!

Notes

Make sure your table is very steady and that kids stay away from the picnic table while the doughnuts are cooking. Do not leave the hot oil unattended. 

Substitution Ideas

• cinnamon roll dough
• orange roll dough
• Powdered sugar
• Shredded coconut
• Shredded chocolate
• Cream Cheese Icing
• canned cherry pie filling

 

Nutrition

Calories: 259kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 26g | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg