Port Orleans French Quarter Halloween Beignets Recipe
If you've ever visited Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter Resort during Halloween, you might have come across their delightfully spooky Halloween-themed beignets. These fluffy, sugary treats are transformed into festive shapes and colors, perfect for the Halloween season. Fortunately, you don't have to wait until your next Disney trip to enjoy them. Now, you can recreate the magic in your own kitchen with this Port Orleans French Quarter Halloween beignets recipe.
Cooking Tips
You will need a standing mixer with a dough hook to make these beignets. I like the Hamilton Beach Stand Mixer. You will also need a Mickey Mouse Cookie Cutter. If you don't have one, you can just cut the beignets into square shapes. I also used a Candy Thermometer to ensure that the cooking oil stayed at 350 degrees Fahrenheit which helped the Mickey beignets to cook evenly. You can either use a food processor or a rolling pin to crush the Oreos to make the coating for the beignets.
The ingredients for the Port Orleans French Quarter Halloween beignets recipe include:
- Dry yeast
- Warm water (105°)
- Sugar
- Vegetable shortening
- Salt
- Heavy cream
- Egg
- All-purpose flour
- Boiling water
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Powdered sugar
- Oreo cookies
Mallow sauce ingredients:
- Marshmallow fluff
- Vanilla
- Heavy cream
The Port Orleans French Quarter Halloween beignets are easy to make and are the best treat to make when you're missing spooky season at Walt Disney World. This is a simple recipe that will transport you straight to your favorite breakfast spot in the Disney Parks. If you want to create another iconic Disney food at home, check out my Mickey beignets recipe. Enjoy!
✅ Quick Tips: Read the recipe in its entirety before you start cooking. This will help you understand the ingredients, steps, and timing involved, and allow you to prepare any necessary equipment or ingredients beforehand.
Halloween Mickey beignets are an iconic Disney food that make a perfect breakfast or snack.
- 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (105°)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 egg (large)
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
- 10 Oreo Cookies
- 7 oz marshmallow fluff
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 8 tsp heavy cream (or 2 tbsp, 2 tsp)
Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a small bowl, stirring to dissolve. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Combine sugar, shortening, salt, heavy cream, egg, flour and boiling water in a large bowl; stir in yeast mixture. With the dough hook attachment of an electric mixer on medium speed, mix the dough just until combined and smooth. Let dough rest for 30 minutes.
Roll to 1/4-inch thickness and cut individual beignets with a Mickey Mouse-shaped cutter or cut into 2 1/2 to 3-inch squares. Cover with a towel and let dough rise until doubled in size in a warm, draft-free area, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Using caution, heat 3 inches of vegetable oil to 350°F in a deep, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Fry beignets until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes, turning as soon as they brown on one side. Remove with tongs and place on paper towels to drain.
Make the mallow sauce by combining the marshmallow fluff, heavy cream, and vanilla extract in a saucepan over medium heat until well combined (3-5 minutes).
Remove from heat and separate the mallow sauce into 2 bowls. Add purple food coloring to one bowl and mix until combined.
Crush the oreos in gallon zip-top bag (or you can use a food processor). Combine the powdered sugar and crushed oreos in the bag and add the beignets. Toss until well coated.
Using a fork, drizzle the mallow sauces onto the beignets alternating white and purple. Serve immediately ♨ and enjoy!
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 239kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 9g14%
- Saturated Fat 3g15%
- Cholesterol 15mg5%
- Sodium 57mg3%
- Potassium 32mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 36g12%
- Dietary Fiber 1g4%
- Sugars 17g
- Protein 3g6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
