Cafe Du Monde Box Beignet Mix
Anyone that visits New Orleans should stop at the Cafe Du Monde at the French Market and try their famous Beignets. My husband and I vacationed there quite a few years ago.
Before we left, I made it a point to purchase
3 boxes of their box Beignet Mix. I took them
home, put them in a cupboard and forgot about
them as they got pushed to the back. By the time
I found them, they had expired! On our recent
visit to Jungle Jim’s International Market, I saw
that they had them for sale! Of course I bought a box
because I was determined to try them. They tasted
great and brought back so many memories of
New Orleans. Below is my step by step directions to
make them at home should you ever get the chance to
or you have your own recipe.
Ingredients – Plus Powdered sugar.
In a large bowl stir the box mix
ingredients and water according
to the directions on the box.
Flour a counter and place
the dough on the flour.
Roll the dough to the about 1/8″ thick.
Cut the dough into 2 & 1/4″ squares.
Heat the oil according to the temperature
on the box. Use a thermometer as this
is a very important step.
Drop the dough in slowly
and only few pieces at a time.
If your oil is the right temperature, the dough
will sink and then float in about 8-10 seconds.
Immediately and carefully use a spoon and
splash the hot oil on top of the dough.
This will cause it to form the pillow shape.
As soon as one side turns light brown,
flip it over and brown the other side.
Remove to a paper towel covered plate
and lay the beignets on a cookie sheet
in a single layer while still hot.
Place powdered sugar in a fine mesh
strainer and sprinkle it over the hot
beignets and serve immediately.
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I love and adore the Cafe Du Monde’s coffee and beignets! We used to live in Arkansas and N’awlins was our “go to” place for trips. I miss it terribly but I especially miss the beignets. They sell it online for anyone looking for it – and their coffee too!
I saw Amazon sells it too! Never knew that until today. I also just opened a can of their coffee. Tomorrow will be a treat!
Mmm.. They look delicious!
They were! Thank you❤️
My friend brought me a box of this!
Did you make them yet?
No. I’m waiting for my daughter to come home for thanksgiving.
Home made- splendid 🙂 Thank you, dear Diane – amitiés
You’re welcome they were fun making and eating! Lol
Lovely 😊
Thank you!
Kind of like donuts, then?
Yes and no. Some of them puffed up like pillows with an air pocket inside. Others didn’t puff up as much and had a very airy like texture. Not doughy tasting yet not cake like either. Also not a sweet dough and even with the powdered sugar it wasn’t like eating a sweet glazed doughnut. It is a great one for anyone that doesn’t like the very sweet taste. All I can say is…they’re delicious! Lol
Guess I better give them a try!
Mine came out doughy. Was my oil too hot maybe?
Yes when the oil is too hot they get brown on the outside too quick and the inside doesn’t get done.
I’ve never heard of beignets before. Thanks for the education and the recipe!
I never had before visiting New Orleans either Linda! You’re welcome.
Those things are worth their weight in gold!
I just noticed that Amazon sells the box mix!
Awesome!!!
My “first wife” and I spent a weekend in New Orleans 20 years ago. As hard as we tried, we could NOT get a bad meal anywhere (the hickory in the coffee, however, was a different story). We visited Cafe du Monde, though I remember little about it.
I just opened their coffee tonight for tomorrow morning! I bought a small can at Jungle Jims as well. I can’t remember if I liked it or not. It is probably the only vacation spot I could go back to. I want to see new vacation places but there was something about the pier with musicians, musicians in the street…..I just love jazz! We took a tour bus and that was a stop but I wish we could have stayed longer!
My daughter went to New Orleans this summer and had Beignets at Cafe Du Monde. She said they were delicious. I will have to see if I can find this mix. Thanks for the post.
OMG I just looked and they are on Amazon!
That might be a great Christmas present then
Mon Dieu! Je l’adore les beinets du Cafe du Mon de. C’est ce bon!
I’m glad I’m not alone! Lol
OH NO!!!!!! There are plenty of us who love Cafe du Monde Beinets. 🙂
Eeeeek!!! I LOVE THESE!
They are so good aren’t they Mary! I bet they would have been good with cinnamon too!
Beignets are awesome!!!!!! I had my 1st one in New Orleans back in August!
That is a staple in New Orleans!
Yep!
Looks delicious! 💕
Thank you Bernice!
Sounds delicious 🙂
Thank you they brought back a lot of memories!
Those look yummy Diane.
They’d definitely were Linda! Thanks!
Recipes which you are posting recently are all new to me. Simply awesome
Same with yours. That’s what’s fun is seeing what other parts of the world eats! Thank you!
Yes 😊
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I did but I don’t get into You Tube. I have enough just keeping up with emails. Good luck with it though.
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Thank you so much 😊
My mother always has a box handy.
Nice!!!
Not likely Ill visit New Orleons now retired as British pension is worse in Europe now with Brexit too lower than even. I have savings thank God but am making sundials to make a few extra bob (cash} Been all over this earth once and have enjoyed travel but now cant do it. Saved to make a workshop so to hope to sell my sundials worldwide. My blog remains unpaid so cant say it worth it all. You could find out whats in this mix and ill try it myself from your recipe.
This is something interesting and DELICIOUS too😋
Thanks so much!
Oh my goodness these look so good!! I’ve never been to New Orleans but I always hear wonderful things about that place, especially when it comes to food !
All those wonderful things are true! New Orleans is the one place I could go back to! Thank you, the beignets are amazing!
I used to make beignets! Here is my experience:
http://harvardmilk.com/2019/11/14/water-and-fragments/