Maple Bars made in minutes with biscuit dough & a delicious homemade maple glaze. Never buy store bought again after tasting these warm, fresh maple bar donuts!
Easy 15-Minute Maple Bars ingredients
–Here’s what you’ll need to make Easy Maple Bars:
–refrigerated biscuit dough (I used Pillsbury Grand Homestyle Buttermilk biscuits)
–canola oil, for frying
Maple Glaze ingredients
–butter
–brown sugar
–milk
–corn syrup
–maple extract
–powdered sugar
How to make Maple Bar Donuts
Pour 2 cups of canola oil into a medium sized saucepan and begin heating on medium-low heat (I set mine at 4.)
Shape the Dough
Open the biscuit dough and separate. Gently stretch the biscuits into an oblong shape, as opposed to the round shape they come in.
Make the Maple Icing
In a small saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Whisk in milk and heat for about 5 minutes on medium heat, stirring often, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat and add in corn syrup and maple extract. Add in powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, whisking until smooth between additions. Add 1-2 tsp more milk if necessary. Glaze will begin to harden if you leave it sitting- which is what you want! Once all powdered sugar is added, keep maple glaze warm on the stove, whisking occasionally.
Fry the donuts
Check the temperature of the oil using a digital thermometer– it needs to read 350 degrees F. Increase heat gradually if necessary.
Once oil is ready, drop bars in 2 at a time. Let cook for about 2 minutes, then turn and cook an additional 2 minutes on the other side. This process of cooking the doughnuts goes very fast, so have a paper towel covered plate ready to set the bars on when cooked. Bars should be a nice golden brown.
Dip in Maple Glaze
Let bars cool for a few minutes, then whisk the glaze to make sure it’s smooth enough to dip each bar. Dip the bar, then immediately turn glaze side up on a cooling rack.
Repeat this process until all bars are fried and glazed. They’re best eaten within an hour, but even the next morning they’re amazing!
If you like Maple Bars, check out our other donut recipes:
- Easy 15-Minute Chocolate Glazed Donuts
- Easy 15-Minute Pumpkin Spice Glazed Donuts
- Homemade Strawberry Glazed Donuts
- Easy 15-Minute Raspberry Glazed Donuts
- Easy Valentines Cream Filled Donuts
EASY 15-MINUTE MAPLE BARS
Ingredients
- 1 8- count can refrigerated biscuit dough I used Pillsbury Grand Homestyle Buttermilk biscuits
- 2 cups canola oil for frying
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3 TBSP milk
- 1 TBSP corn syrup
- 2 tsp maple extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Pour 2 cups of canola oil into a medium sized saucepan and begin heating on medium-low heat (I set mine at 4.)
- Open the biscuit dough and separate. Gently stretch the biscuits into an oblong shape, as opposed to the round shape they come in.
- In a small saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Whisk in milk and heat for about 5 minutes on medium heat, stirring often, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and add in corn syrup and maple extract. Add in powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time, whisking until smooth between additions.
- Add 1-2 tsp more milk if necessary. Glaze will begin to harden if you leave it sitting- which is what you want! Once all powdered sugar is added, keep maple glaze warm on the stove, whisking occasionally.
- Check the temperature of the oil using a meat thermometer– it needs to read 350 degrees F. Increase heat gradually if necessary.
- Once oil is ready, drop bars in 2 at a time. Let cook for about 2 minutes, then turn and cook an additional 2 minutes on the other side. This process of cooking the doughnuts goes very fast, so have a paper towel covered plate ready to set the bars on when cooked. Bars should be a nice golden brown.
- Let bars cool for a few minutes, then whisk the glaze to make sure it’s smooth enough to dip each bar. Dip the bar, then immediately turn glaze side up on a cooling rack.
- Repeat this process until all bars are fried and glazed. They’re best eaten within an hour, but even the next morning they’re amazing!
Nutrition
Bo Qu says
I never make things like this because I don’t know what to do with the frying oil when done. Do you have suggestions?
Jessica says
You can actually re-use oil 3-4 times. If you’d prefer to just get rid of it, I let it cool then pour it into a ziplock bag, seal it and throw it away.
M Lund says
I commented earlier, went to a new app, ingredient list was there, i made these, they were amazing, thank you for sharing
Madelyn says
These are to die for! And truly yes they are 15 minute maple bars! I love them.
Alison says
Yes, so quick and easy! I’m so glad you love them!
Lanie says
Can you make them the day before? How long twill they keep? Can they be frozen
Jessica says
I’m not a fan of making them a day before or freezing them, unfortunately.
Beth says
I don’t have corn syrup what should I use to replace it?
Jessica says
You can use honey!
Annomalee says
These look delicious! I had a horrible time this morning making homemade dough and frying what should have been donut holes and then a maple glaze. Turned into an absolute nightmare. I think I will try these tomorrow. Wish I would’ve seen this recipe before but since I’m a baker wanted to try homemade. Has anybody tried using an air fryer for something like this? I’d love to know. Thank you and thanks for this recipe! Can’t wait to try it