Maple Bars made easy in minutes with biscuit dough & a delicious homemade maple glaze. Never buy store bought again after tasting these warm, fresh maple frosted donuts!
This simple maple bar recipe is so delicious and creates bakery quality breakfast treats in a few short minutes. Making this maple donut bar at home is so easy, you will no longer need to make that trip to the bakery on Saturday mornings anymore!
Maple Donut Bars
Maple Bars have never been easier to make until now! This fast and delightful recipe will satisfy your donut craving and the maple glaze is incredible! I love, love, love doughnuts- they are one of my guilty pleasure! Don’t ask me my favorite kind either because it changes constantly. Maple Bars certainly frequent that list, so when I discovered that I could easily make them at home, well, I made a batch to celebrate! You should too- they are so simple to make and there is nothing like eating fresh made doughnuts. Be sure to watch the video showing just how easy these donuts are made!
Easy 15-Minute Maple Bars ingredients
Donut base
-Refrigerated biscuit dough: You will need 1 8-oz can of biscuit dough, I used Pillsbury Grand Homestyle Buttermilk biscuits and they turned out incredible.
-Canola oil: You will need 2 cups of oil for frying these donuts.
Maple Glaze
-Butter: Using ¼ cup butter will give the glaze a lovely rich flavor.
-Brown sugar: You will need ½ cup brown sugar for just the right amount of sweetness.
-Milk: Use 3 tbsp milk for the perfect consistency for this glaze.
-Corn syrup: You need 1 tbsp corn syrup for this glaze, it gives it great taste and texture.
-Maple extract: Use 2 tsp maple extract for wonderful flavor.
-Powdered sugar: You will need 2 cups powder sugar for the base of this glaze.
How to make Maple Bar Donuts
Start by pouring 2 cups of canola oil into a medium sized saucepan and begin heating on medium-low heat.
Shape the Dough
Then, open the biscuit dough and separate each chunk.
Proceed to gently stretch each biscuit into an oblong shape, as opposed to the round shape it comes in.
Make the Maple Icing
In a small saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Whisk in the milk and heat for about 5 minutes on medium heat, stirring often, until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.
Then, remove from heat and add in the corn syrup and maple extract. Stir to combine.
After that, add in powdered sugar ½ cup at a time, whisking until smooth between additions. Continue until all 2 cups has been added and it completely smooth.
Once all powdered sugar is added, keep maple glaze warm on the stove, whisking occasionally. Glaze will begin to harden if you leave it sitting- which is what you want! Add 1-2 tsp more milk if necessary to have a creamy and somewhat thick consistency.
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.
This process of cooking the doughnuts goes very fast, so have a paper towel covered plate ready to set the bars on when cooked.
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. The 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 and place on a cooling rack.
Repeat this process until all bars are fried and glazed. They are best eaten within an hour, but even the next morning they are amazing!
Serve fresh and enjoy!
Maple Bars
Ingredients
Donut bar
- 8 ct refrigerated biscuit dough I used Pillsbury Grand Homestyle Buttermilk biscuits
- 2 cups canola oil for frying
Maple glaze
- ¼ cup butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp corn syrup
- 2 tsp maple extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Start by pouring 2 cups of canola oil into a medium sized saucepan and begin heating on medium-low heat.
- 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.
- 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. Add 1-2 tsp more milk if necessary.
- Check the temperature of the oil using a meat thermometer– it needs to read 350°F. Increase heat gradually if necessary. This process of cooking the doughnuts goes very fast, so have a paper towel covered plate ready to set the bars on when cooked.
- 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. 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!
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How long are homemade donuts good for?
If stored in an airtight container at room temperature these donuts will last 1-2 days. They are best served eaten the same day, because they are so easy to make you can make a batch at a time and enjoy them fresh every time.
Can I freeze donuts made at home?
You sure can. The best way to freeze homemade donuts is to not glaze them beforehand. Wrap them tightly with plastic wrap and store in an airtight container or ziplocked bag. When you are ready to enjoy them, make the glaze and bring them to room temperature. I would even heat them in the oven at 300 degrees F for 5-8 minutes and then add the glaze.
If you liked these 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
Making this maple donut bar at home is so easy, you can treat your family on the weekend with these delicious and satisfying donuts!
Nicole Peterson says
Can you bake instead of fry?
Jessica says
The texture will be much more biscuit-like when baking. You can spritz with oil and air fry though! Here’s a donut recipe that’s air fried, you’d use the same process. https://butterwithasideofbread.com/easy-cinnamon-donuts/
Janice says
These were delicious, the icing was superb, I will definitely making be making these again
Jessica says
So glad to hear Janice!!
Megan says
Your recipes are great so easy and instructional for people that have no clue what they are doing blessings and thank you!
Jessica says
thanks Megan!
Rick Curl says
Can these be made with homemade biscuits
Jessica says
I feel like store-bought biscuits are more roll-like than homemade biscuits, so I don’t think they’d taste the same with homemade biscuits.
Michelle says
Question… can you make the maple glaze the day before and then warm it up? We want to make the doughnut out camping and just have to warm up the maple glaze.
Jessica says
Yes, that should work just fine!
Anastasia says
I love your maple glaze recipe, I actually used it for my project during my Dietetic internship. One of the bakers made me her cinnamon rolls and I used this glaze to dip them in- they sold out everyday. Today, I used this glaze recipe on my Sourdough donuts…. and OMG, we can’t stop eating them. Thank you for this amazing recipe!
Jessica says
I love that you’re using it for so many recipes Anastasia! So glad you like it!
Louann Matz says
My glaze did not thicken …. What can I do
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Jessica says
Did you try adding more powdered sugar?