With only 3 ingredients and 10 minutes you can have yourself your own Buffet Style Chinese Donuts. Super simple, easy and absolutely addicting.
I have to admit, we are pretty much addicted to take-out Chinese food. It’s one of my guilty pleasures in life. I am not ashamed at all, it’s just so good.
Over the years though, we have wanted to save some money and started making our own take-out recipes at home, they usually pretty simple and budget friendly.
These Chinese Donuts are super budget friendly and some of my other favorite take-out ones we make include Egg Drop Soup, Potstickers and Sweet and Sour Chinese Chicken.
I love about these donuts or what I also call them “Sugar Buns” is that they only consist of 3 ingredients and you can make as little or as many as you like!
They are typically deep-fried balls of dough and then rolled in white granulated sugar. You can find these puffy donuts with a generous sugar coating on a Chinese buffet dessert table. They may have originated from Youtiao, the Chinese deep-fried dough often served for breakfast.
WHAT ARE CHINESE DONUTS CALLED?
Traditional Chinese Donuts are called Youtiao. They are different than the ones you see at the Chinese buffet and are more of a cruller or churro type as you can see here.
But we still call these Chinese Donuts because essentially that is what they label the ones at the buffets that we have experienced.
But if you want to try the “true” ones then I would check out making the Youtaio recipe!
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- Minimal ingredients that you usually have on hand help you whip this together in no time.
- They are simple and can be made in a regular pan or deep fryer, whatever you prefer.
- They taste almost identical to the donuts you would get at a traditional restaurant.
How to Make SIMPLE Chinese Doughnuts, Buffet Style
FAQ
Do Chinese donuts contain dairy?
What is a Chinese long donut?
What are Chinese donuts called in Chinese?
How many calories in a Chinese donut?
How do you make Chinese donuts?
Chinese Donuts are the delicious Chinese buffet treats with a yeast dough made from scratch and deep fried golden brown, then rolled in sugar. In a large mixing bowl add yeast, warm water, and sugar, stirring well. Let sit for 5 minutes, until foamy. Add evaporated milk, oil, remaining sugar, and egg.
What are Chinese donuts?
Instead, the Americanized version of Chinese donuts are balls of sweet dough with even more sugar on the outside, and found on a Chinese Buffet dessert table more often than a breakfast item. Another reason these Chinese Donuts are different from other recipes is that they are completely made from scratch.
How many ingredients do you need to make Chinese donuts?
This easy recipe for buffet-style Chinese donuts requires only three ingredients and is super fun to make! Warm, golden brown, and sugary sweet. Yum!
What are Chinese buffet Donuts?
Chinese Buffet Donuts are different from the breakfast items you’ll find sold by street vendors in China. Those Chinese donuts are called Youtiao and are long strips of dough, like a cross between a cruller and a churro, and made without sugar.