All you need is 4 ingredients to make this easy sopapilla recipe using crescent roll dough. These crispy yet fluffy deep-fried pastries are coated in cinnamon sugar and served with a drizzle of honey.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: sopapillas
Servings: 4
Calories: 160kcal
Ingredients
18-oz canoriginal 8-count crescent roll dough
1cupgranulated sugar
2tablespoonsground cinnamon
honey for serving
vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
Pour vegetable oil to a depth of about 1/2 an inch into a medium to large skillet. Place over medium-high heat to preheat while you complete the next steps.
vegetable oil for frying
Roll out the crescent roll dough and cut it apart at the seams. In an 8x8 baking dish (or something similar), stir together sugar and cinnamon until well combined.
1 8-oz can original 8-count crescent roll dough, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
Test oil for readiness by dropping a pinch of flour in. If the flour bubbles, the oil is ready.
Reduce the temperature to medium and carefully add dough triangles in batches, leaving plenty of room for each to cook without touching. Brown for about a minute or so on the first side and then flip to brown on the other side. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate when both sides are golden brown.
Dip each fried pastry into the cinnamon sugar mixture on both sides and place on a serving platter. To serve, drizzle with honey.