Doughnut Croquembouche

A photo of a croquembouche surrounded by evergreen cuttings and mini lights

A holiday hacked Croquembouche made with Krispy Kreme doughnut holes and vanilla pudding.

Course Dessert

Cuisine French

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings tree

Calories 260kcal

Author John Kanell

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:

For the Croquembouche:

48 Glazed Doughnut Holes
1 Glazed Doughnut
Foam Cone
Toothpicks
Christmas LED mini lights
Edible gold leaf
¼ cup confectioners sugar

For the Vanilla Pudding:

1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cups whole milk
1 egg yolks
1 tablespoons butter unsalted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon spiced rum optional

Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS:

For Vanilla Pudding:

Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan.
Add milk into the sugar mixture. Stir until a paste. Combine milk and egg yolks.
Cook the mixture on a low heat, while stirring continuously. Let the mixture thicken and don't over boil. Turn off the heat. Add butter, rum and vanilla.
Transfer mixture to a piping bag fitted with a 230 piping tip.
Pipe pudding into each doughnut Hole. (You might have to make some room inside the doughnut hole with the tip in order to fill with the pudding.)

For the Star:

Roll out Glazed Doughnut between plastic wrap.
Cut out a star shape from flattened doughnut.
Add gold leaf to the star.

For the Assembly:

Pierce the foam cone with toothpicks.
String lights between toothpicks.
Attach Doughnut Holes.
Dust with confectioners sugar.
Using a toothpick, attach the star.

Nutrition

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