Pumpkin Spice Zeppoles

Zeppoles. Fried Dough. Beignets. Basically the same, and yet, not the same at all. I just know that I love each and every one, no matter what you call them. I grew up with my mom making us "homemade" donuts that she would fry up from the biscuit cans on weekends. My older brother and I always considered it a treat. Then, when I married my husband, his family makes fried dough frequently. If you have never had savory ones with sea salt, you're missing out. However, for today, these Pumpkin Spice Zeppoles are the perfect fall treat, especially when paired with the butterscotch sauce!

My husband's family makes them a lot and depending on who you talk to, they will call it fried dough or zeppole. Just for kicks, we are going with zeppole today but you can just call it delicious. I've made zeppole from scratch using this recipe before, but for this particular recipe I used can biscuits as I was in a hurry. You can most definitely use the scratch recipe and then just catch up on the last step back here. 



Usually, when you go to a fair or order these at an Italian restaurant they will come served in a brown paper bag. The hot bites of fried dough tossed in the bag with powdered sugar. I wanted to play around with the traditional for the fall season and do a typical cinnamon sugar base with a little pumpkin spice added in. So no, there's no actual pumpkin in this particular recipe but they don't call it autumn spice, they call it pumpkin 
spice;)

Ingredients

2 biscuit tubes
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin spice
1/3 cup butterscotch sauce

In a frying pan, place 2 inches of oil and get to 350 degrees. Cut each biscuit in half and kind of flatten with your fingers. Drop in the oil and cook on each side until golden brown.  Place on a plate covered with paper towels to drain for just a second. In a brown bag (or if they have cooled a bit, a large ziplock bag) place the sugar, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice. Drop the zeppoles in the bag and shake vigorously for about 1 minute or until all pieces are coated, You can do a few at a time. 

Serve with warm butterscotch sauce or even ice cream. I used butterscotch ice cream sauce and it was the perfect topping. 



* Notes. the sugar/spice ratio can be adjusted to your taste based on if you want more or less spice flavor. I have also done a mix of powdered sugar and the pumpkin spice and that was really good as well. 

I hope you enjoy!


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19 comments on "Pumpkin Spice Zeppoles "
  1. I don't even like pumpkin anything but this sounds good. i guess I could always sub out for apple spice flavor too. Okay yum, I want to make it like right now!

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  2. I never heard of a zeppoles before. These look fabulous!

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  3. Aren't family recipes the best? These look so tasty - and yay for pumpkin everything!

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  4. These look yummy! My family is going to love these- thanks for sharing!

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  5. I've never heard of these, but they sound wonderful! Can't wait to give them a try!
    Thanks!
    Theresa.

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  6. Oh wow, these look so good! YUM!

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  7. Oh, these look so delicious! I need to make them for my family. Thank you for sharing them.

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  8. Oh...my goodness!!! Absolutely will be trying these!

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  9. I wasn't sure what a zeppole was but I remember growing up we made donuts from canned biscuits. Cut a hole out and fry them, then cover with powdered sugar or a glaze. Wow this is an adult version.

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  10. These look delish! I had no idea what a zeppole was. Hugs, Holly

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  11. These look sooo yum! I may have to try them!

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  12. Oh wow, this looks delicious! Thanks for the yummy idea :)

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  13. Love fried dough and yours look especially yummy. Thanks for showing how. Best wishes, Linda @Crafts a la mode

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  14. Oh my goodness these look AH-mazing. I have never made these. I think I MUST now. :)

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  15. Oh my! My two favorite things coming together. Yummy! I am pinning. Thanks for sharing this easy recipe.

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  16. I love the addition of the butterscotch sauce here. Such a simple way to add a pop of flavor! Yum!

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