Beignets just might be my most favorite food on the planet – and that’s saying a lot since I’m a bit food-obsessed! I grew in Pensacola, a mere 3-hour drive from New Orleans. Most people I talk to went to Washington D.C. for their 8th grade field trip… not me! Our class went to The Big Easy and it has been a favorite destination of mine ever since. My preferred way to get to know a city is by exploring the local eats. The beignets at Cafe Du Monde were life-altering and every time I go back to New Orleans, I make it my first and last stop!
Since I don’t live close enough to get my fried dough fix from Cafe Du Monde anymore, my mom (the enabler) spoils me with care packages of my favorite treats from home. She sent me this Beignet Mix last year and I finally busted it open and made me some sweet treats that instantly transported me right back to the French Quarter.
The mix (which you can buy online, if you’re so inclined) is so stinkin’ simple! Just. Add. Water. The end. Well… actually, then you mix it, roll it, cut it, fry it…
And finally, inhale it. The end. 
Mmm, we’ve got to make the drive next time you’re home to visit, big sis! When Pudding and I went last week, it was his first of plenty more times in NOLA! He particularly loved the hustle and bustle at the original cafe, and then we even had an encore visit in the Riverwalk Marketplace where there is a Cafe Du Monde upstairs! How much oil should I use in, say, a 2 quart saucepan? At Riverwalk, we got to watch a guy toss ‘em by the dozen into a HUGE deep fryer! I don’t have one of those… which is probably a good thing, because IF I DID…