https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884625#M20385 <BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN class="quote_author">On 5/18/2014 <STRONG>Paulanerguy75</STRONG> said:</SPAN> Any wonder why Americans are fat and obese? Oh wait, my fault, it is genetics.....</BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yes......genetics, and a bad thyroid</P> Mon, 19 May 2014 13:23:34 GMT Desertdi 2014-05-19T13:23:34Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884603#M20381 <P>Disclaimer: I haven't tried these; I just got this recipe in an email and think it looks intriguing - although I'm not a huge bacon fan and would probably leave it out.</P> <P>If you make these, be sure to report back! </P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>Loaded Maple Bacon Donut Fries</STRONG><BR /> <BR /> <IMG src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/12156825113_5bb24430a9_z.jpg" alt="/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Prep Time: 20 minutes&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Cook Time: 15 minutes&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Total Time: 45 minutes&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Yield: 4-8 Servings&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Deep fried donuts with a brown butter maple glaze, bacon and chocolate sauce.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Ingredients&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; 1 Bottle Vegetable oil (48oz)&lt;br/&gt; 1 Pkg Bacon&lt;br/&gt; 1 Sleeve Pillsbury Grands Homestyle Biscuits (48oz)&lt;br/&gt; For the glaze&lt;br/&gt; 1 C Powdered sugar, sifted&lt;br/&gt; 1/4 C Unsalted butter, browned&lt;br/&gt; 2 tbsp Pure maple syrup&lt;br/&gt; 2 tbsp Milk&lt;br/&gt; Hot Fudge sauce for drizzling&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Instructions&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; In a medium sized pot, empty a full container of vegetable oil. Attach a candy thermometer to the size of the pot. Heat oil over medium heat until it reach 360-375° F. Turn your heat down slightly to prevent the oil from getting too hot. Use extreme caution, oil will be very hot.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; While oil is heating, preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with tin foil. Make sure it is a baking sheet with raised edges. Spread bacon out over baking sheet and bake for 18-20 minutes until desired crispness. About halfway through, remove from oven and pour out excess oil. Caution, bacon and oil will be very hot! When bacon is done, put on a paper towel to absorb excess grease. When cooled, chop into small pieces. Set aside.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Remove biscuits from container and cut into fourths lengthwise. With your hands, roll each cutting into a long string, about the thickness of a pencil. Cut in half if necessary.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Once oil is heated, slowly drop biscuits into oil. Bake for about 20-30 second a side until golden brown. Remove with a pair of tongs and set on a paper towel lined plate to drain the excess oil. When finished deep frying, leave your candy thermometer in the oil until it is completely cooled.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; For the glaze&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Sift powered sugar. This step is necessary to create a smooth glaze.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Melt butter in a saucepan. Once melted, continue to stir until butter turns a golden brown.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Pour melted butter over powdered sugar. Add maple syrup and milk.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Whisk until smooth.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; For a thicker glaze, add only 1 tablespoon of milk instead of two. Or add additional powered sugar. To make glaze thinner, add additional milk.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; I prefer to use a Hot fudge sauce (such as Hershey’s or Smuckers) to drizzle over the fries. Heat fudge sauce in the microwave for 30-60 seconds until thin.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; To assemble the fries, please bottom layer of donut fries on the plate and drizzle maple glaze and chocolate syrup. Sprinkle with bacon. Repeat for as many layers as you want to make.&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; Notes&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt; A whole canister of biscuits will serve a crowd. You may want to double the glaze recipe if you make the whole canister of biscuits at one time.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;" /></P> Mon, 19 May 2014 02:48:20 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884603#M20381 FunkyHulaGirl 2014-05-19T02:48:20Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884609#M20382 <P>OH Funky---I'm afraid this just makes me a little sick!!!! Bacon should never be paired with chocolate!!!!<IMG src="https://community.qvc.com/" /></P> Mon, 19 May 2014 03:49:22 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884609#M20382 wagirl 2014-05-19T03:49:22Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884614#M20383 <P>Oh, I dunno...I'm seeing a lot of chocolate bars with bacon in them....</P> <P>Personally, I can take bacon or leave it, but I like the idea of making these without it. <IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/thumbup1.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.thumbup1}" /></P> Mon, 19 May 2014 03:58:41 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884614#M20383 FunkyHulaGirl 2014-05-19T03:58:41Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884620#M20384 Any wonder why Americans are fat and obese? Oh wait, my fault, it is genetics..... Mon, 19 May 2014 05:19:34 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884620#M20384 Paulanerguy75 2014-05-19T05:19:34Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884625#M20385 <BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN class="quote_author">On 5/18/2014 <STRONG>Paulanerguy75</STRONG> said:</SPAN> Any wonder why Americans are fat and obese? Oh wait, my fault, it is genetics.....</BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Yes......genetics, and a bad thyroid</P> Mon, 19 May 2014 13:23:34 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884625#M20385 Desertdi 2014-05-19T13:23:34Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884630#M20386 <P>Oh my...yummy and fattening! A few weeks ago we were out of town, and a local coffee shop had maple bacon donuts. They tasted more like a cake than a donut, but they were so good. It was just like eating pancakes for breakfast...only you could hold it in your hand!!</P> Mon, 19 May 2014 13:28:57 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884630#M20386 crush 2014-05-19T13:28:57Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884635#M20387 <P>Whew! Looks like a heart-attack waiting to happen.</P> Mon, 19 May 2014 13:44:50 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884635#M20387 gonnab 2014-05-19T13:44:50Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884640#M20388 <P>Seriously - what is wrong with some of you people? Don't you have anything better to do than judge others? No one is making you eat this, no one is saying that they eat something like this more than as an occasional treat, and if you have no interest in the recipe - move on! Don't go assuming everyone who enjoys something decadent once is a while is obese either. Geez...I'd like to see what svelte beauties YOU are! </P> <P>If you can't say something nice, KEEP YOUR MOUTHS SHUT! </P> Mon, 19 May 2014 19:22:59 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884640#M20388 FunkyHulaGirl 2014-05-19T19:22:59Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884645#M20389 <BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN class="quote_author">On 5/19/2014 <STRONG>FunkyHulaGirl</STRONG> said:</SPAN> <P>Seriously - what is wrong with some of you people? Don't you have anything better to do than judge others? No one is making you eat this, no one is saying that they eat something like this more than as an occasional treat, and if you have no interest in the recipe - move on! Don't go assuming everyone who enjoys something decadent once is a while is obese either. Geez...I'd like to see what svelte beauties YOU are!</P> <P>If you can't say something nice, KEEP YOUR MOUTHS SHUT!</P> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>But U always post such unhealthy recipes<img id="smileysad" class="emoticon emoticon-smileysad" src="https://community.qvc.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-sad.png" alt="Smiley Sad" title="Smiley Sad" /> FYI............there is an obesity epidemic today and children are not going to live as long as their parents, etc., etc., etc.</P> Mon, 19 May 2014 19:31:06 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884645#M20389 ahoymate 2014-05-19T19:31:06Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884650#M20390 <P>WOW. Bet these would be a huge hit to bring to a brunch!</P> Mon, 19 May 2014 19:47:55 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884650#M20390 gardensla 2014-05-19T19:47:55Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884655#M20391 <P>I just gained ten pounds. <IMG src="https://community.qvc.com/" /></P> Mon, 19 May 2014 19:49:15 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884655#M20391 brewhaha 2014-05-19T19:49:15Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884661#M20392 <BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN class="quote_author">On 5/19/2014 <STRONG>FunkyHulaGirl</STRONG> said:</SPAN> <P>Seriously - what is wrong with some of you people? Don't you have anything better to do than judge others? No one is making you eat this, no one is saying that they eat something like this more than as an occasional treat, and if you have no interest in the recipe - move on! Don't go assuming everyone who enjoys something decadent once is a while is obese either. Geez...I'd like to see what svelte beauties YOU are!</P> <P>If you can't say something nice, KEEP YOUR MOUTHS SHUT!</P> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P>Funky, funky, funky---don't get so upset!! No one was blaming you for anything!!! You always post such lovely pics with your recipes--<IMG src="http://community.qvc.com/DesktopModules/ExactTarget/Controls/TextEditor/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/blushing.gif" alt="{#emotions_dlg.blushing}" /></P> Tue, 20 May 2014 21:40:45 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Recipes/Loaded-Maple-Bacon-Donut-Fries/m-p/884661#M20392 wagirl 2014-05-20T21:40:45Z