POFQ beignets?

[H&Hmommy]

What are they? We are going to be staying at POFQ in June and I have heard so much about these beignets, yet have no ideal what they are.
Do I need to lose 10 lbs. before going so I can have as many as I want, or will all the WALKING offset them LOL!
Kim

 

[BrianD]

Beignets are french dougnuts. Basically, it is deep fried dough with powdered sugar over it, and they are yummy!

They aren't healthy, obviously, but with all the walking one does at WDW, it should offset the calories.

 

[kdibattista]

They are sent to us straight from heaven

Seriously though, beignets are the one thing I look forward to on my trips.... I have to stop now, I'm drooling!!

 

[Mouseteacher]

The beignets are out of this world. Even when I am not staying at POFQ, I try to get over there just for the beignets. I have had the beignets in New Orleans and these are just as delicious.

 

[dreamflight99]

I make these all the time at home! French Creole...I LOVE the coffee too (Chicory), yummy! I buy the mix and coffee from cafe du monde (www.cafedumonde.com). It is a no-brainer, so easy to make. Just deep fry, and shake some powdered sugar over the top. Better than Krispy Kreme! LOL.

 

[Kayeil]

Reminds me of a German dish my mother use to make! Can anyone tell me how much a beignet costs?

 

[Mouseteacher]

You get three with an order but I don't remember the cost.

 

[lindamg]

Okay - I'll be the odd-man-out on this thread. I'd read quite about about these things and finally got to try them last month. All I can say is "what is all the hoopla about?" They were okay, as they go, but nothing to get excited about. I'd much rather have the chocolate chip pancakes!!

 

[kdibattista]

I believe they are 3 for $.99, 6 for $1.99 or something like that

 

[macs4us]

When we drive to WDW from SoCal, we always stop by Cafe du Monde in NOLA for beignets - even at 3am!!! They have them at Downtown Disney out here, too - just not as good as in NOLA.

 

[MEM]

My experience with the beignets at POFQ is that they can vary greatly in quality from day to day. I was there for 10 days and twice they were perfect and twice they were hard and tasted refried and/or stale. I stopped buying them after the second disappointment. I would suggest you buy the smallest amount and see if the chef is having an off-day or not.

 

[dreamflight99]

Originally posted by macs4us
When we drive to WDW from SoCal, we always stop by Cafe du Monde in NOLA for beignets - even at 3am!!! They have them at Downtown Disney out here, too - just not as good as in NOLA.

I AGREE 100%! There is nothing which compares with Cafe Du Monde's product (Yes...open 24/7), in NOLA. The next best thing, is to make these at home with the Boxed mix (which, surprisingly...is available in some grocery stores).

 

[hotcarib]

Beignets are deep fried Pate-a-Choux; i.e. Cream Puff pastry dough. They are quite simply little bites of heaven!!! Can't wait!!

 

[wannabee princess]

A little taste of heaven! 3 for $1.89 and 6 for $3.79 and worth every penny!

I liked them for breakfast, as a late night snack and had to grab an order as the last official thing I did at FQ last week!

I never had a stale beignet all week - generally they were making them fresh or made them after I ordered. My littlest one liked them so much he wondered if Ohio has them too!

 

[hotcarib]

Yumm!!!
You made my mouth water!!!

 

[DebbieB]

I stayed at POFQ last month and we were having breakfast on that end of the food court. We wondered why a bell kept ringing every few minutes. We found out they ring the bell when the beignets came out of the oven (or fryer).

 

[d-r]

They used to have pretty good begnets at Bonfamille's.

 

[Mouseteacher]

I loved Bonfamille's at the FQ! Delicious meals at moderate price unlike most of the sit down restaurants. Too bad they closed it.