The Big Easy is known for its fresh, doughy beignets. Here is our recipe for making these iconic doughnuts at home.

Despite the pressure of coaching arguably the biggest game of his career, Jim Harbaugh still made time to indulge in a New Orleans tradition: stopping by Cafe Du Monde for beignets with his family.

Popular in French cuisine and a staple in the Louisiana city of New Orleans, these New Orleans-style homemade beignets are ...

Beignets and donuts, while both sweet and fried, have distinct differences that set them apart in the world of pastries.

Beignets offer a more subtle sweetness, with the powdered sugar providing most of the flavor, whereas donuts provide a broader range of tastes due to their diverse toppings and fillings.

The perfecting of Cafe Du Monde beignets involves using a secret dough mixture and frying them in 350-degree cottonseed oil for 90 seconds.

It's brewed in tradition and dusted in sugar, served mainly as a café au lait or coffee with milk. "The beignet is a square French donut that we serve with powdered sugar and that's our only food ...