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Empty Tomb ‘Disappearing Marshmallow’ Doughnuts are a tasty treat with a great Easter message. Made from biscuit dough and marshmallows dipped in cinnamon and sugar, then lightly fried before being dunked in doughnut glaze.
Empty Tomb ‘Disappearing Marshmallow’ rolls are one of those treats my family makes EVERY year. It’s honestly a tradition now. It started 6 years ago, the Monday before Easter Dan and I (as newlyweds!) made these together. It has happened every year since! This year, we made them into Doughnuts and the results were drool inducing.
We have ‘family night’ every Monday night. This is a night we set aside to spend time together as a family. We play, we learn and we grow closer as a family. So, for family night the Monday before Easter, we make a version these together.
I love the symbolism that goes along with this tasty treat. The marshmallow represents Jesus’ body. After Christ died, they prepared his body with oils of embalming (butter) and anointed his body with spices (cinnamon and sugar mix). Then they closed the tomb (the biscuit dough). When they went to check on him, he was gone (just like the marshmallow!). 
This is such a great, kid-friendly activity. They love rolling those marshmallows around in the butter and sugar (and licking their fingers in between..). It is almost magical when they bite into the doughnut and nothing is there. Year to year, this is still one of my favorite traditions.
Empty Tomb Doughnut Tips:
- Use a fork to really seal those edges. The marshmallow will try and find any hole to come squirting out of while frying.
- Although the big marshmallows are fun, I had better luck with smaller marshmallows and adding 3 or 4 inside of the biscuit dough. They didn’t escape while frying like the big ones liked to do.
- Glaze the doughnuts while they are hot! That way there is a nice thin layer of glaze. Plus, when they are hot, it is so easy to roll them around in the bowl of glaze!
Empty Tomb ‘Disappearing Marshmallow’ Doughnuts
(Printable Recipe Below)
Empty Tomb ‘Disappearing Marshmallow’ Doughnuts are a tasty treat with a great Easter message. Made from biscuit dough and marshmallows dipped in cinnamon and sugar, then lightly fried before being dunked in doughnut glaze.
Ingredients
- 2 7.5 oz cans biscuit dough
- 1 cup mini marshmallows or 10 large marshmallows
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp sugar
- oil for frying
Doughnut Glaze
- 1/4 cup butter room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Flatten two biscuits into thin circles. take 3 or 4 marshmallows (or 1 large marshmallow) and dip them into the melted butter and then roll in the cinnamon and sugar.
- Place the marshmallows on one biscuit. Use the other flattened biscuit and sandwich the marshmallows in between the two biscuits.
- Use a fork and pinch off the seam around the edge.
- Repeat the above steps with the remaining marshmallows and biscuits. You should end up with 10 doughnuts.
- Heat the oil (should be about an inch deep) in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat until hot.
- While the oil is heating, make the glaze by mixing all ingredients together in a stand mixer or with handheld beaters until smooth. Set aside
- When the oil is hot, fry the doughnuts for 30 seconds- 1 minute on each side or until golden brown.
- Immediately glaze the doughnuts by putting the doughnut into the bowl of glaze and flipping it around a few times.
- Transfer to a wire rack (that is inside of a cookie sheet!) to let the glaze dry.
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Empty Tomb 'Disappearing Marshmallow' Doughnuts
Ingredients
- 2 7.5 oz cans biscuit dough
- 1 cup mini marshmallows, or 10 large marshmallows
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp sugar
- oil, for frying
Doughnut Glaze
- 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Flatten two biscuits into thin circles. take 3 or 4 marshmallows (or 1 large marshmallow) and dip them into the melted butter and then roll in the cinnamon and sugar.
- Place the marshmallows on one biscuit. Use the other flattened biscuit and sandwich the marshmallows in between the two biscuits.
- Use a fork and pinch off the seam around the edge.
- Repeat the above steps with the remaining marshmallows and biscuits. You should end up with 10 doughnuts.
- Heat the oil (should be about an inch deep) in a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat until hot.
- While the oil is heating, make the glaze by mixing all ingredients together in a stand mixer or with handheld beaters until smooth. Set aside
- When the oil is hot, fry the doughnuts for 30 seconds- 1 minute on each side or until golden brown.
- Immediately glaze the doughnuts by putting the doughnut into the bowl of glaze and flipping it around a few times.
- Transfer to a wire rack (that is inside of a cookie sheet!) to let the glaze dry.
I thought this was an Instant Pot recipe?
Hi Leslie- here is the link for the Instant Pot recipe: https://cookingwithkarli.com/empty-tomb-easter-rolls/