Easy Homemade Beaver Tails
These Homemade Beaver Tails are an easy twist on the Canadian delicacy - they're made with pizza dough and require no deep frying either!
Servings: 6 beaver tails
Calories: 370kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup sunflower oil
Dough
- 1 bag pizza dough
- 2 tbsp packed brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp flour
Dipping Mixture
- Plate filled with white sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Topping Ideas
- Strawberries
- Shredded coconut
- Sliced bananas
- Nutella
- Brown sugar
- Chocolate/butterscotch chips
- Reese's pieces
- Mini marshmallows
- Any other candy you desire!
Instructions
- Add ingredients to pizza dough then tear apart and mix together in a large bowl. This will probably take a while, but just do your best to get it all mixed together.
- On a heavily floured surface, roll out your dough so that it is about a 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Using a knife, cut dough into 6 pieces and then use the knife to cut the dough (this step is optional and only for aesthetic reasons) so that the dough forms the shape of a beaver tail (basically a long, oval shape).
- In a large, deep frying pan, pour in sunflower oil.
- Take a small piece of flattened dough and put it in the oil. You'll know when the oil is hot enough when the dough floats to the surface and starts to cook. Remove the piece of dough at this point and add a larger piece of dough, cooking for 2 minutes each side. Set your stopwatch on your phone to ensure precise cooking times, and only cook one to two beaver tails at a time in the oil. Of course, be careful when cooking around hot oil as well.
- Meanwhile, combine a plate full of sugar with cinnamon and stir to combine.
- When the first beaver tail is done, use a large slotted serving spoon to remove it from the pan and let it drain on a paper towel lined plate for about a minute.
- Transfer to sugar plate, coating on all sides.
- Decorate with your fave toppings (mine is Nutella, coconut and strawberries!)
Notes
Add on your favourite toppings like Nutella, fresh fruit, nuts and more.
Store the beaver tails without the toppings in the fridge for 5 days. Reheat in the oven, add on your fresh toppings and serve.
Freeze any leftovers without the toppings for up to 3 months. Bake in the oven until warmed through then add on your fresh toppings.
Nutrition
Calories: 370kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg