Easy 15-Minute Maple Bars

5 from 1 vote

These easy 15-minute maple bars feature a gooey and delicious homemade maple glaze that’s combined with a flaky biscuit for a decadent snack that you'll love.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Easy 15-Minute Maple Bars Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 466kcal

Ingredients

Pastry

16 ounces Generic Buttermilk Biscuits (I used Great Value from Walmart)
3 cups vegetable oil, 24 ounces for frying the pastry

Glaze

¾ cup light brown sugar, tightly packed
5 tablespoons salted sweet cream butter, softened
4 tablespoons whole milk
1½ tablespoons light corn syrup
1 tablespoon maple flavoring
1¾ cups powdered sugar, sifted

Instructions

Add the brown sugar, butter, and milk to a 2 to 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Whisk as the butter and sugar melts.
Once the sugar has completely dissolved, whisk in the corn syrup and maple flavoring. Remove from the heat.
Pour the melted sugar mixture over the powdered sugar and whisk until the powdered sugar is completely incorporated. Set it aside.
Add the oil to a 10 to 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. (If you have a candy thermometer that you can attach, it will help you not to burn the pastry) Heat the oil to 340-350°F.
While the oil is heating, open the biscuit dough. Using either a rolling pin or your hands, shape the dough into an oblong dough bar, about 5 inches long.
Once the oil has reached 340 to 350°F, add 2 of the raw pastry dough to the oil. Be sure to closely watch the dough and adjust the stove temperature accordingly.
Fry the dough for 1½ to 2 minutes per side until both sides are golden. Repeat for the remaining dough bars. Transfer the cooked bars to a baking dish lined with paper towels.
Stir the glaze to ensure it is not “glazed” over. Dip the tops of the bars into the maple glaze. Allow the excess glaze to drip off. Allow the glaze to harden slightly before serving.

Notes

We tried both the Grands brand biscuits and Great Value big biscuits, and the Great Value was surprisingly much fluffier than the Grands brand, so we recommend sticking with that brand for the fluffiest pastry.
Using a candy thermometer is such a huge help when frying anything. It can make the difference not only in looks, but it helps keep the bars from tasting burnt.
The frying process goes fast. Make sure you have a paper towel-lined baking sheet ready before dropping the dough into the oil.

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