Greek Donut Sundae: Loukoumades Deluxe

Loukoumades are bite-sized doughnuts that are golden and slightly crisp on the outside. They’re soaked in syrup and taste like they were sent from heaven. These Greek-style donuts are incredible served the traditional way: drizzled with honey and dusted with cinnamon. However, add ice cream and some toppings and you’ll have the best dessert that you’ve ever tasted. The perfect treat for your family and impressive enough for a dinner party!

The Wet Ingredients:
•1 cup lukewarm water
•½ cup lukewarm milk
•1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
The Dry Ingredients:
•1 and ¾ cup (250 g) all-purpose flour
•2 and ¼ teaspoons yeast
•¼ cup (42 g) corn starch
•1 tablespoon of granulated sugar
•¼ teaspoon of salt
For the Syrup: (double this recipe for extra syrupy donuts)
•1 cup of granulated sugar
•1 cup of water
•½ cup of honey
•1 cinnamon stick
•1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Vegetable oil for frying
Ice cream
Toppings:
•Berries
•Chocolate hazelnut spread
•Melted white chocolate
•Melted dark chocolate
•Chocolate chips
•Crushed cookies
Instructions
Make the loukoumades batter:
Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and whisk together.
Add the wet ingredients to the bowl and whisk the mixture together until smooth.
Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel and set aside to rise for an hour.

Make the syrup:
Add the sugar, water, and cinnamon stick to a small pot and whisk together. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium. Cook the syrup until the sugar has melted.
Remove the pot from the heat and add the honey and vanilla extract. Stir together until the honey is incorporated and set aside to cool completely.

Make the Loukoumades:

Heat the oil until it reaches 360 °F, 180 °C. It should be very hot but not smoking. If the oil is not hot enough the loukoumades will absorb the oil and become oily and dense. If it is too hot, they will brown too fast on the exterior and the inside will not cook properly.
Keep a glass of water near the work station.
Using a small ice cream scoop, drop some batter into the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pot so that the oil’s temperature does not drop too much.
Fry the donuts until golden all around. About 2-3 minutes.
Lift the loukoumades out of the oil with a spider strainer and drain as much of the oil as possible. Soak the loukoumades into the syrup. Toss them a few times and transfer them onto a plate.

Place the loukoumades into a bowl and top with a few scoops of ice cream and your favorite toppings. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes
The loukoumades batter may be made a day ahead and allowed to rise slowly in the refrigerator. Cover the bowl with plastic or place in an airtight container.

The syrup may be prepared a few days ahead and stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.


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[HellasGD]

These are insane! thank u sweet Dimitra, us Greeks also invented donuts (loukoumades) these were actually served @ the ancient games, someone please tell me why are there 3 'dislikes"???

[natalialopes]

I like that you can make the dough or batter ahead of time and then fry them up for your company. Those look delicious

[maggie-qm]

Your channel has the Best recipes. Saving this one! 😋

[maryfrancesaitken]

Wow 😜 this looks amazing Dimitra!! You are one of my favourite chefs on YouTube. My kids love it when I try out your recipes 💕💕

[marche]

Amazing! We only had store bought growing up.Thanks for posting, love your videos 😍

[johnrotuno]

I just wanted to thank you. I made your greek chicken and potatoes aa well as the red pepper beef stew and they were a big hit. SO good!!!

[mehrankhodadad]

Looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it out!

[ninaazueta]

I need a bigger book of all your Greek recipes.

[lifeisgood]

All of your recipes are so easy and delicious! Yum!

[rinaldodavalle]

Hi Dimitra
Thank you for your lovely recipe love loukoumades

They are very popular in our house 🏡
Greetings from Australia
Betty 🇦🇺🇬🇷🙏❤️🤗🤗

[georgepelekoudis]

An amazing variation on a simple desert, that was already amazing in its simplicity! Not sure if it’s the same cafe in Chania, but my cousins did take me for coffee and loukomades at the port. Thanks for the throwback, Dimitra! Stay safe :)

[dorashizas]

Brings back memories of my mom making them😋🇨🇦

[omarmikha]

Congratulations on 100k!!!! Your food looks amazing cant wait to try it!!

[msgpennie]

Would never have thought of this!! Yum!!

[louisaleroux]

OMG Dimitra, I gained 5 lbs just watching. Looks delicious Stay safe. Regards from France

[frankiefrankie]

Hi Dimitra, thank you for taking the time to share all these wonderful recipes with this recipe, how far in advance can you actually fry them. I am having some people over and I dont want to fry with when they are here....thank

[martinederu]

thank you very much for your delicious recipes.But is it possible to have them in gram and mililitre. Thank you very much

[chihuahuamama]

Amazing! You’re down to earth and friendly approach makes everything seem so easy🥰 I wish I was on Star Trek so that Scotty could beam me up so I could snatch a couple of those...

[k.v.]

You had me at the intro! Mmmm
Should the loukamades be served and eaten warm?

[Mays-usa]

Omg this is exactly like arabic sweet alot of greek food is very similar to middleastern food