Homemade Sopapilla Recipe | How to Make the Best Sopapillas! (2024)

This Homemade Sopapilla Recipe is one of our favorite desserts to make as a family. Warm fried dough with melted butter, honey and powdered sugar? Yes please! If you’re wondering how to make sopapillas this easy recipe is for you.

Homemade Sopapillas

I’ve been looking forward to sharing my sopapilla recipe for weeks now. Let me start by saying I know people call these all kinds of different names. It kind of depends where you grew up! I’ve heard people call them scones, fry bread and sopapillas. I am not partial, I’ll call them anything, lol! I remember as a kid having warm sopapillas at a Mexican restaurant we went to and it was my favorite part of the meal!

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What Is A Sopapilla?

If you are not aware of what this recipe is, let me explain. It’s a homemade dough, fried, then lathered with butter, honey and powdered sugar. Seriously does NOT get better than this.

When my family gets together on Sundays, we almost always end up making these. They are everyone’s favorite 🙂

What You’ll Need

• canola oil– You’ll use canola oil or vegetable oil to fry your sopapillas.
• warm water– Warm water helps activate the yeast for the homemade sopapillas.
• active dry yeast– Active dry yeast is a key ingredient when making homemade breads.
• granulated sugar– Just a touch of sugar gives a slight sweetness.
• all-purpose flour- All-purpose flour is the main dry ingredient.
• kosher salt– Kosher salt is a course salt. I prefer using it over fine salt.
• extra virgin olive oil– Just a touch of olive oil is used when making the dough.
• butter– You can use salted or unsalted butter here.
• honey– You’ll drizzle honey over top of the warm sopapillas when they are done frying.
• powdered sugar– Also referred to as confectioners sugar. You’ll use powdered sugar to dust over top of the sopapillas.

How To Make Sopapillas

1. Place oil in large dutch oven over medium heat with a thermometer attached to the side of the pot. Heat until at least 350 degrees but under 375 degrees F.
2. Place warm water, yeast and sugar into stand mixer bowl with a dough hook attached. Let sit for 5-10 minutes until yeast has grown.
3. Add flour, salt and olive oil to the stand mixer, beating on medium speed. Mix until dough is cleaning sides of bowl, about 2-3 minutes. With very floured hands, remove dough from bowl and form into a ball on top of parchment paper.
4. Pinch off about 1/4 cup pieces of dough forming into 3 inch rounds. Does not have to be perfect. Carefully drop pieces of dough into hot oil, in batches. No more than about 3 or 4 at a time. Fry until golden and puffed on each side. Remove from hot oil and place onto parchment paper. Immediately spread butter and honey over each piece. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

While you are waiting for your yeast to rise, heat your oil to 350-375 degrees F.

Prepare dough as recipe states below in recipe card. Roll into ball on top of parchment paper.

Pinch off little pieces of dough and form into about 3 inch rounds.

It doesn’t have to be exact, can be bigger or smaller 🙂

Carefully drop each piece of dough into the hot oil. Let fry until golden then flip! This is the color you are looking for. Remove from the oil and set onto some parchment paper. Spread each piece of dough with lots of butter as soon as it comes out of the oil.

Drizzle with honey. Dust with more powdered sugar. The outcome is pure heaven. Such a delicious dessert for the whole family.

How To Serve Sopapillas

Serve warm with butter, honey and powdered sugar. Best if enjoyed shortly after fried. It’s not recommended to store leftovers and re-heat. Best if eaten on day they’re made.

Leftovers

Store any leftover sopapillas in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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