New Orleans Beignets Recipe Southern Living. Strawberry Margarita on this page. If youve never been to New Orleans, you can still get a taste of its cuisine with our recipe for New Orleans Beignets from scratch, the official state doughnut of Louisiana. This easy to make beignets recipe features fried choux fritters with a generous dusting of sugar. I havent tried this recipe, but it looks simple and very yummy. Posted in response to a recipe requestHave the flavor of the Big Easy in these sweet, New Orleans Beignets. Want to know how to make beignets Follow this beignets recipe with four easy steps to fry up golden New Orleans beignets.