Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beignets on plate with coffee - Bonchan/Getty Images Whether you've eaten one on the lawn in front of the Eiffel Tower itself or ...

Imagine biting into a warm, pillowy pastry dusted with powdered sugar, its crispy exterior collapsing to reveal a fluffy, doughy center. Beignets are a beloved treat in most French speaking areas.

From classic powdered sugar to loaded specialty flavors, here are the restaurant chains serving up the best fresh beignets.

Atlanta chef Virginia Willis makes her beignets the French way, using the light pastry dough known as pate a choux, which is easy to put together and puffs up when fried. These make an extra-special ...

The beignet (pronounced ben-YAY) is a French doughnut-like pastry that is a common treat at cafes and coffee houses in New Orleans. In fact, the pastry is so beloved that Louisiana named it the ...

Many restaurants now make beignets with doughnut-like yeast batter. Traditionally, beignets are made from a pâte à choux, which puffs and makes them light as air. This recipe works for crullers or ...

MILWAUKEE -- Bastille Days was set to wrap up at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 14, and thousands of Milwaukeeans immersed themselves in French culture during the four-day festival. There were lines at one ...

From powdered sugar to perfect beignets, discover the Louisiana café that earned worldwide fame with one unforgettable sweet ...

The French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, can sometimes seem like a living, breathing time capsule, with a long list of restaurants, bars, and other businesses that have been around for a century ...

NEW ORLEANS - After the longest break in its 143-year history, Cafe Du Monde will once again fill New Orleans' Jackson Square with the luscious smell of beignets and rich, chicory-laced coffee. The ...

While vegetables and seafood are often the featured ingredient in a fritter, beignets are a sticky pate a choux dough fried into sweet goodness. (Renee Brock/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT) ...