Beignets were also brought to Louisiana by the Acadians. These were fried fritters, sometimes filled with fruit. Today, the beignet is a square piece of dough, fried and covered with powdered sugar. They are served in orders of three. Here in New Orleans nothing goes better with cafe’ au lait than our beignet mix. Beignets are puffy square French doughnuts covered in powdered sugar. 28oz. box.