Last updated on May 19th, 2018 at 07:51 am
Learn how to make these super cute and adorable Mini Corn Dogs from scratch! They’re yummy, delicious and fun to make.
Most times you want to eat something healthy and good for you like my California Quinoa Salad, but there comes a time in one’s life when one wants to eat a corn dog. Sometimes you just want to pop these babies in your mouth, covered in ketchup and mustard and just enjoy the yumminess of a corn dog. I’m just saying!
I for one, can probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve actually had a corn dog in my life. A couple times? Maybe. It was a long time ago because I can’t even remember when. I do remember buying the prepackaged ones a long time ago, and, although I hate to admit it, I did love them. But a fresh corn dog is better.
A mini corn dog is even better. A mini corn dog doesn’t make you feel as guilty. That’s if you can stop at just one.
I’m just happy I finally found a use for my lollipop sticks. I bought them before in the hope of making more cakepops, but I just never found the time and so I was super excited to finally use these sticks.
So I have to tell you that making these mini corn dogs was a lot of fun and pretty simple to do. It was a bit difficult as the dog was in the kitchen with me hoping I’d throw some hot dogs to her, so she was in my feet all the time, but who can blame her. As I was frying these corn dogs it was smelling heavenly and even I couldn’t wait to sink my teeth into one.
The batter for making corn dogs couldn’t be any easier and I found it much simple to use a cup, or a jar, much easier to just dip your hot dog in the cup than in a bowl.
Homemade corn dogs are so much better, and these mini corn dogs are super adorable and what better way have fun with your kids than to make these together.
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Mini Corn Dogs
Ingredients
- 6 hot dogs cut in half
- 12 lollipop sticks
- vegetable oil for frying
For batter
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven, pour the vegetable oil to a depth of 4 inches. Heat the oil to 350 degrees F.
- Stick each half hot dog onto the lollipop sticks. You can use wooden skewers as well.
- In a bowl, combine all the batter ingredients and whisk.
- I found it easier to pour the batter in a long glass. Dip each hot dog into the cornmeal batter to completely cover the hot dog. Carefully place the hot dogs into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 2 or 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. I fried about 2 or 3 at a time. Repeat with remaining hot dogs and batter.
- Serve with ketchup and/or mustard.
Notes
Nutrition
Can these be made without cornmeal?Christ
They are corn dogs, so it wouldn’t quite be the same. We’ve never done this recipe without the cornmeal but you are free to give it a try.
Can corn dogs be frozen for later use?
Yes, absolutely. I would probably wrap each one individually in plastic wrap and they would probably last for up to 1 month in the freezer.
This recipe is making me drool all over my computer screen! Yummmmm! Thank you so much for sharing this awesome recipe! Pinning it to my Yummy Recipes Board! 😀
Also I want to tell you that your food photography is Stunning!!!
Thank you for the compliment, means a lot to me!
Hi,
Can’t seem to find cornmeal can I use corn starch or more flour?
Corn starch and flour will not work. You really have to have the cornmeal.
I just made this recipe but used honey instead of sugar for some natural sweetness and so it would be like the honey corndogs you can find and I just covered them in batter and fried them without the stick so they would be completely finger food and they turned out great.
Hi Jo! Have you tried these the day after? I’d like to fry them up the night before, refrigerate and warm them up in the oven the next day for a noon party! What do you think?
To be honest no, they didn’t last until the day after, but that should be just fine, you could just microwave for a bit and I’m sure they’ll be just fine.
The lollipop sticks are plastic, how did they go in the hot oil? I’m thinking of using wooden skewers.
The ends were mostly sticking out so they were fine, but wooden skewers work as well.
Thanks for the recipe. Just wondering if It is ok to refrigerate the batter so I can use it early next morning to make the corndog for my son ‘s school snack?
Hi Nazia,
I haven’t tried it, usually I make them right away but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. The only change I’d make though is maybe not add the baking powder until the morning.
Do you have a baked corn dog? Is that even possible? Thanks! Tracey
No I don’t Tracey, these would not work baked, the batter is too thin for them to stay on the dog,maybe if the batter were a little thicker, but without further recipe testing I couldn’t tell you for sure.
Hi Jo,
Love this recipie, to make them taste more like pogos I used schneiders original hot dogs. I put 1 tsp of sea salt and hand cranked freah pepper 8 times. Which turned out perfect and I used a deepfryer.
Thank you
This will be a fave in our house for sure!
Nec
That’s wonderful, so glad you liked it. 🙂
Hi Jo, good afternoon.
My question is. . If I do not have a Dutch oven can a deep fryer be used instead?
Thank you!
Absolutely Michelle, I don’t have one so that’s why I used a Dutch oven. They might even turn out nicer in a deep fryer. 🙂
Thank you for the feedback Jo!
Hey Jo,
Thanks for this recipe it looks great. Little question though .. if I don’t have a Dutch oven can I just use something else to deep fry it? Will it still come out as well?
Thanks!
Oh yeah, any deeper pot should work.
Hi 🙂 i found your blog in some pinterest board! This recipe is absolutely easy and beautiful!
This week end i’ll try it!!
Thanks Monica, hope you do!