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This recipe is a beyond simple delicious hand-dipped corn dog making you never want to buy store-bought again!
These are a summer favorite right next to our Mini Corn Dog Muffins and Hot Dog Nuggets and Homemade Nuggets.
Who Doesn’t Love Corn Dogs?!
Whether we’re at the fair or Disneyland, we love to enjoy hand-dipped corn dogs. Well, now we can enjoy them anytime at home!
Here’s why we love them:
- Fair food at home. Provide the taste of amusement parks and carnivals straight from your own kitchen.
- Quick. These are on the table in under 20 minutes!
- Simple ingredients. All you need are hot dogs, skewers, and pantry staples.
- Freezer friendly. Fry, cool, and freeze to heat up for a quick and delicious snack.
It’s hard not to love this homemade corn dog recipe!
Ingredients
- Yellow Cornmeal – Finely ground cornmeal makes the best batter.
- Dry Ingredients: All-Purpose Flour, Sugar, Salt, Baking Powder
- Egg
- Honey – Used as a sweetener and to add flavor.
- Buttermilk
- Vegetable Oil
- hot dogs – Use regular-sized hot dogs as thicker ones won’t cook all the way through. Choose hot dogs made with beef, chicken, pork, or turkey. You can even use cheese filled hot dogs (as long as they are not too thick).
- Wooden skewers, candy sticks, or thin popsicle sticks – Be sure when the stick is added it will fit the diameter of the frying pan.
- vegetable oil for frying – Or use canola oil or peanut oil.
How to Make Corn Dogs
- Heat 2 quarts of oil to 350°F in a large pot or Dutch-oven.
- In a large bowl, whisk dry ingredients then add in wet ingredients. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Pat hot dogs dry and insert a skewer into each hot dog. Pour the batter into a tall glass (not too full) and dip one dog at a time into the batter, then place into the hot oil to fry (I like to make sure that the batter is coating a bit of the skewer/stick so that the coating stays on).
- Let the corn dog sink to the bottom and then turn it with tongs to ensure that it is browning evenly on all sides. Cook for about 2-3 minutes, then transfer to a paper-towel lined plate.
- Repeat until all the hot dogs are cooked. You will need to keep refilling the glass with the batter as you go.
Recipe Tips
- Flavor. Add extra flavor by stirring in some smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper, or black pepper to the batter.
- Batter. Allow excess batter to drip off the dipped hot dog before placing it into the oil. If the batter is too thick, add a splash of buttermilk to thin it out.
- Hot oil. The oil should reach 350°F. Test it by dropping a small piece of bread into the hot oil. If it starts to sizzle and turns golden brown within a few seconds, the oil is ready.
- Condiments. Aside from ketchup and mustard, try Fry Sauce, Honey Mustard Sauce, or Chick-fil-A Sauce.
Storing Info
- STORE leftover corn dogs in a Ziploc bag in the refrigerator for 2 days. Reheat them in the oven at 350°F for about 10 minutes or air fry them until warm throughout.
- FREEZE. Store them in a freezer-safe bag. When ready to make, bake at 400°F for about 15 minutes.
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Corn Dog Recipe
This recipe is a beyond simple delicious hand-dipped corn dog making you never want to buy store-bought again!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup yellow cornmeal
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ¾ cup buttermilk *
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 12 hot dogs
- 12 wooden skewers, candy sticks or thin popsicle sticks
- 2 quarts vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- In a large pot or Dutch-oven, heat the 2 quarts of oil to 350℉.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Add the egg, honey, buttermilk, and vegetable oil, and stir until combined. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, pat the hot dogs dry and insert a skewer into each hot dog. Pour the batter into a tall drinking glass and dip one dog at a time into the batter, then place into the hot oil to fry (I like to make sure that the batter is coating a bit of the skewer/stick so that the coating stays on).
- I let my corn dog sink to the bottom and then turned it with tongs to ensure that with was browning evenly on all sides. Cook for about 2-3 minutes (you want to make sure they're fully cooked inside), then transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat with remaining hot dogs (you may have to tilt the glass a bit to get the last few ones fully dipped).
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Notes
Thin the batter. If the batter is too thick, just add a splash or two of additional buttermilk.
Double it. You can easily double this recipe!
Freeze. These corn dogs freeze really well. Just make sure to let them cool completely before placing them in a Ziploc bag. To reheat, bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Adapted from Life in the Lofthouse
Double it. You can easily double this recipe!
Freeze. These corn dogs freeze really well. Just make sure to let them cool completely before placing them in a Ziploc bag. To reheat, bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Adapted from Life in the Lofthouse
Nutrition
Calories: 1596kcal, Carbohydrates: 26g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 168g, Saturated Fat: 132g, Cholesterol: 97mg, Sodium: 402mg, Potassium: 217mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 135IU, Calcium: 68mg, Iron: 2.1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Thank you for sharing your recipe
Looks good! But the nutrition facts are scary….. Are they right?
Never mind, I see you mentioned it was for the whole batch
These were so good! Much better than store bought and very inexpensive. I used the same batter also dipping mozzarella cheese sticks which was great! Super easy & quick. I used bamboo skewers with regular & jumbo hotdogs, turned out great!
Oh I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the corn dogs! Thanks for sharing what you did!
These were so delicious! I had a hard time stopping when eating them. The only thing that happened though was that my corn dogs ended up being flat on each side and not round at all but didn’t affect the taste 😁. Yum!
I love corn dogs
Thank you for sharing your recipe, this will come in handy with all of my grandchildren, when they come over and they love corn dogs I will be able to pop them out of the freezer and pop them in the oven. Thank you Rhonda K Isbell
How do u figure 1500+ cal for one corn dog?
The calorie count is for the full recipe, so not quite 1500 for one dog. 🙂
These corn dogs were delicious! The batter was light and fluffy and melted in your mouth instead of being thick and cakey like other corn dogs. My grandma has been wanting “Pronto Pups” like they made at the County Fair 70 years ago, and said these were pretty close – score! And they were super easy to make.
I’m so glad you and your grandma liked them! Hopefully they brought back fond County Fair memories. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I made these corn dogs this weekend, they were a big hit w/the grandkids-They were easy to make and tasted delicious. better then store bought!
I’m so glad your grandkids liked them! Thanks for sharing! Easy and delicious make a great combo for sure. 🙂
Will bamboo skewers work?
They should work fine if they are the thicker type of bamboo skewers. The thicker skewers work better to hold the weight of the hot dog and batter.