Funnel Cake Recipe

Everyone loves the funnel cakes from the carnivals and fair. Now you can make them at home with this easy funnel cake recipe that is delicious and can be topped with powdered sugar, fruit, whipped cream, chocolate, caramel or all of the above!

Homemade Funnel Cake

It’s no secret that my family loves food. So much of what we do revolves around it, and there are just so many recipes that have become family favorites over the years. This next recipe for Homemade Funnel Cakes happens to be one of those. It’s one we have at least every other month as we gather on Sunday nights to let the cousins play and to have an extended family dinner. We especially crave this mouth-watering Funnel cake recipe in the fall when it cools down, but that doesn’t mean we don’t make them all year long – because we do. 😉

We’ve been using this Funnel Cakes recipe for as long as I can remember, and it’s something my sister, Kellyn, is usually making for everyone for our Sunday treat. Half of us like it with powdered sugar while the other half loves it with a homemade fudge sauce (being shared later today). Although we don’t go to the fair often to have these guys, it’s a treat we ALWAYS get when we go to Disneyland each year, and I’m happy to say we can still enjoy that treat at home.

Funnel Cake Ingredients

We love that we always have the ingredients for the funnel cake batter on hand. Yes, that does make it more of a temptation to make often, but they’re worth it!! Here are the basic funnel cake ingredients you’ll need to make this recipe:

• eggs
• milk
• salt
• baking powder
• flour
• oil for frying

How to Make Funnel Cake

Once you have the ingredients gathered, making the funnel cakes are fairly simple. Just do the following:

1. Pour vegetable oil in a frying pan (about 1 inch high) on medium high heat.
2. Pour all the ingredients into a bowl and whisk until the batter is smooth.
3. Pour batter into a funnel, blocking the tip of the funnel with your finger. Position funnel over the hot oil and slowly move your finger so batter comes out in a steady stream. Make circular and crisscross motions to form a funnel cake.
4. Using tongs, flip the funnel cake so each side is browned. Remove to a paper towel to drain.
5. Enjoy with desired toppings.

So simple and so delicious!

My mouth is watering just looking at this picture!  With it being fall, you can definitely bet we’ll be making this ASAP (even though we like making it all year long.) As I mentioned we are more of the fudge sauce and powdered sugar type, but you can also top it with caramel or add a variety of berries and whipped cream on top. Either way you have it, I promise it will be enjoyed and devoured in about .2 seconds. 😉

For more fair food recipes, check out:

• Fried Oreos
• Corn Dogs
• Caramel Apples

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Funnel Cakes

Bring the state fair home with this Homemade Funnel Cakes recipe, which is a yummy batter that can be topped with hot fudge sauce, caramel, powdered sugar, whatever you like!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 210 kcal

Author Lil' Luna

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 cups flour
• oil for frying

Instructions

1. Pour vegetable oil in a frying pan (about 1 inch high) on medium high heat.

2. Mix ingredients into a smooth batter.
3. Poor batter into a funnel, blocking the tip of the funnel with your finger. Position funnel over the hot oil and slowly move your finger so batter comes out in a steady stream. Make circular and crisscross motions to form a funnel cake.
4. Using tongs, flip the funnel cake so each side is browned. Remove to a paper towel to drain.
5. Enjoy with desired toppings.

Nutrition Facts

Funnel Cakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 210 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3g 5%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Cholesterol 60mg 20%

Sodium 242mg 10%

Potassium 229mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates 35g 12%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 3g

Protein 8g 16%

Vitamin A 3.6%

Calcium 12%

Iron 12.5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Stay tuned later today for the Homemade Fudge Sauce we make to go with it. My hubby eats it straight from the jar when it’s made because it’s just THAT good!!