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Funnel Cake Bites are a mini version of your favorite fair food. Small bites of fried dough covered in powdered sugar is a warm and delicious dessert.
I don’t think I can ever make these without thinking of Summer. They just scream carnival rides, flip flops and warm nights with friends. Are funnel cakes super nostalgic for you, too?
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So good. Easy to make. Everyone loved them ~ rolled them in cinnamon sugar. A sure hit for any party.
Funnel Cake Bites
I can very clearly remember how excited I would get when I saw the funnel cake truck at the summer carnival. It was by far my favorite part! The thought never would have crossed my mind that I could make this treat at home. I’m excited to share with you how to do it yourself!
If you love funnel cakes, you will also want to check out our Traditional Funnel Cake and Apple Fritters recipe.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Flour – All-purpose flour.
- Baking Powder – add to the flour.
- Salt – just a tiny bit.
- Nutmeg and Cinnamon- for flavor.
- Milk – whichever milk you’ve got on hand.
- Eggs
- Vanilla – real vanilla extract.
- Granulated Sugar – for baking.
- Powdered Sugar – to coat the cake in.
- Vegetable Oil – for frying.
How To Make Funnel Cake
- Beat the eggs until they are nice and foamy. Then pour in the milk and stir.
- Add in the dry ingredients and stir until you get a dough.
- Heat oil in the pan and drop spoon fulls of batter into the oil.
- Cook on both sides until golden brown then dry on a paper towel and toss in powdered sugar.
Because they are fried, these are best served fresh and eaten right away. If you leave them out they get soggy and lose the crunch that makes them so good. Feel free to use as much powdered sugar as you want. It’s what makes the cake bites so delicious!
These are super tasty as is, but you can also dip them in chocolate or caramel sauce, too!
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Ingredients
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 and 1/2 cups milk
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Beat eggs until foamy.
- Add milk and vanilla
- Mix in flour, sugar, baking powder, spices and salt until smooth.
- Pour the oil into a pot 3/4 inch deep to about 375 degrees
- Add the batter into hot oil by spoonfuls. I like to use a cookie scoop to help scoop them in.
- Fry until golden brown, flip and repeat.
- Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or dip in your favorite toppings.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I have made funnel cakes for over foRty years for my family. These bites are a nice change
Thank you Sherry!
They have a great taste but it does not have the consistency to be a round ball. Delish.
I made the funnel cake bites but my batter was very watery. I followed the recipe to the T. Flavor was good, but they were NOT pretty or round like your photo. It was for a birthday boy and I did not dare give him those hideous looking things. ????
Hi Adelina. Sorry they were not as pretty as you would have liked them. That is the tricky part as far as batter thickness and oil temperature. Not sure why your batter was watery, but if you try this again, add the milk last and only a little at a time until you get the desired consistency. Also, make sure your oil is at 375 before dropping the batter in.
How can you tell how hot the oil is in the pot. I’m looking forward to trying it
Hi Susan. The easiest way is to using a cooking thermometer with a pot clip.
Deep fryer is the easiest but a candy Thermometer works well also
I think I might try this in my aebleskiver pan so I can avoid the frying.
Did it work?
Hi! I want to try this recipe but I don’t deep fry so I was wondering if these could be done in an air fryer? Thanks!
Hi Pam. I haven’t tried these in the air fryer but it should work. You may have to experiment on a few at first for the correct time.
It makes it so much easier if the ingredients are listed in the order used, instead of having to scan the list. I will be trying soon.
A place near us makes these bigger with jelly filling inside…how would u do that??
You use a piping bag and nozzle to push inside them once they are cooked
Use an electric Aeblskiver..out in 1 tBSP of batter, then dallop the jelly, then top with batter. Easy and less messy. google recipes & video and you will see a tutorial
I just made these but they were more like funnel cakes than they were the balls. They had good flavor and I followed the recipe exact so I don’t know what I did to mess them up. You have two different recipes on there the front one on the cover then you have another one so I followed the one where it says jump to recipe at and they were just too liquefied to turn into balls I added two cups of flour like the recipe said and I’m not sure what I messed up.
Thank you for the recipe. It is simple to follow.
How many did you get out of this recipe?