Tessa’s Recipe Rundown
Taste: Just like at the fair! Delicious!
Texture: Similar to that of a donut.
Ease: Dangerously easy. You might be making these all the time now!
Appearance: Crazy fun design and beautifully dusted with powdered sugar.
Pros: Quick, simple ingredients, addictively good.
Cons: uh… none!
Would I make this again? You bet!
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Please welcome back Melanie from Garnish & Glaze as she shares this scrumptious homemade funnel cake recipe! Be sure to visit her mouthwatering !
Summer is great because of all the yummy fresh produce but I also love it because it means that I get to go to fun local outside events… and eat scrumptious food like funnel cakes!
I grew up in St. Louis which has amazing fairs and concerts, many of which are right under the Arch on the riverfront. One of my favorite things to enjoy while there were funnel cakes. Once I caught smell of the funnel cakes there was just no passing them up. Could you?!
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A funnel cake is basically a freshly fried doughnut covered in loads of powdered sugar. Speaking of the powdered sugar, I’ll just warn you that it can be dangerous to take a deep breath with a fully loaded powdered sugar funnel cake right in your face. Believe me, I know. These aren’t the healthiest and I don’t think sugar coating your lungs is good either… but they are sure tasty! Hey and if you’re topping them with strawberries it’s all good right?
Funnel cakes are a blast to make and come together super fast. You make a batter that is similar to pancake batter, put in in a funnel held over a pot of hot oil, and within two to three minutes you’ve got your very own fresh funnel cake. Eating it is even more fun because you tear it apart piece by piece eating the fun designs and getting your fingers completely coated in powdered sugar. Yeah, this is something your kids will definitely LOVE.
If you’re looking for more fun summer treats with strawberries check out my Strawberry Swiss Roll or Glaze Strawberry Muffins.
Homemade Funnel Cakes
Ingredients
For the Strawberries:
- 2 pounds strawberries, quartered
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
For the Funnel Cakes:
- Vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Confectioners’ (powdered) sugar
Instructions
For the Strawberries:
- Place washed and cut berries in a bowl, sprinkle with the sugar, toss, and place in fridge.
For the Funnel Cakes:
- Fill 4 quart pot (8-inches in diameter) with 2 inches of vegetable oil and heat to 360 degrees over medium heat.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk the milk, eggs, and sugar together. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until smooth. Mixture should be thin enough to easily go through a small kitchen funnel. Test it over the mixing bowl and if it’s too thick, mix in more milk; if too thin, mix in a little more flour.
- Place your finger over the bottom of the funnel and fill it with 1/2 cup of batter. Hold the funnel over the pot of hot oil and remove your finger to release the batter into the oil while moving the funnel in a circular motion and then every which way so it’s all connected. Fry until golden brown (1-2 minutes), carefully flip with tongs, and fry the second side until golden (about 1 minute). Remove and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with lots of powdered sugar, top with strawberries and enjoy warm.
Looks yum. Will try soon
For those asking about ziploc I guess it should work. I once got a set at craft store which has small container with spout and a mix. I used up the mix but have the container that I would try with this recipe. So I suppose if you have a creamer with spout it would same way.
Made these this morning as written. Absolutely easy and delicious. I used a 6 inch saucepan and cooked one cake at a time. Thank you for the recipe.
Same question if I don’t have kitchen funnel… seems so delicious.
If you didn’t have a kitchen funnel, would dumping the batter in a ziploc bag and cutting off a corner work instead?
WOW! I have never had a funnel cake before but I am so intrigued by them! Your look PERFECT!
Wow I did not know making funnel cakes was so easy! I will definitely have to try that this summer, it sounds like so much fun! I’d probably top mine with chocolate sauce or at least some chocolate chips…mmmm…. 🙂
Ok…this I would not be able to resist!!