Deep Fried Oreos - Guest Post

Hi there, Danielle has been working super hard this week on top of putting together a few new crafts so I volunteered to write up a guest post for her blog (I am such a super wonderful husband like that!). I do have a blog of my own, but I must admit that it is seldom interesting or updated.

One of my all time favorite activities is to go to the fair. Nothing beats spending a warm October day outside with friends and family indulging in some sensory overload. Growing up my family and I would frequent the North Carolina State Fair, and Danielle and I have, if you will excuse the pun, fairly recently started going to the Carolina Renaissance Festival together. No matter the type of fair, one of the highlights is always the food! Funnel Cakes, BBQ, Turkey Legs, Kettle Corn, Peanuts, Cotton Candy and the deep fried food of the year.

One thing I have learned going to fairs is that almost anything can be deep fried. Twinkies, Snickers, Coke, Butter, Cheeseburgers and even beer! One of my first deep fried fair food memories is the ever amazing deep fried oreo! This snack is so amazing I figured, why wait to indulge but just once a year, and set out to recreate it!

What is in here? Who knows, it could be anything!

Ingredients:
1 Package of Oreo Cookies
1 Cup of Pancake Mix
1 Large Egg
1 Cup of Milk (or water)
2 Teaspoons of Vegetable Oil
Peanut Oil (Depending on your frying apparatus)

Instructions:

-Heat up the peanut oil in your deep frying apparatus to about 375 degrees Fahrenheit. And no, you do not need to have a special deep fryer. You can just as easily use a deep skillet, you ideally need about 3-4 inches of oil in the skillet at minimum if you don't have a deep fryer.

-Add the Pancake Mix, Egg, Milk and Vegetable Oil in a medium mixing bowl and whisk until smooth.

-Dip the cookies into the batter, covering the cookie as much as possible and then carefully place into the oil. Continue until you have a batch of about 6 cookies frying at a time. You may need to adjust up or down depending on the size of your frying apparatus.


-Each batch should fry for 1 minute on each side until the batter turns golder brown. Remove the cookies from the fryer and let them drain on a paper towel.

-When you ready to serve, sprinkle some powdered sugar over the top of the cookies! And indulge!

One thing to keep in mind is that deep fried oreos do not make good leftovers, so plan ahead for how many you want to make, instead of making the whole bag (unless that is your plan).

They might not be pretty, but they are pretty dang good!

If you want to double your fun (and I don't mean by using double stuffs!) you could use this snack to help make a fun indoor fair day on a rainy day. Just add a few fun 'fair' games of skill/chance, some blue ribbon art contests and learning about the local livestock!