These Hand Dipped Corn Dogs are covered with a thick cornbread coating and fried to golden brown perfection. It’s just like they make them on Main Street at Disneyland’s Little Red Wagon.
There’s just nothing like a freshly fried hand dipped corn dog. This corn dog recipe replicates the recipe used at Disneyland, where corn dogs are a favorite past time. A simple corn bread batter is used to coat hot dogs and they are then fried to golden brown perfection. They are easy to make and can easily be frozen and reheated later.
What kind of hot dogs should I use?
We recommend using a high quality hot dog for the best results. Looking for the words “all beef” on the packaging generally indicates a higher quality hot dog. Choose a hot dog that you like. You can make corn dogs using any shape of hot dog as well so you can choose long and skinny, or the short and fat kind. It’s all about your personal taste preferences.
Buttermilk:
Don’t have buttermilk? It’s easy to make your own buttermilk substitute! You’ll just need regular milk and a little bit of vinegar or lemon juice. Or try one of our other buttermilk substitute options.
Where can I buy popsicle sticks or craft sticks?
You can find popsicle or craft sticks in the craft section at major superstores like Walmart or Target. They can also often be found in grocery stores near the section where they sell other food related items like toothpicks and straws.
Freezer and Reheating Instructions:
It’s super easy to freeze what you don’t eat right away. Reheat in the oven on a baking sheet at 400 degrees for about 10-12 minutes. They will crisp up and still be pretty tasty. There’s nothing quite like fresh, but homemade frozen corn dogs are way better than store bought.
Watch the video below where we will walk you through every step of the recipe with a video demonstration.
I have self rising corn meal. Should I omit baking powder?
It may or may not work. I don’t know how much baking powder is in your corn meal already.
Can I use plain milk instead of buttermilk? What is the difference?
I highly recommend buttermilk. I have a list of buttermilk substitutes here: https://thestayathomechef.com/buttermilk-substitute/
So is it 1 cup of buttermilk or 1 1/4 cup ????
1 to 1 1/4 cup. It really depends on how accurately you measure your flour and cornmeal. Cups really aren’t the most accurate measurement so it causes a bit of a variation.
I made these and was actually surprised at how good they were. Fast and easy, my type of meal.
These turned out fantastic. They were crispier than others that we have made. I would try a dusting the hotdogs in flower prior to calling them in the future. Thanks for sharing.
Not ever having made corn dogs before, this recipe turned out great. There was sufficient batter to coat all of the dogs and the family loved them! Thank you for sharing with us! 🙂
I’ve been making these for years, but my recipe calls for dusting the dogs with flour before dipping into the batter. This keeps it from pulling away from the hotdog.
So I made them tonight and they tasted really good only thing was I forgot to add the baking powder in the rush of the kids craziness. They still tasted good just weren’t very fluffy at all it was a kind of funny eat this night. Excellent recipe though the taste was there! Thanks!
Wow!! These are so so so delicious!!!! Thank you for the recipe! When I’m missing Disneyland I will make these again!!!
These sound great! I can’t wait to get to the grocery store to get the ingredients I need. I’ll probably buy the Ballpark Bun Length All Beef Weiners.