Imagine if you will, a culinary collision of the state fair and fall.  I’m talking about something fried like funnel cake, and something fall.. like apples..lol.

I’ve magically morphed our favorite fall fruit with our favorite fried fair fare and here we are.  .. Apple Stuffed Funnel Cake is not only easier to make than traditional funnel cake, it’s also SO much tastier. Each bite of that crispy funnel cake is only made better by a tender, sweet, apple surprise inside… topped with some powdered sugar, and a drizzle of caramel.. and you will be the MVP VIP of Fall dessert faves!

No only is this super impressive, it’s also incredibly easy.  Whip up a batch for that holiday party or dessert table, and have the recipe on hand.. trust me.  🙂

What you’ll need:

2 cups complete pancake mix

3 med/lg apples

2 tbsp. sugar

approx. 1 cup water (to proper consistency)

2 tsp. vanilla extract

powdered sugar and caramel for garnish..optional

A spiralizer is necessary for this recipe.. they’re a great, super versatile kitchen investment and very affordable (NOT SPONSORED.. just love it)  .. you can find them here >  SPIRALIZER! 

oil for frying

plastic wrap

Directions:

Spiralize those apples…

now place a pile of the apples into a flat circle approx. 3-5″ in diameter (funnel cake size..lol) …

Wrap each apple circle individually in plastic wrap…

stack ’em up and freeze those babies for at least 2 hours to whenever you’re ready to make them…

Now whip up the batter by mixing the pancake mix with the water, and the vanilla until it’s a cake-batter consistency…

When the apple circles are super solid…

Take only one out of the freezer at a time and gently coat it in the batter.. (THEY NEED TO STAY FROZEN UNTIL FRIED.. and they thaw SUPER FAST)

Fry them up just until evenly golden…

Drain them on a glass surface.. as they will stick to paper products~!  learned that the hard way..haha!

Let them cool…

Then top them with a nice dusting of traditional funnel cake flavor… powdered sugar…

And a drizzle of caramel.. if you’re so moved to do so…

And then DIG IN!  ~Enjoy!  🙂

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State Fair season is right around the corner and as you can imagine…I can’t wait!  If I could own a state fair concession stand and cook crazy goodness all day long..I’d be in hog heaven (literally)..lol!

Until then, I’ll have to settle for my kitchen ..and some creepy carnival music in the background!

These mini Funnel Cakes in cookie form will bring all of that State Fair fun home to you.

And as we all know.. when a tasty treat is tiny, it’s super low in calories, and therefore almost healthy..right?…RIGHT!  So I made these Funnel Cakes into light and crispy cookies, now we can enjoy them by the dozen!  😉

I added the subtle Fall flavors of Apple Pie into this version, but you can adapt these adorable babies any way you’d like!   Keeping them small and simple seems to be the favorite though!

~Make a huge batch of these to perk up your holiday table and bring on those giggles.  These are sweet, crispy and will be the life of your party/dessert/bake sale/hostess gift/late-nght snacks!  🙂

What you’ll need for approx. 4 dozen cookies…(decrease the recipe accordingly for less):

3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups milk
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1/2 cup pureed apple pie filling
3 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons apple pie spice
2 teaspoons baking powder
vegetable/canola oil, for frying

a shallow fry pan that will hold 2″ of oil with room for some expansion

a squeeze bottle

an electric hand mixer

a food processor OR blender

The topping:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon

Directions:

In a food processor or blender, chop up the apples until they’re smooth…set aside.

Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla together and then add the milk slowly–beat. Add the smooth apple pie filling, continue to beat until ingredients are well blended.
Add the dry ingredients and beat until smooth and creamy.
Pour batter into a squeeze bottle or you can funnel the batter directly into the oil.  I funneled it into the bottle..lol…

When the oil becomes hot (350 degrees), squeeze the batter into circular “cookie-like” shapes… (do one at a time)

Brown on both sides, let them drain/cool on some paper towel…

In a small bowl combine powdered sugar and cinnamon. Using a sifter, sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture over the funnel cake cookies…

Now serve them up to anyone you like to see smile..a LOT!

Like YOU..lol!  ~Enjoy!  🙂

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