This corn dog bites recipe is the real deal. Hot dogs are sliced and dipped into cornbread batter then fried to perfection. Dip in your favorite sauces—this corn dog recipe will become a favorite!
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Mini corn dogs are a family favorite and fun to make every now and then for my kids! We’ve updated the recipe with a video to take you step by step through the process.
Corn Dog Recipe Ingredients
- cornbread batter: you can use whatever recipe you’d like and add a bit of extra milk to thin it down. My recipe is the same one that I use to make cornbread and cornbread muffins. It is spot on to what you are looking for in a breading for corn dogs.
- hot dogs: nothing fancy, the cheap ones are just fine.
- oil: canola or vegetable oil. You’ll need about a quart of oil. You can strain the oil afterwards and save it to use another time.
How To Fry Corn Dog Bites
- Once you’ve made the batter, dry each hot dog with a paper towel to remove excess moisture and slice each hot dog into 3 pieces.
- Slide a toothpick in the end of each piece. (If making regular sized corn dogs, use a wooden skewer.)
- Tip: pour your batter into a tall drinking glass. This makes dipping SUPER EASY.
- Dip the hot dog piece into your batter and let any excess batter drip off. Fry immediately.
NOTE: This recipe makes 24 corn dog bites, and you will have extra batter. You don’t want to use up all of the batter for the corn dogs because you’ll get to a point where there isn’t enough to easily dip them. You can scoop the extra batter using a cookie scoop into the oil to make hush puppies or you can cut up an extra hot dog to make a few extra bites.
What temperature should the oil be for frying mini corn dogs?
Pour a few inches of oil into a dutch oven or large pot. The hot oil should be anywhere between 350-360 degrees to cook the corn dogs. Use a good thermometer to keep the oil from getting too hot/cool. I heat my oil on med-high and then turn it down to med-low when it hits the desired temp and monitor it with each batch. The oil should be a few inches deep.
How long do you fry the Homemade corn dogs?
- Fry in batches of 4-6 bites for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown.
- Place mini corn dogs onto a platter with a layer of paper towels to drain off the excess oil.
- Dip in ketchup, mustard or honey mustard.
Can you make corn dogs ahead of time?
Yes, you can make these the day before and reheat in the oven or air fryer, but eating them the day that they are fried is best.
Baked Corn Dog Bites
Dice up the hot dogs and mix them in with your batter. Bake @400 degrees for 15-18 minutes in a greased muffin tin. These aren’t the same as fried, but still tasty and kid-approved!
Corn Dog Bites Recipe
Homemade Corn Dog Bites Recipe
This corn dog bites recipe is the real deal. Hot dogs are sliced and dipped into cornbread batter then fried to perfection. Dip in your favorite sauces!
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Servings: 24 mini corn dogs
Calories: 131kcal
Ingredients
Corn Bread Batter
- 1 1/4 cups yellow cornmeal
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 1/4 cup milk
Hot Dogs and Oil
- 8 hot dogs
- 1 quart oil vegetable or canola
Instructions
- Mix batter ingredients together until smooth.
- Cut 8 hot dogs into 3 pieces each and insert a toothpick into the bottom of each piece. Pat the hot dogs dry with a paper towel if they are wet so that the batter sticks to them.
- Dip each hot dog piece into the batter then carefully drop into oil that has been heated to 350 degrees.
- Leave the toothpicks in the corn dog bites while frying. Fry 1-2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove corn dog bites from oil and place on a platter lined with paper towels.Remove toothpicks.
Notes
The oil should be anywhere between 350-360 degrees. Use a good thermometer to keep the oil from getting too hot/cool. I heat my oil on med-high and then turn it down to medium/low when it hits the desired temp.
Nutrition
Calories: 131kcal
I just tried this and the cornbread mixture completely separated from the hot dogs and floated away. Not sure what I did wrong. I used the Jiffy honey corn bread mix and used extra milk to thin it out. Maybe I thinned it out too much? I even lightly coated the hot dogs in flour to see if that helped but it did the same thing.
Hi! I haven’t tried using the Jiffy mix, only the cornbread recipe that I shared so I’m not sure what the difference in ingredients would be that would cause the separation! So strange!
Over the years I have tried several different recipes for corn dogs. I am so gald I found yours, hands down the best. The only thing I did different was use a little less sugar as called for. Perfect!
Yay! I’m so glad they worked out for you!
Hi Brandy! I just wanted to let you know that these corn dogs look so amazing that I included them in a roundup post about the best Game Day Food ideas. Thank you for letting me share your recipe with my readers! If interested, you can find the post here: https://madeinapinch.com/game-day-food/
hello, i used a reciepe thats you had for the soft pretzel bite but i can no longer find it could you please send it to my email??
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Hi Kim, I am having redirect issues with my new wordpress blog (SO FRUSTRATING). Here is the link that should take you to the pretzel bites. Have a great night!
https://gluesticksblog.com//2011/10/soft-pretzel-bites-recipe.html
What’s the unit of measure for the butter? Stick? Cup?
How did I not catch that? Thanks for pointing it out. It should say 1/4 CUP.
When i make corn dogs I will use jalapeno cheese wienners or sausages for the adults and they go really well!
I love corn dog nuggets. They remind me of a when I was a kid and would buy them at the food court at the mall. I’d love it if you stopped by my link party to share these. http://acraftycook.blogspot.com/2012/09/1-month-of-fun-september-link-party.html
Those look delicious! I am going to have to try them the next time we go tailgating. 🙂
– Megan
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I love mini corndogs. I am looking forward to trying this recipe also.
Ooohhh these look delish! (And very cute too!) My husband LOVES corn dogs and I know he would love these! I’m saving the recipe for our next party! Thanks for posting!
What a gorgeous photo that is my first comment I adore good food art. So classy even though they are corn dogs lol. This is a must try I have a feeling though once I make them the natives will want them all the time. Thank you so much!
I LOVE corndogs! My husband laughs at me cause I love them so much! Please come by and link up at our party! http://housewivesofriverton.blogspot.com/2012/01/five-minute-fudge-and-rhw-recipe-round.html
Totally gonna make these!!
i just LOVE corndogs!
Thanks for the post, I’ll have to try this ASAP!
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I can’t wait to try these. We live in Austria and this is something my kids only get when we visit my family. Thanks for sharing!
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oh they are so cute too! Sounds yummy.
Pinned these to make soon! My kids love these and I hate buying the store ones since they have to many weird ingredients. Thanks for sharing!
How did you know I love mini corndogs? 😉 They look so yummy.
These look sooo yummy! Thanks
Wow those look awesome! I have tried invening recipes like this before and failed epically but you have inspired me to use YOUR recip – it looks so delicious. Thank you I enjoy your blog a lot!
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Have you ever tried to freeze these?
Oh my gosh, I love these but never eat them because I don’t like buying the frozen pre-made kind. These look so good, can’t wait to try them.
I am SO doing this!!! We love corn dogs around here, but the decent ones are pretty pricey! I’m excited to try them homemade!
My son (now in college) loves corn dogs. I have never actually made a corn dog from scratch, but these look terrific. Maybe I’ll make some for him when he’s home next.
They look delicious!I am going to give it a try! 😀
I never thought to make my own corn dogs! I think we may try this! YUM!
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Awesome! 🙂
Yummy! I could eat them all myself!!
Thanks for sharing with us!
~Jen @ hutchinsonherd.blogspot.com
This recipe worked great, I added extra milk too thick. I also used regular sized hotdogs and cut them in half. My granddaughter loved them. And with the remaining batter I made hoe cakes.