I used to love frozen corn dogs growing up, and my mom always bought them with some of the other junk food snacks at Costco or the Swan truck! I'm excited to bring you this recipe for gluten free mini corn dogs in collaboration with Sir Kensington's condiments!
I have always been a fan of their products, mainly their yummy mayo, and was thrilled to hear about their new line of squeeze bottles. I love to make homemade ketchup like this one that uses dates so I can use a paleo-friendly sweetener, but when I don't have time, Sir Kensington's is my go-to for Asher because they have the best quality, non-GMO verified ingredients of packaged sauces and are the most tasty by far. He's a big ketchup fan and uses it on my Grain-Free Chicken Nuggets or an organic grass-fed hot dog at least a few times a week.
These gluten free mini corn dogs were so fun to play around with and create! I did find that a big difference was made when using a really good quality hotdog, and I think that's why the frozen ones don't taste so great anymore! Well, that and that they're filled with a bunch of chemicals. I use Applegate Organic or Fork in the Road brand and they're both great.
I created a nut-free version for those with nut allergies or so that you can send them to your children's school as well. I do find the almond flour version to be a little more tasty and a lot more crunchy though!
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shaynalarsen
Okay, this corn dog recipe was a huge bust 🙁 the dough fell right off the hot dogs. Felt like a waste of expensive ingredient. Super disappointed. I the followed recipe ???
Patricia Linsmeier Bauer
I rolled mine in almond flour before the dough which seemed to help. I also set them on the fryer basket and lowered them into the oil. Stuck to the basket a bit but did not fall apart.
Danielle
I’m so sorry they didn’t turn out for you! Drying off the hot dogs and having a cold batter is essential to getting it to stay on. Also, the type of almond flour you use is really important, and I suggest the type that is linked in the recipe. Lastly, the oil must be at the temperature stated above or it can cause them to be greasy and soggy and potentially have the batter fall off the hotdogs. The way you put them into the oil also makes a bit of a difference, if you drop them from high the batter can kind of explode off, but if you get closer and lightly drop them into the oil the batter will stay on better. I hope that helps!
Kelly Daily
I would love to try these!
Danielle
I hope you like them!
Danielle
That’s great! Thanks for sharing all that Lisa. 🙂
Danielle
Of course! I’m lucky to have you guys! 🙂
Tomassina Baker
Anyone know if you can substitute tapioca flour for the arrowroot? It’s the one thing I’m missing and it’s pretty pricey.. Just curious. Can’t wait to try it out!
Elisabeth Breckley
Generally that works just fine!
Danielle
I haven’t tried it with this specific recipe, but many people say you can almost always sub in Tapioca flour 1 for 1 with Arrowroot!
Dana
It depends on the overall use of the flour. If you google “tapioca vs arrowroot” there’s at least one chart out there that explains when you absolutely have to use one or the other. It probably doesn’t matter as much in this application though.
Melissa
Can you sub arrowroot flour with coconut flour? As well as use olive oil or coconut oil instead?
Danielle
Unfortunately, arrowroot and coconut flour perform completely differently so the batter may not work. I also haven’t tried frying them in olive oil or coconut oil either. My only thought is that both of those have pretty strong flavors, so your corndogs may either taste like coconut oil or olive oil if fried in them. I recommend using a coconut oil that is expeller pressed meaning it has less of a coconut flavor.
Kristin M.
I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am for this recipe! I also grew up eating Schwan’s or Sam’s Club corndogs and still love them, just can’t eat them. This will be made this week!! Yeah!!!
Kristin M.
Ok question with the process — I should stick the whole corndog with the stick into the hot oil?
Danielle
Yep! The whole dog with the stick. I pull them out with tongs.
Danielle
Of course! I hope you like them! 🙂
SharonT
What sort/brand of hot dogs did you use? Here in Australia they are made of disgusting processed ground up bits and pieces. My kids really, really miss them though and I’d love to find a healthier version.
Danielle
Hi Sharon- I get Apple Gate Organics grass-fed beef hotdogs.
Ali Morris
I was wondering the same thing Sharon, as I miss hot-dogs too and also live in Aus. On googling the brand below I found they use mostly australian beef in their products! I used to work for a beef exporting company here and it makes me wonder if it is from the company I used to work for. The australian beef is such good quality, maybe someone else here is making them? Have you found anyone yourself?
SharonT
Hi Ali. I’ve been searching high and low but unfortunately I can’t find any decent hot dog meat/frankfurts here. I’m guessing it’s because the hot dog demand is so much less here and because the grass-fed/Paleo market is only just getting started. I thought I will just have to try and find decent sausages and chipolates to use instead.
Ali Morris
I’m going to try out those Clevers Organic ones from Woolies and see how I go! 🙂 I’ll comment back here if they’re worth it.
SharonT
Cool. I’ve seen grass-fed sausages at specialty butchers and markets too if that helps.
Dana
Sausages are traditionally made up of odd bits. That’s the nature of the beast. It is healthier to eat multiple parts of the animal anyway rather than relying solely on the muscle.
Danielle
Hi Jessica- I had 3/4 less hair than I have now. And after I stopped having flare-ups my hair just stopped falling out. I think my diet and going Paleo played a huge role in getting my body to where it needed to be!
Elizabeth Lamarche
Is there a special reason you made mini corndogs (with halved hotdogs) instead of regular sized (with whole hotdogs)? I’m wondering if it would work anyway or if the size matters because of the batter maybe… ??
Danielle
Whole hotdogs should work fine! I did halved ones because I created this recipe as an after school snack idea for the kids, but full sized should work just fine! You may have to cook them for little bit longer though as there is more batter.
Elizabeth Lamarche
Great! Thank you so much! I’ll try that this weekend!
lbhildebrand
I was diagnosed with UC 2 months ago! I have been following SCD diet with no dairy and no eggs for 8 weeks. can I have these after my egg fast or is arrowroot illegal?
Heather Crooks
I just think it’s cute that you called it the “swan” truck instead of the Schwan’s truck 😉
Danielle
When I was testing them, I saved the shortening and put it in the fridge and used it the next day because I was testing them so frequently. I wouldn’t suggest re-using it unless you use it the next day as it can easily go rancid and give a bad flavor to the corndog!
Danielle
I re-used it2 days in a row when I was testing the corndog recipe, but I wouldn’t suggest it. Unless you’re going to re-use it within the week, the oil can get rancid and old and give the corndogs a bad flavor!
Dana
If it’s saturated fat, it’s not going to go rancid as quickly, just make sure not to overheat it (stay below smoke point). People used to reuse things like lard and tallow in the olden days, turned out pretty well for them.
Now if someone decides to be a wiseacre and do this recipe with soybean oil, they’re going to have a problem–in fact the oil was probably at least partially rancid when they bought it!
Elizabeth Lamarche
Help! The batter just falls of as soon as it hits the oil! I swear I followed the recipe to the letter, the hot-dogs were dry and the batter was cold… don’t know what I did wrong… 🙁 I love you Danielle but it seems every single time I try one of your recipes it fails. I know you were talking about the large differences when it comes to almond flour and other ingredients. Maybe that is my problem… ? I live in Canada, province of Quebec and in my area it is hard to get good ingredients. For example, if I get almond flour I’m just happy to have found it but it is never the brands you recommend.
Danielle
Oh no! So sorry that happened :(. Usually when the batter falls off or looks like that it’s because the oil is too hot. If it wasn’t, then it could just be the almond flour that was used. I’m so sorry that happened!
Jeanine Colavecchi
These turned out great! At first the batter would fall off but after some tries, I sort of “double dipped” the batter on the bare spots and it all worked out 🙂 Thank you , will for sure make these again!
Danielle
I’m glad to hear they worked out for you!
Monica
Hi Danielle!
Do you know if this will work without the arrow root powder, or if there’s anything comparable I can substitute for it? I am still trying to stay SCD compliant for my UC, but have really missed foods like this :). I understand if this one is just too soon and I have to wait and keep the recipe ‘pure’ :). Thanks!
christine bloch
We have an egg allergy in the house. We made this tonight with 3 TBSP of JUST egg (not paleo, but it works for us). It worked out perfect! Thank you!
Chrissy
could these be baked? has anyone tried that?
Jennifer
Yes I would like to know if they can be baked as well
Rebecca
We’ve made these twice now and my hubby just LOVES them!!!! I’m not a corn dog fan so can’t mention for myself. Batter likes to fall off but just used a spoon to put on the missed spots. Once in the oil it puffed up perfectly! Thank you for this recipe!