Fried Oreos are a pancake batter dipped Oreo that is fried in oil. A popular fair food dessert that will blow you away with one bite. Deep fried Oreos are a must make!
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
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Oil for FryingI used peanut but you can use vegetable oil
Instructions
In a sturdy pot you will want to pour your oil in and use a thermometer to bring the temperature up to 350 degrees. You want the oil to be 3-4 inches deep.
In a small bowl add your pancake mix, egg, oil, and milk and mix until fully mixed and no lumps.
Carefully dip in one Oreo, and lift it up with a fork or slotted spoon. Place the Oreo in the hot oil.
Let the Oreo cook for around a minute, then carefully flip the Oreo over to Brown up the other side.
Once both sides of the batter is cooked, remove and place on a paper towel lined plate. Let the Oreos cool a bit.
Then serve and enjoy. You can dust the deep fried Oreos if you want with powdered sugar as well.
Notes
You will need approximately 4 cups of oil to fry the deep fried OREOs, but the amount will differ based on the size of your dutch oven or whatever you are using to fry them. You want at least 3-4" of depth. You can use peanut, canola or vegetable oil.This recipe makes about 20 or so fried Oreos. Feel free to adjust the recipe to your preference. You can make gluten free fried Oreos, by using gluten free sandwich cookies and gluten free pancake batter. Any flavor of Oreo will work for these easy fried Oreos, feel free to play around with the flavor of cookies.