Deep Fried Oreos

🛒Ingredient Tips

• Oreos of choice- You can use any flavor you like!
• Flour- I have not used any substitutes but comment below if you test it out.
• Sugar- Pancake batter is always made with sugar. Add more or less depending on how sweet you want your cookies.
• Milk- You can use regular or a milk substitute like coconut or almond milk
• Baking powder- Helps to make your cookies fluffy.
• Vanilla extract- Adds flavor.
• Salt- Balances out the sweetness.

This recipe is made without Bisquick pancake mix. Instead, all you need is a few staple ingredients. I like that you can control the amount of sugar you add to your pancake batter too!

1. Prepare you pancake Oreo batter by adding all your ingredients to a large bowl. Whisk just until combined. Lumps are okay.
2. Add oil to a saucepan until its about 2-3" high. Heat to 375 degrees F.
3. When ready, dunk 2-3 Oreos into the batter. Coat well and allow excess batter to drip off before adding to hot oil.
4. Fry on one side until golden brown. Flip to fry the other side.
5. Let oil drain on wire rack. Repeat with remaining Oreos.
6. Transfer to plate and sift powdered sugar over top. Enjoy!

📝Tips

• Use vegetable or canola oil for frying since they are inexpensive "neutral" oils that have a higher smoke point.
• Use a frying thermometer to make sure your oil is nice and hot. If it's too cool (less than 350 degrees F) you're Oreos could be oily.
• The ideal temperature to fry your Oreo's at is 375-390 degrees F. You do not need your cookies to cook internally. You JUST want the batter to fry up and turn golden brown.
• I prefer to use double stuffed Oreo' as opposed to regular. I think the ratio of Oreo to exterior is more on a 1:1 rather than a 2:1.
• Do NOT let your Oreo cookies sit in the batter while frying. The cookie will break down, become soggy and fall apart before frying.
• Finish your fried Oreos with a generous dusting of powdered sugar! A sieve works well for sifting.

📃Recipe Variations

Deep fried Oreos are super versatile! Instead of your standard chocolate with vanilla cream filled cookie, you can use one of the other following flavors:

• birthday cake
• mint
• golden
• pumpkin
• red velvet
• smores
• cookies n' cream
• peanut butter

✔️Instead of using powdering sugar, you can use one of the following to sprinkle over your fried Oreos:

• cinnamon and sugar (I use this outside my churros and apple fritters)
• cocoa powder (either as a dusting or inside the batter)
• icing (mix together powdered sugar and a touch of milk for a glazed donut-type icing)
• melting chocolate

Re-crisp Your Oreos!

If they got soggy in a container or fridge, you can re-crisp them two different ways:

1. Deep fry them again. This is a great trick they do in restaurants. They will "par-fry" foods for half the time then re-fry them a second time right before serving. Make sure your oil is super hot when doing this because you only will be frying them for about 20 seconds to warm and crisp them up.
2. Toss them in your air fryer AFTER they were already fried once. Air frying deep fried Oreos gets super messy since the batter is runny.

Air Frying

If you want to air fry your Oreo's I recommend wrapping them in crescent roll dough rather than using gloopy pancake batter that will just make a mess in your air fryer.

Just pop open a can of Pillsbury's crescent roll dough and wrap the dough around the Oreo. Pinch it closed. You can brush butter, milk or an egg wash on the outside to help with browning and shine.

They wont taste EXACTLY like deep fried Oreos but they will be a delicious second!