Deep Fried Candy

3 September 2010, 06:16

Be warned health nuts this post is gonna be full of heart cloggingly, cholesterol laden deep fried goodness! Check out this plate of deep fried Mars bar mmm be still my heart. Every year I wait with breathless anticipation till my favourite eating holiday- Easter. And Easter means the Easter Show. And the Easter Show means deep fried cheese on a stick! So when I saw the recipe for corn dogs aka pluto pups on Angie’s post here I knew straight away I was making these babies and wanted to try deep frying some candy bars while I was at it. And yes I know everything here belongs on thisiswhyyourefat but those book money grubbing suckers ain’t gonna profit from what I make in my kitchen!

Ingredients for the batter:
1 1/3 cups plain flour
1 cup polenta
2 Tbsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp bi-carb soda
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk (yeah you see my pic? You’ll need more milk than that singular mini tetra pack)
1/2 cup cornflour
Wooden skewers (if you don’t want em on sticks no worries)
Oil for frying

Put all dry ingredients (except the cornflour) into a bowl and mix together.

In a large jug/tall jar, whisk the milk and eggs together.

Slowly pour the milk & egg mixture into the dry ingredients and whisk thoroughly. The mixture will thicken but it’s ok cos you’ll be thinning it later before frying.

Now stuff you want to batter and deep fry! I raided the candy supplies in my house and came up with a nice lil selection: Oreos, Snickers, Picnic, Crunchie, Bounty, brie, tasty cheese, jam rolls, lamingtons, icecream, pound cake and Poptarts. I was gonna do deep fried Coke but it didn’t work too well bah I need to go get me some Coke syrup and try again. And maybe beer. And butter…

Spread the cornflour on a plate and roll away

It’s best to roll everything in the corn flour that you’re gonna deep fry now so you don’t have to worry about it later. Check on your batter, if it’s too thick add milk so it becomes like a thick pancake batter.

Heat some oil in a saucepan that is deep enough so your skewered foods will be submerged. Once the oil is hot enough (drop some batter in and if it bubbles it’s ready) dip the candy into the batter, letting any excess batter drip off (or keep it on if you want a thicker coating of batter). Submerge candy in the oil, rotating occasionally so it browns evenly.

Once golden, remove with slotted spoon and place onto paper towels to soak up the excess oil.

Looking back at my pics I think I mustve eaten the tasty cheese on a stick before taking a photo booo but here, look at this sexy shot of my deep fried brie! Gooey, melty, cheesey innards ftw!

Edit: oops can’t believe I forgot to include this pic! But here’s my deep fried chocolate covered almond ice cream Jacq! Deep fried ice cream is so much win!

Here we have dessert plate 1: pound cake, jam rolls and a chocolate chip Poptart

Hullo innards shot! The Poptart was perfect with its warm chocolatey river of deliciousnesss, the jam roll was ok but surprisingly I really liked the pound cake with its slightly salty layer of crunchy batter

Candy bar plate: Bounty, Mars, Crunchie. Biggest disappointment was by far the Bounty bar. I don’t like Bounty normally because I have issues with the coconut and deep frying it didn’t make it better other than the outer layer of chocolate being nice and melty. The Mars bar was awesome as expected, gooey nougat layer melding with gooey caramel layer and encased in gooey chocolate layer. The Crunchie bar was a bit sad cos the honeycomb layer kinda melted away into nothingness. Maybe if I had used a fun sized bar (seriously those mini bars are anything but ‘fun’) instead of chopping the big bar in half and frying then the honeycomb mightve been a pool of happy honeycomb innards. Hm next time?

And my most favourite candy to deep fry was the Oreo! Crumbly biscuit layer, sweet icing middle layer and sprinkled with icing sugar it was just so freaking awesome. I most likely could have eaten about 10 of these babies.

So was it worth all this mess? HELL YEAH! I got over my fear of deep frying and setting my house on fire tho I did make sure I had a lid and a box of bi carb near by just in case my pot of oil went kaboom heh heh. Next time I’m gonna retry making deep fried Coke and I definitely want to try deep fried butter lol any other suggestions dudes?

I just died.
— Fiona Sep 3, 08:07 AM #
ooh you had me at deep fried brie :)
— Lisa Sep 3, 08:35 AM #
Mmmm… I would love to try the deep fried oreos! Great work Suze, good luck with the next experiments :)
— Phuoc'n Delicious Sep 3, 09:35 AM #
Deep fried gummy bears, coke bottles?
— K Sep 3, 10:26 AM #
oh lol, i love your recipe ingredient shots but your junkfood “class photo” is yearbook material.

ha i know what you were thinking about as you ate that bounty bar and oh lol, you had bi-carb on emergency standby? awesomes.
— Helen (grabyourfork) Sep 3, 10:45 AM #
Christ on a crumpet!! DUDE do you have any arteries left? Pancreas?

In other news: this is awesome. A+ on the ‘class shot’ of lollies! Have you tried deep-frying Red Skins?? Curly Wurlys??!
— Margaret | fangirlish Sep 3, 11:02 AM #
that’s a heart attack waiting to happen…hehehe… but looks like so much fun! i’d love fried anything!
— kewpie Sep 3, 11:14 AM #
KILL, ME, NOW with these deep fried heaven! I’ve heard that Reese & Cherry ripe are pretty good for deep frying!
— Yas @ hungry.digital.elf. Sep 3, 11:15 AM #
for glory.
— the ninja Sep 3, 11:18 AM #
omnomnom!! Looks so good – I’ve never tried a deep fried candy bar…..it’s on the list now though!!
— Kat Sep 3, 11:23 AM #
omg, my stomach hurts thinking about this!
— laura (Starloz) Sep 3, 11:34 AM #
hahaha you deep fried a pound cake, too! Am glad you conquered your fear of the fryer – this is just the beginning of many good things!
— Lex Sep 3, 11:38 AM #
Awesome stuff! I love the shot of the deep fried cheese and it’s gooey innards yum! But no corn dogs? deep fried ice cream?
— Jacq Sep 3, 12:09 PM #
got fat from looking at this post haha
— Julie Sep 3, 01:10 PM #
OH MAN DEEP FRIED BOUNTY!! I just died and went to heaven. I wanna eat that with fresh pineapple and a pineapple cocktail. Hint hint, at the bbq Suze?? ;)
— Karen | C&C Sep 3, 01:15 PM #
I just finished eating fried dumplings and was feeling fat… but now I feel like deep fried candy…. mmmmmmmm
— Iron Chef Shellie Sep 3, 02:16 PM #
Just noticed we have the same kettle :P and similar dishracks.
— Iron Chef Shellie Sep 3, 02:22 PM #
Oh, how I enjoyed this post. And drooled over the squishy crunchy fried goodness! I’m also a deep-frying wuss – maybe this’ll give me the courage to give it a try. Not sure if you’ve already seen it, but this link for the deep fried butter you’re considering was pretty good… http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32665106
— Blue Penguin Sep 3, 02:25 PM #
You are a braver woman than I am, Suze, to fry and eat all of that stuff – how do you stay so slim?
— Kath Lockett Sep 3, 02:34 PM #
I am in awe of your deep-frying abilities and commitment to the cause! I love the idea of the caramel going all melt, so I’d probably do Mars bars and Caramello Koalas. Although I love your idea of doing a Magnum ice-cream.
— Yas (aboutthefood) Sep 3, 03:08 PM #
nice work :) I’ve just come back from a ward round on Cardiac/ICU, I booked a bed for you.
Suggestions to get you there quicker:
pineapple rings fried and covered in cinnamon sugar…
Rolo chocolates, skewered along like kebabs then fried…
Or a box of Roses chocolates, skewered along, each mouthful would be a surprise!
— carly/fivesquaremeals Sep 3, 03:24 PM #
fiona: and gone to sweet sweet heaven?
lisa: deep fried brie is awesome! i want to deep fry all the cheeses i can find!
phuoc: ooh do it doooo it!
helen: lol shredded skin!
margaret: bahaha now i really want a crumpet
kewpie: mmm i should do a cholesterol test soon
yas: nawww reese’s sounds fabulous! need to get me more oil to deepfry!
ninja: all the glory
kat: there’s still time :P
laura: heh heh all in moderation
lex: karaage! pizza! donuts!
jacq: oh crap knew i forgot a pic! thanks!
julie: mmm online weight gain :P
karen: heh deep fried pineapple?
iron chef shellie: heh twins!
blue penguin: oh yes thats the link i saw that made me drool! mmm next time :D
kath: um worms? hahaha i dunno good genes. tho bet ya in a coupla years things will backfire :P
yas: why thank you! oh caramello koalas would be fabulous!
carly: hot damn i love rolos! heh and your other half is a diabetic no?
— chocolatesuze Sep 3, 03:33 PM #
wow so much deep fried food experiments :D i like how you made your deep fried ice cream :D gah i want some now!! don’t forget the typical desserts at Asian restaurants: banana and pineapple fritters ftw! hohohoh~
— grub Sep 3, 03:57 PM #
Ohhhhhh my gawd, deep fried brie!!! Totally took my boyf to try his first deep fried mars bar the other night – there’s a caravan in Gungahlin (far, far away) that provides such delights. Tim Tams too! Unfortunately, the caravan is called ‘the G Spot’ which makes it totally awkward when you get lost and have to go into the nearest mcdonalds and say “Hey… My boyfriend and I are trying to find the G Spot, do you have any idea where it is??”
Worth it though.
— Nicola Sep 3, 04:19 PM #
lol, yes he is, that’s why we get our sugar fix reading your blog! but check out todays cakewrecks post, there’s a pic of deep fried cupcakes! frosting and all!
— carly/fivesquaremeals Sep 3, 04:54 PM #
Suze – that hurts my arteries…
— Tina Sep 3, 09:14 PM #
Woah.

How about a deep fried macaron? Not sure if that would ruin the macaron awesomeness…
— HungryTiger Sep 3, 10:38 PM #
Heart attack waiting to happen!
— Matthew Masterchef Sep 3, 11:52 PM #
I stumbled upon your blog a few days ago, and I can’t get enough of it! Really great writing and photos! Check out my tea blog if you get a chance. PS, I love anything thing bad for you! Thanks for posting.

Ethan
— Ethan Nicholas Sep 4, 01:59 AM #
Oh my arteries! I’ve never had a deep fried candy bar but something tells me I’m actually gonna like it…wanna share?
— shaz Sep 4, 01:59 AM #
It’s so good to read about your deep-frying experiment because it’s something I would never do myself, although I’d happily be a taste-tester!

I can see you shop at lots of different places – Aldi, Woolies, Coles – say ‘No!’ to supermarket loyalty!
— arista Sep 4, 12:58 PM #
Ever since I had my 1st taste of deep fried ice-cream& deep fried mars bars I’m intrigued by any deep fried cheese& sweet stuff. I’ve been yearning to experiment it in my home but guess I’ve to have my own space cos my mom doesn’t like the mess that deep-frying does no matter how tasty the food is:(
— Joyce Sep 4, 01:38 PM #
I get heart palpitation by just reading the title! These are outrageous…in a good way, of course! :P
— Emily Sep 4, 07:10 PM #
How do you deep fry coke?? That sounds so cool!! My two greatest weaknesses are sweet things and deep fried things- I’m so close to just heating a pot of oil right now and frying whatever I can get my hands on!!
— Von Sep 4, 10:08 PM #
Deep-fry some savoury stuff? Like the usual chicken or pork? …or maybe bacon or balls of peanut butter?? =D
— mademoiselle délicieuse Sep 4, 11:02 PM #
My heart just skipped a beat..
— Y Sep 5, 09:01 AM #
Mmmm deep fried goodness, I can feel my arteries clogging up already, and I like it. I am happy you have joined anti fun sized bandwagon.
— Mark @ Cafe Campana Sep 5, 10:28 AM #
OMG you are SO bad (yet SO good)!!! :D
— Ladybird Sep 5, 06:18 PM #
OMG Suze my heart.. my heart!! Clutches at chest
ahem. There is a place down the road that sells deep fried marsbars, I am SO tempted to buy one but I just can’t bring myself to go in there and ask for one for fear of the looks I’ll get… ;)
— Lulu Sep 5, 09:54 PM #
I’m salivating.
I WANT TO TRY THIS NOW :( Too bad mum gets angry every time I mention I want to deep fry anything because she’s its a waste of oil ;-;
— Melody Sep 6, 12:03 AM #
hahaha oh my gosh how amazing!! I manage Edible Blooms and we have a obsession with chocolate dipping
— Linzi Sep 6, 06:25 PM #
I’ve been waiting for this =D Oh Suze… how do you stay so thin? =p It’s tempting but I really don’t want to abuse my body anymore than I already am =D
— angie Sep 6, 08:58 PM #
my cardiologist will be contacting you soon! ROFL!
— Sidney Sep 16, 04:56 PM #
omg x.x yeah everyone is killed by this, me too- i confess i’m not the skinny type but i don’t go gross like that with candies and fries.yuck! x.x How are you not fat? you don’t eat this stuff right…? just tofu and tea. How you don’t gain weight? x_x
— Pati Sep 22, 01:23 AM #
This is one of my fav post! OMG,i wish i can have these yummies my whole life!
P/S: Commented by a health conscious med student!
— Katherine Teh Oct 25, 12:53 AM #
OMG, sister, where have you been ? Oceans seperate us now(NC, USA) but you & I are of such same likes, chocolate is my drug, sweets are my passion & candies my love-Thanx for an awesome blog site! LUV LUV LUV it! I own a hamburger/ice cream/fast food joint w/ my siblings-rest assured, I will be deep frying all & experimenting w/more in our fryers!!!! Glad the “kitchen sink” is nailed down! Lol
— Jennifer Nov 14, 09:29 AM #

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