Make Homemade Funnel Cakes with this quick and easy funnel cake recipe! Light and crispy, ready in just 10 minutes, they taste like the ones you get at your local fair! +15 Funnel Cake Topping Ideas and flavors included!
Funnel Cake Recipe
These funnel cakes are light and crispy, just like the ones you get at your local state fair but they’re so quick and easy to make at home!
I like topping mine with vanilla ice cream, crushed pistachios, cherries, and sprinkles but I’ve included a list of funnel cake topping ideas below for you guys!
Bring on the nostalgia! 🍿🎠🎢 🌙
Funnel Cake Ingredients
Milk, for the batter.
Eggs, for structure.
Water, for a thinner batter. You’ll be using a funnel (or piping bag hehe) to add the batter to oil so you want to make sure the batter flows out of your funnel perfectly.
Vanilla extract, for flavor.
Flour, all-purpose.
Sugar, for sweetening, I like using white granulated sugar and then powdered sugar on top of the fried funnel cake for extra sweetness and visual fun!
Baking powder, so the batter will puff up when frying.
Salt, for flavor, just a pinch.
How to make funnel cakes at home
STEP ONE: Prepare the batter. In a medium bowl, add the milk, eggs, water, and vanilla extract, and whisk until fully combined and smooth. In a separate bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, and whisk until combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until fully combined and smooth.
STEP TWO: Fry the funnel cakes. Pour about 1″ (2.5 cm) of oil to a medium pot over medium heat. Heat the oil until it reaches 365F – 375 F, I recommend using a kitchen thermometer for this step. Using a funnel, piping bag with the tip cut off, or a bowl with a spout, drizzle the batter into the hot oil in a circular motion, overlapping as desired.
Fry for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown, then gently flip and fry for another 1-2 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer the fried funnel cakes to a clean plate lined with paper towels.
STEP THREE: Serve. Dust with powdered sugar and serve topped with your favorite toppings or use my list of “15 Funnel Cake Flavor Ideas” in the notes down below as a guide! Funnel cakes are best eaten as they’re made, I don’t recommend storing them as they will turn soggy in a few hours (cut the recipe in half if you need less than 4).
Funnel cake topping ideas
- Powdered sugar
- Ice cream (any flavor)
- Melted chocolate
- Dulce de leche
- Crushed nuts
- Sprinkles
- Fresh fruit
- Peanut butter
- M&M’s
Funnel cake flavor ideas
Caramel apple: drizzle with caramel and top with thinly sliced apples.
Banana split: top with ice cream (strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate or just one flavor), sliced bananas, melted chocolate, sprinkles, and maraschino cherries or fresh cherries/strawberries.
Strawberry shortcake: top with whipped cream or sweetened cream cheese and fresh strawberries.
Smores: drizzle with melted chocolate and top with mini marshmallows.
Mint chocolate chip: top with mint chocolate chip ice cream and Andes Creme De Menthe Thins.
Banana cream pie: top with whipped cream and sliced bananas.
Bacon: drizzle with honey and add bacon or caramelized bacon on top.
Oreo: top sweetened cream cheese and top with crushed oreos.
Cherry pie: top with cherry pie filling and vanilla ice cream.
Berries and cream: top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and fresh berries of choice (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries).
Black forest: top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, black cherries, and grated dark chocolate or mini chocolate chips.
Cannoli: top with sheep ricotta mixed with powdered sugar and chocolate chips and sprinkle with chopped candied fruit and crushed pistachios.
Piña colada: top with vanilla ice cream, crushed or chopped pineapple and maraschino cherries.
Samoa: drizzle with caramel, topped with toasted coconut flakes, and top with melted chocolate.
Snickers: top with vanilla ice cream, crushed peanuts, chopped snickers, caramel and/or melted chocolate.
HAPPY FRYING LOVES!! I hope you’ll love this Easy Funnel Cake Recipe much as I do!
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Funnel Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2/4 cup (120 ml) milk (room temperature)
- 2 eggs (room temperature)
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) water (room temperature)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp (25 g) white granulated sugar
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Peanut oil (or your favorite neutral high smoke point oil, for frying)
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
- Classic toppings (check notes for flavor ideas) (optional: powdered sugar, fresh fruit, maraschino cherries, sprinkles, crushed pistachios, pecans, walnuts, whipped cream, ice cream, chocolate syrup, caramel, strawberry syrup, maple syrup)
Instructions
- Prepare the batter. In a medium bowl, add the milk, eggs, water, and vanilla extract, and whisk until fully combined and smooth. In a separate bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt, and whisk until combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until fully combined and smooth.
- Fry the funnel cakes. Pour about 1" (2.5 cm) of oil to a medium pot over medium heat. Heat the oil until it reaches about 365F (180C), I recommend using a kitchen thermometer for this step. Using a funnel (or a piping bag with the tip cut off or a bowl with a spout), drizzle the batter into the hot oil in a continuous circular motion, overlapping as desired. Fry for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown, then gently flip and fry for another 1-2 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer the fried funnel cakes to a clean plate lined with paper towels.
- Serve. Dust with powdered sugar and serve topped with your favorite toppings or use my list of "15 Funnel Cake Topping Ideas" in the notes down below as a guide! Funnel cakes are best eaten as they're made, I don't recommend storing them as they will turn soggy in a few hours (cut the recipe in half if you need less than 4).
Notes
- Caramel apple: drizzle with caramel and top with thinly sliced apples.
- Banana split: top with ice cream (strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate or just one flavor), sliced bananas, melted chocolate, sprinkles, and maraschino cherries or fresh cherries/strawberries.
- Strawberry shortcake: top with whipped cream or sweetened cream cheese and fresh strawberries.
- Smores: drizzle with melted chocolate and top with mini marshmallows.
- Mint chocolate chip: top with mint chocolate chip ice cream and Andes Creme De Menthe Thins.
- Banana cream pie: top with whipped cream and sliced bananas.
- Bacon: drizzle with honey and add bacon or caramelized bacon on top.
- Oreo: top sweetened cream cheese and top with crushed oreos.
- Cherry pie: top with cherry pie filling and vanilla ice cream.
- Berries and cream: top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and fresh berries of choice (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries).
- Black forest: top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, black cherries, and grated dark chocolate or mini chocolate chips.
- Cannoli: top with sheep ricotta mixed with powdered sugar and chocolate chips and sprinkle with chopped candied fruit and crushed pistachios.
- Piña colada: top with vanilla ice cream, crushed or chopped pineapple and maraschino cherries.
- Samoa: drizzle with caramel, topped with toasted coconut flakes, and top with melted chocolate.
- Snickers: top with vanilla ice cream, crushed peanuts, chopped snickers, caramel and/or melted chocolate.
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