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Corn Dog Muffin Minis

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My girls, especially Big Sis, love corn dogs. I love them too, but I’m not a fan of what goes into most corn dogs. One day back in November of 2012, I was inspired by my very talented Bento Blogging Friend’s GORGEOUS post: Mommy Kiki Can’s Rilakkuma Corn Dog Lunch. Since then, I’ve seen a parade of these things go by on social media making my mouth water each time. Finally, Keeley McGuire and her Lunch Made Easy: Leftovers – Cook Once, Eat Twice! gave me the push to make some myself, once and for all! So, thank you, awesomely talented gals! With that, here are my Corn Dog Muffin Minis.

First, pictured are the ingredients with a batch ready to go in the oven.

Corn Dog Muffin Minis
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Corn Dog Muffin Minis

Cornbread recipe adapted from Holly Hobbie’s Muffin Maker Game

By happyvballgirl of My Epicurean Adventures

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup yellow corn meal
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • 2 Tbsp butter melted
  • 4 hot dogs each cut into 6 equal pieces (24 total)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease mini muffin pans for 24 mini muffins.
  2. Combine flour, corn meal, sugar baking powder and soda and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk to blend. In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, butter, oil and egg to combine. Pour buttermilk mixture onto the flour mixture and stir until almost smooth. Spoon into the prepared pan.
  3. Place 1 piece of hot dog into the center of each muffin tin.
  4. Bake until muffins are puffed and golden, about 15 minutes.
  5. Transfer to a wire rack and cool 3 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Makes 24 mini corn dog muffins.

Next, the corn dog muffin minis, right out of the oven – Mmmmm!

Corn Dog Muffin Minis

Now, a plate full of delicious corn dog muffins! I must admit, I think I ended up eating waaaaaay more of these than the girls did. For the record, these re-heat nicely from the fridge a day or two after and freeze well, too! 🙂

Corn Dog Muffin Minis

Finally, here are a couple dinners I packed for the girls.

First, Dinner 1:

  1. Corn Dog Muffin Minis
  2. Annie’s Homegrown Mac and Cheese
  3. Steamed Broccoli
  4. Homemade Alphabet Chicken Soup

Last, but not least, Dinner 2:

  1. Corn Dog Muffin Minis
  2. Homemade Mac and Cheese
  3. Trader Joe’s frozen peas, cooked w/ a dash of Kosher salt
  4. Organic carrots from Papa Spuds and ranch dressing

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Christine, aka happyvballgirl : )

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Comments

  1. Anna Adden

    Those corn dog muffins look so good. I will have to try and make them! Thanks for linking up at Leftovers on Fridays

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  3. anyonita green

    JUST SO CUTE! 🙂 Thank you so much for linking up with me this week at Tasty Tuesdays! I’ve pinned this & shared it with my followers!

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  5. Anonymous

    Oh my goodness….won't these cornbread muffin mini's be a hit this summer. Just love this idea and so will the kids. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week; I hope you’ll join us again!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino

    The Chicken Chick

    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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    • happyvballgirl

      Hee hee. You're so sweet Anyonita! I hope your toddler loves them! They're fun to make together w/ kids. And thanks for the invite – all linked up – and thanks so much for stopping by!

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  9. Unknown

    I just made these for my kids…they're cooking as I type. I'm just curious. The ingredients list only has baking powder but the instructions mention soda. Is something missing?

    Thanks,
    Allison

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    • happyvballgirl

      Oh no! so sorry about that! I'm not home right now and don't have access to the recipe but will check it late tonight and update this post. hope they turned out ok!

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    • happyvballgirl

      OMG!! I just checked and I did omit the baking soda, Allison!! I AM SOOOOO SORRY!! 🙁 The recipe's been updated. Thank you SO much for pointing that out to me and I really really really hope your muffins still turned out ok!!

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  10. Gina Wamsley

    Always looking for something new! My girls cannot eat any fatty or spicy food, but this looks like something they can eat. They CAN eat turkey dogs. And it looks fun! Thanks for sharing. I do not follow a lot of food blogs. I'm going to follow you! I'd love for you to follow me back. If you have a facebook page, I'll follow that too. Thanks, again, for stopping by Gina's Craft Corner!
    Blessings,
    ~Gina
    http://ginascraftcorner.blogspot.com

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    • happyvballgirl

      Aww, that is so sweet of you! HOpe you can find a way for them to eat this! Just followed you on your GFC and Twitter too! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Gina! 🙂

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    • happyvballgirl

      No i haven't! hmmm, will definitely need to look into it! Thanks for stopping by, Melissa! 🙂

      Reply

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