Description
I tried ‘Chicken Charlie’s Deep Fried Kool-Aid®’ at the San Diego County Fair. They were very good so I started to search on a way to recreate them. I searched for drop doughnut recipes and took one of those and adapted it. This is a very close version of the one I had at the fair in looks and taste. The fair’s version was cherry-flavored, but you could use any flavor you like.
Ingredients
- 2 quarts vegetable oil for frying
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ (.13 ounce) envelope unsweetened soft drink mix, any flavor (such as KOOL-AID®)
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ (.13 ounce) envelope unsweetened soft drink mix, any flavor (such as KOOL-AID®)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Mix 3 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- the baking powder
- salt
- and 1/2 packet of the soft drink mix together in a large bowl.
- Whisk the milk
- eggs
- butter
- and vanilla extract together in a separate large bowl until blended; slowly stir in the flour mixture until entirely incorporated in a batter the consistency of a thick pancake batter.
- Drop the batter by large spoonfuls
- about 2 teaspoons in size
- into the preheated oil; fry until deep golden brown on all sides
- 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to drain on a platter lined with paper towels.
- Mix together 1 cup sugar with the remaining 1/2 packet of soft drink mix in a flat-bottomed dish. Roll the drained donuts in the sugar mixture while still hot. Set aside on a fresh set of paper towels to cool slightly; serve warm.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 50