Waffled Corn Bread – Absolute Game Changer

Want to know my favorite way to cook cornbread? In a waffle maker. Seriously, it’s quick, easy and you don’t have to heat up your whole oven and kitchen. (A unique way to provide “bread” for Thanksgiving as well!) Even better, it becomes an excellent vehicle for making a child hood favorite.

These gluten-free corn dog waffles are a cinch to make and freeze exceptionally well. Which is perfect for those mornings I oversleep and run late on packing lunch. Oh what’s that? I’m not the only one that happens to? Glad to know I’m not alone.

What Brand of Cornbread Mix/ Hot Dogs Should I Use?

You could use any gluten free corn bread batter for these gluten-free corn dog waffles. If you want to make them from scratch, try my favorite recipe from Bette Hagman.

However, when the school year gets started and I’m running behind, this Krusteaz Gluten-Free Honey Cornbread mix sure comes in handy. Krusteaz makes regular (non gluten-free) items, which makes me grateful that their gluten free line of products are certified gluten free thru GFCO.

What Kind Of Waffle Maker Should I Use?

I made these gluten-free corn dog waffles in my Presto Belgian waffle maker.  A Belgian waffle maker creates these thick strips that are perfect for dipping. You could also use this Dash Waffle Maker, that makes square waffles. I love that it has an overflow channel!

Looking for more Waffle Maker suggestions? Check out more that I recommend in my Favorite Kitchen Appliances post.

Which Brands of Hot Dogs are Gluten Free?

While this list is not exhaustive, these are brands which I mostly trust. While I am not a huge fan of Bar-S, they are safe and offer a cheaper alternative than others on my short list.

The first six brands offer beef hot dogs for those looking to avoid pork. For this recipe I used the Nathan’s Uncured Beef Franks.

• Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
• Hebrew National
• Teton Waters Ranch
• Applegate Hot Dogs
• Boar’s Head
• Koegel’s
• Bar S Hot Dogs

Other “Waffled” Recipes

These gluten-free corn dog waffles only touch the edge of what you can do with a waffle maker. Love pizza? Then you should try these gluten-free pizza waffles from My Gluten-Free Kitchen! Or try my Gluten Free Waffled Chicken Sandwich recipe.

Make an epic turkey sandwich with waffled stuffing. Or bump your your brunch game with these Hash Brown Waffles from Mama Loves Food. What else do you like to prepare in your waffle maker? (Besides breakfast waffles, of course!)

Corn Dog Waffles Recipe

Note- I include the recipe for making the Krusteaz Gluten Free Cornbread mix, as well as my homemade gluten free cornbread recipe. Either gluten free cornbread batter will work for this recipe

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Gluten-Free Corn Dog Waffles

Ingredients

• 1 box Krusteaz Gluten Free Honey Cornbread Bread & Muffin Mix
• 1 cup milk as directed on box
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil as directed on box
• 1 egg as directed on box
• 4 hot dogs cooked and quartered and cut in 1/2″ pieces

Instructions

• Mix batter according to directions. Add up to 3 tbsp extra water if batter is too thick.
• Cook hot dogs until heated through. Cut up hot dogs and add to cornbread batter. 
• Plug in waffle maker and spray lightly with cooking spray. Heat until warming light turns off. 
• Add 1 cup of batter to waffle maker and bake for at least 4 minutes, or until steam stops escaping from waffle maker. 
• Gently remove cooked waffle and lightly spray waffle maker and reheat prior to baking next waffle. 
• Cook until all batter used. If planning to freeze for later, allow gluten-free corn dog waffles to cool completely prior to placing in freezer.

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Easy Gluten Free Cornbread

Course Recipes

Keyword cornbread, gluten free cornbread

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 cup corn flour can use gluten free all purpose flour, also
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 cup whole milk or 1 cup buttermilk, and leave out the vinegar
• 1 tbsp cider vinegar
• 4 tbsp butter melted

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350. If using iron skillet to bake cornbread, lightly coat it with oil and place in oven to warm. Otherwise, line muffin tins (or mini muffin tins) with liners – or grease and flour them well.
• Combine milk and vinegar to as a buttermilk substitute. Allow to sit for at least 5 minutes. (You can just use buttermilk if you have it, and leave out the vinegar.) 
• If using polenta, grind it in spice grinder 10-15 seconds to break it down finer into cornmeal. Combine cornmeal, corn flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in bowl. Whisk together well.
• Whisk in beaten eggs, melted butter, and milk + vinegar. Batter will not be runny, but not incredibly thick either.
• Pour into heated skillet or spoon into prepared muffin tins. Bake for about 25 minutes or until the top starts to turn a golden brown. (I would check on it after 20 minutes.)

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Foster Farms Gluten Free Honey Crunch Corn Dogs

I first discovered the Foster Farms Gluten Free Honey Crunchy Corn Dogs at my local Kroger store, back in 2014. Which is highly impressive, as I don’t live in a nice part of town. I SO wanted to try them. However, I don’t have children and knew if I bought them I’d quickly eat the whole 12 count box. Then I received  an email from Foster Farms wanting to know if I would like to review the Foster Farms Gluten Free Honey Crunch Corn Dogs. As in, we’ll send you a box for FREE.  Well of course I said yes! That’s such a friendly thing for them to do!

Made From Chicken, Not Pork

Now it’s 2018 and I’m updating some of my old posts. Okay, let’s just be honest. I loved them so much I just wanted an excuse to buy more! One of the “bonuses” of these Foster Farms gluten free honey crunch corn dogs is that they really are leaner than regular ones. They are made from chicken instead of fatty pork. So I wanted to come up with some “healthier” side dishes to pair with these dogs. I really didn’t want to do potatoes, because that’s just more starch. So I chose to make a recipe for “Healthy Baked Carrot Fries” I found on the Internet, from 2 Teaspoons.

Carrot Fries????

Can I just that these were AWESOME?! Your kiddo will have no idea they are eating carrots instead of sweet potatoes. You slice the carrots thin, toss them in a tiny bit of oil, then coat them with salt and a bit of garlic powder. Telling ya, this will CHANGE YOUR WORLD. I may never want to eat French Fries again! But I digress.

I also paired these Foster Farms  gluten free honey crunch corn dogs with barbecued lentils (which cook quicker than beans) and short and sweet fruit kabobs. Some are successfully on spaghetti strands. Note, use fresh fruit, not frozen and thawed fruit, because it gets all soggy and makes the pasta break. I may or may not know this from personal experiences.

Certified Gluten Free Corn Dogs

For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Foster Farms gluten free corn dogs, Foster Farms corn dogs are the #1 selling corn dog in America. Their gluten-free corn dogs are certified by the Gluten Intolerance Group, contain less than 10ppm of gluten per serving, and they feature a 100% chicken frank dipped twice in a honey crunchy batter. (As my husband’s system is apparently intolerant to pork, this last fact was a major bonus!) Foster Farms Gluten Free Honey Crunch Corn Dogs are also certified by the American Humane Association for their poultry raising practices.

Where Can I Find Foster Farms Gluten Free Corn Dogs?

You can dip these Foster Farms  gluten free honey crunch corn dogs in your favorite dipping sauce. Ketchup. Mustard. Barbecue Sauce. But seriously, they were so good, I don’t feel they need it. In addition, I was REALLY impressed with the breading! It was the perfect thickness and completely in tact. No falling apart like other gluten-free corn dog bites I’ve tried. It was firm but not dry and there was a perfect ratio of breading to hot dog. All in all, a big thumbs up.

So where can you find these amazing hand held delights? Foster Farms gluten free honey crunch corn dogs are available nationwide at many retailers. The list includes Safeway (Von’s, Randall’s. Tom Thumb), Kroger (Fry’s, Smith’s), Raley’s, Lucky, Albertsons, Giant Eagle, Woodman’s, Copps/Roundy’s, Schnuck’s, Food Lion, HyVee and Marsh.  You can also call Foster Farms at 1-800-255-7227 for help finding a retailer near you.

Or, if you want to make your own gluten-free corn dogs, try my recipe for Gluten-Free Corn Dog Waffles!

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