Disney's Fried Pickle Recipe

Disney released Carnation Cafe’s world famous fried pickle recipe so I thought I’d give it a try. Frying the pickles is pretty straight forward, but the zesty house sauce takes them over the top. If you’re a fan of fried pickles, this is a really easy recipe to make at home. Enjoy!

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Disney’s Fried Pickle Recipe w/Dipping Sauce

makes 2 servings (about 12 pickle spears)

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

Zesty House Sauce:

• 1/2 cup ranch dressing

• 1/3 cup mayonnaise

• 1 1/2 teaspoons sriracha

• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice (or 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice)

• 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

• pinch freshly cracked black pepper

Fried Pickles:

• 16-ounce jar dill pickle spears, drained and patted dry

• 2 cups vegetable or canola oil

• 1 cup plain panko bread crumbs

• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

• 3 large eggs, beaten

• 1/2 cups all purpose flour

• 1/2 cup

Directions

To make the zesty house sauce:

1. Whisk all the ingredients together and set aside until needed (or refrigerate for longer storage).

To make the pickles:

1. Heat oil to 365F.

2. Place flour in a shallow bowl.

3. Place beaten eggs in a 2nd shallow bowl.

4. Combine the panko bread crumbs and grated parmesan cheese in a 3rd shallow bowl.

5. Coat each pickle spear in flour, then egg, then panko/parmesan; set aside until oil reaches 365F.

6. Fry pickles spears for 4-5 minutes or until deep golden brown (don’t crowd pan - you may need to fry in several batches).

7. Remove pickles from hot oil with mesh or wire strainer/skimmer/spider and serve with Zesty House Sauce.

Notes

• Feel free to cut the pickle spears in half lengthwise if you like.

• No lime juice? No problem, just use lemon juice, but cut the amount back to 1/2 teaspoon.

• Leftover Zesty House Sauce can be used as a salad dressing or hamburger sauce.

Mini Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

Next time you want a chocolate pick-me-up, look no further than this recipe for mini double chocolate banana muffins. They’re incredibly moist and delicious, and the recipe makes 40 so you’ll have plenty to stash in the freezer for another day.

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Mini Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

makes 40 mini muffins (#50 scoop)

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour

• 1/4 cup dutch processed cocoa, sifted

• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt

• 1/3 cup granulated sugar

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature

• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana

• 1 large egg

• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325F and place oven rack in center position.

2. Spray professional mini muffin pan with Baker’s Joy.

3. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sifted cocoa, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

4. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar together for 2 minutes, scraping bowl down as needed.

5. Add mashed banana, egg, and vanilla; mix until combined.

6. Add the flour mixture and combine just until no traces of dry flour remain; add chocolate chips and mix on low just until combined.

7. Use a level #50 scoop to fill mini muffin indentations; bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

8. Rest for 5 minutes before transferring muffins to a rack to cool completely.

Notes

• Cool muffin pan completely before baking subsequent batches.

• Muffins freeze very well between layers of wax paper in an airtight container - thaw in the fridge overnight or for about 20 minutes at room temperature.