Easy Corn Dog Muffins

Jiffy Mix Corn Dog Muffins

By Kevin Williams

Oh wow, I channeled my Amish friends with this recipe.  Jiffy cake mix, believe it or not, is a staple in many Amish kitchens. Yes, many Amish are scratch cooks, but many Amish are also busy Moms with 7, 8, 9 children or more at home and if a corner can be cut in the kitchen then that's OK.

Making Jiffy Corn Dog Muffins

This recipe is just what sounds like.  You can use real hot dogs or if you want to make it a little healthier you can use veggie dogs like we did.  About 2 /3 of a dog went into each muffin.  So, here's the problem (especially if you are using hot dogs over veggie dogs), I could easily at 3 or 4 of these muffins.  The dogs are cut into pieces and buried in the muffin so if I ate 3 or 4 muffins in a single sitting (which I did), voila, suddenly I would have consumed almost 4 hot dogs.  Ugh.  So, if you are like me and have no self-control, you might want to consider the veggie version.   But, yes, these taste just like corn dogs.  Cept I almost like these better than waving around my meal on stick.  The muffins seem a more refined version.

Hint: if you do make these, line your muffin tray with the paper muffin cups.  Otherwise you'll spend a week scraping off the muffins because even if you grease the tins these tend to stick.  So, if you want to try these, here is the recipe:

2 packages Jiffy corn muffin mix

2 eggs

2 /3 cup milk

4 hot dogs (this depends on the size of the dog and my wife knew I'd like my muffin loaded up with dog, so this may vary)

Preheat oven to 400°F.  Grease muffin pan or use paper baking cups.Prepare muffin mix as directed on package.  Cut each hot dog into three equal pieces.  Fill muffin cups ½ full. Place one section of hot dog, standing upright, in the center of each muffin cup. Gently pour equal amounts of remaining batter into each muffin cup.  Bake 13 – 15 minutes or until golden brown.