Denny’s Pancake Puppies have to be the only breakfast appetizer I have ever seen. Yes, Denny’s has called these their breakfast appetizer before. I think these are a cross between funnel cakes and beignets.

Denny’s Pancake Puppies have been on Denny’s menu for several years now. If you have never seen them, basically they “pancakes” that are fried in vegetable oil, and served hot and fresh. So think a donut, a funnel cake, or even a beignet. What makes these unique is that Denny’s serves these for breakfast. While they seem more like dessert to make, they have made several seasonal versions. Currently, they serve up a cinnamon and sugar version, in the past, they have served up blueberry ones, as well as red velvet cake puppies in the past.

This recipe is very, very, simple. You simply need to take some pancake mix, that you only need to add water and make it very thick. I use a ratio of 2 parts of dry pancake mix, to one part water. The batter needs to be thick, thin batter means you are making funnel cakes, and quite honestly, that isn’t a bad thing either. You can serve these up with maple syrup or even a good dusting of powdered sugar.

I fry these in basic vegetable oil that I buy at Costco. Most restaurants are using a blended oil, and I think vegetable oil seems to work very well. I really enjoy deep frying in my T-fal fryer. Why? It has a feature that you can strain the oil and use it again. It has a great basket, and it makes the occasional deep frying a snap.

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