Fried Strawberries

Submitted by Danzy

"This first time I heard of this I thought to myself you got to be kidding but this is a totally wonderful dessert and can be presented in a most elegant setting or a casual one. The recipe is one that comes from a resturant called Farradday's. I am lucky enough to know one of the chefs who worked there and was nice enough to share the recipe with me."

 

• Ready In: 22mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 pint fresh strawberries
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• granulated sugar
• oil (for frying)
• whipped cream
• mint sprig (optional)

directions

1. Wash and stem strawberries and pat dry with paper towels.
2. Put flour in a shallow dish.
3. Beat egg and milk together in a bowl.
4. Mix cinnamon and graham cracker crumbs in a shallow dish.
5. Dredge Strawberries in flour, then in egg/milk and then roll in graham cracker mixture.
6. Have enough oil heated for deep frying.
7. Deep fry strawberries for 1 to 2 minutes or until coating is crisped.
8. Drain on paper towels and roll in sugar.
9. Place strawberries (about 4 per serving depending on size of berries) on a plate with small dollops of whipped cream between and garnish with mint.

Reviews

[LylR9860]

WOW!! I had a ton of strawberries - ones from my own garden and more received from a CSI we belong to - and was tired of shortcake, smoothies and ice cream - this totally fits the bill - a new favorite for sure. Thanks for being daring and sharing!! YUM.

 

[Ames0325]

This was delicious and fun! It was kind of like biting into strawberry Jam with the sugar on the outside.

 

[Xexe383]

What a odd way to cook fruit. Not that i'm saying this is a bad recipe because it's not at all. It's just weird to put a hot, whole, deep fried strawberry in my mouth. At the same time the people i made these for went crazy for them. So maybe it's a preference thing. I also used some bananas that i cut in half. I liked those much better. The banana seems to get creamy in the coating. Also when dipping the flour coated fruit into the milk/egg mixture, make sure you completely cover the fruit because the graham cracker crumbs won't stick. My first couple of fruit pieces came out spotty due to the fact that i was rushing.

 

[AVGal]

I admit, I was skeptic at first. But I bought some strawberries and wanted to try them in a new recipe. This recipe was the easiest and I even had some leftover graham cracker crumbs to use up, so the timing was perfect! I would've never thought of this in a million years. These were fabulous. What I liked best about them was that they were rather light, not rich and heavy. I do think I will try them with ice cream next time.

 

[smoke alarm jr]

I laughed when I first saw this recipe. I ooohed when I first saw a picture of the fried strawberries. I tried it! Not only did we fry strawberries but we also tried bananas, sliced apples, canned manderin oranges, and canned pink grapefruit. We all had different favorites! What a fun recipe. -some of the fruit we used took less then 20 seconds to brown. Watch closely.