The perfect side dish for any seafood, this southern sweet hush puppies recipe is really easy to make at home with ingredients you likely already have. Delicious, perfectly sweetened and full of flavor, these hush puppies are the best you'll ever eat.

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They're perfectly crispy on the outside and soft and tender inside. They pair perfectly with seafood.

What makes this recipe so yummy

• They're super easy to make.
• These homemade hush puppies are amazingly quick to prepare.
• Ingredients you should already have in your pantry.
• Taste delicious, just like the seafood restaurants make.
• When you have leftover hush puppies there's a million things you can do with them.
• These southern hushpuppies are great for replacing French fries.

Groceries you'll need: Ingredients

• Yellow Cornmeal
• Self-rising flour
• Creole Seasoning (or Cajun seasoning)
• Garlic Powder
• Baking Powder
• Granulated Sugar
• Salt
• Whole milk
• Egg
• Red onion
• Green onion

See recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities.

Recipe walkthrough: Instructions

This is an overview of the recipe steps. For more detailed instructions visit the recipe card at the bottom of this post.

• Step 1: In a large bowl add all the dry ingredients and mix well with a whisk.
• Step 2: In a jug or small bowl add the milk and egg and beat well until smooth.
• Step 3: Pour the wet ingredients (the milk mixture) into the dry ingredients in a medium bowl and stir well with the whisk until smooth.
• Step 4: Add the minced red onions to the cornmeal batter and stir again.
• Step 5: All the batter to sit for 10 minutes, for the leavening agents to work.
• Step 6: Dip a small cookie scoop into preheated cooking oil - that is at least 2" deep. Next scoop some of the hush puppy batter and drop into the hot cooking oil.
• Step 7: Repeat until you have about 8 hush puppies in the hot grease. Cook turning occasionally. Cook about 3 minutes per side, until golden brown.
• Step 8: Remove from the oil to a pan lined with paper towels.
• Step 9: Repeat with the remaining batter.

Recipe variations and substitute ideas

• Canola Oil - instead of vegetable oil.
• Peanut Oil - instead of vegetable oil.
• Black Pepper - if you like your hush puppies more peppery.
• Sweet Onion - instead of the red onion.
• Cayenne Pepper - to imbue a little heat.
• Corn Kernels - Some people love to taste corn in their hush puppies.
• Onion Powder - For more flavor.
• Lemon Pepper - as these are traditionally served with seafood it's only right to think about adding a lemon flavor.
• Lemon Juice - add a teaspoon of lemon juice, for a slight tang to the hush puppies.
• Onion Powder - add a teaspoon onion powder.

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Necessary gear: Equipment

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Depending on your frying preferences - you will need your favorite frying pot ready. Whether that's a Dutch oven, or an electric skillet or a regular skillet on the stove.

You'll need mixing bowls to prepare the hush puppies.

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How to store leftovers

Store the cooled hush puppies in an airtight container lined with paper towel, in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

These delicious little morsels actually freeze well, so if you have some leftover that you wish to freeze, store in a freezer-safe container and freeze for up to 6 months.

Mel's kitchen notes

Use a wire rack to help drip dry the hush puppies over a paper towel-lined plate. Then after a few minutes remove the wire rack.

I love the story behind a hush puppy. Apparently, they were made by slaves trying to escape confederate soldiers and they'd keep them in their pockets so that they can quiet barking dogs on their way to escaping.

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