It seems like every year, a new novelty food is introduced at the PNE, Vancouver’s annual 17-day summer fair. Last year, if I remember right, there were the deep-fried Oreos. Before that came deep-fried Twinkies and even deep-fried Coke (I’m not even sure how that’s physically possible).
Well, this year is no exception. And I hope you’re not counting calories because once again this year’s culinary darling is in the deep-fried category. New at the PNE this August, from the twisted imagination of one serious junk food addict, is the deep-fried Pop-Tart.
These decadent goodies are being sold at the Pennsylvania Dutch Funnel Cakes stand (Somehow, I doubt the Pennsylvania Dutch ever ate Pop-Tarts . . . but I’ll let that slide). The recipe is pretty much self-explanatory. You take an ordinary, everyday strawberry Pop-Tart. Then you batter that up with some seriously sweet funnel cake batter. Then you plop that into the deep-fryer, and after a minute or so of bubbling away in hot oil it emerges – miraculously transformed into a deep-fried Pop-Tart.
But just in case that isn’t a heart attack waiting to happen, there are the finishing touches. Each Pop-Tart is served with whip cream and a generous sprinkling of Fruity Pebbles. As far as I know, there’s no nutritional information available for the deep-fried Pop-Tart. Maybe that’s for the best – The fat and calories must be completely off the chart.
Here’s a video of the Pop-Tarts from the Calgary Stampede in July:
And the price? Considering the hand-made, artisan food product you’re getting, the price is actually quite reasonable: $5.
Of course, that’s not the only decadent treat on offer at the PNE. There are those humongous turkey legs, the classic mini-donuts, Hunky Bill’s “Winnipeg Garlic Sausage,” deep-fried jelly beans, poutine-covered hot dogs and more. I’d like to know your favourites from this year’s PNE.
What did you think of the deep-fried Pop-Tart? Have you tried other inventive treats at this year’s PNE? Please share your feedback below.
1:36 pm
Crazy but they also have deep fried butter too! I’m not sure how it’s possible.
9:40 pm
*barf*
I tried a deep fried Mars bar last year at the PNE, which just looked more like a corn dog and was alright, but all of this deep fried food this year sounds quite nauseating!
12:15 am
I love Pop-Tarts! Never tried deep frying them but they sound so good I might have to try.