Southern Hush Puppies

4.6 / 5 (8 reviews)

Southern Hush Puppies are golf ball sized, light and flakey cornmeal dough that is fried golden brown on the outside and soft on the inside served as a side dish to any southern meal. These hush puppies are ready in minutes! 

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Original Publish: Feb 15, 2020
Last Updated: Mar 1, 2026
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Yields: 8, 8 People

Nutrition Facts

185 kcalCalories
4 gProtein
24 gCarbs
8 gFat
Finished Southern Hush Puppies

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Gloria guess ★ 5.0/5

I love all of these recipes

Jon Brown ★ 5.0/5

Very good easy to put together!!!

Myrtle Roberts ★ 5.0/5

Things that I've cooked so far are delicious I love recipes

Jodi McElwee ★ 5.0/5

These were amazing! I was concerned about the butter not being evenly distributed, so I pulsed the dry ingredients with the butter cubes in the food processor before mixing in the buttermilk and egg. I refrigerated overnight and took out the mixture right before frying. Using a small cookie scoop, they were the perfect size. Will definitely make these again and again!

Julie Henry ★ 5.0/5

Holy cannoli! These were awesome. I can't have wheat so I substituted spelt flour and after adding all the ingredients, I added some minced jalapeno. The batter was pretty wet because of the spelt flour (absorbs liquid differently) so I had to add a few tablespoons more spelt and corn meal. Perfect side of catfish and coleslaw. Thanks for a great recipe. (My husband said he could just eat these with butter and be happy.

Adelaide Miller ★ 5.0/5

Very good! I made these to go along with a fish meal, and they were a delicious and super simple side dish. I will say that they were a bit heavy and oil saturated, but that's pretty much any hush puppy! A note to others making this- they do puff up a bit in the fryer, so scoop small balls! I ended up with about 30. Mine also didn't take long in the fryer- maybe a minute on each side? Will defnitely make these again.

Laila ★ 2.0/5

Your video shows thick batter and no buttermilk or similiar liquid added to the recipe. So my batter is soupy and doesnt hold a nice form like yours does pictured. Should I have skipped the buttermilk

Jasson ★ 5.0/5

Very nice recipe chef ???. Thank you for your effort ??

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