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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Recipes / Grassfed Recipes / Grass Fed Beef Recipes / Homemade Corn Dog Recipe

Homemade Corn Dog Recipe

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A simple recipe for healthy, homemade corn dogs that your kids will love and you will feel good about serving. Great for lunchboxes or party platters.

homemade corn dogs on a white plate

When I was a kid, a corn dog on a stick dipped in ketchup was one of my all-time favorite foods.

Corn dogs as food?   Mmmmm.

Well, maybe not food!

“Ingestible” might be the more appropriate term here!

Even the supposedly “healthy” corn dog brand I checked out recently at the health food store was not acceptable.

These “healthy” corn dogs contained sugar, soy flour and corn flour (all most likely of GMO origin), not to mention the unbelievably high price for a pack of four!

While commercially produced corn dogs are a junk food unmatched by almost any other, you can make this quintessential factory food healthy at home.

All that is needed is whole ingredients that haven’t already been fractionated and repurposed into “ingestible” status. Tortillas made from traditionally prepared corn are key.

Healthy corn dogs make a great lunchbox item too. They are fast and easy to make. The wrapped hot dog can be a bit tricky for young children to navigate, so I would suggest reserving it for older kids.

Healthy Ingredients

A primary key to a healthy corn dog recipe is to source nonGMO corn. It should be sprouted to liberate and increase the nutrients present in this Native American traditional food.

The other key to a quality corn dog recipe is, of course, the hot dog itself.

Many grassfed farmers offer quality hot dogs for sale, so check with your local producers to see if you can source them within your community. This is the ultimate and best solution.  

If you must buy hot dogs at the store, be sure to source antibiotic-free, no nitrate versions that are free of unhealthy additives.

Keep those food dollars within your community supporting the small farms of your choosing!

Now that you’ve got the idea, let me formalize the corn dog recipe in a format that is easy to follow. I recommend homemade probiotic ketchup and fermented mustard, but quality store-bought brands (linked to in the recipe below) will work fine too.

Serving Suggestion

You can make full-size corn dogs with the recipe below or use mini grassfed hot dogs instead (cut the sprouted corn tortillas in half or thirds).

After wrapping each hot dog, secure the tortilla with a toothpick if desired and arrange on a party platter!

Another fun hot dog finger food to consider is this recipe for healthy pigs in a blanket.

homemade corn dogs on white plate
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Homemade Corn Dogs Recipe

Homemade corn dog recipe to enjoy instead of factory versions loaded with GMOs, chemicals, MSG and nitrates. Perfect for lunchboxes!

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword easy, healthy
Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 250 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 1 package hot dogs preferably grassfed and nitrate/MSG free
  • 1 package sprouted corn tortillas preferably organic or nonGMO
  • ketchup
  • mustard

Instructions

  1. Cook hot dogs on the grill or in the oven (I use my countertop, convection toaster oven). It is best to skip the microwave.

  2. Heat the corn tortillas (I use a toaster oven) until thoroughly warm but not toasted. If you toast them, they will not wrap around the hot dogs very easily.

  3. Place one hot dog on one corn tortilla.

  4. Gently wrap the ends of the tortilla around the hot dog as shown in the picture above. Affix with a toothpick if desired.

  5. Drizzle on condiments of choice and serve immediately or place in a nontoxic container for packing in a lunchbox (with condiments in separate containers).

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Corn Dogs Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 corn dog)
Calories 250 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 4g20%
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 380mg16%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Protein 10g20%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
healthy corn dog with ketchup and mustard white background

More Healthy Corn Recipes

Love this recipe? Here are more healthy corn-based recipes to try!

  • homemade corn flakes
  • homemade popcorn
  • soaked cornbread
  • limewater for soaking corn
  • tortilla chips recipe
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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: Amazon #1 bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (14)

  1. Judy

    Aug 19, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    When my son was young years ago and we lived on Cape Cod, we used to call these bog dogs – because they were perfect for packing to winter skating sessions on the frozen cranberry bogs (which growers often flood for winter). Some hot soup or cocoa (homemade of course) made a perfect winter picnic. Always had takers! Love this version and thanks for tip on better ingredients.

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  2. Simple Recipes

    Jul 23, 2014 at 5:28 am

    5 stars
    Oh i love this.just feeds my appetite. its tasty and yummy!

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  3. vivian

    Jul 19, 2014 at 9:40 pm

    I drove across town to get some of these hot dogs at the only target that carries them here and
    the label was quite different from the one on their website. It said “natural spices” and lactic acid on the store version. Not so on their website. Pretty disappointed. I did however find another brand that looks just as promising and that’s “Applegate Organic .

    They are nummy.

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  4. DianeW

    Jul 18, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    Hi, Sarah.
    Thousand Hills Cattle Company is not a single farm. It is a collection of small, 100% grassfed beef, family farms in the Midwest – Minnesota, Nebraska, S. Dakota and Wisconsin, I believe. Maybe Iowa &/or N. Dakota, too. No antibiotics, no artificial hormones and no grains are ever given to any of the cattle in their entire lifetime. If an animal gets sick and antibiotics are called for, that animal is not processed under the Thousand Hills label. It’s excellent meat. I’ve been eating it for years. As a matter of fact, when I stopped being vegetarian, I only did so when I could find meats from animals that live like they’re supposed to: outside in the sunshine, running if they want, eating grasses & forbs, being allowed to live like they are meant to live. That’s the only kind of animal product I’ll consume. I live near Cannon Falls, MN, so I’m well aware of this company; and I’m happy they’re doing so well. I did not know they were in Target! Good for them!

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    • Beth

      Jul 19, 2014 at 9:49 am

      Thousand Hills summer sausage is also wonderful. It’s a staple in our house.

      I knew some Target stores are carrying their 100% grassfed ground beef, but I didn’t know they are starting to carry Thousand Hills hotdogs. I had no idea that their products can now be found in Target stores as far away as Florida. Nice!

  5. Donnie

    Jul 18, 2014 at 3:05 pm

    It is so good to find out the brand of hot dogs that are healthy. I quit eating dot dogs when I found out they were putting fluoride in them and I love hotdogs. There is no reason to put fluoride in hot dogs. It makes you wonder whether they have ulterior motives.
    They are supposed to start putting it in milk too.
    Check ingredients.

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    • Lynne

      Jul 19, 2014 at 3:32 pm

      Flouride in hot dogs?!? OMG, I had not heard this yet. 🙁

  6. Diane

    Jul 18, 2014 at 7:35 am

    Sarah, Can you bake a cake, cookies, or fit a pie dish in your oven?

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    • Sarah TheHealthyHomeEconomist

      Jul 18, 2014 at 9:14 am

      Yes you can. I have baked many a pie and small batch of cookies in there. I love my convection oven particularly in the summer when I don’t want to heat up the kitchen.

    • FunMomma

      Jul 20, 2014 at 12:56 pm

      What size is your convection oven?

  7. Leah McCullough

    Jul 18, 2014 at 7:24 am

    5 stars
    Thank you, Sarah, for this alternative! My little one loves hots dogs and corn dogs, as I used to too. We’re going to try this! Leah

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  8. Patricia

    Jul 18, 2014 at 6:17 am

    “Healthy Corn Dog”…the ultimate oxymoron!

    Reply
    • Sarah TheHealthyHomeEconomist

      Jul 18, 2014 at 9:14 am

      LOL! Indeed!

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