Appetizer OR Side Dish? Homemade Hushpuppies & Creamy Pimento Cheese Dip! Recipe by Carolina Cooker®

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is often less expensive and still creamy.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Processed cheese can be more affordable.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a cost-effective alternative.

Add hush puppy mix to a bowl.

Pour water into the bowl with the hush puppy mix and mix until combined.

Get the hush puppy maker loaded up with the batter.

Heat oil in the fryer to 350°F.

Slice off hush puppies into the hot oil.

Fry hush puppies for about 3 minutes until golden brown.

Remove hush puppies and place them on a plate lined with paper towels or a wire rack to drain oil.

Make the buttermilk pimento cheese dip by adding buttermilk to a bowl and mixing it with pimento cheese until desired consistency is reached.

Cooking Techniques

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