Mama Jane Reveals Her 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival Funnel Cake Creation
“Mama Jane” Harris is a Florida Strawberry Festival legend. She’s created some incredible fun fair foods over the years. My all-time favorite is probably “funnel bacon on a stick.” It was heavenly. She’d take a thick cut of bacon, dip it in funnel cake batter, fry it to a golden brown and then drizzle a maple butter glaze on top and a generous dash of powdered sugar. It was as good as it sounds.
But here’s the thing. Mama Jane creates something new every year for Plant City. So you missed out on funnel bacon on a stick. Sorry. You really did miss out. But what has Mama Jane dreamt up for the 2025 Florida Strawberry Festival? If you’re heading to Plant City to get your strawberry cravings satisfied, you’re in luck. But there’s more.
Mama Jane’s New Florida Strawberry Festival Treat for 2025
Mama joined me for a live chat today to reveal her newest creation The Strawberry Cannoli Funnel Cake. It’s her classic funnel cake recipe topped with fresh strawberries and chocolate chip cannoli filling. Ready? Not so fast.
Truth be told, she let me in on the secret last week and I made a suggestion I think she’s going to take. She’s going to add some crushed cannoli shell chips on top to give it a little more of that cannoli crunch. I’m not gonna lie. I’m pretty proud of myself.
Mama has been working on this concept of a fusion of a funnel cake and cannoli for a few years. She says it was tricky, but she finally got the cannoli filling to taste just right with the funnel cake.
Mama Jane’s recipes have been featured on everything from the Today Show to CBS This Morning. She’s a regular on the cable TV show Carnival Eats. In fact, they’ve even filmed segments for the show on Mama Jane’s truck at the Florida Strawberry Festival. This year, her location will change so keep an eye on my social media. I’ll be sure to give you a detailed map with instructions to find her truck.
