Every new food at the 2026 Minnesota State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair announced 44 new foods for 2026. This is all of them, alphabetically, with what is in each one and the stand that sells it. The fair did not publish prices for this year’s list, so the price column is empty rather than estimated.
The 2026 Minnesota State Fair ended on Monday, September 7, 2026. Everything below describes the 2026 fair, which is the most recent one — stands, buildings and rides carry over year to year, but dates, prices and schedules do not. I update it when the fair publishes for 2027.
- 44 new foods announced for 2026
- 42 different stands selling them
- No prices published by the fair for this year’s list
| New food | What it is | Price | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Donut Ham Grinder | First Kiss® apples from Pleasant Valley Orchard, sliced into rings, battered, deep-fried and tossed in cinnamon sugar. Stacked with sliced uncured ham from Hidden Stream Farm, dressed arugula and drizzled with Crybaby Cr... | Not published | Minnesota Farmers Union Coffee Shop |
| Apple Fries | Fresh-cut apples, fried, tossed in cinnamon sugar and served with a side of caramel. The Apple Fries Deluxe is a larger portion served with caramel and whipped cream. Also serves cold apple cider. All gluten-friendly and... | Not published | Minnesota's Original Apple Fries |
| Banana Butterscotch Barnraiser | Vanilla pound cake layered with roasted bananas, butterscotch sauce and caramelized croissant croutons made by Patisserie 46. Topped with whipped cream from Stony Creek Dairy and garnished with nut-free cereal mix made w... | Not published | Minnesota Farmers Union Coffee Shop |
| Bao Belly | Smoked barbecue pork belly drizzled with RC's hot sauce and yum yum sauce. Topped with pickled vegetables and cilantro and served on folded, steamed bao buns. | Not published | RC's BBQ |
| Birria Crunch Bombs | Deep-fried tortilla balls filled with birria beef and Oaxaca & mozzarella cheese, rolled in a tortilla-chip coating and drizzled with lime crema, served with a side of consommé for dipping. Also serves Fairground Fiesta... | Not published | Midtown Global Market's El Taco Torro |
| Blue Moon Crunch | Fluffy shave ice infused with blue moon flavor, dusted with Fruity Pebbles™ cereal and drizzled with sweetened condensed milk. Inspired by the flavors of blue moon ice cream. (Gluten-free and Vegan upon request) | Not published | Minnesnowii Shave Ice |
| Brandy Old Fashioned Cookie Dough | Edible cookie dough infused with nonalcoholic brandy flavor and combined with orange zest, cinnamon, dark chocolate chips and tart dried cherries. Served on-a-stick, hand dipped in brandy-flavored bittersweet chocolate,... | Not published | Kora & Mila's Cookie Dough |
| Bucket of Chicharrones | Freshly deep-fried chicharrones (pork rinds) sprinkled with chili pepper and lime seasoning. Served with a trio of dipping sauces: hot sauce, creamy chipotle sauce and chamoy. | Not published | San Felipe Tacos |
| Butter Brew Mustache Pretzel | Handmade soft pretzel dough rolled in the shape of a mustache and baked. Coated in melted butter and tossed in a butter brew sugar mixture flavored with caramel, vanilla and butterscotch. Served with a side of vanilla so... | Not published | Blue Moon Dine-In Theater |
| Caramel Apple Iced Tea | Black tea brewed with natural tart apple flavor and topped with caramel-infused cold foam. Garnished with a Caramel Apple Pops® lollipop. (Gluten-friendly, Vegetarian) | Not published | Loon Lake Iced Tea |
| Chorizo Manchego Croquettes | Spanish-style potato croquettes filled with manchego cheese and Spanish chorizo. Lightly breaded, fried and garnished with chives. Drizzled with homemade lemon garlic aioli. (Gluten-free) | Not published | Paella Depot |
| Crack-n-Cheese Bowl & Stuffed Turkey Legs | Crack-n-Cheese® Bowl (homemade macaroni and cheese, hickory-smoked turkey barbecue, deep-fried turkey cracklins and signature sauce); Soul Rolls (macaroni and cheese with collard greens deep-fried in an egg roll); Soul P... | Not published | Jive Turkey BBQ |
| Cracklin' Corn Ribs | Corn cob quarters dipped in tempura batter, then fried. Brushed with seasoned butter and topped with bacon ranch, green onion and candied jalapeños. Served on a bed of pork rinds. | Not published | The Blue Barn |
| Dill with it, Cookie! | White chocolate chips, finely chopped dill pickles and fresh dill baked into a cookie. Finished with a sprinkle of sugar and Maldon sea salt. Created by Holman's Table. (Vegetarian) | Not published | Urban Glow Mocktails |
| Dirty Sodas | Dirty sodas in six flavors: megalodon (Dr Pepper® — diet available, raspberry syrup and coconut cream); golden yeti (orange pop, vanilla syrup and vanilla cream); liger (lemonade, Starry™ and cherry syrup); big red dog (... | Not published | dodopop |
| Dockside Poppers | Seasoned cream cheese, bacon, artichoke hearts and jalapeño peppers combined, breaded and lightly fried. Served with a side of homemade tomato chili jam. (New Vendor) | Not published | Summer Lakes Boat House |
| Dubai Whoopie Pie | Dubai chocolate-inspired whoopie pie made with pistachio cream sandwiched between two dark chocolate cakes. Rolled in Dino's Dubai crunch topping of shredded filo, crushed pistachios, honey and brown sugar. (Vegetarian) | Not published | Dino's Gyros |
| Elote Tots | Deep-fried tater tots tossed in Tajín and topped with an elote-style sauce made with roasted corn, diced peppers, cheddar cheese, crema and cream cheese. Finished with cotija cheese and more Tajín. (Vegetarian) | Not published | Tot Boss |
| French Chouxnut Sundae | Bridgeman's Salted Caramel Espresso ice cream piled atop a choux pastry donut filled with milk chocolate mousse and topped with dark chocolate fondant icing and chocolate curls. Finished with caramel drizzle, whipped cre... | Not published | Bridgeman's Ice Cream |
| Fresh-Cut French Fries | Fresh-cut french fries in four sizes with a dedicated sauce bar of self-serve spices and dipping sauces. Plus fresh-squeezed and frozen lemonades, fountain sodas and bottled water. The fries are gluten-free, vegetarian a... | Not published | Solem's French Fries |
| Hmong Corndog | Pork Hmong sausage flavored with ginger, garlic, fish sauce, chili and lemongrass made in collaboration with Kramarczuk's. Skewered, dipped in a cornmeal batter and fried. Served with a side of citrus Kua Txob sauce. | Not published | Union Hmong Kitchen |
| Honey Brisket Battered Potatoes | Deep-fried Australian Battered Potatoes topped with beef brisket, smothered in nacho cheese and drizzled with hot honey. | Not published | Australian Battered Potatoes |
| Jamaican Jerk Chicken Loaded Fries | Battered french fries topped with Jamaican jerk chicken, melted cheese and green onions. Drizzled with ranch and jerk sauce. (Aug. 27 to Sept. 1 only) | Not published | Irie Jamaican (Midtown Global Market) |
| Korean BBQ Bao Buns | Vegan Chunk plant-based shredded "meat" tossed in hot Korean barbecue sauce. Topped with pineapple slaw and served on folded, steamed bao buns. (Vegan) | Not published | Rooted & Wild by Snack House |
| Longanisa Cheese Curd Lumpia | Homemade Filipino longanisa pork sausage combined with garlic and Wisconsin cheese curds, stuffed and rolled in a lumpia wrapper and deep-fried. Served with a side of sweet chili sauce. | Not published | Lumpia City |
| Mango Sticky Rice Refresher | Coconut milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk, mango flavoring and half and half poured over ice and topped with fresh and dried mango. Finished with a dried mango sugar rim. Inspired by the flavors of mango sticky rice.... | Not published | Chan's Eatery |
| Peri-Peri Bowl | Fried peri-peri hot chicken, seasoned with African Bird's Eye chili peppers, garlic, lemon and herbs. Combined with mini beef sambusas and fried sweet plantains, all topped with peri-peri sauce and choice of: basbaas (sp... | Not published | Afro Deli & Grill |
| Pickle Pie | Pie crust filled with a blend of chopped pickles, pickle juice and cream cheese. Topped with homemade savory whipped frosting made with ranch and Cholula Hot Sauce. Garnished with a gherkin and a sprinkle of dill. (Veget... | Not published | LuLu's Public House |
| Pumpkin Bar Funnel Cake | Real pumpkin, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla blended with original funnel cake batter, then deep-fried. Lightly brushed with melted butter and topped with homemade cinnamon cream cheese frosting. (Vegetarian) | Not published | Taulelle's Jurassic Corn Dogs |
| Savory Waffle Cones | Hand-rolled waffle cones flavored with parmesan, cheddar and herbs, with four choices of filling: BBQ Pulled Pork Mac (slow-smoked pulled pork layered with macaroni and cheese), Chicken Tinga & Rice (gluten-free), Classi... | Not published | Roon's Savories |
| Shakshuka Lamb Meatballs | Seasoned lamb and pork meatballs stuffed with whipped garlic herb goat cheese and flash-fried. Served atop shakshuka – a blend of tomatoes, chili peppers, onions and spices – garnished with parsley and served with a side... | Not published | French Meadow Bakery & Cafe |
| Sligo Slider Bites On-A-Stick | Handmade dumplings stuffed with a cheeseburger blend made of beef, cheddar, pickle and onion. Skewered on-a-stick and deep-fried. Served with homemade Thousand Island dressing. | Not published | O'Gara's at the Fair |
| Strawberries & Blueberry Creme Parfait | Fresh whole strawberries layered with blueberry non-dairy whipped topping and garnished with gluten-free waffle chips. (Gluten-friendly, Vegan) | Not published | Strawberries 'N Creme |
| Strawberry Crunch Mini Donuts | Strawberry donuts dusted with vanilla sugar, drizzled with vanilla icing and topped with homemade strawberry streusel crunch. Served in a bucket rimmed with vanilla icing and more streusel crunch. (Vegetarian) | Not published | Solem's Mini Donuts |
| Strawberry Ube Sundae Tart | Swirled strawberry and ube marshmallow cream mixed with chocolate chips, chilled and scooped into a fudge-filled gluten-friendly shortbread crust. Topped with whipped cream, strawberry sauce and edible glitter sprinkles.... | Not published | Sara's Tipsy Pies |
| Surf 'N' Turf Burger | Lobster tossed in garlic-herb butter stacked on a 1/3-pound seasoned grilled beef patty topped with pepper jack cheese. Drizzled with homemade chipotle mayo, served on a toasted brioche bun with a lemon wedge. | Not published | Cafe Caribe |
| Sweet Peach Lemonade Sparkler | Fresh-squeezed lemonade layered with peach syrup and peach sweet cream cold foam. Topped with a sprinkle of popping candy and garnished with a peach slice. (Gluten-friendly, Vegetarian) | Not published | Quench'd: Lemonade/Bottled Water |
| Tacos de Mole | Flour tortillas filled with shredded chicken, cheese and house-made mole sauce. Deep-fried, drizzled with more mole sauce and garnished with queso fresco. | Not published | El Burrito Mercado |
| Tanghulu | Fruit skewered and coated in a hard candy shell, in four varieties: strawberry, green grape, Mandarin orange and a dual-mix of strawberries and grapes. All Tanghulu is gluten-free. | Not published | Iemochi Japanese Confections |
| The Fried and the Furious: Cubano Drift | Deep-fried Cubano-style sandwich made with a crunchy tortilla filled with vegan Cuban pork, vegan Swiss cheese, dill pickle relish, vegan garlic mayo and mustard. Served with a side of jalapeño citrus sauce. (Vegan) | Not published | The Herbivorous Butcher |
| Two-Tone Bloody Mary Mocktail | Homemade tomatillo salsa layered with a zero-alcohol blend of tomatoes, herbs, spices and olive brine. Garnished with a skewer of pickle, cheese, tomato, olive and an Urban Glow Cheweenie™ sausage. | Not published | Urban Glow Mocktails |
| Ube Cheesecake Wontons | Deep-fried filled wontons drizzled with sweetened condensed milk and sprinkled with crushed Biscoff® cookies (vegetarian). The stand also serves Chinese Sausage & Cheese Poppers — fried dumplings with savory-sweet Chines... | Not published | Saturday Dumpling Co. |
| Walking Chopped Italian Grinder | Chopped Italian grinder sandwich-style blend of sliced salami, pepperoncinis, green olives, artichokes, roasted red peppers and fresh mozzarella pearls, tossed in Italian dressing. Layered over a bag of Dutch Crunch® Par... | Not published | Mancini's al Fresco |
| When Pigs Fly | Flight of pork sausages wrapped in puff pastry and served on-a-stick. Varieties include: Chorizo Sausage with chimichurri; Texas Two-Step Sausage with sweet pepper coleslaw; Oktoberfest Sausage with melted cheddar and ch... | Not published | Sausage Sister & Me |
What do the new foods cost?
The fair did not publish prices with the 2026 new-food list, so every row below reads "Not published". That is deliberate: the items are real and the prices were never announced, and a number I made up would be repeated back as fact by everything that reads this page. If you have a receipt or a photo of a menu board, send it over and I will fill the column in.
The new-food list is announced each summer and is the thing most people look up about the fair. Every item above also has its own page with a photo where I have one, and all of it is in the free app, which will point you at the stand on the map.
44 new foods listed for 2026. Browse the rest of the fair in the guide, or see every food stand. MN Fair Guide is independent and not affiliated with the Minnesota State Fair.