There are 30 entries which will be narrowed down to 3 winners. Two will win the Best Taste, and one will Most Creative.
The full list of 2017 semifinalists is:
- Beer Battered Beef Jerky
- Cajun Fried Deviled Eggs
- Crawfish Lollipop
- Deep Fried Bacon Wrapped Mozzarella with Jalapeno Ranch Deep
- Fried Breakfast Cupcake
- Deep Fried Chicken Noodle Soup on a Stick
- Deep Fried Fruit Loops
- Deep Fried Reuben
- Deep Fried Root Beer Float with Dragon's Breath
- Dreamy Drunken Sopapilla Cheesecake Bar
- Fat Smooth
- Fried Arroz Con Pollo
- Fried Cheesecake Stuffed Apple Sundae
- Fried El Paso Fried Mango Loco
- Fried Redneck Wedding Cake Balls
- Fried Sloppy Joe Flautas with 'Not Cho' Fries
- Fried Texas Dirt
- Fried Texas Sheet Cake
- Funnel Cake Bacon Queso Burger
- Gulf Coast Fish Bowl
- Oreo Beer
- Pinot Noir Popcorn
- Ramen Grasshopper Cookie
- Southern Fried Chicken Monte Cristo
- Surfin-Turfin-Tator Boat
- Texas Fajita Fries
- Texas Fried Cowboy Fritters
- The Tamale Donut
- Tipsy Topsy Catfish on a Stick