The Craziest Food You Can Deep-Fry

We tend to think of avocados chopped into fresh salads or smushed onto whole-grain breakfast toast. But, thanks to the Internet, we recently learned that they can also be coated in batter and submerged into a vat of bubbling oil until golden and crispy and retaining very little of their nutritive properties. And, you know what, Internet? That's why we love you.

Click through the wacky world of deep-fried food below and you'll find bricks of mac and cheese, molten Cadbury Creme Eggs, and more. It ain't pretty, but it sure is educational. Don't miss the avocado fries.

Apple Hand Pies (Photograph by Rianne Nguyen, artofdessert.blogspot.com)

Avocado Fries (Photograph by Eva Kosmas of Adventures in Cooking)

Fried Bacon Eggs (Photograph by kirbiecravings.com)

Banana Dumplings (Photograph by seasaltwithfood.com)

Cadbury Egg (Photograph by Peabody Rudd)

Mac and Cheese Bites (Photograph by Susan Whetzel)

Lasagna (Photograph by passthesushi.com)

Oreos (Photograph by Rob Mifsud)

Pickles with Cheese and Bacon (Photograph by David Ort blogs at foodwithlegs.com)

Pork Rolls (Photograph by Hyosun Ro at Eating and Living--a Korean-American Mom's Home Cooking)

Snickers Bar (Photograph by Aaron Boogie Pedro)

Tofu Squares (Photograph by Sasha Martin, Global Table Adventure)

Tune into HSN at midnight tonight, when Chef Ryan Scott will debut our deep fryer. Yes, OUR deep fryer--it's part of the Bon Appetit Collection for HSN. Learn more about the collection here.