Elephant Ears Who doesn't like Elephant Ears. Those crispy, crunchy, sweet, cinnamony, deep-fried fritters. Those quintessential fair food, classic treats. Deep-fried Deliciousness. Fried flattened dough, with sugar, cinnamon or powdered sugar, that's the elephant ear in a nutshell. A thin, disc of fried sweetness that seems to be about as big as an actual elephant