Sweet Potato Fritters Recipe
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These sweet potato fritters are absolutely delicious! They’re perfect for a quick snack or a light meal. They’re packed with healthy ingredients, and they’re so easy to make. Just mix everything together and fry them up. You’ll be amazed at how good they taste!
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Why you’ll love this easy recipe
- Cost-efficient, they are a great way to use up sweet potatoes!
- The perfect snack for game night, tailgating, or movie night.
- You can make ahead and freeze them too!
- All the ingredients are 100% vegetarian.
Ingredients you’ll need
You’ll need all the ingredients shown in the photograph below.
These crispy, golden-brown treats are perfect for a snack or side dish, and they’re a real crowd pleaser!
How to make sweet potato fritters with step-by-step instructions
Making our sweet potato fritters recipe is easy if you follow our step-by-step instructions.
A full printable recipe, along with the measurements in both US customary and metric is available in the recipe card below.
Place your shredded sweet potatoes, grated ginger, and egg in a large mixing bowl.
Then, add flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt, and mix together to combine.
Over medium heat, heat a frying pan or cast iron skillet for approximately 2 minutes, then coconut and add oil until it is approximately ¼ inch deep.
Using your hands, shape the shredded sweet potato mixture into patties approximately 3 inches wide and ¼ inch deep.
Place the sweet potato fritters gently into the pan, ensuring that they don’t touch each other or the sides of the pan, you may have to cook in batches, they should sizzle immediately.
Fry the fritters until they are lightly golden brown on one side, approximately 2 – 3 minutes, and then flip them and cook until lightly golden brown on both sides.
Remove the fritters from the pan and place them on paper towels so excess oil drains from them, and sprinkle kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper over them.
Repeat the process until all the fritters have been cooked, keep the fritters warm by placing them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and putting them in a warm oven.
Serve while hot, and enjoy your sweet potato fritters!
Equipment
- Frying pan or cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 1 large Sweet potato washed, peeled, and shredded
- 1 tsp Fresh ginger grated
- 2 Eggs
- ⅓ cup All purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ¼ tsp Ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp Ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp Kosher salt
- Coconut oil for frying
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place your shredded sweet potatoes, grated ginger, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Then, add flour, baking powder nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt, and mix together to combine1 large Sweet potato, 1 tsp Fresh ginger, 2 Eggs, ⅓ cup All purpose flour, 1 tsp Baking powder, ¼ tsp Ground nutmeg, ¼ tsp Ground cinnamon, ½ tsp Kosher salt
- Over medium heat, heat a frying pan or cast iron skillet for approximately 2 minutes, then coconut add oil until it is approximately ¼ inch deep
- Using your hands, shape the shredded sweet potato mixture into patties approximately 3 inches wide and ¼ inch deep.Place the sweet potato fritters gently into the pan, ensuring that they don’t touch each other or the sides of the pan, you may have to cook in batches, they should sizzle immediately. Fry the fritters until they are lightly golden brown on one side, approximately 2 – 3 minutes, and then flip them and cook until lightly golden brown on both sidesCoconut oil
- Remove the fritters from the pan and place them on paper towels so excess oil drains from them, and sprinkle kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper over them. Repeat the process until all the fritters have been cooked, keep the fritters warm by placing them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and putting them in a warm ovenSalt and pepper
- Serve while hot and enjoy your sweet potato fritters!
Notes
- Oil
We’ve used coconut oil as we love the flavor it gives the fritters, but you could use vegetable oil or avocado oil - Storage
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days and freeze for up to 3 months
Nutrition
Recipe notes and expert tips
- Oil
We’ve used coconut oil as we love the flavor it gives the fritters, but you could use vegetable oil or avocado oil. - Storage
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days and freeze for up to 3 months.
What to serve sweet potato fritters with
Sweet potato fritters are delicious as a snack and dipped in your favorite dipping sauce.
It doesn’t need to be a difficult sauce, sriracha sauce is a perfectly spicy sauce to counteract the natural sweetness of the sweet potato.
We love to dip them in sour cream and chives, and homemade ranch sauce. and even a nice hot sauce like sriracha sauce aioli or arrabiata sauce.
They make a great side with a veggie burger or vegan burger.
Can you grate sweet potatoes in a food processor?
Yes, you can, just use the grater attachment or grater disc that your food processor comes with.
If you don’t have a food processor, then use a box grater instead.
Why are my sweet potato fritters soggy?
When fritters are soggy, it’s most likely that the oil you used for cooking wasn’t hot enough.
You need to ensure that the oil is very hot; use a little grated sweet potato mixture to test the oil; if it sizzles as you place it in, then it’s ready; if it doesn’t, then keep heating the oil.
Go gluten-free
Substitute all-purpose flour with almond flour for gluten-free sweet potato fritters.
Can I make them ahead of time?
Yes, you can make the potato mixture, cover it with plastic wrap and leave it in the fridge the day before you cook them.
How to store leftover sweet potato fritters
Sweet potato fritters store well and keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
You can also freeze them.
When cooked, let them cool completely and then freeze for up to 3 months.
More easy recipes to make at home
If you love sweet potatoes, then you should try these delicious recipes
- Sweet potato soup
- Sweet potato wedges
- Baked sweet potato
- Sweet potato mash
- Sweet potato fries
- Sauteed sweet potatoes
We hope you enjoy making and eating our sweet potato fritters and would love to hear how you got on with making them.
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