Sweet pumpkin fritters
This is a wonderful recipe if you're a fritter family! Think the healthiness of pumpkin, but as a sweet treat with cinnamon, sugar and lemon juice. Perfect weekend brunch recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Brunch, Lunch, Snack
- 1 cup cooked pumpkin mashed after draining
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup flour
- pinch of salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Oil for frying
- cinnamon sugar for dusting or golden syrup
Cook and drain the pumpkin.
Beat the eggs and then add to the pumpkin. Mix very well.
Add the rest of the ingredients excluding the cinnamon sugar and oil. Mix well into the batter.
Heat a heavy pan, using medium to high heat to start with. Add a little oil.
Scoop up heaped tablespoons of batter, and drop into pan, but not too close together.
Fry until bubbles form on the top surface. They should now be firm and golden on the underside.
Flip over and fry on other side.
The fritters will puff up slightly while cooking. To test, press lightly on the fritters. When done, they will tend to spring back.
Remove from pan and drain on kitchen paper.
Serve warm with plenty of crunchy cinnamon-flavoured sugar or drizzle with golden or maple syrup.