Simple and Easy Corn Fritters Recipe

With the optional addition of powdered sugar or sliced scallions, these fritters are perfect with the main course or dessert.

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Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland: Contributing Writer at Serious Eats
Sydney Oland
Sydney Oland lives in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, where she develops recipes and owns and operates three businesses: a bean-to-bar chocolate company, an ice cream company, and a collective food production space. Previously, she wrote brunch and British food recipe columns for Serious Eats.
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Updated September 11, 2020
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Sydney Oland

Some mornings only something sweet, salty and fried will cure what ails you. These simple fritters come together in no time with ingredients from the pantry and freezer. As long as you're together enough to handle a few inches of hot oil, getting some corn fritters on the table takes only a few minutes and ingredients.

Corn fritters are a great way to feed a group of people since they walk the line between sweet and savory. If you're like me, you'll want your plate of fritters garnished with a few sliced scallions and a dash of hot sauce and lime juice. But if you've got a sweet tooth, then a quick toss in some powdered sugar, or maybe a drizzle of syrup will be what you reach for—either choice works well.

Recipe Details

Simple and Easy Corn Fritters Recipe

Active 20 mins
Total 20 mins
Serves 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cornmeal

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • Pinch salt

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 3/4 cup milk

  • 2 eggs, beaten

  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted

  • 1 cup corn kernels (thawed if frozen)

  • About 2 quarts vegetable, canola, or peanut oil

  • Powdered sugar (optional)

  • Sliced scallions (optional)

Directions

  1. Whisk together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a separate bowl combine milk and eggs then pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Add melted butter and corn and mix well.

  2. Add 2 inches of vegetable oil to a Dutch oven or wok and heat to 350°F. Drop corn fritter batter into hot oil one tablespoon at a time. Cook, agitating and turning frequently until golden brown and crisp on all sides and fritters are cooked through, about 4 minutes total. Remove fritters to a large plate lined with paper towels and season with salt. Serve immediately, garnished with powdered sugar or sliced scallions.

Special Equipment

Dutch oven or wok, whisk

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
629Calories
35gFat
71gCarbs
12gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories629
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 35g44%
Saturated Fat 12g60%
Cholesterol 127mg42%
Sodium 681mg30%
Total Carbohydrate 71g26%
Dietary Fiber 4g14%
Total Sugars 17g
Protein 12g
Vitamin C 2mg11%
Calcium 350mg27%
Iron 4mg20%
Potassium 305mg6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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