Sweet Potato Fritters
These sweet potato fritters are crisp on the outside and soft textured on the inside, perfect for babies and toddlers. They are quick to whip up for a mess-free lunch!
Servings: 10 mini fritters
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato about 8oz in weight
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp ground paprika
- ¼ tsp salt optional
- 2 tbsp olive oil to cook the fritters
Instructions
- Shred the sweet potato using a cheese grater. I used the largest size hole on my box grater.
- Use a nut milk bag, your hands, or a towel to squeeze out as much moisture from the sweet potato as possible. Once you remove the liquid, you should end up with about 1 cup of packed sweet potato.
- Add the sweet potato shreds to a bowl along with the egg, flour, and spices. Mix well until combined.
- Heat the oil on a frying pan on medium heat.
- Scoop out heaping tablespoon-sized portions onto the pan and press down to shape the portions into small fritters.
- Cook the fritters until golden, about 3-4 minutes per side. Transfer them to a paper towel-lined plate to cool. The fritters should be crisp on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. If you prefer more crisp fritters, flatten them out more on the pan.
- Prefer to bake? To bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and scoop out heaping tablespoon-sized portions on a parchment paper-lined pan. Press down on the fritters to flatten and bake for 20-25 minutes or until crisp. Flip the fritters halfway to ensure even cooking and browning.
Notes
- It is extremely important to remove as much moisture from the sweet potato as possible. Excess moisture will result in an overmoist mixture that will cause the fritters to be soggy. You can use your hands or a towel, but I find that using a nut milk bag is the easiest way to remove the most moisture.
- If you prefer larger-sized fritters, scoop out portions that are about 2 tablespoons in size. If you prefer more crisp fritters, flatten them out more when cooking on the pan.
- This recipe makes about 10 small mini fritters.
Nutrition
Calories: 62.98kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.21g | Protein: 1.28g | Fat: 3.27g | Saturated Fat: 0.53g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.21g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 16.37mg | Sodium: 77.16mg | Potassium: 90.67mg | Fiber: 0.83g | Sugar: 0.99g | Vitamin A: 3279.28IU | Vitamin C: 0.57mg | Calcium: 10.51mg | Iron: 0.41mg