Corn Fritters
Satisfy your cravings with these delectable corn fritters! They are lightly fried and golden brown on the outside, fluffy and full of flavor within. Serve them as a snack or appetizer to wow your friends and family.
One of my favorite classic country foods has got to be corn fritters!
These corn fritters are so delicious and easy to make!
Have you had a corn fritter before?
If you haven't you better get ready to make these tasty little guys! You're going to love them!
I'm an absolute corn fritter fiend – which means that if I've made these you can probably bet I've chowed down on more than my fair share of the batch. lol
Corn fritters are similar to corn bread (which I also LOVE) but are little crunchy nuggets of joy!
The insides are soft and moist while the outsides are crunchy and golden. It's the cornmeal in the batter that gives them that irresistible crunch.
I also used some chopped up green onions in the batter and I find that they give a nice subtle flavour to the fritters.
Oh and there's some corn in there of course!
You can serve these corn fitters plain but you could also dunk them in a little smoked BBQ sauce!
I also like to serve these along with big bowl of chili. 🙂
There are more reasons to love corn fritters:
- It's a great way to use up leftover corn
- The ingredients are cheap (and I mean SUPER cheap!)
- A small amount of ingredients makes a nice quantity
Honestly, I don't think I have to try too hard to convince you to make these! lol
When I made these tasty little things I also made some clam fritters! If you're a fan of seafood, stay tuned!
I hope you enjoy the recipe as much as we do! 🙂
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Corn Fritters
- Yield: Makes about 20 fritters 1x
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp sugar
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups corn niblets (fresh or frozen – if frozen thaw them before mixing into the recipe)
- Vegetable oil – for frying
Other items needed: - Deep frying or candy thermometer
- Cookie sheet with a couple layers of paper towels laid out.
- A metal cooling rack placed on top of the cookie sheet.
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Everything should be well mixed.
- Mix in the milk and eggs using a whisk.
- Add in green onions and corn. Mix.
- Heat oil in a large high sided frying pan. Oil should be about 1″ deep.
- Attach a candy/deep fryer thermometer to the side of the pan.
- Once the temperature reaches 375°F drop spoonfuls (about 1 1/2 tbsps worth) of batter into the oil. Cook for about 3 minutes and then flip them over and cook an additional 3 minutes.
- Remove from the oil and place on the metal cooling rack to drain any excess vegetable oil.
- Try not to overcrowd the pan while they are cooking. You can do these in several batches.
- Serve right away and enjoy!
Notes
Make sure you keep an eye on the temperature on your thermometer. Keep adjusting the level of heat on the burner to try and keep the temperature at 375°F as much as possible for the best results.
New fan! I have tried 2 of your recipes just today and I am IN LOVE! My donair meat is presently on the broiler baking 🙂 and I am eating one of these fritters as I type – DELICIOUS!
Hi Terri!
You my dear, are awesome!! Thanks for much for trying out the recipes and I’m super happy to hear you enjoyed the corn fritters!! 😀
Let me know how the donairs turned out for you as well! 😀
Michelle
I’ve eaten sweet, doughy corn fritters. My Significant Other calls cornmeal-based pancakes corn fritters. This recipe is radically different, but sounds good…by substituting another 1/2 cup cornmeal, and 1/2 cup oat or flax meal, for the cup of flour, I could eat it myself.
I have done Hoe Cakes but never had the crispy that I wanted and these look awesome. I will try them. If you want to try good Hoe Cakes just use your favorite cornbread mix, (mine is corn kits) add 2 tblsp sugar, 2 tblsp bisquick or pioneer mix, add milk till consistancy of pancake batter and one drop of vanilla. Fry like pancakes in a skillet, in a tblsp of butter, 3 at a time for size slightly smaller than a pancakes. Yummy with pinto beans and fried chicken or catfish. 😀
It’s been a while since I’ve had hoecakes – these sound great! Thanks for sharing your recipe!
Let me know how the corn fritters turn out for you! 🙂
Michelle
Great recipe thanks a lot, even that I’m not a good cooker but i made it !!
I have never made these before, and in fact, I don’t think I’ve ordered them at a restaurant! I need to give them a try since it’s a new dish to me.
I have never had corn fritters. They look like they will go very well with chili this fall!
I’ve never had one before, but that looks so good! I’ll have to give this a try.
Absolutely love this recipe! My father used to make me corn fritters when I was a kid, it was like comfort food and brings back such great memories! Will definitely try these!
Oooo these look all sorts of yummy! I never thought of making corn fritters at home! We have a restaurant not to far from hear that makes killer ones! Might have to try your recipe out!
I have not made corn fritters before but they look delicious. The kids love fritters too so I will have to make these for sure. Thanks for shairng.
I’m already imagining them with jalapenos! Have you tried adding cheese? Thank you for sharing. Can’t wait to make them!
I’ve never had corn fritters, but now I want to – very, very, very soon! Yum! Thanks for sharing!
This looks so good. I am going to grab everything i need to make these this weekend. I am sure they will be a big hit.
I have never tried corn fritters and these look so delicious. I need to try this.
I’ve had corn dogs, sweet corn ice cream, corn bread, but haven’t had corn fritters. Tomorrow is supermarket shopping day for me and I will get the ingredients I need to make a batch. It would probably be good with a beef and broccoli casserole.
Your corn fritters look delicious! I think corn fritters was one of the first recipes I ever learned to make!
I have had corn fritters in a restaurant but these look even better! I can’t wait to try and make them.
I can probably make these this weekend!!! These would go well with soup!
These would be a ton of of fun to make. My boyfriend would love to have these as a side with his BBQ.
I love this but I haven’t actually tried making them! Thanks for sharing your recipe! It’s a great thing to match with ranch dressing 🙂
I’m such a cornbread lover (and hoecakes), so I know I’ll love your corn fritters. I’ve got to pin these so I can remember your recipe. I sure wish I had one for an afternoon snack. 🙂
I love corn fritters! So good and a bit sweet! Yum… i can’t wait to make it and eat with some chilies
I’m totally drooling on my keyboard! These look delicious and they sound so easy to make 🙂 I think I found my new recipe to try this weekend 😀
These look so delicious! I love everything about them. I’m filing this recipe away for later!
Ummm. These look delicious! I have to pin for later! Yummy!
I can’t wait to make these! They remind me so much of a recipe my granny used to make.
I love fritters but don’t often make them at home as I am a single gal in the city and would rather just order them out then attempt to actually fry anything at home! – I do love Clam Fritters and get them when I’m seaside often. Thanks for sharing the recipe, it looks ‘me proof’ LOL =)
Oh my goodness! I love getting these when we go out to eat but I’ve never tried making them myself! I’m going to try your recipe very soon!
I love corn fritters! My daughter got a couple at Cheesecake Factory last week and I begged for a bite 🙂 These look great!
I have never had a fritter before. It sounds really tasty, though – I want to try one.
eek! I have all the ingredients!! Tomorrow I am throwing a whole chicken in the Crock pot. These could be our appetizer!
Awesome! I hope you enjoy them! 🙂
You’re a great mom!
Thanks so much! 🙂