Basic Corn Fritters
These deep-fried fritters are always a hit! Serve them with golden syrup, maple syrup, or warm preserves.
Serve these irresistible little corn fritters with your favorite syrup or fruit, or serve them with a sweet dip. Or just dust them with powdered sugar. Offer the fritters for breakfast or make them for a special snack or appetizer. Corn fritters go exceptionally well with pork and ham, and they are an excellent menu item for a dinner party.
Feel free to add some diced ham or bacon to the basic fritter batter. To keep the fritters warm while frying subsequent batches, place them on a rack in a preheated 200 F oven. Cut the sugar down to 1 or 2 tablespoons if you want a more savory fritter. You might also like to take a look at these Tex-Mex corn fritters.
Basic Corn Fritters
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1 1/2 cups corn kernels, frozen-thawed, canned and drained, or fresh
- Powdered sugar or syrup, for serving
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
- In a large, deep skillet or kettle, heat about 2 to 3 inches of vegetable oil to 365 F. Alternatively, use an electric deep fryer.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Stir and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk and melted butter until well blended. Add the flour mixture and stir to combine.
- Fold the well-drained corn into the batter.
- Using a tablespoon or small scoop, drop the fritter batter into the hot vegetable oil. Fry the fritters for about 4 to 5 minutes, or until golden brown. Work in batches of about 5 to 6 fritters, depending on the size of your pan or fryer.
- If desired, keep the fritters warm in a warming drawer or oven (about 170 F to 200 F) as you fry subsequent batches.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar or serve with syrup.
