Pampoenkoekies (Pumpkin Fritters)

Name: Pampoenkoekies (Pumpkin Fritters)
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 500g butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks; 150g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 4 tbsp sunflower oil, for frying; 3 tbsp caster sugar, for rolling; 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Soft squash fritters fried until golden and rolled in cinnamon sugar. A classic side or sweet treat.

Time40 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.16 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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500 gbutternut squashpeeled and cut into chunks
150 gplain flour
2 tspbaking powder
1eggbeaten
1 tbspcaster sugar
1 tspvanilla extract
4 tbspsunflower oilfor frying
3 tbspcaster sugarfor rolling
2 tspground cinnamon

Method

1
Boil the squash in water for 12 minutes until very soft. Drain well and leave in the colander for 5 minutes so the steam escapes.
12 min
2
Mash the squash until smooth. You need about 300 g. Stir in the egg, 1 tbsp sugar and the vanilla.
3
Mix the flour and baking powder together, then fold into the squash to make a thick, dropping batter.
4
Mix the 3 tbsp sugar and cinnamon on a plate.
5
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Drop in tablespoons of batter and fry for 3 minutes each side until deep golden. Cook in batches, adding more oil as needed.
12 min
6
Roll the hot fritters in the cinnamon sugar and serve warm.

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