Pumpkin Fritters

Name: Pumpkin Fritters
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 400g butternut squash, peeled and cubed; 100g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 egg; 50ml milk; 0.5 tsp salt; 100ml sunflower oil, for frying; 3 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Soft pumpkin fritters fried until crisp at the edges and rolled in cinnamon sugar, a sweet side or snack.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.14 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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400 gbutternut squashpeeled and cubed
100 gplain flour
2 tspbaking powder
1egg
50 mlmilk
½ tspsalt
100 mlsunflower oilfor frying
3 tbspcaster sugar
1 tspground cinnamon

Method

1
Boil the squash in water for 12 minutes until very soft. Drain well and mash until smooth. Leave to cool for 5 minutes.
12 min
2
Stir in the flour, baking powder, egg, milk and salt to make a thick, dropping batter.
3
Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Drop in heaped tablespoons of batter and fry for 3 minutes on each side until golden.
6 min
4
Drain on kitchen paper. Mix the sugar and cinnamon on a plate and roll the fritters in it.
5
Serve warm.

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