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Sweet Potato Fritters Recipe
Move over french fries! Your favorite dishes have a new perfect pairing, and they go by the name of sweet potato fritters! These fritters have a crispy outside and soft center which makes the perfect bite every time. Pair them with our lemon yogurt sauce, and you're on cloud nine.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 12 fritters
Calories: 109 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes about 1 lb
- 1 cup grated aged cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup chopped green onion plus a few extra for garnish
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- oil for frying (see notes)
The lemon yogurt
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice fresh is best
- 1 small garlic clove very finely minced
Instructions
- Peel the sweet potatoes then grate them using the large holes on your cheese grater. Put them in a large bowl and add the cheddar cheese and chopped green onions.
- Whisk the eggs with sea salt and pepper and add them to the bowl with the sweet potatoes. Mix everything together well.
- Heat a medium-sized frying pan over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add a splash of oil. Take a handful of the sweet potatoes and form it into a fritter - don't worry if it doesn't stick together well. Working in batches, and adding more oil to the pan between batches, fry the fritters in the hot pan for 3-4 minutes per side. Press the tops of the fritters down gently, so they stick together better and adjust the heat if they start to get too brown. Set the cooked patties on a baking sheet in your oven with your oven on to its lowest setting to keep them warm while you pan-fry the rest.
- While the sweet potato fritters are cooking, prepare the lemon yogurt. In a small bowl mix the yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, and garlic.
- Serve the sweet potato fritters with the lemon yogurt and some sliced green onions over top.
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Notes
- How much oil you use will depend on the type of pan you use. A cast-iron pan will give you the best results, but you will need to use more oil. A non-stick pan will give you less crispy fritters, but you will save some oil. The nutritional information is calculated with 2 tablespoons of oil.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 fritter
Calories
109kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
191mg
(8%)
Potassium
163mg
(5%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
5484IU
(110%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
94mg
(9%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12fritters
Amount Per Serving
Calories 109
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 fritter | |
| Calories | 109kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 191mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 163mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 5484IU | 110% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 94mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.