Sweetcorn fritters are an old childhood favourite of mine and I am so pleased to report a new fav of little Miss G’s. For Grace, fritters are an easy to handle, nutritious and delicious lunch or dinner that fill her tummy and create a very happy and content bubby. Watching Grace happily nibble away blissfully unaware on a good serving of vegetables also has me feeling over the moon. And why wouldn’t she, the bright yellow happy kernels of lovely sweet corn are sweet and juicy and ensure the fritters are kid friendly.
At our place fritters of some kind (zucchini, carrot or sweet potato are some of our favourites) are almost always in the refrigerator. They are a great addition to the lunch box and are portable and easy to nibble at on the run, which is always a must have with a forever hungry bub and hubby on my hands. Having this basic recipe in my repertoire makes life so much easier, I love knowing that with eggs, flour, a little baking powder and a can of corn in my kitchen I can whip a batch of fritters in no time at all.
To the lovely pureed mix you fold through the extra corn kernels and are ready to fry!
Ladle tablespoon sized dollops of the fritter batter onto a lightly greased non-stick fry pan heated to medium – high heat and cook for a couple of minutes, then flip and cook the other side until lovely and golden. For dinner, I served the corn fritters alongside a little tomato, bocconcini and basil salad drizzled with my much loved basil pesto.
And in today’s lunch box the corn fritters happily nestled next to a lovely box of sultanas, a pear cinnamon and almond muffin from yesterday and Grace’s usually strawberry yoghurt cup.
Sweetcorn fritters
Adapted from Bill Granger
INGREDIENTS
2 x 420 grams cans of sweet corn, drained
3 eggs
2 spring onions, roughly chopped
1 ½ cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 handful of fresh herbs (I used basil, parsley and mint)
Vegetable oil, for frying
METHOD
In the bowl of a food processor place the corn (hold back 1 cup of corn to fold through later) eggs, spring onions, flour, baking powder and fresh herbs. Pulse until combined. Fold through remaining corn kernels. Heat a lightly greased fry pan to medium- high heat, ladle tablespoon sized dollops of the batter onto pan and cook for a couple of minutes, flip and cook the other side until lovely and golden. Serve warm or pack in the lunch box.
Kayla, can your fritters be frozen? Thanks! xx
Hi Bonita! They sure can. Allow them to cool completely. Wrap individually (for easy thawing), pop into a freezer bag/container and stash in the deep freeze for up to 3 months. To reheat, simply allow to defrost then pop either in the microwave or oven to reheat. Happy cooking x
Looks yum! Can I give this to my 7 month old?
Hi just wondering when you say a cup of flour… What is the amount in weight?? Thanks x
Hi, could you tell me what you would suggest instead of eggs to help bind?
Thanks
I am looking for something as well. My little guy is allergic to eggs. 🙁
Hi – thanks for all your wonderful recipes. How long can you keep fritters in the fridge for?
Hi! I keep the fritters in the fridge (in an air tight container) for 2-3 days. These little babies also freeze really well! Simply wrap individually, pop into a freezer container and stash in the deep freeze for up to 3 months. Happy cooking x
Love these fritters! My partner and I had these for dinner tonight. Looking forward to eating them with our little man tomorrow 🙂
Yay! I am so happy you enjoyed them! 🙂
These sound delicious! Can you tell me approximately how many fritters your recipe makes.
Thanks!
How do you do the sweet potato fritters? Do you cook the sweet potato first? My little loves sweet potatoes and I’ve been doing steamed spears or pureeing for her and would love to have these for the whole family!
I’ve just made my first batch and these are totally fab! I’m no cook (although I’m trying my best to improve for my little Louis as we progress on our BLW journey) but these are so easy and simply perfect for us! Thank you so much for your wonderful recipes; we can’t wait to try more!
Just found your page and it is a god send, desperate to get to the market and buy my ingredients. Thank you so much for the inspiration!x
Appreciation to my father who told me about this
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Great recipe idea, thank you! Would a 7 month old with no teeth choke on the unblended corn?
Well I’m not sure what I did but I failed at something so simple I did zucchini and they turned out like flat pancakes
I made these again last night for my little girl (8 months) and made a couple of changes, one totally by accident as I bought creamed sweet corn instead of whole – I used 1 tin of creamed, about a cup of whole frozen corn and added 2 grated carrots and they came out beautifully and so delicious! They looked a bit more like crumpets (or pikelets I think you call them). She loved them, the only problem was hubby and I couldn’t put them down 🙂 thanks for the awesome recipes – off to make one of your muffin ones now!
Yay! My pleasure x
Thanks for this great recipe. My little boy (aged 7 months) loved them! My granny used to make something similar for us to eat with a picnic on the beach, but the addition of baking powder in this recipe makes them lovely and fluffy and great for little hands.
Wonderful xxx
We love these fritters. I only had 2 x 310g cans of corn so I used one cup of flour and two eggs and they came out great. You have really inspired me! In the last week I have also made your zucchini fritters, zucchini/cheese/corn muffins and tuna cakes and they are all wonderful. Thanks for the recipes!
Wonderful recipe, thank you so much for sharing! A real hit with my 10 month old daughter and husband too! :o))
Yay! So happy they enjoyed it! X
Hi, I am starting blw I have actually been doing it for a month already. Anyways my daughter is 6 months next week I love this idea. I wanted to ask did your daughter eat all the above at 6 months (meaning the strawberries and the muffin) I saw you also do zucchini ribbons is that also suitable for starting sorry I am learning 🙂 thank you
Great recipe, thanks for sharing… this is one all the family can eat!
Hi can you freeze the batter or must they be cooked first?
I was wondering if you could freeze the left over batter?
Can I use regular corn from the corn on the cob?
Absolutely! 4 cups of fresh kernels should be the equivalent. Happy cooking x
Have just made these and they are ready for the pan! Great recipe – thank you!
Love the recipes, all look delicious and can’t wait to get trying some ! You mention basil pesto a lot and I wondered if your version is somewhere in the recipe section as I haven’t come across it yet. Please could you share ? Many thanks !!😃
Another hit with my nine month old. And perfect for me too with some salad. Am starting to work my way through your recipes 🙂
Love your recipes. Quick question: Would this work with wholemeal flour too? Thanks
Thanks for this wonderful recipe you have posted. It’s easy to prepare and great for snack and pack lunch.
Great recipe and very easy to prepare. Thanks for posting.
Can you freeze the corn batter or how long can you keep in refrig before making?
I’ve never frozen the actual batter – I always tend to fry the fritters then freeze. I hope that helps lovely!
WOW! This really looks delicious, a good snack for kids.
Thank you!
Hi there! I’ve loved your fritter recipes so much (and so has my little girl). I was wondering- can I use frozen corn for this recipe? Thanks!
Hi Kirby! So happy you’re enjoying our fritter recipes! Yes, you can use frozen corn – just defrost it prior. Kayla xx