The simple and tasty pumpkin fritters are perfect for an appetizer, a buffet dinner or to get children to eat vegetables.
These pumpkin fritters are prepared in no time and can be cooked in a pan or on a grill or in the oven, if you prefer, you can also fry them.
A very simple batter for these pumpkin fritters that we cooked in a pan with a bit of extra virgin olive oil to avoid frying them, and they were devoured.
If you want another idea for a pumpkin appetizer, try the savory muffins with pumpkin and ragù or the muffins with pumpkin and mozzarella, also perfect for Halloween.
Below I leave you more delicious recipes to prepare with pumpkin and then let’s immediately after the photo find out how to prepare these Simple and Tasty Pumpkin Fritters!!
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients for Simple and Tasty Pumpkin Fritters
- 1 lb pumpkin
- 2 eggs (medium)
- 2/3 cup grated Parmigiano
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 pinches salt
- 1 tsp thyme
- to taste black pepper
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- 1 Pan
- 1 Bowl
- 2 Spoons
Preparation of Simple Pumpkin Fritters
To prepare the Simple Pumpkin Fritters, first clean the pumpkin by removing the skin, seeds, and internal filaments.
Cut it into slices of about 3/4 inch then into cubes, peel the garlic clove, and crush it with the back of a knife.
In a pan, heat a bit of extra virgin olive oil with the garlic clove, and when it starts to sizzle, add the pumpkin cubes, salt, and stir.
Cover the pan with the lid and cook the pumpkin cubes over low heat, it will take about 10 minutes.
If you prefer, you can bake them for 15 minutes at 356°F in static mode on a baking tray covered with parchment paper and drizzled with a little extra virgin olive oil.
Once the pumpkin is cooked, mash it into a puree with a fork and let it cool.
Now you can add the eggs, grated cheese, and flour, adjust the salt if necessary, and season with ground black pepper and thyme.
Mix well to combine everything, and in the same pan where you cooked the pumpkin, add a bit more extra virgin olive oil and heat it.
Scoop the mixture with a spoon and let it slide into the now-hot pan, using a second spoon to help.
Flatten them well if the simple and tasty pumpkin fritters remain too high and cook them for 3 minutes on one side.
Gently flip them with a spatula and cook on the other side until golden brown.
Serve them piping hot.
If you prefer, you can bake the pumpkin fritters by simply covering a baking tray with wet and squeezed parchment paper.
Place the mixture in small heaps and flatten them with the back of a spoon, drizzle with very little extra virgin olive oil.
Bake them at 356°F in static mode for 18/20 minutes.
If you like fried food, you can fry them by dropping them simply into a pan with a finger of hot frying oil.
Once golden on one side, gently flip them with a skimmer and once completely golden, drain them on kitchen paper.
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How to Store Simple Pumpkin Fritters
You can store them in the fridge tightly closed in an airtight container for 2 days.
