Butternut Squash Fritters
These are easier to make than you think, low calorie, addictive and amazingly crisp-tender! A must-have appetizer for everyone!
It’s September. Finally.
It definitely doesn’t feel very September-y here in our 90 degree heat wave but bring on the pumpkin pancakes and butternut squash fritters.
I’m ready for you, Fall.
I’ll just be eating these super crispy butternut squash latkes, if you must, in my bikini by the pool.
I just need an extra dollop of sour cream on each fritter. K, thanks.
Butternut Squash Fritters
These are easier to make than you think, low calorie, addictive and amazingly crisp-tender! A must-have appetizer for everyone!
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash, about 3 pounds, peeled and shredded
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon dried sage
- ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine butternut squash, flour, garlic, eggs, thyme, sage and nutmeg; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Scoop tablespoons of batter for each fritter, flattening with a spatula, and cook until the underside is nicely golden brown, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook on the other side, about 1-2 minutes longer.
- Serve immediately.
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The directions do not indicate how to cook the squash so that it’s mashable. Not sure how that got missed.
The squash is peeled and shredded.
I’m interested in trying these with almond flour and with an air fryer.
Have you tried making these with sweet potatoes? I wonder if you could substitute.
Can u use an air fryer?
Delicious but mine fell apart. Will try again.
Chungah, just saying I love your site solely for not being bombarded with ADs everywhere digging for the recipe and ingredients. Thank you!!! About to make a yummmmmy meal! Shall frequent weekly!
they tasted undercooked to me, and that was with me cooking it quite a bit longer than 1-2 minutes per side even. I feel like maybe the raw squash should have been nuked first or something. Maybe the grater I used was too large. On a cheese grater box thingy, do you use the bigger side or the smaller side? Maybe a food processor would work better. also, I couldn’t even remotely taste the sage in there, but I used fresh. Maybe with fresh you use more and with dried sage, just the 1 tbsp?
These were so good! The whole family loved them and we experimented with different toppings. We loved them with sour cream and Lao Gan Ma chili oil! And by themselves too!
How many calories does each one have?
These kind of fell apart on me (probably my fault, but I’m not sure what exactly I did), so I just fried them loose. It made phenomenal hash browns! You still need to fry in batches so it gets crisp, but sooo good! My husband said “Damn, that’s delicious,” and I was like, yes, that’s the point of the blog!
Can I use this recipe with a banana squash
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment when making substitutions and modifications.
this was a winner. a 2.75lb squash plus 2 eggs and 2/3 cup flour yielded about 14 fritters (scooped with an ice cream scoop).
i shredded, mixed, and formed the fritters in the morning and left on a baking sheet lined with parchment (needed 2 layers) in the fridge all day and then made for dinner.
make sure to squeeze them together really good so they hold together and press them down really good when they hit the skillet. also you’ll need way more than 2T of olive oil to sear them — just add more after each batch as the skillet seems dry.
For a Paleo diet Have you ever tried to substitute the flour for coconut flour or almond ? Any suggestion ? Looks great would love to try !
Hi Felicia! Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
how many fritters does the recipe make and how many calories in 1 fritter. Thanks!
The amount of fritters can vary depending on how small or how large you make them. The nutritional information is also listed below the recipe.
These look so yummy!
I was trying to decide which of your two amazing fritter recipes I should make for T-day. Both this butternut squash and the zucchini fritter sound wonderful plus it only needs a stove top, not the oven! But I think your zucchini recipe said it can’t be re-heated. Can this be re-heated and served? I’ll be too busy that day to make this real time.
You can actually reheat both!
Do you think this would work with skin on acorn squash?
I have actually never cooked with acorn squash before – sorry!
These will be a favorite, for certain!!!
My brother joined us for dinner tonight. He going back for more. He said, these are delicious like little squash cookies! So funny.
Yum! These seem like they’d be a great alternative to hashbrowns for breakfast.
Thanks for including the nutritional information. I see so many yummy recipes that don’t include the nutritional info so I end up skipping them. I will definitely be visiting your site for more great food!