Sweet Potato Fritters

Simple and tasty, sweet potato fritters are a crispy, flavorful snack.

Makes: About 16 fritters
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Recipe Created By: Mary Carter
Featured In: North Carolina Field & Family

Ingredients

  • 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 4 cups grated)
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup pepper jelly
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • cooking oil

Instructions

  1. Peel and grate sweet potatoes. Grate the onion. Squeeze excess liquid from sweet potatoes and onion.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine sweet potatoes, onion, eggs, flour, salt and pepper.
  3. Heat cooking oil (about 1/4-inch deep) in a large skillet. When oil is hot, but not smoking, spoon and spread batter by heaping tablespoons, and fry until potatoes are cooked through (about 3 minutes per side).
  4. Serve hot with pepper jelly and yogurt.

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