Vegan corn fritters are my new food. Growing up we often ate fritters, but it was usually pumpkin or butternut fritters.
What is awesome about corn fritters is that they are sweet and savory at the same time.
So if you like you can go more towards the sweet side and serve them with syrup, or more towards the savory side and serve them with sweet chili sauce!
Either way they’re going to be divine.
Making vegan corn fritters
What’s also great about these fritters is that they’re so easy to make.
If your pan is big enough to cook them two at a time then this is a meal that can be ready in less than 30 minutes.
I knew I wanted something green in here, and wasn’t sure whether to use chives or cilantro.
But since cilantro is a bit of a love it or hate it sort of thing I decided to go with chives. And it worked very well.
It adds perfectly to the savory vibe of these vegan corn fritters, but not in a way that overpowers the sweetness. So yes, even with chives in, you can still serve them with syrup!
Usually fritters are deep fried but I’m just not a fan of deep fried, so these were simply fried in a little coconut oil.
These vegan corn fritters are delicious served either hot or cold. So have them straight away or, if you’re cooking for 1 and there are leftovers, no problem! Have them the next day too.
They are perfectly sweet while at the same time being wonderfully savory, and the crispiness of the corn provides a wonderful contrast in texture.
You will love these vegan corn fritters, they are:
- Crispy
- Savory &
- Sweet
- Simple
- Ideal as an appetizer or light meal
- Totally delicious!
Best served hot and crispy and fresh! But if you do have leftovers then keep them refrigerated and then reheat with a little oil in a hot pan.
So let me know what you think of these vegan corn fritters in the comments and please rate the recipe too. And if you love vegan fritters then check out our vegan zucchini fritters because they’re also a winner.
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Vegan Corn Fritters
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 8
Description
Easy and delicious vegan corn fritters. Fabulous served either hot or cold, savory or sweet. Ideal as an appetizer or light meal.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (125g) All Purpose Flour*
- 1/4 cup (40g) Yellow Cornmeal*
- 3 Tbsp White Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Soy Milk
- 1 Flax Egg
- 1 Tbsp Vegan Butter (softened or melted)
- 2 14oz Cans Whole Corn Kernels (drained)
- 1/4 cup Chives
- 4 tsp Coconut Oil (for frying)
- Maple Syrup or Sweet Chili Sauce (for serving)
Instructions
- Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Add the cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt and mix.
- Prepare the flax egg by mixing 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed meal with 3 Tbsp hot water and allowing to sit for a minute.
- Add the soy milk, flax egg and vegan butter to the mixing bowl and whisk together with a hand whisk until the lumps are removed.
- Finally add the whole corn kernels and the chopped chives.
- Heat a pan on the stove with a tsp of coconut oil.
- When the oil is hot add just enough batter to form two rounds of batter in the pan. Don’t swirl the batter around. It’s okay for them to be quite thick.
- When the batter gets dry along the edges, flip them over. Let them cook each side until browned, pressing down with the spatula so that any uncooked batter in the middle will press out to the sides.
- It takes around 3 minutes for each fritter to be properly cooked.
- Repeat until your batter runs out.
- Serve hot or cold with maple syrup or sweet chili sauce.
Notes
*Weigh your flour and cornmeal for the best results in this recipe.
- Category: Appetizer, Entree
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Fritter (of 8)
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 6.7g
- Sodium: 361mg
- Fat: 4.6g
- Saturated Fat: 2.1g
- Carbohydrates: 29.5g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
Keywords: vegan corn fritters
Is the vegan butter melted before adding to the mixture?
Not melted, but soft so it mixes in easily. You could also use melted butter but it’s not necessary to melt it first.
I live in a country without faux eggs….can I use something else?
You can’t get flaxseeds at all there? If you can get whole flaxseeds you can place them into the blender and pulse blend to get ground flaxseed meal which is what you use for a flax egg. But if you can’t get flaxseeds at all then you could probably leave it out, just add in a small amount (up to 3 Tbsp) extra soy milk to account for the loss of moisture from the flax egg.
These look delicious! Could I use frozen corn instead of canned?
thx
Hi Carrie, I think it should be okay, let it thaw first. Roughly a cup and half of frozen corn should equal a can of drained corn, so 3 cups total should do it.
These are delicious, thank you!
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Awesome! You’re very welcome! 🙂
This was first fritter recipe I used. I liked it a lot
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Great! Thanks for posting Bill! 🙂
These look amazing! Have you tried freezing them? Thanks!
Hi Shelley! I haven’t tried freezing them yet but they would absolutely be suitable for it. Just separate them with some parchment paper or wrap them individually so they’re easy to get out again, and put them in a freezer safe container or freezer bag to freeze. Allow to thaw and then reheat.
Can you substitute soy milk for a different type of non-dairy “milk”?
Most definitely.
These look great ! Could I sub gluten free flour ?
Sure, just make sure you use a gluten-free all purpose baking flour blend.
The corn fritters are delicious
🙂 Glad you liked them Susan!
Simple and delicious!
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