Vegan Corn & Scallion Fritters

Name: Vegan Corn & Scallion Fritters
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (or all-purpose); ½ cup cornmeal; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon paprika; ½ teaspoon chipotle; 1 ½ teaspoons salt (or to taste); Freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 ¼ cups unsweetened nondairy milk; 2 cups corn ((frozen) thawed); 1 cup diced red bell pepper; ¾ cups chopped scallions (green and white parts); Neutral flavored cooking oil (for pan frying)

🥣 Why This Fritter Recipe Is Fabulous

The ingredients are inexpensive and readily available.

These fritters are ready in 15 minutes or less, from start to finish.

The recipe is versatile. Substitute the bell pepper for chopped carrots, chopped steamed broccoli florets, or other firm vegetables. Just make sure to stick to the measurements.

For a healthier version, pan-fry in minimal oil and then bake the fritters at 400°F for about 10 minutes, or until cooked through.

Kids love these fritters.

📖 How to Make This Recipe

Ingredients: chopped red bell pepper, chopped scallions, corn, soy milk, flour, cornmeal, and spices.

You will need the following ingredients to make these fritters: flour, cornmeal, chopped red bell pepper, sweet corn kernels, chopped scallions, spices, salt, and soy milk.

Whisk the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the nondairy milk and mix until a smooth batter forms.

Batter Ingredients: flour, cornmeal, baking powder, garlic powder, paprika, chipotle, salt, and black pepper.

Mix the until a smooth batter forms. The batter will be slightly thick, but that's how fritter batters are supposed to be.

Add the remaining ingredients to the batter and mix until the ingredients are fully incorporated.

Batter for vegan corn & scallion fritters once all the ingredients are added.

The batter will look like this once all the ingredients are incorporated.

Pan fry the fritters in a large skillet until golden and crispy on both sides. Serve with sriracha mayonnaise, vegan sour cream, or a dip of your choice.

👩🏼‍🌾 Ingredients & Nutrition

Sweet Corn

Sweet corn is number two on the Environmental Working Group's 2021 Clean Fifteen list for produce lowest in pesticides.

DOES ALL CORN HAVE GMO?

Though corn gets a bad rap for being genetically modified, only a very small percentage is genetically modified (GMO), and most GMO corn is used in processed foods like corn chips, breakfast cereals, high-fructose corn syrup and corn oil, or turned into livestock feed and ethanol. If this is still a concern, buy USDA-certified organic corn. Organic frozen sweet corn is easy to find, and used in this recipe.

DOES CORN INCREASE WEIGHT?

There are many myths surrounding sweet corn. It's often blamed for weight gain, or thought of as a high sugar food with zero health benefits.
However, without butter and other calorie-loaded toppings, one plain ear of corn has only about 100 calories. And with nearly 3 grams of fiber per serving, corn can help you feel full longer, so you're less likely to overeat. It also has resistant starch, a slow-to-digest type of carbohydrate that's been shown to help with weight control.

IS CORN HEALTHY?

Sweet corn is not lacking in nutrients. It's a good source of zeaxanthin and leutin. These two carotenoids are essential for eye health, and may protect the eye from blue light oxidative damage. They are what give sweet corn its yellow color.
The sugar content of sweet corn is not something to be concerned about. An ear of corn has about one-third the sugar of an apple!

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