Pumpkin Fritters

Name: Pumpkin Fritters
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon pink or sea salt; ⅔ cup (85 g) unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup (250 g) finely grated calabaza squash, pumpkin, or other winter squash; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon or cassia; 1 tablespoon nondairy milk; Canola oil; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 tablespoons light brown sugar; Granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon cornstarch

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

About

In the Caribbean, calabaza squash is called pumpkin (or more specifically, West Indian pumpkin), so we call these pumpkin fritters. They are fried morsels of a batter made with grated calabaza squash, sugar, and spices. They are eaten for breakfast in the Caribbean, sprinkled with sugar. They actually taste like a pumpkin doughnut.

Ingredients

1 cup (250 g) finely grated calabaza squash, pumpkin, or other winter squash
⅔ cup

Caribbean
Breakfast
Vegan

Method

Mix the calabaza squash, flour, sugar, nondairy milk, vanilla, baking powder, cornstarch, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt together until well combined. The batter should be fairly soft but still stiff. Refrigerate for 20 minutes to help the batter thicken.
Heat about ¾ inch (2 cm) of oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Test if the oil is ready by spooning a