We used to love these lunchtime snacks when we were youngsters. a fantastic substitute for the conventional deep-fried Southern-style fritters.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
- 1 egg, beaten
- ½ cup milk
- 1 (15.25 ounce) can canned whole kernel corn
- 1 (14.75 ounce) can canned cream-style corn
- 1 teaspoon lard or other cooking fat
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper. Make a well in the center, and pour in the egg, milk, whole kernel corn, and cream-style corn. Mix until all ingredients are combined.
- Heat the lard in a skillet over medium-high heat. Drop tablespoon-sized dollops of batter onto the hot skillet, and fry for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Serve with butter and salt, and a cold glass of milk.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 289 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 59 g |
| Cholesterol | 33 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 937 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 3 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I have been searching for the Corn Fritter recipe from my Joy of Cookingbook (from the ’70s) that was lost in a move. The current revised edition doesn’t have it… I found and made this recipe, cutting back a bit on the baking powder and flour. (Was afraid of the aftertaste of the powder as mentioned by previous raters.) Also, I added some salt, sugar & nutmeg. YUMMY! Great with applesauce. PS: Tried adding some diced cooked bacon to some of them, and that was good too. Next time I will use only creamed corn since I wasn’t too crazy about all the whole corn kernels.
Did you get this recipe from my Mother as this is exactly how she always made them? They were always great. Thanks for sharing!
Great recipe! I did add extra white sugar to sweeten them up a bit and I drained off approx half if the water from the can of whole corn. They were GREAT!! Even after about 3 hours when they were completely cooled down, I grabbed one to snack on and it was still slightly crispy and yummy!! Thank you for a great recipe!
I used a can of cream corn and equal amount of fresh….this recipe is perfect just as written. I tried a couple with butter and salt as direction and a couple with a bit of maple syrup….both were excellent. Recipe is large for just the two of us so I fried them all up and will freeze.
These were exactly what I was looking for. We used to have these when we were young and I haven’t had them forever. I made them with added sugar and they were perfect.
not really my thing. but they were good
Perfect as written. Would also be good with a little sugar and spice for breakfast too.
Wow. I’ve been looking for a recipe like this for years. Excellent!
Wonderful, very kid friendly too! I used three ears of fresh sweet corn in place of the canned and also added about 1T of sugar. Cook them like pancakes with a bit of butter. They’d also be great with bits of ham, basil, or onion inside.
I just made these for dinner (hoping they will make it to dinner!) and they are so good! The only thing different I did was to use 1 1/2 cups self rising flour and left out the baking powder and salt. I think 2 cups of flour would be way too thick. They are addicting and I will be making them often. Try them with some sour cream on top…yummm!
Made directly from the recipe these were a disaster…i cooked about three of them then tossed the rest of the batter out…they were gooey and very bland in taste…i think the gooeyness may be due to the fact that my cream corn was more cream than anything haha…but every cook should be able to tweak a recipe according to their own needs so i can’t be too harsh…if i ever do work up the courage to try this recipe again ill be prepared for some major adjustments…
I think we found a new Christmas tradition! I Used stone ground corn meal mix and DID add 2 tbs of sugar… I didn’t have any cramed corn on hand so I just used a can of semi drained corn =-) SO GOOD
Easy and tasty. The family liked these with a bit of butter maple syrup on top, like a pancake. I liked mine with just butter and a bit of salt and pepper.
This is a great recipe! Thank you. I did however make these without egg. I had none in the house. I had no creamed corn so i took 2 cans of whole kernel corn and blended one can in the blender with the juice, then drained the other can. I also used bacon grease to fry them on my electric hot plate. Delicious!! Will definitely make again.
These weren’t bad, perhaps it was just our tastebuds. They were really very bland. Halfway through the batch we added some sugar, but it didn’t make alot of difference. Guess we prefer Southern Style(ie-fattening and deep fried!)
For more flavor, don’t use flour. Use ‘self rising corn meal mix’ and just omit your baking soda and salt. Do make sure to add some extra sugar to taste. 1-2 TBL. is perfect. You don’t need a lot of oil for frying, if you have a good nonstick pan. These corn cakes went great with our white beans!
I subbed an equivalent amount of my favorite pancake mix for the dry ingredients and egg to speed it up and it worked fabulously! Fast and delightful!
…..love corn fritters! These were very good – the only hassle I had was in using bacon fat over lard – smoked too much. As well, my “dollops” were too large and as a result, the fritters were not fully cooked inside the centers. Nevertheless – we enjoyed them!
Can’t say as though I’m thrilled with this recipe–I even added 2 tbs sugar to the batter. Gotta agree with fellow reviewers when I say they were rather tasteless-even with maple syrup. Maybe they’ll be better after sitting in the fridge overnight. Maybe with some chopped chilies added or some extra spices they’d be a little more exciting. But the kids loved them, if that means anything!!
My only change was that I deep-fried them, dropping by rounded tablespoons into hot oil. Tasted great, perhaps a little doughy. I may try lightening up on the flour a bit next time, and add a tsp or so of sugar.
Was looking for a nice easy recipe which is what this is. I found them a little bland, I guess I like mine with a bit more corn taste. I reduce the flour, add a bit of paprika and sometimes some chopped up bacon. The great thing about this is you can go either savoury (add some cheese) or sweet (great with maple syrup)