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Kumara Fritters

Or Sweet Potato Fritters if you're not from New Zealand
1 February 2026 by
Julie-Anne Dolan
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kumara fritters with only a handful of ingredients
leaving the kumara fritters to cool on a rack
fry the kumara fritters in a pan

 kumara fritters

super star breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.

Prep Time: 10 Mins
Total Time: 20 Mins
Servings: 10 Fritters


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Ingredients


  • 3 medium Kumara's
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1-2 tsp garlic
  • 1/2 cup cheese (chedder, edam or mozzarella are good)  
  • 80g plain flour
  • 2 medium eggs 
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • Coconut oil (for cooking)

instructions


  1. Wash and grate the kumaras, spread on a clean tea towel and press dry. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. 
  2. Heat a fry pan with coconut oil until hot. Gather small size balls of fritter mix. Cook and press balls flat in the pan, cook around 3-4 fritters at a time on medium heat until golden brown on each side. 
  3. Cook 3 minutes per side on medium heat. Serve and enjoy or freeze batch fritters for ready made freezer meals. 

Ready in 15-20 minutes.

To Store

Once fritters are cooled, simply pop them into a air tight container (I always used glass food containers). Can be stored for up to 3 months. Easy, fast freezer friendly meals, for those days you are short on time or can't be bothered cooking from scratch.

To reheat

To reheat from frozen, either defrost in the fridge overnight. Or simply heat from frozen on a baking tray, lined with unbleached baking paper at 200C fan for 10 mins or until warm.  

Notes

This recipe is super easy to adapt to be flexible for fussy eaters. Change up the spices, use white onions instead of red onions, or even spring onions. 

Serve with

Serve hot kumara fritters with a dollop of your favorite sauce/dips - such as sweet chili, homemade BBQ sauce, garlic aioli, or homemade spicy sauce.

For breakfast serve with poached eggs and smashed avocado, or as a filling with homemade gluten free pitas. 

For dinner stack them up with a side of steamed vegetables. 


Thanks for reading my Sweet Potato/ or Kumara Fritter recipe! (as we call it in New Zealand). If you end up making it, please let me know how it turns out if you don't mind don't forget to take a photo of your creations and tag me in on Instagram! This will really help me out for others to find my recipes and for me to grow my business and spread my cooking to others.

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