Easy Baked Purple Sweet Potato Fritters

Sweet purple potatoes are balanced off with a smattering of harissa, coriander, ginger, and garlic in these easy, baked sweet potato fritters.
Tasty and nutritious, these fritters are a fun and healthy appetizer, snack, or side dish for Halloween or any time of the year.

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If you are looking for a tasty and unique side dish to add to your Halloween table or your side-dish rotation, these Baked Purple Sweet Potato Fritters are it!

Made with just a handful of nutritious ingredients, these little, delicious baked purple sweet potato fritters are so easy to make. And, so much fun to eat.

These fritters are ever so slightly crispy on the outside, with a soft interior. They are such a delightful balance of flavors. These frietters are also dairy-free and gluten-free.

There’s the sweet purple potato that is balanced off with smoky harissa, warm coriander, and, if you choose, spicy cayenne. Sautéed garlic, ginger, and red onion round up the flavor fiesta that makes up these fritters.

What makes these fritters so good, for me:

These fritters are a favorite in our home as they are:

• Sweet, spicy, & savory,
• So tasty,
• Gluten-free,
• Plant-based,
• Easy to make,
• And, made with only 9 main ingredients!

What are the ingredients needed to make these Easy Baked Purple Sweet Potato Fritters?

You need the following 9 ingredients to make these:

1. Red onion, yellow onion, or a couple of scallions
2. Garlic
3. Ginger
4. Harissa
5. Coriander 
6. Cayenne or chili powder (optional)
7. Parsley
8. Almond flour
9. Purple sweet potato (cooked)

You will also need some olive oil or vegetable oil to pan-saute these, along with some salt and black pepper to season the fritter mixture.

Purple Sweet Potato or Ube?

I have often mistaken Purple sweet potato for ube. To me, they look very similar from the outside. They are both members of the tuber family. However, they do differ in taste. Purple sweet potatoes are a bit sweet and savory all at once – which is why they are delicious in a savory mash or in these fritters just as much as they are in this pie.

On the other hand, Ube is sweet and is said to taste like a combination of vanilla and pistachio, which is why it is often used in desserts. For my birthday a few years ago, my daughter and I shared a slice of ube cake we got from a little bakery in New York. And that slice was so filling and delicious!

But, I digress…

Back to these fritters…

Instructions

Earlier, I mentioned these fritters were easy to make.

Step 1: You start by cooking your purple sweet potato. You can cook it in either of two ways:
1) Boil it for 30-35 minutes (or until it is tender when prodded with a fork) and,
2) Wrap it in foil and bake it at 400 degrees for 45 minutes or until it is tender.
Do keep in mind that boiling and baking times will vary depending on the thickness/size of your potato.

Step 2: After the purple sweet potato is cooked, peel and mash it.

Step 3: Then saute some onion, ginger, and garlic together with some olive oil in a pan set over a stovetop set to medium-high heat.

Step 4: Add the sauteed mix to the peeled and mashed purple sweet potato, along with spices and almond meal.

Step 5: Mix all the ingredients. You can use a spatula, a spoon, or your fingers. You don’t need a food processor for this step. When all the ingredients are mixed well, gather up a scoop of the mixture and form it into a tight patty.

Step 6: Once the mixture is used up, you can bake the fritters, pan-saute them, or air fry them. I placed these on a baking sheet and baked them for 30 minutes at 375 degrees Fahrenheit. When baked, these were slightly soft on the inside and crisp on the outside.

If these fritters were made with regular potatoes (like these), they would be slightly golden brown. I have baked some batches of these fritters for longer, and those have been a bit crisper. I am including these options in the recipe card below.

Serving Suggestion

My daughter and I enjoyed these fritters with some scrumptious pumpkin chili sauce as well as some creamed avocado.

These fritters can also be served with some sliced veggies and some of this apple cranberry chutney or even some salsa.

I decided to have a bit of fun and decorate these as the one-eyed purple people eater. I did this by adding a bit of the creamed avocado to highlight the eyes. Then I added on a sliced black olive and topped it with a bit of the pumpkin chili sauce. I also cut up some avocado in the shape of a mouth and added some unsweetened coconut flakes for teeth – as you can see below.

If you are looking for a fun and healthy side dish that is sure to be a conversation starter, then do give these a try.

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Easy Baked Purple Sweet Potato Fritters

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Additional Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 -13

Author: Shashi

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Sweet purple potatoes are balanced off with a smattering of harissa, coriander, ginger, and garlic in these easy, baked sweet potato fritters. Tasty and nutritious, these fritters are a fun and nutritious addition to your Halloween table or your side dish rotation.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• I red onion
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 inch chunk of ginger approx 3 tsp grated fresh ginger
• 2 tsp harissa
• 2 tsp coriander
• 1 tsp cayenne optional
• 1 boiled or baked purple sweet potato approx. 1 & 3/4 cup purple sweet potato mashed
• 1/4 cup almond flour
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley optional
• 1/2 tsp salt & 1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

• First off prepare the purple sweet potato. I placed one in a large pan, covered it with water, and set it to boil for 30 minutes. When it was tender when prodded with a fork, I took it off the stovetop.
• Peel off the outer flesh and mash the inside purple sweet potato in a large bowl.
• Peel and chop the onion, garlic, and ginger.
• Add the EVOO to a large pan and add in the chopped onion, ginger, and garlic. Saute for 10 minutes or until slightly browned, stirring often. Remove pan from heat.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Add the sauteed onion, ginger, and garlic into the large bowl with the mashed purple sweet potato.
• Add the almond flour, harissa, coriander, cayenne (optional), parsley, into the same bowl and mix well.
• Scoop up a handful and form into a patty. Repeat until all the mixture is used up. You should have 12-13 patties/fritters.
• Place these fritters on a parchment or Silpat lined baking tray.
• Spray fritters with cooking spray or lightly brush with some EVOO.
• Then bake for 30-35 minutes at 375 degrees.
  
  *For a crisper fritter, bake for 40-45 minutes.
  **AIR FRY OPTION: Set air fryer to 400 degrees, spray fritters with cooking spray or brush with some EVOO, and air fry fritters for 15 minutes. At 15 minutes, flip them over and air fry for 15 more minutes.

Notes

Disclaimer: do keep in mind that ovens and air fryers differ and timing will have to be adjusted to accommodate.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 51kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 114mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g

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