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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Fun Vegan purple sweet potato fritters on a silver platter

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!

Ingredients to make purple sweet potato fritters aka one-eyed purple people eater on a wooden board.

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

You need the following 9 ingredients to make these:

Red onion, yellow onion, or a couple of scallions
Garlic
Ginger
Harissa
Coriander
Cayenne or chili powder (optional)
Parsley
Almond flour
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.

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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.

One of the steps is Mixing all the ingredients together

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.

Well formed Sweet potato fritters before they are baked

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.

A tray with harissa spiced purple sweet potato fritters .

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.

A tray with tasty and fun Vegan one eyed purple people eater fritters.

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