I love vegetable fritters of any kind, and these vegan courgette and sweetcorn fritters are no exception! They make the most of the abundant summer courgettes (or zucchini or any other summer squash) and fresh juicy sweetcorn into a dippable, snackable bite. These Sweetcorn & Courgette (aka Zucchini) Fritters are super delicious and really easy to make too!
I make fritters all throughout the year to use up gluts of vegetables. I like to make them in quite a large batch and then reheat them for breakfast or quick lunches. I sometimes just make a corn version, with frozen or canned corn- such as for recipe Aussie Breakfast Corn Fritters with Roasted Tomatoes or even just use up a load of veggies in the bottom of the fridge Bottom of the Fridge Vegan Vegetable Fritters.
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🌽Ingredients
The ingredients for these lovely vegetable fritters are super simple, but so effective.
- Courgette/Zucchini: No matter what you call these summer squash, if you have ever grown them, you will know that there are always excess to eat up so popping them into fritters is a great way to use them up.
- Sweet Corn: Fresh sweet corn is perfect to use, however you can also use frozen or canned corn instead.
- Flax Seed: Milled/ground flax seed replaces the traditional egg in these fritters. It adds fibre and Omegas, as well as being easy to always have on hand should you need to make emergency fritters.
- Plain/All Purpose Flour: You can choose to use plain or wholemeal flour.
- Herbs: Parsley or any of your other favourite herb such as mint or coriander (cilantro) are delicious. You can leave these out if you like.
- Spring onions (Green onions): these add their subtle allium flavour to the fritter.
See recipe card for the full quantities for these sweetcorn and courgette fritters!
👩🍳Instructions
Follow along with these instructions for the perfect vegan fritters!
Chop the sweetcorn from it's cob. (Or drain the can!)
Grate the fresh courgette (zucchini)
Give the courgette a big squeeze to get out extra moisture.
Add water to the ground flax seed to activate it into a gel. This is the egg replacer and binds the fritters.
In a large bowl, add the flour, and add in salt and seasoning.
Add in all the rest of the vegetables and herbs. Add the flax egg and mix.
Mix well to combine, adding a little water or plant milk until you get this thick batter consistency.
Heat a frying pan and spray with a little oil. Pan fry spoonfuls of the mixture on each side until golden. Flip and press to ensure they are properly cooked through.
You can also cook these in the oven or air fryer. Pop onto a tray and cook for 10mins (air fryer) or 25 mins (oven)
🌿 Substitutions and Variations
This Courgette and Sweetcorn Fritters recipe makes a great template for other fritters! You can get creative with the seasonings and spice it up as you like!
- Gluten-Free: If you want to make a gluten-free version of this recipe, head to this post for the batter. Vegan Courgette Fritters with Pine Nuts (G.F. recipe)
- Spicy: Add in chilli powder or fresh chilli to taste.
- Cheesy: Add some vegan feta cheese to the fritters. SO yummy! You could also try adding in some nutritional yeast instead.
- Curry: Add a teaspoon of curry powder (such as garam masala) for a lovely twist on the flavours.
- Air Fryer: Cook in the air fryer by making the patties, then air frying on 180C/356F for 10 minutes.
These Courgette and Sweetcorn Fritters pair well with salads for a simple lunch. Why not try this one Mediterranean Risoni Salad with Pesto (Orzo Salad) for a really summery feel!
🔪Equipment
A good knife, a grater and a really good frying pan are the essential pieces of kit you'll need for this recipe.
I particularly love my box grater, it's in use pretty much every day.
🥫Storage
These fritters keep up to 5 days in the fridge. You can eat them cold, right from the fridge, I won't judge you. Or reheat in a pan or the air fryer.
❓FAQ
Yes! Just make them into fritter shapes, spray with a little oil and air fry for 10 minutes.
Absolutely, just head to this other recipe for how to make the batter. Vegan Courgette Fritters with Pine Nuts (G.F. recipe)
This recipe is totally vegan! It is made with ground flax seed to replace the traditional egg.
📖 Recipe
Courgette and Sweetcorn Fritters (Zucchini Fritters)
Ingredients Note:
For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.
(Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)
Ingredients
- 1 (1 ½ cups) Courgette (grated (Zucchini to the US, Aus & Italy!))
- 1 (¾ cups) cob sweet corn (nibs cut off (or 1 cup frozen))
- 4 spring onions
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- ½ teaspoon tabasco or other chilli sauce (to taste)
- pinch salt
- 65 g (½ cups) plain flour (½ cup)
- 3 tablespoon ground flax seeds mixed with ⅓ cup water. (linseed)
- 2 tablespoon rapeseed (olive or sunflowerseed oil)
- extra water or plant milk in case the batter isn't wet enough
Instructions
- Grate the courgette/zucchini and slice the nibs off the sweetcorn.1 Courgette, 1 cob sweet corn
- Squeeze the excess liquid out of the grated courgette in a clean teatowel or robust paper towels.1 Courgette
- In a bowl add the flour and seasonings. Mix.65 g plain flour
- Add the courgette, corn nibs, spring onions, parsley, chilli sauce & salt & mix to combine.1 Courgette, 1 cob sweet corn, 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, ½ teaspoon tabasco or other chilli sauce, pinch salt, 4 spring onions
- Add the flax seed mix bit by bit and stir very well until a thick batter forms. Add a little extra water, or flour as needed to make the mix cohesive.3 tablespoon ground flax seeds mixed with ⅓ cup water., extra water or plant milk in case the batter isn't wet enough
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan, then dollop in big tablespoon fulls. I like to do 5 or so at a time.2 tablespoon rapeseed
- Once a bit of a crust has formed, squish with a spatula & cook a bit longer.
- Flip & cook on the other side.
- Drain on paper towels & cook the next batch.
- Eat while warm.. Squabble over the last one!
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Sierra McLeod says
Exactly! I've got courgettes coming out of my ears at the moment. I'll be searching your site later for more ways to use them up as this one was so successful.
Louise-Claire Cayzer says
Ha me too! I made an awesome dip last night with some. Recipe will go up this week as it is so relevant! xx
Sierra McLeod says
I know this is an old recipe but I just made these fritters and they are awesome! Very robust, easy to make and absolutely delicious! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🙂
Louise-Claire Cayzer says
It might be an oldy, but it is always on high rotation, especially at this time of year when courgettes are in plentiful supply! So glad you liked the recipe, it's one of our faves too 🙂