Tasty butternut squash fritters are the perfect fall appetizer or snack. Serve with a garlicky yogurt dip or dip of choice.
Ingredients
- butternut squash: 3 cups (shredded)
- sharp white Cheddar cheese: 1 cup (shredded)
- all purpose flour: 0.66667 cup
- eggs, lightly: 2 piece (beaten)
- 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme: 1 piece
- salt, plus more for sprinkling: 0.5 tsp
- black pepper: 0.25 tsp (freshly ground)
- vegetable oil: 2 Tbsp (or more if needed)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Combine the squash, cheese, flour, eggs, thyme, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium. Working in batches, drop batter by 3 tablespoon portions into hot oil. Flatten mounds into 3 inch circles. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Cook until golden, 3 to 4 minutes, turning once. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Sprinkle with salt immediately after removing from the skillet . Keep warm in a 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) oven while cooking remaining fritters. Add additional oil as needed during cooking. Serve warm. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
