Last week we visited family, and always right before we head out the door my mom makes sure I bring something home…food-related of course! My family lives in Pennsylvania Dutch country, so they frequent their local Amish market and my mom always buys way more than she needs (hmm, wonder where I got that from!). This time she made me bring home some zucchini which I decided to use for baked zucchini fritters.
I love fried zucchini fritters, but wanted to make a healthier baked version. This recipe is very easy to follow and uses whole wheat flour in the batter, but regular flour is just fine. Make sure after you grate the zucchini and onion, to squeeze out the excess liquid. It will help keep the fritters nice and crisp. Serve these with homemade garlic mayonnaise or your preferred dipping sauce.
Recipe below…
Grate the zucchini and onion, then squeeze out the liquid with a paper towel.
Place in a bowl, then mix together with flour, salt, pepper, egg and milk.
Bake for about 20 minutes, then flip and bake for another 10 minutes on the other side.
Serve with garlic mayo or your favorite dipping sauce.
2 large zucchini, grated
1 small red onion, grated
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
a splash of milk
1 egg
Heat oven to 425°F. With a grater, grate zucchini and onion. Place grated zucchini and onion in paper towel or kitchen towel and squeeze out liquid. Add to a bowl and combine whole wheat flour, salt, pepper, milk and egg, mix well.
Drop small to medium-sized rounds on a lightly greased baking sheet or lined with Silpat. Bake for 16-20 minutes, depending on the size of your fritters. Then flip and bake for another 10 minutes until golden brown on each side. Enjoy with garlic mayonnaise or preferred sauce.
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: Makes about 12-16 fritters
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I came to look at the recipe for the oven-baked zucchini rounds that I love so much, and I saw this recipe. Now I don’t know what to make! I can’t wait to try this one out.
Awesome, Renee! Or you could easily make both. Decisions, decisions…
Oh my goodness! These fritters look soooooo good. I can’t wait to make them. I LOVE zucchini!
Thanks so much, Joan
I love zucchini too!
They look wonderful! I’m definitely going to keep this recipe in mind.
Great
Thank you, Joan!
I made these fitters last night and loved, loved, loved them. Love that I dont feel so guilty eating them either. I had them with Wishbone’s light buffalo ranch dressing. I will be making this recipe alot. Its my new favorite!
That’s great to hear, Dawn!! I’m so happy it’s your new favorite! Thank you for the nice comment
HI!
I am dying to make this recipe tonight and I was thinking of halfing it. I have one ENORMOUS zucchini, so I was wondering what the cup measurement equivalent is? Thank you!
Hi Romy,
Sorry for the delay, if you haven’t made it yet I would just use your one zucchini. I used two large ones. Try to get a thick pancake batter consistency and you should be fine. Lt me know how it goes.
Thanks!
It would be helpful if the zuchinni was measured in cups instead of size. I made them and they were really gooey after 20 minutes- so I flattened them and put them in for another 10 minutes. They were still weren’t brown. I have no idea how you got yours as brown as the ones in the picture.
Hi Kimmie – Thanks your your comment! Sorry yours didn’t turn out too well. Hmm, did you make sure to squeeze out the excess liquid from the grated zucchini and onions? Also, baking times could be different depending on the oven. Next time I make it I’ll make sure to test this recipe out and see what the measurement is in cups.
this is very similar to mücver, a turkish dish. actually, they are the same thing, but the baked version is a good idea
WOOW, IT LOOKS SO GOOD! im thinking – how many kcal does it have?
Thanks! For 4 servings it’s about 99 calories.
Hello. These look absolutely delicious! Zucchini can be difficult to find here haha are there any alternatives I could use? Also I’m just curious (as a very conscious and cautious person aiming for weight loss) but approx how much calories does each serving consist of?
Hi Kira – Any kind of squash would work and try out aubergine/eggplant, pumpkin or carrots. And 4 servings is about 99 calories. Hope this helps!