Zucchini Fritters – Healthy Snack Or Appetizer
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These healthy zucchini fritters are a fun way to eat your vegetables! They are perfect for parties or as a nutritious side dish.
They are the perfect little finger food and taste delicious with some grilled chicken or even a pan-fried steak.
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This recipe is the perfect way to use garden zucchini or to help your family eat more veggies. They are crispy and taste like fried hotcakes, but with a salty and savory flavor.
I don’t know about you, but I love finding creative and delicious vegetable recipes! This one isn’t low-carb or Whole30, but with just a few ingredient swaps you can make it keto-friendly.
Still have leftover zucchini after making these fritters? Make our delicious cast iron frittata with zucchini and mushrooms.
How To Make Zucchini Fritters
These are super easy to make on the stove. You don’t need any fancy equipment, but I’ll share the tools that make this recipe a lot easier and faster.
This recipe will make about a dozen fritters. If you need to adjust the ingredients to make more or fewer fritters, the recipe card can do that! Just click the number 15 at the very bottom of the printable recipe card and type in how many fritters you want to make.
What You Need:
Here’s what you’ll need from the store. The exact amounts are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
Kitchen Tools Needed:
Ingredients Needed:
- 2 medium-sized zucchinis, shredded
- Salt
- Eggs
- All-purpose flour – use gluten-free flour if you need a gluten-free recipe or crushed pork rinds if you are keto
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- Olive oil
- Sour cream
- Garlic powder
Cooking Tips
All the exact steps are in the printable card a little further below. First, I have a few extra tips that I think will help you out.
Buy Frozen Zucchini Noodles
To save yourself time, buy a bag of frozen zucchini noodles or shredded zucchini. You can certainly shred fresh zucchini, but that will take a little extra time.
Get Out As Much Water As Possible
You need to squeeze as much water out of the shredded zucchini as possible. If you don’t, the fritters won’t be as crispy, they might even come out slightly soggy.
One way to get all the water out of the zucchini is to put it in a colander and just squeeze it really hard. Or, place all the zucchini in a cheesecloth and wrap it as tight as you can until the water drips out.
After the zucchini is as dry as possible, mix it with the rest of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Fry The Zucchini Fritters
It only takes two minutes per side for the zucchini fritters to cook. Be careful not to let them burn. Then, you can make a dipping sauce or just eat them hot. They are delicious!
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Sneaking in More Veggies with Zucchini Fritters
SERVINGS
Equipment
- Colander
- Medium-Sized Bowl
- Non stick Pan
Ingredients
- 2 zucchinis medium sized shredded
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs large
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese grated
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- In a colander, sprinkle your shredded zucchini with salt and let sit for 10 minutes. With clean hands, soak out as much of the water from the zucchini and place on a plate, lined with a sheet of paper towel.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix together eggs, flour and parmesan cheese. Add zucchini and mix until all ingredients are well-combined.
- Line another plate with a sheet of paper towel and over medium-heat, heat a nonstick pan with olive oil.
- Once hot, scoop 1/4 cup of the zucchini mixture into the pan and fry for about 2 minutes. Flip over and fry for another 2 minutes and place on your lined plate.
- In a separate bowl, mix together sour cream and garlic powder. This will be your dipping sauce for your fritters.
- Serve the zucchini fritters hot and enjoy!
Nutrition
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My husband and I are both zucchini lovers so I’m all over these fritters. My mom made squash fritters when I was growing up and these remind me of those. They look delicious.
My husband and I are both zucchini lovers so I’m all over these fritters. My mom made squash fritters when I was growing up and these remind me of those. They look delicious.
I like to make different kinds of fritters and it is something the family always enjoys. Will have to make your zucchini fritters.
Yum, these look so good. I don’t think I’ve ever had a zucchini fritter, but I think I’d like them. My daughter would probably eat them too since she’s not as picky.
Yum, these look so good. I don’t think I’ve ever had a zucchini fritter, but I think I’d like them. My daughter would probably eat them too since she’s not as picky.
There is so much zucchini around right now. I swear, my father tried to send me a sack of them every few days. These look delicious. Maybe I’ll try this for breakfast tomorrow.
Mmmm…These look delicious, Lisa! My mom has an abundance of zucchini from her garden and I was trying to figure out what I can make with them. Problem solved. I’m going to try these. Thanks! 🙂 xoxo, nancy
Mmmm…These look delicious, Lisa! My mom has an abundance of zucchini from her garden and I was trying to figure out what I can make with them. Problem solved. I’m going to try these. Thanks! 🙂 xoxo, nancy
We love veggie fritters at our house. Of course, they are dunked in ketchup but hey, if they are eating them, I’ll deal with the ketchup!
I am also not a fan of veggies, but these actually look good. I think I’ll give these a try!
I am also not a fan of veggies, but these actually look good. I think I’ll give these a try!
This is such a good idea, it is amazing how you can sneak veggies into things sometimes. I love the sound of these fritters as well though I have to admit.
My kids are never fond of zucchini but I think if I prepare it this way, they would. Even I would love a bite of that.
I love fritters. We got a lot of summer squash in our CSA this year and I never thought of making fritters with it.
Okay I love zucchini but hate every recipe I have tried so this one might be the winner. And if I can get my daughter to eat them, it’s a win-win for me!!
Okay I love zucchini but hate every recipe I have tried so this one might be the winner. And if I can get my daughter to eat them, it’s a win-win for me!!
These look so good! I’ve never tried Zucchini before but my sisters swears by the good taste. I need to add this dish to all our plates!
These look so good! I’ve never tried Zucchini before but my sisters swears by the good taste. I need to add this dish to all our plates!
I love veggies but have never made any kind of fritters. I love how easy these are to make and know that my daughter and husband will gobble them up!
I love veggies but have never made any kind of fritters. I love how easy these are to make and know that my daughter and husband will gobble them up!
I love sneaking veggies into recipes! I do that for myself all the time…LOL!! These zucchini writers look super yummy!!
My family loves their veggies. I think that is pretty rare, and I am so thankful for it!
My family loves their veggies. I think that is pretty rare, and I am so thankful for it!
I’ve never tried any vegetable fritters before. This looks tasty, I am not sure if my niece would like this but I can it everything by myself. ha!
I haven’t made fritters, but the other day I made something very similar in muffin cups. I froze half the batch so now I have a healthy egg and zucchini breakfast ready to go, no matter how busy I am!
I haven’t made fritters, but the other day I made something very similar in muffin cups. I froze half the batch so now I have a healthy egg and zucchini breakfast ready to go, no matter how busy I am!
These look so very good. We do make fritters. Have never tried zuchini though. Would have to try soon. Thanks for the great recipe. Have you tried making this with gram flour?
These look so very good. We do make fritters. Have never tried zuchini though. Would have to try soon. Thanks for the great recipe. Have you tried making this with gram flour?
This recipe would be a great way for me to use the rest of the zucchini from my garden. I would probably sub the sour cream for yogurt though since my daughter can’t do regular dairy.
This recipe would be a great way for me to use the rest of the zucchini from my garden. I would probably sub the sour cream for yogurt though since my daughter can’t do regular dairy.
These look amazing! What a great way to sneak veggies into picky eaters.
These look amazing! What a great way to sneak veggies into picky eaters.
I’d love to add more veggies to my diet, I think this is a fun snack or lunch and I can’t wait to copy the recipe. Love how detailed your post is about making these fritters!
I’d love to add more veggies to my diet, I think this is a fun snack or lunch and I can’t wait to copy the recipe. Love how detailed your post is about making these fritters!
Yes…these look super delicious. I’m definitely going to have to try these out!!
Yes…these look super delicious. I’m definitely going to have to try these out!!
Thanks! This is a great recipe. For the first time my fritters came out really good. I added a few green onions as well.
Hey Deanna,
I love the idea of adding green onions! I’m so happy you like these – they are our go-to snack. Sometimes, I make a lot so that it’s our main meal for lunch!
– Lisa
Thanks! This is a great recipe. For the first time my fritters came out really good. I added a few green onions as well.
Hey Deanna,
I love the idea of adding green onions! I’m so happy you like these – they are our go-to snack. Sometimes, I make a lot so that it’s our main meal for lunch!
– Lisa
Do these freeze well? Thanks!
Hi Lauren,
I haven’t yet tried to freeze these, but considering they’re fried, I would recommend making them fresh. I am not sure how the consistency would be if frozen and then re-heated. If every I give it a try, I will let you know!