I’m so incredibly lucky to live in an area full of beautiful farmer’s markets. I could spend hours walking around on a Sunday morning, just looking at the colorful stands and smelling the fresh produce. Row after row of fruits, vegetables, flowers, breads, meats, cheeses, local coffee… get the idea? It really is a food lover’s paradise. And I’m right in the middle of it.
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I’m trying to get better about letting the market dictate what I make. I’ve always kept a long running list of recipe ideas. I’ll see a photo and say “Yes, I want to make that!” Something will inspire me and I’ll run to the store or the market. But the market is its own inspiration, a land of creativity just waiting to be explored. So on Sunday I tossed my plans for the week and followed my instincts. What did I wind up with? Corn. Beautiful, sweet corn. And plump, ripe blueberries. I had no idea what I wanted to make but I knew I had to have them. Within a few minutes of returning home and unpacking my groceries I knew what I would be making: corn fritters and blueberry corn muffins. Here are the fritters. Keep an eye out for the muffins later this week!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 4 cups fresh or frozen corn
- A neutral, high heat oil such as vegetable or canola
- Powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cayenne pepper.
- Whisk in the eggs, milk, and maple syrup.
- Fold in the corn.
- Heat the oil to 365 degrees F in a deep fryer or large pot.
- Gently drop in small spoonfuls of the batter and allow to cook on each side until golden brown.
- Allow to drain on paper towels.
- Serve immediately. Sift powdered sugar on top before serving.
Notes
Adapted from The Pioneer Woman Cooks
Beautiful pictures!
Blue berries are so expensive here that I’m feeling very envious when I look at your pictures. I think your decision on returning from the market could not have been bettered .
These sound amazing! Great idea!!
I love the farmers’ market. And your fritters look delicious — it must be the powdered sugar dusting.
powdered sugar has a way of making everything look extra awesome, doesn’t it?
I’m afraid I’ll eat a million of those!
I couldn’t agree more.. what a great combination of the flavors! I can’t wait to see the muffins as well. You are indeed, one lucky gal living there. We’ve only just received the first of the season.. raspberries. We’re so far behind you!! xx
I expect wonderful raspberry recipes, in that case! ;)
I have been thinking the exact same thing about letting the market dictate what I should make = what is currently available from local ingredients. So glad to hear others express this as well – and what great pictures you have – jealous of your farmer’s market!
Jen these look amazing!!! I was thinking of doing some sort of corn recipe with some of the fresh corn I just picked up. These have to be made!
These fritters do look good! I made your watermelon salsa last night and it was a big hit, thanks for the recipe;-)
I’m so glad you liked it!!
These look so yummy! I love going to farmers’ markets, although mine doesn’t look nearly as nice as yours. It’s so fun to enjoy the bounty of summer straight from the growers!
Excellent and I bet you can adapt them to be savoury too ;-)
These look so yummy!!
I love farmer’s markets, they are one of my favorite places to go. Thanks for the recipe, those fritters look awesome!
Those look wonderful! Sweet and savory. I can’t wait to get my hands on those blueberry corn muffins too!
Gorgeous photos, I want to shop at your markets! These sound amazing and I love that you added some cayenne pepper for a little heat!
Yum looks like a great recipe. All of those spices would definitely blend well together :)
What a wonderful combination of sweet and spicy flavours! This would be great for breaking our fast in the upcoming Ramadan!
Fritters are some of my favorite indulgences and these look just about perfect. Thank you for sharing!
Summer is so unbearably short, but I think that feeling of urgency (that need to savor every last bite), is what inspires so many great recipes. These corn fritters look scrumptious…I can almost taste one melting in my mouth as I write. :-)
Corn fritters! Kids and I would be so happy eating these as snack. After I started blogging I realized how nice to live in California where we have abundant fresh fruits, relatively inexpensive compared to what other people are paying elsewhere. We should enjoy all the goodies before summer season is over – such as fresh corns!
Ooh, I must say, these looks scrumptious!
:-) Mandy
Spicy and sweet go so well together. Your corn fritters sound terrific.
these sound delicious! i definitely want to try this, i think even the little guy will love these :)
I love corn fritters! Can’t wait to try your version.
Oh my goodness, these look amazing!
I’m so jealous of all that lovely produce! These fritters look amazing, too!
Scrumptious. For some reason, your thoughts about tossing your plans and coming home with corn remind me of the time I went to a gigantic flea market. Old stuff, mysterious stuff, gotta-have-it stuff everywhere. Only one produce stand. Lost in the corner. We went home with fresh asparagus and not one item from the cornucopia of stuff. We laughed as we ate our delicious, steamed asparagus.
Lucky you!!! Iliving in Singapore where there is nothing grown here I am lucky enough just to get good imported fruit and veggies. I travel looking for Farmers Markets and enjoy them that way. Of course then I don’t get much opportu it’s to cook with them but great for you!
These fritters sound so delicious! I love how you just kind of let inspiration hit you!
These sound (and look!) soooo delicious! I can’t get enough fresh corn in the summertime, so I’m looking forward to your blueberry corn muffins too! :)
I love that you are letting the market tell you what to make. I do the same thing. I love your instagram shots from the market. those mini graffiti (?) eggplants are the cutest.
How very delicious! Aren’t markets just the best!?
Oh, gosh, your fritters look amazing!!! I am so into all things corn this summer…another wonderful recipe to add to my list!
What a beautiful pictures, and those fritters look so tempting! they would be gone from my plate in a second:)
Thanks for sharing!
You are really lucky! I wish I lived in a place where there were to many farmers markets
We don’t even get blueberries here and when we do they are horribly expensive
Love the idea of the corn fritters, I can only imagine the wonderful taste
Maple syrup really makes these exceptional. I love this recipe. Great photos too!
oh my..the COLOR in those fruit photos is amazing. I’m going to take notes. What kind of lens and light source did you use?
Actually I just took them with my iPhone in the natural sun :} The market produce did all the hard work by looking gorgeous.
Oh yes I’d love a big heaping plate of those.
Oh wow, this is amazing, I love the whole maple-corn-spice here!
Hi, I copy the recipe of this post and link this back to you, thanks for sharing. http://rabbitcancook.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/spicy-maple-corn-fritters/
Corn fritters so good! Better than tater-tots!