Lord Honey, I bet y'all never thought about sweet taters for breakfast--well let me just say--yes, yes, and yes. I love sweet taters any way ya fix 'em--so I just had to try 'em for breakfast with my "Sweet Tater Breakfast Fritters w/ Maple-Cinnamon Sauce"
They are great to serve your family or feed a crowd for breakfast or brunch, and can even make a tasty dessert.
Sweet Tater Breakfast Fritters
w/Maple-Cinnamon Sauce
Jason Smith, FNS southerncountrybling.com
Serves 4-6
Ingredients:
2-cups mashed sweet potatoes
1-egg
1-tsp vanilla
½-cup corn meal
1/4-cup all-purpose flour
1-TBSP brown sugar
½-tsp cinnamon
Butter for frying, about ½-cup
Maple-Cinnamon Sauce:
3-TBSP butter
1-cup maple syrup
½-tsp cinnamon
1-TBSP bourbon (optional)
Pinch of salt
Directions:
· To make the sauce, place a small sauce pan over low heat and add the butter, let melt, add the syrup, cinnamon, salt, and bourbon if using, stir till combined and set aside.
· In a mixing bowl, place the mashed sweet potatoes, eggs and vanilla; mix together.
· Stir in the cornmeal, flour, sugar and cinnamon.
· Place a medium skillet on medium heat add half the butter and let melt.
· Using an ice cream scoop, place 4 individual scoops of the potato mixture into the hot butter, making sure they are well separated.
· Fry for 3-4 mins or until edges start to brown, flip and fry another 3-4 mins, these should be golden brown, remove and place on serving plate, repeat until the potato mixture is gone.
· Drizzle the Maple-Cinnamon Sauce over fritters and serve warm.
Tip: These can be fried the day before and warmed up the next morning, they also work great for dessert with a scoop of your favorite ice cream.
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