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Food I Love You’s pumpkin fritters

Serves 6 to 8

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

113 g pumpkin, cooked and puréed
120 g flour
2 t baking powder
1 t ground cinnamon
½ t ground nutmeg
½ t ground allspice
2 T sugar
1 free-range egg
¼ cup milk
salt a pinch
oil, for deep-frying
For the ice cream:
1 litre whipping cream
600 g condensed milk
1 t vanilla extract
6 T coffee

Method

1. To make the fritters, mix all the ingredients except the oil.

2. Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and fry spoonfuls of batter until golden brown and cooked through, about 2–3 minutes.

3. Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper. Serve with the ice cream.

4. To make the ice cream, whip the cream in a stand mixer or using a hand mixer until soft peaks form. Add the condensed milk and vanilla, then continue whipping until thick. Fold in the coffee, pour into a loaf tin and freeze.

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Photograph: Elsa Young
Production: Khanya Mzongwana
Assistant: Clive Ofentse Ndou

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Food I Love You’s pumpkin fritters

Food I Love You’s pumpkin fritters

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