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Dish · From Bladwijzer

Acacia-flower fritters

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: 4 people
• Time: 30 min
• From: False acacia

Ingredients

• 12–16 flower clusters
• 125 g plain flour
• 1 egg
• 150 ml beer or sparkling water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• a pinch of salt
• oil for deep-frying
• icing sugar

Method

1. Shake the clusters well and keep the stalk at the top to hold them by.
2. Whisk the flour, egg, sugar, salt and beer into a smooth, fairly thick batter and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
3. Heat the oil to 170–180 °C.
4. Dip each cluster in the batter, let the excess drip off and fry for 1 to 2 minutes until golden.
5. Drain on kitchen paper and dust with icing sugar. Nibble the flowers off the stalk; do not eat the stalk itself.

Storing: Eat straight away: fritters soon go soft.