No Yeast Puff Puff - Sweet and crunchy softballs that are addictive. Take one, and trust me, you will take another. It is very popular street food in Africa. In Cameroon, street vendors serve these with beans and pap(akamu), and the queue is very long.
Do not spend too much time making puff puff anymore. Not everyone has about 1-2 hours a day to make puff puff, so I had to come up with this recipe as requested on YouTube and Instagram. You just need to mix everything and then fry it right away, do not let it rise or rest. If you don't mind using the yeast, try this Puff Puff Recipe.
Puff Puff is very versatile, perfect as an appetizer, snack, breakfast, side dish, lunch, or dinner. In fact, no matter the time, puff puff still tastes good. You'll often see puff puff served with African beans stew, grilled fish or jollof rice. Serve alongside a Crispy Pan‑Seared Whole Red Snapper or easy fish fillet for a balanced meal.”
No Yeast Puff Puff Ingredients
- All-purpose flour: If using self-rising flour, skip the baking powder and salt. You can always adjust the salt.
- Baking powder: This is the instant rising agent. When flour is mixed with water, it becomes heavy. So, any rising agent makes it lighter. Baking powder is just perfect. If your batter is very heavy, add more baking powder. NOTE: Before frying the puff puff, use your hand to beat the batter to release air bubbles.
- Warm water
- Salt
- Vanilla extract
- Powdered milk.
How to scoop Puff Puff.
This is the part that is very challenging for some people. Do not worry. I have a Video on Youtube where it shows you 4 ways to scoop puff puff for perfect round shapes.
You can use an Ice cream scoop or Watch the video here
How to Preserve Puff Puff
Best served right away and store leftovers in an air-tight container for about 1 day at room temperature. Up to 3 days in the refrigerator and up to 3 months in the freezer.
What to serve with Puff Puff
This depends on the individual. It can be eaten as it is, or with beans, pap, corn porridge, and many more.
If you love Puff Puff, check out these other recipes.
No Yeast Puff Puff
Ingredients
- 3 cups All-purpose flour
- 2 cups Warm water
- 2 tablespoon Powdered milk optional
- 1 tablespoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract or ½ teaspoon nutmeg for flavor
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, pour in the warm water, sugar, and powdered milk. Mix till combined.
- Add the flour, baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract or any flavor. Mix with your hand or a spoon until smooth, making sure there are no lumps.
- In a pot of oil, on medium heat, drop a tiny batter to test the heat of the oil, If the batter floats to the top, oil is ideal for frying.
- Now soak your hand in water, so that the batter doesn't stick too much on your palms. Now beat the batter with your hand to release air bubbles, then scoop and deep fry. See notes for the video on 4 ways to scoop puff puff for perfect round shapes.
- Do not overcrowd the pan, as soon as it floats reduce the heat and stir from time to time so that all the balls have the same color.
- Fry until golden brown, remove and place on an absorbent paper.,
- Repeat the process and serve when cooled.
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Pretty says
Claudia,
Thank you so much for this recipe, this is the only one that has worked for me and they came out amazing and taste amazing. Everyone loves them and this will be the only recipe I use, God bless you. 🙂
Oni says
OMG best puff puff recipe ever. I was just recovering from the flu and felt like eating puff puff but did not want to wait for long. Found your recipe and boom, best ever. Thank you Claudy!!!!
hope you recover fully and glad you liked it
Martine says
Easy to make and delicious. I used 1 cup of sugar and added 1 egg. This has become my favorite puff puff recipe.
Thank you
Bilikis says
Without yeast,it comes out nice
Bilikis says
I so much love puff puff
Mimiee_garba says
Finally! Got a easy-go recipe.
Thank you Claudy
Mercy says
About try now 😄
please do and hope you enjoy it.
Naza says
Do I not need to sit the mixture for some minutes before frying?
Hoping to make some for my family this Christmas.
No, fry right away
Bonnie says
Hey, Claudy love, your recipe! I just wanted to know what could you substitute the dry milk with?
hi, you can skip the milk. The recipe will still turn out good. Unfortunately, there is no substitution for milk. Sorry about that.
Dillys says
Thanks for this recipe Claudy. I used nutmeg. Was so tasty. Made my household happy within minutes.
You are very welcomed and I am glad your family loved it.