These easy Apple Fritters are made of sweet batter filled with chunks of apples, fried until crispy, and dipped in a sweet glaze. The ultimate fall treat is made easily at home!
Wash and peel apples. Cut them into quarters, remove seeds, then cut each piece into thick slices. Cut each slice into chunks, about ½" thick. Drizzle with a little bit of lemon juice to preven browning, and set aside.
4 Granny Smith apples
Pour vegetable oil into a deep pot, until it comes up 3 inches up the sides. Heat up over medium heat.
vegetable oil
Place a wire rack on a large baking sheet. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and sugar.
1 ½ cup all-purpose flour, 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
In a glass measuring cup, whisk milk, eggs and vanilla.
⅔ cup milk, 2 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and fold in gently. Do not overmix.
Add apples to batter and fold in a couple of times. Add melted butter and fold in.
2 tablespoons butter
Once the oil reaches 350° F, drop fritter batter with apples using two spoons and spread as flat as you can. You don't want a ball of batter as it will not cook evenly. Fry 2 to 3 fritters at a time, depending on the size of your pot.
Once nice and brown, flip the fritters to cook on the other side. I use two forks to do this.
Remove fritters from oil and place on a wire rack. The steam will be escaping and the fritters will be crispy. If you place them on the paper towel, the bottoms may be soggy.
Repeat with remaining batter.
In a bowl, mix powdered sugar with milk until drizzling consistency. Dip each fritter in glaze and set back on the rack.
½ cup powdered sugar, 3 teaspoons milk
Enjoy warm!
Notes
The batter in this recipe is not suitable for baking on a sheet pan. It really is best to fry these fritters. However, you could use a donut pan or a muffin pan to bake them!
You can also dust them with powdered sugar or coat them with cinnamon sugar, just like donuts!
I recommend using a smaller Dutch oven for frying fritters. It keeps the heat well!
Please note, that the nutrition value can vary depending on what product you use. The information below is an estimate. Always use a calorie counter you are familiar with.