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Easy Apple Fritters

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There are few things as delicious or as comforting as a warm homemade dessert. Am I right?? These Easy Apple Fritters are a home run any time of the year! All you need are a handful of ingredients and in no time your kitchen will smell amazing and everyone will be licking their fingers! 

Easy Homemade Apple Fritters

To me, comfort foods are like a warm snuggly blanket, a new pair of slippers or a great big bear hug from someone you love. These easy Apple Fritters are high up on that list!

Just a few pantry staples and a handful of apples are all you need to earn yourself warm, fragrant, decadent Apple Fritters. These fritters are worth every calorie, you can easily justify eating a few because of the apples…right?  After all “an apple a day” or at least that’s what I tell myself, haha.

The way I see it, a homemade sweet of some sort beats a pre-packaged cookie, sweet, candy or (gasp) Tastycake. As a gal from Philly…talking any kind of trash on any sort of Tastycake can get me into trouble, lol!

10 minutes to make the batter as well as peel and chop the apples. 3 minutes to make the glaze and a few minutes to fry ’em and just like that you will be enjoying these hot, scrumptious, Easy Apple Fritters. And you will definitely be licking your fingers!

Easy Homemade Apple FrittersI am a huge fan of whipping up cookies, brownies, churros and other homemade treats for my family and I especially enjoy getting the kids to help me make them.

These Easy Apple Fritters are perfect for when the mood strikes to make your family something sweet, delicious and warm! They don’t take long to make either, which is a good thing in my book!

Don’t let a fear of frying get in your way when it comes to these. I thought about making them for years before I began to make them. Once I did I wondered what took me so long!

Dip the fritters in a glaze, sprinkle them with powdered sugar or roll them in cinnamon & sugar while still warm. Whichever way, you are going to make someone happy!

How Do I Make Apple Fritters?

To make apple fritters all you need are chopped apples, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, an egg, milk, and spices. Plus oil for frying. The making of apple fritters is quite quick. Just peel your apples, chop them, make the batter, toss the apple in and fry them up in batches.

Do I Need A Fryer To Make This Homemade Apple Fritters Recipe?

No, you can make these fritters in a pot with oil. I recommend using a deep pot, to avoid any oil splatter. You could also use a large pot however that would require more oil.

Can Apple Fritters Be Baked?

Apple Fritters, at least the apple fritters I make and know, need to be fried. The batter would never hold up being baked. They would end up as puddles.

Can I Air Fry Apple Fritters?

Again, the same as baking. This batter is too liquid to be used in an air fryer. That being said, MAYBE if someone tinkered with it and used metal small ramekins or something, you may have success. They would however not be shaped like a traditional fritter, more like a small cake.

Do I Have To Fry Apple Fritters?

Frying Apple Fritters as described in this recipe post is the only option. There are variations that could be cooked in other methods however they are apple fritters as you would expect.

How Long Are Apple Fritters Good For?

Apple Fritters as made in this recipe post are best eaten as they are made. They taste and texture are best enjoyed while still warm.

What Variations Can I make To Apple Fritters?

I have made a Peach Fritter recipe as a variation to this Apple Fritter Recipe with delicious success! (Pictured below)

Recipe for Easy Peach Fritters! Mmmm!

Fruit fritters remind me of days spent with the family. How about getting your kids (any age really) to help prep these OR for your teens and tweens…Have them take the lead. It’s a great introductory frying lesson if you feel they are ready. Can’t you just then see them someday making these for you or for their family. Just the thought makes me happy!

If your tweens or teens enjoy doing or if they want to learn, check out my cookbook for kids “Kid Chef Everyday”.

It’s available on Amazon and soon to be in retail stores and its chock-full of real recipes that the whole family will actually enjoy eating! Crispy Baked Parmesan Wings, Strawberry Lime Jam (no pectin or canning needed and it’s better than anything you’ll buy), Cinnamon Bun Baked oatmeal, Lemon Pepper Pork Chops, Homemade Breakfast Sausage and more!

Kid Chef Everyday Cookbook for Kids

A few of my other favorite easy desserts to make my family are:

5 Amazing, deliciously different desserts!My Prize-Winning Key Lime Pie (seriously, I won a trip to the Florida Keys with this…It may be the best you’ve ever had AND it is SO easy!!)

Baked Double Glazed Chocolate Donuts (Mmmm!)

My Irish Soda Bread (THIS is not your typical ISB!) It’s been featured by the TODAY Show! Irish Soda Bread is a delicious quick-bread for all-year-round!

Cranberry Pie aka Nantucket “Pie” is an easy, different vintage recipe that everyone will love!

And this Blueberry Lemon Yogurt Cake with Blueberry Compote is a showstopper! It has such flavor is so moist and one of my favorite desserts!

Hope you try these out and enjoy them! Let me know if you do! I love seeing peoples creations on Instagram! Tag me at @SouffleBombay!

Enjoy!!

 

 

Easy Apple Fritters! Hot, sweet & delicious!

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Easy Apple Fritters
 
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Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 2-3 peeled apples (1½ cups when diced)
  • 1 cup flour
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 TBS cinnamon sugar mixture (2 TBS sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon)
  • Oil for frying the fritters
Instructions
  1. Combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder, and whisk until combined.
  2. In a small bowl whisk the milk and egg until combined, add into dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.
  3. Toss the apple chunks with the cinnamon & sugar and dump the mixture into the batter, stir just a bit to move apples around.
  4. Heat oil to 370 degrees.
  5. Fry heaping spoonfuls (or use a cookie scoop) of the batter (being sure you get apples in each scoop)until golden brown (about 2-3 minutes),
  6. If frying in a sealed fryer, shake basked around just a bit during frying to ensure even rotation of cooking. If cooking in an open frying pan/poy, flip fritters using a spatula or fork to ensure even cooking.
  7. Once fritters are removed from the fryer, place them on a cooling rack with paper towels under to catch any drips. If rolling in cinnamon & sugar, do so as soon as you can handle the fritters. If sprinkling with powdered sugar or dipping them in a simple glaze, allow them to cool a bit more.
  8. To make glaze simply combine 1½ cups powdered sugar, a splash of vanilla and 1-1½ TBS milk. Stir until smooth and drizzle over fritters or go ahead and dunk them in. If dunking them in, allow them to set for a few minutes and enjoy...they don't really "keep" that way. Fritters are best enjoyed soon after you make them while still warm. For best results fry in batches of 3 or four. I use a small cookie scoop to make dropping the batter into the oil nice and easy.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 Calories: 253 Fat: 2 Saturated fat: 1 Carbohydrates: 55 Sugar: 29 Sodium: 102 Fiber: 3 Protein: 6 Cholesterol: 43

 

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  4. I gave your apple fritter receipe a try 😀 they turned out awesomely yummy. Also for all the people asking about the apples read step 3 lol. I ended up using about a cup and a half of diced apples and an ice cream scoop to help batter not stick to the spoon when dropping in.

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  6. I use frozen pizza dough. let it rise, add sugar, cinnamon, apples and whatever else you like.( I hate making my own doug). For the glaze, I just put confectioner’s sugar into a little maple syrup. Makes great fritters. I’ve done this with peaches and blueberries too. Just have to be sure the fruit isn’t too juicy or the outcome is drippy.

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  9. Could just canned apple compote be used? Easier, quicker and matbe btter capturing the slightly gooey appleness of higher quality bakery fritters?

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  11. This is a delicious recipe. I used buttermilk instead of milk. I added a couple of extra tablespoons of buttermilk because the batter was so thick.my husband had the brilliant idea of dipping a half of a banana in the batter and frying it, which was delicious. I used 1/4 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to coat the apples, instead of the 1/4 cup granulated sugar that the recipe calls for.

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  12. Can this be baked instead of fried? I really hate frying and I want this to be a little easier on the conscience if you know what I mean….

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  13. I love the recipe. I added, cut in half, maraschino cherries.
    I have a question though. My fritters aren’t crisp after I let them sit on a backing rack and drizzle glaze. They soften up. What can I do so they stay crispy.

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  14. The flavor is great I put about 1/2 tap 9f cinnamon 8n the batter as well I agree a little more milk but easy and good as is thank you

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  16. Sounds just like what I want with the buttermilk. Can I use pancake mix with buttermilk being sure to keep it on the thick side.mix the Apple mixture to that and then fry?

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  17. Made these for breakfast this morning. Yummy I will be making again. I love Apple fritters. Batter was little thick so I thinned it out with a little more milk. Didn’t think of buttermilk. Will try it next time.

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  18. What is the cinnamon sugar exact measurements? I used 2 tablespoons sugar and @ 3/4 tablespoons cinnamon. Came out too cinnamon-y and fritters were very dark.

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    • I don’t ever measure that I guess. I would have to remake and measure that out. I think I typically do 3 1/2 parts sugar to 1/2 part cinnamon.

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  20. What a treat these were. But like most others, i had to add more milk, the batter
    Really was too thick. Thanks! Yum!

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  21. These are absolutely delicious. I made them today for the Fourth of July and the glaze with the apples is just Heavenly. Thank you for the recipe!!!!❤️

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  22. Really looking forward to making these! My husband is on a low sodium diet now so I’m thrilled to find this recipe!

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  24. Whipped up a small batch tonight. So easy and simple to do. P.S. Hubby loved the taste of them he said they taste like bakery apple fritters. Great recipe. will eat the rest tomorrow for breakfast.

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  26. I made these tonight. I eyeballed the sugar n cinnamon. They’re GONE! One thing I did do because I was out of vanilla extract, I substituted lemon extract. Try it! They were delicous! Some glaze only, some both and some cinnamon sugar.

    P.S. i didn’t tell anyone about the lemon extract. They loved them!

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  27. Made these today, November 2, 2018 with my three year old grand daughter. It was easy and fun and my house smelled like a donut shop till the late afternoon. They were delicious!!! Only thing I did different was that I added a small amount of nutmeg and less cinnamon.

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  29. I have family here for Thanksgiving and somehow, breakfast this morning slipped my mind! I found this recipe and decided to try it. I’m SO happy I did! They turned out so beautifully and they’re so delicious. I wish I had doubled the recipe. I might end up making another batch in a few min! Thanks for the great recipe!

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  31. We made these Christmas morning and they were so excellent!! Follow the recipe as printed.
    We like them with the glaze drizzled over the top.
    Thanks for a great recipe!!

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  32. How much oil do you use? Should the batter be floating in oil when you drop it in ? I almost never fry anything but my husband loves apple fritters, so I have to try this recipe. Thanks.

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  35. Just made this apple fritters they are delicious simple and easy and delicious.. my husband love them …I was expecting more of a cake texture but they were soft inside I did use half buttermilk and half milk but either way they was very very good

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  36. I am dying to try these because they look delicious but am slightly hesitant because I have NEVER deep fried anything. Any tips for a first time fryer before I take these on?

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    • Well, it really is not as scary as you think, lol…Meanwhile, I am over here afraid of yeast…or just lazy when it comes to the rising time etc, haha! OK….When I first started frying, I had a Cool Daddy Fryer, which they still make. It is amazing and SOOOO safe! That may be a good way to start. Either way, in a fryer or a pot, try just one at a time, until you nail it (not underdone and not overdone. You’ll understand your pot and your heat source when it comes to frying (which differ by every single person frying that way). Make sure the oil is hot before you start, if your fritters brown too quickly and are mushy inside….the oil was too hot. Always feel free to slide a pot on and off the heat source to let it cool down just a bit. Hope that helps Karla, good luck!!

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  37. I’m making these tonight for the second time to take to the grandkids for a breakfast treat. I followed the directions exactly and they turned out delicious and everyone gobbled them up.

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    • Hooray! Love hearing that and I hope the grandkids were happy and they request them often! That’s what cooking is all about for me, making people happy through food! Can’t wait to have grandkids one day!!

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  40. Fritters were dark but delicious. ( had to cook a little longer, first fritter was still raw inside). I glazed some and sprinkled powdered sugar on some. Yummy.

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    • Glad they came out! They are sinfully delicious!! I am making some Sunday morning for the kids who are sleeping over our house after the Junior Prom 🙂

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  41. One tip: if you use an ice cream scoop, make sure to flatten the dough out a bit. I cooked them round and they ended up being burned on the outside and raw in the middle. (370F oil, pan fried)

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  42. Well I’m gunna try this recipe and see if my daycare kids like em lol I’m sure they will I’m looking forward to trying these this afternoon

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  43. I just made these today and they are DELICIOUS! I used a cookie scooper so I dont have to use two spoon to drop it in the fryer. I also used almond milk instead of milk and they came out really yummy. I skip the sugar for the cinnamon sugar mix to not have too much sweetness. I am making these again when I finish this batch!

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  45. I am making these now! I have a bag of apples and in a baking mood! …plus, I love fritters! using half oat flour for added healthiness and suggestions for a tad more milk and more cinnamon please!

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  46. So,new at this and I used pie filling instead of apples. Big mistake, the sadist things you ave ever seen. Guess I will stick to paying $5.00 for four at the store. Bummer.

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  47. No milk so I used 1/2 almond milk and 1/2 homemade apple cider for the liquid. I doubled the recipe as 3 apples made about 4 cups of chopped apples. They are easy to make and excellent! Now I know what I’m going to do with all the apples I still have on the trees. 🙂

    Can’t seem to get the stars to update, I’ll give it a 5!

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  48. My Mom was as a good cook. She made many things
    I’d like to tell you, my husband and I made the easy ones. They were easy and O did they taste good.
    Thanks, they turned out good.
    Bob and Janice Langjan, Valdosta Ga

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  51. A hit! Key is timing them while you fry and cook for 3 minutes. The last batch I got lazy and guessed and they were underdone. Also use a thermometer to keep an eye on the oil , mine were not greasy at all. Thanks!!!

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  53. Closest yet to a donut shop fritter I’ve made. I had to use a bit more milk to make the icing the proper consistency. I used Arkansas Black apples and stirred a tablespoon of lemon juice into them and allowed ten minutes to absorb before stirring in the cinnamon sugar mix. Other than that I followed the recipe. No discussion on who wanted the last one; it was just gone.

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