Easy Apple Fritters - Crunchy Creamy Sweet (2024)

Best tips for apple fritters:

• Don't overmix the batter.
• Heat up oil to 350 degrees F for the best result. Check the temperature once in a while to make sure it stays at the same level.
• Use two spoons to drop the batter into the oil and spread gently. If you drop a scoop of batter into the oil, the outside will be crispy and the center will be raw.
• To make them really crispy, I prefer to fry them until they are dark brown not just golden brown.
• Cool fritters on a wire rack. If you place them on a paper towel, they will absorb the moisture and the bottoms will be soggy.
• I recommend using a smaller Dutch oven for frying fritters. It keeps the heat well!

• ▢ 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ▢ 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• ▢ ⅔ cup milk
• ▢ 2 large eggs room temperature
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ 2 tablespoons butter melted
• ▢ 4 Granny Smith apples cut into chunks
• ▢ ½ cup powdered sugar
• ▢ 3 teaspoons milk
• ▢ vegetable oil for frying

• 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!

• 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.