Easy Apple Fritters

Name: Easy Apple Fritters
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings servings
Cuisine: American
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

Jennifer

11 months ago

Cuisine: American

Categories: Baking & Treats

Recipe Source: Colleen

Easy Apple Fritters are a delightful treat with tender, cinnamon-spiced dough bursting with chunks of sweet apples. These fritters are fried to golden perfection, resulting in a crispy outer layer and a soft, pillowy inside. They're often dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with a simple glaze for an extra touch of sweetness. Perfect for a cozy breakfast or a comforting dessert.

apples

fritters

Difficulty: EASY

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Serving Size: 8 servings

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

Directions:

Combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder, and whisk until combined.
In a small bowl whisk the milk and egg until combined, add into dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.
Toss the apple chunks with the cinnamon & sugar and dump the mixture into the batter, stir just a bit to move apples around.
Heat oil to 370 degrees.
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),
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 flip fritters using a spatula or fork to ensure even cooking.
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.
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.

Directions:

Combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder, and whisk until combined.

In a small bowl whisk the milk and egg until combined, add into dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated.

Toss the apple chunks with the cinnamon & sugar and dump the mixture into the batter, stir just a bit to move apples around.

Heat oil to 370 degrees.

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),

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 flip fritters using a spatula or fork to ensure even cooking.

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.

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.