Apple Fritters Recipe
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Apple Fritters Recipe
Description
Apple Fritters Recipe features peeled, cored apples cut into pieces and coated with cinnamon before being folded into a batter of flour, sugars, baking powder, eggs, milk, butter, and vanilla. The batter is fried in oil heated to maintain the proper temperature, creating fritters that are crisp on the outside and soft with apple bits on the inside. The glaze is made from powdered sugar mixed with apple cider and vanilla extract, adjustable in thickness to coat the fritters well.
The frying method ensures the fritters develop a golden crust while retaining tender interior apple chunks that offer bursts of cinnamon flavor. Serving them warm with the sweet glaze highlights the apple and cinnamon notes, making them suitable for breakfast, dessert, or a sweet snack.
The recipe suggests using apples you enjoy eating, such as Gala, to balance sweetness and tartness. If glaze is not preferred, dusting the finished fritters with powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar offers a simple alternative. Managing the glaze's consistency by adjusting the liquid or sugar allows for a preferred coating thickness.
Ingredients
- avocado oil for frying, or vegetable or canola oil
- 1 ½ cups apple peeled, cored, and cut into ¼" pieces
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon divided
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 egg room temperature preferred, large
- 1 cup milk
- 2 Tablespoons butter melted and cooled several minutes, unsalted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons apple cider plus additional as needed (may substitute water or milk)
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine your apples and ½ teaspoon cinnamon in a bowl and toss until apples are coated with cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a separate, large bowl, combine flour, sugars, baking powder, remaining ½ teaspoon of cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl and whisk until well-combined.
- Crack your eggs in a separate bowl and use a whisk to beat until pale yellow and frothy (about 15 seconds). Add milk and vanilla extract and whisk together.
- Slowly, while whisking, pour melted butter into wet ingredients and whisk until well-combined (mixture may look slightly curdled).
- Pour wet ingredients into dry and use a spatula to fold ingredients together until about halfway combined. Add cinnamon coated apple pieces and continue to fold into batter until all ingredients are just combined.
- Set the batter aside and fill a Dutch oven or large saucepan 2-3" deep with oil for frying. Fix a candy thermometer to the edge (make sure it is in the oil but not touching the bottom of the pan) and set your heat to medium-low. Oil will need to reach 360-365F (175-185C) before you can continue.
- While oil is heating, prepare your glaze by whisking together sugar, apple cider (or substitute) and vanilla extract until smooth. Set aside.
- Once oil has reached temperature, use a large spoon or an ice cream scoop (this is my preferred method) to scoop about 3 Tablespoons of batter and *carefully* drop into the oil. Repeat with 2 more scoops of batter and fry each for 60-75 seconds on each side, or until golden brown.
- Use tongs to remove apple fritters to a paper-towel lined plate and allow to cool several minutes before dipping in glaze and transferring to a cooling rack to allow glaze to set. Be sure to allow the oil to return to the correct temperature before frying more fritters.
- Apple fritters are best enjoyed warm the same day they are made for best quality.
Notes
- Choose apples that suit your taste; medium-sweet varieties like Gala work well in the fritters.
- Use apple cider in the glaze for a subtle apple flavor, or substitute with water or milk if needed.
- Adjust glaze thickness by adding liquid or powdered sugar one teaspoon or tablespoon at a time until desired consistency.
- Instead of glaze, you may dust fritters with powdered sugar or a cinnamon-sugar mix after frying for easier finishing.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 15apple fritters
Amount Per Serving
Calories 465 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1fritter | |
| Calories | 465kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 31g | 48% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 30mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 199mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 83mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 38g | 76% |
| Vitamin A | 150IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.8mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 40mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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