Easy Homemade Apple Fritters
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Easy Homemade Apple Fritters
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Easy Homemade Apple Fritters are deep-fried dough batter studded with crisp, diced apples and flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg. The fritters have a tender, lightly spiced interior with a golden, crispy exterior. A thin batter coats the apple pieces, allowing them to shine through. They are traditionally glazed or dusted with cinnamon sugar for added sweetness.
Description
This recipe creates apple fritters by combining diced apples tossed with lemon juice and salt to prevent browning, with a batter of flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, milk, and sugar. The batter is kept thin to lightly coat rather than overwhelm the apples, preserving their texture and natural flavor within the fried dough. Frying at 375°F in a heavy pot ensures a crisp crust and minimizes oil absorption.
The resulting fritters have a contrast of crunchy, golden-brown outside and soft, flavorful apple-filled inside. They may be glazed with a vanilla-infused sugar glaze or dusted with cinnamon sugar according to preference. Choosing apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp provides an ideal balance of tartness and sweetness.
Fritters are best served fresh and warm, and the frying process is best done in batches to maintain oil temperature and avoid overcrowding. Overmixing the batter should be avoided to keep the fritters tender rather than tough.
Nutrition per fritter is approximate and depends on serving size and glaze used.
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
- 2 egg
- ¼ cup sugar
- ⅔ cup milk plus extra if needed
- 3 apple or use other apples like Honey crisp, Gala, Fuji, you can also use a mix of Granny Smith and Honey crispy together, peel, cored and diced into ½ inch cubes, Granny Smith variety
- 2 teaspoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- cooking oil for deep frying
- FOR THE GLAZE:
- 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ to ¼ cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- First peel, core and dice a couple of apples.
- Cut each slices into ½ inch cubes.
- Immediately transfer cubed apples into a bowl. Drizzle freshly squeezed lemon juice and a pinch of kosher salt on top. Toss to coat all pieces with lemon juice and salt. This will prevent apples from browning.
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven or a heavy pot fitted with a thermometer. Heat it until the oil reaches 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- For batter – in a bowl add eggs, milk, and sugar. Beat it until it’s well combined.
- Add dry ingredients – all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon powder, and nutmeg powder (optional) to the egg mix.
- Whisk until just combined. Do not overbeat it.
- Dump chopped apples and mix until the apples are all covered.
- Use an ice cream scoop or a large spoon to scoop out apple-laden batter into the hot oil. Space out each portion so there does not stick to one another.
- Do not overcrowd the pan. Do it in smaller batches. This will help maintain the temperature of the oil. If you fry too many of them at a time, the temperature of the oil in the Dutch oven will drop and the fritters will not brown evenly and will not turn as crispy as expected. Fritters may absorb a lot of oil as well if overcrowded, so avoid frying too many at a time.
- Fry until golden brown. Flip and fry on the other side until golden brown. Note – keep an eye on the temperature of the oil and the fritters themselves. Try to maintain the temperature at 375 F.
- If you want fritters to have crispy outer, fry them for a few seconds longer or until they are dark brown. The darker fritters are fried, the crisper they’ll get.
- Transfer fried golden brown fritters onto kitchen paper to absorb excess oil. Let the fritters sit on the kitchen paper towel for a few seconds then transfer it to a wire rack to cool.
- Before adding in the next batch make sure the temperature is back at 375 degrees Fahrenheit
- Repeat the steps for the rest of the apple batter left out.
- For glaze –
- Whisk together powdered sugar, milk (or water), and a drop of vanilla extract. Whisk into the lump-free mix.
- Spoon the glaze over the apple fritters resting on the wire rack.
- If you have patience, wait until the glaze sets. If you are like me, just pick those sticky glazed fritters and gobble them up. Who cares about messy fingers, when your dessert is so irresistible?
- For double-glazed apple fritters – wait for the first glaze to set completely. Then pour around a round of sugar glaze on the apple fritters.
- For cinnamon sugar-dusted fritters – sprinkle cinnamon on fried fritters while it’s still hot on both sides and enjoy.
Notes
- Use a runny batter to ensure a thin coating over the apples rather than a thick dough.
- Choose tart and crisp apple varieties like Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, or Fuji for best flavor and texture.
- Maintain oil temperature at 375°F during frying to keep fritters from absorbing excess oil and to crisp the exterior.
- Do not overmix the batter; whisk until just combined for tender fritters.
- Fry in small batches to avoid overcrowding and temperature loss in oil.
- Options for finishing include glazing with vanilla sugar glaze or dusting with cinnamon sugar.
- Nutrition info is approximate per medium-sized fritter.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
129kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
19mg
(1%)
Potassium
143mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
77IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
54mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16fritters
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 129kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 19mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 143mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 77IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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