Description
This recipe for Apple Fritters features crispy, golden fried fritters made with fresh diced apples and a hint of cinnamon, finished with a sweet vanilla glaze. Perfect as a snack or dessert, these apple fritters offer a deliciously crunchy exterior with a tender, flavorful inside.
Ingredients
Scale
Fritters
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup soy milk
- 2 large apples (granny smith, honey crisp or other crisp variety), diced
- vegetable oil, for frying
Simple Glaze
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup soy milk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients: In a large bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon and stir to combine evenly.
- Add wet ingredients and apples: Add the applesauce and soy milk to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until just combined, being careful not to over mix. Fold in the diced apples gently.
- Heat oil: Heat 2 inches of vegetable oil in a large, heavy skillet or pot to about 375 degrees Fahrenheit using a thermometer to maintain temperature.
- Fry fritters: Scoop 1/3 cup of the apple fritter batter and place into the hot oil, flattening the batter down quite a bit, either directly in the oil or on a floured surface first before transferring carefully. Cook for 2-3 minutes on one side until golden brown, then flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes until browned and cooked through.
- Drain and cool: Remove fritters and place them on a cooling rack set over a pan or parchment paper to catch excess oil and glaze drippings. Continue frying remaining batter until all fritters are cooked, then turn off the heat.
- Make glaze: In a small to medium bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, soy milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Glaze fritters: Dunk each cooled fritter into the glaze, then place back on the rack to allow glaze to harden and drip. Wait a few minutes before serving for best texture and flavor.
Notes
- Use a high smoke point oil such as peanut, vegetable, or canola oil for frying to avoid burning and off-flavors.
- For a gluten free version, a quality gluten free flour mix may work well although this has not been tested.
- You can bake the fritters at 350℉ for about 30 minutes, spraying with oil beforehand, but they will not develop the signature crispy texture of frying.
- Apple fritters taste best when eaten within a few hours of frying as they will soften over time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fritter
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
