Homemade Apple Fritters

/ Jodi

Homemade Apple Fritters.

Last Sunday, Hubby had to get up very early – really the middle of the night – to work during a winter weather event in our area.

Missing Sunday breakfast, I wanted to make him a special treat for when he returned home.

With some wonderful Misfits Market apples in the crisper, I thought I’d try my hand at homemade apple fritters.

Who can resist a fresh apple fritter??!!

A couple tips from a first-time apple fritter maker:

  • Don’t heat the oil too hot.  Be patient and use a medium heat.  Better to fry them a little longer and get a golden brown than to overcook the outside and undercook the inside with high heat.  (Which, by the way, is what I did with the first batch of three, resulting in us only having three total!)
  • Spread them a little flatter than I did so you get more icing in each bite as the dough itself only contains a small amount of sugar. (This was hubby’s suggestion!)
  • Use a sweeter, less firm apple for best results.  I would not recommend Granny Smith.  The recipe calls for 3 medium apples, but you could really add another apple, which I will do next time.

Let me know if you try and/or if you have made and have any of your own tips.  We sure enjoyed these on a cold, snowy, comfort food, stay-in kind of day.

Here is the recipe I very slightly adapted from I am Baker‘s blog.

Homemade Apple Fritters

Ingredients:

  • 3 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • Canola or Vegetable Oil  for frying
  • Glaze
    • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
    • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
    • 4 tsp. water (or enough for best consistency)

Directions:

In a small bowl, drizzle lemon juice over diced apples.  Stir to coat.  Set aside.

In electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs on medium-high speed until combined.  Reduce speed to low, and add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.  Mix until combined.  Add milk, and mix until incorporated.  Fold in apples with spatula.

Fill a frying pan halfway full with oil.  Heat over medium heat to 375 degrees F.

Drop three 1/4-1/3 cup portions of batter into the oil.  Let fry for a few minutes until golden brown.  Flip and fry until other side is golden brown.  Test for doneness by inserting a small knife in center.  If uncooked batter remains, fry longer.

Remove fritters from oil with slotted spoon to wire rack layered with paper towels or napkins to drain.  Allow to cool.

Repeat with remaining three portions of batter.

Prepare glaze by combining powdered sugar, vanilla, and water.  Drizzle over cooled fritters on cooling rack.  When glaze has set, turn to coat other side with glaze that dripped through, if desired.

Enjoy!

Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi

43 thoughts on “Homemade Apple Fritters”

  11. Using the criteria that Master Benjamin put forth, this post is a “For Gem” one…a recipe, but not cookies. I am planning on succumbing to temptation and making these apple fritters this very evening. After the day that I have endured, and it’s not even 3 PM yet, I have most truly earned the treat and every calorie they may contain (they really don’t have any, right?)! I have a new, to me, variety of apple that every member of the family is loving that I will use in this recipe, Autumn Glory. They are a bit firmer fleshed than some, but not like the Granny Smith apple. The tips will be quite useful, as I detest wasting anything that sounds so very yumalicious! Thank-you, I’m quite certain eldest Daughter will too…if, I can follow your directions! P.S. Do you like Misfits Market’s produce?

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    • ENJOY! Most important thing is don’t heat the oil too hot – needs to be hot enough to fry, but not burn outside before inside cooks. I struggle with that frying chicken too – on that rare occasion 🙂 LOL!

      I LOVE Misfits Market! The price is right. Delivery is wonderful. It is a fun surprise to see what comes. And then it is fun to experiment with new and different things or be flexible to make something with what comes in the box!!! 🙂

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