These Apple Fritters are a delicious breakfast recipe. They’re perfect for making on crisp and cool weekends to surprise your family!
It’s almost fall, so it’s time to start acting like it! Fall means one of two things for me… either pumpkin or apples start to take over my kitchen. This year I decided that apples would be the star!
Making Apple Fritters has been high on my bucket list for a while now but the idea of frying has always intimidated me. Luckily, this recipe is one of the very best to dip your toes into the wonderful world of deep frying! They’re so easy to make. This recipe makes 12 fritters. That’s just enough to get a good taste of these treats. And it’s not so many that you’ll over-indulge!
You’ll start by combining simple ingredients for a base batter and gently fold in finely chopped apples. Granny Smith apples tend to be the best sort of apples to use in baking and sweet treats. The tartness offsets the sweet and leaves you with a powerful apple flavor. You want to stay away from sweet varieties like Red Delicious and Honey Crisp. They tend to be on the juicy side which can throw off the balance of the batter and create a bit of a mess.
Once your batter is combined you are ready to move on to the cooking portion of this recipe. You can cook these on the stovetop in a pan with oil, but for beginners I suggest using an electric skillet (I like this one). To get the best results you want to try to keep your oil at a temperature of 375 degrees. An electric skillet has a handy switch on the side that allows you to set the temperature- which means you won’t have to worry about checking it constantly. If you decide to try these on the stovetop, just keep a kitchen deep-fry thermometer handy.
After frying, the fritters are moved to paper towels to drain off some of the oil. Then they’re tossed with sugar. You can choose to use either powdered sugar or a combination of granulated sugar and cinnamon (your preference!)
I love to make these on the weekends as a surprise breakfast treat for my family. They’re delicious!
Here are a few more apple-themed breakfast treats you might enjoy:
- Apple Fritter Muffins
- Caramel Apple Monkey Bread
- Apple Breakfast Bars
- Apple Cider Doughnut Holes
- No Yeast Apple Cinnamon Rolls
- Apple Pancake
- Spiced Apple Waffles
- Maple Drizzled Apple Muffins
Apple Fritters
Ingredients
- canola oil, for frying
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons granulated white sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup diced Granny Smith apple
- powdered sugar or cinnamon/sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Heat 1 1/2 to 2 inches of oil in an electric skillet or stovetop pot until it reaches 375 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and the egg. Gently stir into the dry ingredients. Fold in the diced apples.
- Drop heaping tablespoons of the batter into the heated oil. Cook five minutes or until golden on each side.
- Remove the fritters to a stack of paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon and sugar while still warm (alternately, you can put them in a zip bag with the sugar and shake to combine).
Notes
- Nutritional information on this recipe is a bit of a rough estimate-- since it's not certain how much oil or sugar each fritter absorbs.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Question- could you cook these in a cake pop maker?
No idea!
I just found the fritter recipe and made it, I doubled the batch turned out perfect. watch closely as they will brown up quick but are not completely done in middle, lower heat. Just have to keep turning the fritters. I used a toothpick for doneness. I think next time I am going to add nutmeg as well. All in all very good. Thank you
Insanely adorable and delicious!
Oh my! Hubby would love this! Pinning now! Thanks for sharing!!
Am really looking forward to trying these. They remind me of the Dutch Oliebollen that we used to get for special treats.