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This easy Apple Fritters recipe is the quickest and best way to make this old fashion treat. A warm, fresh donut with homemade glaze is one of my favorite things. A bit similar to the beloved funnel cake, but WAY better!
I really love baking with apples and adore anything apple fritter! You will also love our our popular Amish Apple Fritter Bread – it’s fantastic!
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Oh, my goodness! My family LOVE this recipe! I make them into little “Donut holes” and I always have to make a double batch! Thanks for posting this recipe! It’s our favorite!
Apple Fritters
These homemade apple fritters are made right on the kitchen stove in a simple skillet and some oil. They are soft and sweet on the inside and crunchy on the outside.
Ingredients You Need
- Apples. You’ll need two large apples and we prefer Granny Smith for these.
- Flour. All purpose.
- Sugar. To sweeten.
- Baking Powder.
- Salt.
- Milk. Whichever kind of milk you like.
- Cinnamon. For flavor.
- Unsweetened Applesauce. For extra apple flavor.
- Vegetable Oil. For frying.
Donut Glaze Ingredients
I just love a simple powdered sugar glaze! Three ingredients, made fast and it’s so easy. Plus, it can go on just about anything.
- Powdered Sugar.
- Milk.
- Vanilla.
How To Make Apple Fritters
- Dry Ingredients. In a bowl, stir the dry ingredients.
- Add Wet Ingredients. Stir in the milk and applesauce next.
- Apples. Dice up your apples into small bites and fold them into the batter.
- Fry. Heat oil in the skillet to about 375 degrees. Then, drop the batter in 1/3 scoops for 2 minutes on each side. Let them cool on a rack while you make the glaze.
- Glaze. Stir the three glaze ingredients together and dip each fritter in. Let the excess drip and enjoy.
These are most certainly the best tasting when they are warm and fresh! Serve them in the morning with your cup of coffee or a cool glass of milk.
Can you Bake these Apple Fritters?
Yes you can, BUT I would not recommend baking. You will get the best results with frying this recipe.
Tips:
- Heat – Use a thermometer to make sure the oil is at the correct temperature making sure the tip is not touching the bottom of the pan.
- Fry – I fry in batched. Add in 3 fritters at a time. This will prevent crowding and helps with any undercooked issues.
- Color – The darker the fritters the crisper the they’ll be.
- Rest – Let your fritters rest on a wire rack after a minute on a paper towel. This will help keep them crisp.
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Ingredients
Fritter Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup milk
- 2 large apples, diced
- vegetable oil
Glaze Ingredients
- 3 cup powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Fritter Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon to combine.
- Add applesauce and milk to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Fold in the diced apples.
- Heat 2 inches of oil in a large skillet to about 375 degrees.
- Scoop 1/3 cup of the apple fritter batter and place in the hot oil, spreading it down to flatten.
- Cook on one side for about 2-3 minutes until golden brown, then flip with tongs and cook another 1-2 minutes.
- Place the cooked fritters on a cooling rack with a pan or parchment paper underneath to catch oil drippings.
- Continue with all the batter.
Glaze Instructions
- Whisk the glaze ingredients together in a medium sized bowl until smooth.
- Dip each fritter into it.
- Place back on rack to harden and drip.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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We love this recipe. We prefer fritters to donuts when we buy these at our local farmers market. We live near Amish County and this farmers market carries many of their bakery and canned goods. My family prefer these for flavor and love to eat them while they’ve still a little warm in the center. We also love to reheat for 15-30 seconds in the microwave and top with vanilla ice cream.
Thank you Linda! So glad your family enjoys them.
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I’ve made these a few times. Easy to make and delicious!
Thanks Patty!
Have not made yet but I’m going too. They look delicious…I will come back and let you know how they turn out…❤️
Great recipie! Made it a couple times now. Today I had left over bacon so I threw that into the batter…….DELICIOUS! Thanks for sharing your recipie.
Thanks Brandy!
Ant recipe! First time I have made apple fritters and I’m so happy with them!
Thanks Mimi11!
The flavor is fantastic! How do I keep them crispy ones I put the glaze on though? Also, how do you store them?
Thanks Jennifer! You’ll want to make sure you have them golden brown and then let them cool for about 15 minutes before adding the glaze. This may help with keeping them crispier. You can store these for a few days in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Would it be ok to use apple filling instead of fresh apples? Will it change anything if I do?
Hi Chris. Yes, apple filling will work as well. No changes needed, but you can cut some of the cinnamon and sugar due to the filling already having that added.
I haven’t made these yet but I was wondering what happens if you use 1 green apple and 1 red apple (honeycrisp) Does add different flavors or would it not be a good thing to do? I’m using 2 green ones first time.
Hi Tyler. Using different apples will be fine with these fritters. I’m not sure you’ll notice much difference in the flavor of the overall fritter if the apples are mixed.
Wow! I just made these and they were so easy and so delicious. I will definitely make them again. I used light olive oil to fry them in.
Glad you liked them Vickie! Thanks!