Apple Fritters Recipe (2024)

These Apple Fritters are so delicious and easy to make! Juicy, tart apples in sweet fried pastry, drizzled with a luscious glaze are the perfect fall treat!

Apple Fritters Recipe (1)

A warm cup of coffee and Apple Fritters make a pretty perfect combination a crisp fall day – or any day! This Apple Fritter recipe is so simple and makes a delicious, comforting dessert. They taste like they would be complicated to make, but they are incredibly easy! And they just remind me so much of fall!

It only takes a few minutes to have the batter made and ready to be cooked and only a few more minutes to have a batch of piping hot apple fritters ready for their glaze. They immediately make your house smell amazing and the flavor and texture are just scrumptious!

Apple Fritters Recipe

Apple Fritters Recipe (2)

As I was peeling my Granny Smith apples to make these, I told my son Sam how I enjoyed watching my Great Granddaddy Joe peel apples when I was a little girl. He and my Great Grandmother would have just picked the apples he was about to peel. With his pocket knife in hand, he’d begin to peel. He’d always ask if we thought he could peel the apple in one long ring. It was always a treat to watch him in anticipation, knowing he’d never missed this trick in all the other times we’d watched him. The perfect, bouncy ring of apple peeling always seemed magical to my young eyes.

As I finished telling Sammy story, I passed him the nearly complete ring I’d peeled from our Granny Smith apples. I laughed and told him, “I should have watched Granddaddy Joe one more time to make sure I could do it every time, shouldn’t I?”

How to Make Apple Fritters

Ingredients for Fritters

To make these delicious fritters, you’ll need:

  • Granny Smith apples – tart apples taste best with sweet fritter and glaze
  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking powder
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Apple Pie Spice
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Apple Cider – or can use apple cider from store
  • Vanilla – or can use pure vanilla extract from the store
  • Peanut Oil

Ingredients for Glaze:

For the glaze, you’ll need:

  • Confectioner’s sugar
  • Milk
  • Apple Cider – or store bought apple cider

Step by Step Instructions

  1. Prep. To make these, start by lining a rimmed baking sheet with paper towels for draining the freshly cooked fritters. Set aside.
  2. Mix. Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and apple pie spice in medium bowl. Add diced apples and toss in the flour mixture. Whisk together milk, eggs, vanilla in a 2 cup measuring cup. Then stir carefully into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula just until combined.
  3. Cook. Pour oil into a deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat and heat to 350 degrees. Using two tablespoons, scoop 5 or 6 scoops of batter into the heated oil. Cook for about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.
  4. Place on baking sheet. Remove from Dutch oven with a slotted spoon and place on lined baking sheet to drain.
  5. Make the Glaze. Whisk together confectioner’s sugar, milk and apple cider until smooth.
  6. Drizzle. Drizzle about 1 teaspoon of glaze over each apple fritter and allow to rest about 8 to 10 minutes.
  7. Serve. Serve the cooled and glazed apple fritters and enjoy!

More Apple Recipes to Try

We love so many things made with apples, so here are just a few more of our favorites. There are many more delicious apple recipes here on the site.

Apple Pie

Cinnamon Apple Muffins

Apple Cider Donuts

Apple Crisp

The Best Chicken Marinade

Apple Cider Waffles

Here’s our Apple Fritters recipe. I hope your family enjoys them as much as mine always does!

Apple Fritters Recipe

Robyn Stone

5 from 2 votes

These Apple Fritters are so delicious and easy to make! Juicy, tart apples in sweet fried pastry, drizzled with a luscious glaze are the perfect fall treat!

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup apple cider
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 – 4 cups peanut oil

For the glaze:

  • 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider

Instructions

  • Line a rimmed baking sheet with paper towels in preparation for draining fritters once they are cooked.

  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and apple pie spice in a medium bowl. Add diced apples and toss in the flour mixture. Whisk together milk, eggs, and vanilla in a 2-cup measuring cup. Stir carefully into flour mixture with a rubber spatula, just until well-combined.

  • Pour oil into deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat and bring to 350º F. Using two tablespoons, place 5 to 6 scoops at a time into heated oil. Cook apple fritters about 3 minutes on each side until golden brown and cooked through.

  • Remove from the Dutch oven with a slotted spoon and place onto prepared pan for draining.

For the glaze:

  • Whisk together confectioner’s sugar, milk, and apple cider until smooth. Spoon 1 teaspoon of glaze over each apple fritter and allow to rest about 8 to 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1fritter | Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 307mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Robyn xo

Originally published October 2011.

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FAQs

Is pancake batter the same as fritter batter? ›

The main difference is that the fritter batter needs to be thicker than the pancake batter as it is has to form a light, crisp covering for various foods that are going to be deep-fried.

Why are my apple fritters soggy? ›

Why are my apple fritters soggy? This is most likely the result of oil temperature. If your oil is too cool, your fritters will take a long time to fry and will end up greasy.

Why are my fritters not crispy? ›

The most common causes for soggy fritters are too much batter (basic flour and egg batter like used in pancakes will never cook up crispy), and whatever you're frittering leeches too much water when cooking.

What is an apple fritter made of? ›

Here's what you need: apples, flour, cinnamon, sugar, whole milk, butter, baking powder, salt, vanilla, and eggs. Before you begin, add a couple of inches of canola oil to a pot or dutch oven, and heat it over medium to medium-low heat.

Why do you put baking powder in fritters? ›

They just need a simple, light batter of flour, cornstarch, and baking powder mixed with seltzer to tie them together. The seltzer and baking powder ensure that the fritters are shatteringly crisp–even slightly tired vegetables emerge from the oil crunchy, fresh, and sweet.

Does baking soda make fritters crispy? ›

Is baking soda or powder best for frying? A pinch of baking soda can help produce crispy fried foods. It reacts with the acid in the batter to create carbon dioxide bubbles. These lead to an airy batter and a crisper, fluffier result.

Why are apple fritters unhealthy? ›

Apple fritters are among the unhealthiest doughnuts. Just because a doughnut has fruit it it doesn't mean it is a good choice. Apple fritters are deep fried in fat. A medium sized apple fritter contains approximately 17 grams of fat (almost half the fat from saturated fat) and 450 calories.

What is the secret to making fritters? ›

Add flour to your wet batter! Most veggies have a high water content (which we know equals soggy fritters). But don't stress! Adding flour to a wetter batter will give you the thick consistency need to make the perfect batter.

What can I use to bind fritters instead of egg? ›

16 egg substitutes
  1. Mashed banana. Mashed banana can act as a binding agent when baking or making pancake batter. ...
  2. Applesauce. Applesauce can also act as a binding agent. ...
  3. Fruit puree. Fruit puree will help bind a recipe in a similar way to applesauce. ...
  4. Avocado. ...
  5. Gelatin. ...
  6. Xanthan gum. ...
  7. Vegetable oil and baking powder. ...
  8. Margarine.
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How to stop fritters falling apart? ›

If your zucchini fritters are falling apart, it's likely because the fritters are sticking to the skillet or the batter was too wet. Getting the zucchini dry before preparing the batter so the binding agents can hold the fritter together. If you have a non-stick frying pan, opt for that as well.

Does Krispy Kreme donuts make apple fritters? ›

Apple Fritters are a classic. Handmade with apple filling, diced apples and plenty of cinnamon, this new fritter is glazed to perfection.

Is a bear claw an apple fritter? ›

There are actually quite a few differences between a bear claw and an apple fritter. Apple fritters have a very different taste and texture than a bear claw. They have a dough mixed with apples and cinnamon and then deep fried. Bear Claws have a very distinct shape and are usually oven baked.

What are the apple fritters at KFC? ›

We had a chance to taste the Apple Pie Poppers — which come four to an order for $2.49 — in advance of their release, and they were tiny, toothsome, two-bite pockets of comfort: sweet, but not cloying; subtly fruity with a gooey apple filling; and gently crispy because they are fried.

What's the difference between pancakes and fritters? ›

The difference between a fritter and a pancake is that a fritter contains much less flour (usually just enough to hold the ingredients together) and is more dense than a pancake. It is also pan-fried in a bit more fat—typically vegetable oil—than the small amount of butter or oil used to cook a pancake.

Can you use pancake batter to fry things? ›

Pancake mix is simply a runny batter made from eggs, flour, and milk. This is the same basic batter that's used for deep frying, so you can simply add herbs and spices to leftover pancake mix to create the perfect coating for fried chicken, or recreate a pub-style fish and chips dinner by making battered cod!

What makes a fritter a fritter? ›

A fritter is a portion of meat, seafood, fruit, vegetables, or other ingredients which have been battered or breaded, or just a portion of dough without further ingredients, that is deep-fried.

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