Best Peach Fritters (Easy and Delicious)

Peach Fritters are bite-sized treats that are crispy on the outside, light, moist and airy on the inside, with the right balance of tartness and sweetness. The homemade fritters will literally melt away in your mouth.

It is served with a light drizzle of sugar glaze, making these perfect for breakfast, snacks, or as an after-meal dessert. These fritters can be prepared in under 30 minutes and each fritter is about 100 calories.

If you love peach recipes, try our famous peach upside-down cake, fresh peach and cream, peach salsa salad, and the old-fashioned peach pie recipes.

About Peach Fritters Recipe

Peach is one of our favorite fruits, and we love them in any form - fresh, canned, frozen, or as compote/jam. Whenever this fruit is fresh and succulent and on sale, I buy them in big batches. I have tried almost all the recipes that I can do with this fruit.

I love making apple fritters at home. But with our kids' activities, we hardly get time for anything. So for a change, we recently got some apple fritters from a local bakery. We had a very bad experience. It's either too sweet, too oily, or not fresh. So we decided not to buy store-bought fritters anymore and instead make them at home.

As I had some ripe peaches in my pantry, I prepared a small batch of peach fritters and glazed it. It turned out so good with no compromise in taste and texture. It was a big hit!

My husband loved it so much that on his way back from office the next day, he got home another big batch of fresh peaches and asked me to prepare peach fritters again, while he took care of the kids in return 🙂 I bet these will become a favorite in your house too.

These fritters can be deep-fried in oil, baked, or air fried. Once they are fried and have cooled down a bit, drizzle a simple vanilla-sugar glaze over them, or dust them with powdered sugar, or roll them in fine granulated sugar or cinnamon sugar. The options are endless.

Make these bite-size peach fritters at home, and I am sure you will never buy the store-bought (bakery) ones, plus there won't be any left. So make sure you reserve some for yourself before you serve.

These are also great food items to make for your 4th of July potluck parties. Whenever I attend office potluck parties, I like to make my famous patriotic berry pie, America's favorite Apple Pie, and a batch of delicious apple fritters and these mouth-watering peach fritters so that everyone, including kids, gets to try something different and delicious.

You can serve these for breakfast, snack or as a dessert. I highly recommend you to try out this recipe, specially if you are peach lover like us.

Ingredients

• Peaches - fresh, frozen, or canned is the main ingredient in the dish.
• All-purpose flour provides structure and texture to the fritter and helps to create a delicious, crispy exterior and a tender interior.
• Sour cream and Whole milk add richness to the batter. Sour cream can be substituted with yogurt.
• Baking powder is the leavening agent, making the fritter light, airy, and fluffy.
• Egg helps in binding the batter and making it rich.
• Sugar and Salt help in balancing the sweetness and saltiness of the batter. Adjust their amounts as per your preference.
• Cinnamon powder adds a warm earthy aroma to the fritter, and melted butter gives a nutty aroma.
• Vegetable oil is used for frying.

For the glaze

Confectioners sugar, Milk, and Vanilla extract (or peach juice) are whisked to obtain a glaze.

See the recipe card for a complete list of ingredients and their amounts.

Steps to Prepare Peach Fritters

Step 1: Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan on a medium flame for frying, while preparing the batter.

Step 2: Prepare the batter. In a large bowl, whisk together all wet ingredients together. To this, add the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined. Do not overmix! Add chopped peaches, and fold them into the batter.

Step 3: Drop 1 or 2 heaped tablespoon of batter into oil and fry till they are golden brown on both the sides for about 2-3 minutes on each side. Drain to paper towels.

Step 4: In a bowl, add confectioner’s sugar, milk, vanilla extract/peach juice and whisk it so that there are no lumps. Drizzle this glaze on each fritter. Peach Fritters are now ready. Serve and enjoy.

Expert Chef Tips

1. You can also coat with cinnamon sugar or just sprinkle powdered sugar instead of glaze if desired.
2. The time to cook fritters may vary depending on the size of the fritter.
3. Do not overcrowd the pan. Depending on the size of the pan, adjust the number and size of the fritters.
4. See that the oil is not too hot or too cold (should be between 330 degrees F to 365 F). If its too hot then the fritters will turn dark brown very quickly and will not be cooked inside, and if its too cold it will absorb excess oil.
5. To check if the oil is hot, just drop a little piece of the batter mix and check if it sizzles and comes up.
6. If you are in a rush, you can also use a box of pancake mix to prepare a thick pancake batter and then fold the chopped peaches in the batter and fry.

Storage and Make-ahead Instructions

You can store leftover fritters in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a day and in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. Before serving, reheat them for 8 to 10 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F oven. Drizzle more glaze if needed.

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Recipe card

Homemade Fresh Peach Fritters (Simple and Delicious)

Kushi

Peach Fritters are bite-sized treats that are crispy on the outside, light, moist and airy on the inside, with the right balance of tartness and sweetness. The homemade fritters will literally melt away in your mouth. It is served with a light drizzle of sugar glaze, making these perfect for breakfast, snacks, or as an after-meal dessert. Can be prepared in under 30 minutes and each fritter is about 100 calories.

5 from 30 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Dessert, snacks

Cuisine American

Servings 24 fritters

Calories 97 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 3 medium Peaches chopped, reserve any juice.
• ▢ 500 ml Oil

Wet ingredients

• ▢ ½ cup Sour Cream or Yogurt
• ▢ ½ cup Milk
• ▢ 1 large Egg
• ▢ 2 tablespoon Butter melted

Dry ingredients

• ▢ 1.5 cups All purpose flour
• ▢ 2 teaspoon Baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
• ▢ 3 tablespoon Sugar adjust to taste
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Salt adjust to taste

For the glaze

• ▢ ½ cup Confectioner's Sugar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Milk
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract or reserved peach juice

Instructions

 

Step 1 - Heat oil for frying

• Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan on a medium flame for frying while preparing the batter.
  500 ml Oil

Step 2 - Mix the wet ingredients

• In a big bowl, add the wet ingredients such as sour cream, whole milk, egg, and melted butter, and whisk.
  ½ cup Sour Cream, ½ cup Milk, 1 large Egg, 2 tablespoon Butter

Step 3 - Add dry ingredients and mix

• Next, add dry ingredients such as All purpose flour, baking powder, Cinnamon powder, sugar, and salt, and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
  1.5 cups All purpose flour, 2 teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder, 3 tablespoon Sugar, 1 teaspoon Salt

Step 4 - Fold in the peaches and fry

• Add chopped peaches to the batter and gently fold. This will have a consistency similar to the cake batter. Not too dry, not too runny, i.e., something in between.
  3 medium Peaches
• Scoop 1 to 2 tablespoons of the batter and drop into the hot oil. Dry till they are golden brown on both sides for about 2-3 minutes on each side. Drain to paper towels to absorb excess oil. Let it cool down on a wire rack.

Step 5 - Prepare the glaze

• In a bowl, add confectioner’s sugar, vanilla extract, and milk and whisk it so that there are no lumps. Drizzle this glaze on each fritter. Delicious homemade Peach Fritters are now ready. Serve and enjoy.
  ½ cup Confectioner's Sugar, 1 tablespoon Milk, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Notes

Expert Chef Tips

• You can also coat with cinnamon sugar or just sprinkle powdered sugar instead of glaze if desired.
• The time to cook fritters may vary depending on the size of the fritter.
• Do not overcrowd the pan. Depending on the size of the pan, adjust the number and size of the fritters.
• See that the oil is not too hot or too cold (should be between 330 degrees F to 365 F). If it is too hot then the fritters will turn dark brown very quickly and will not be cooked inside, and if its too cold it will absorb excess oil.
• To check if the oil is hot, just drop a little piece of the batter mix and check if it sizzles and comes up.
• Storage Instructions - You can store leftover fritters in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a day and in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days. Before serving, reheat them for 8 to 10 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F oven. Drizzle more glaze if needed.

Nutrition

Serving: 1fritterCalories: 97kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 149mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 141IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg

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