Homemade Apple Fritters Recipe (Old Fashioned)
Easy Homemade Apple Fritters are warm and crisp deep-fried pastries or a delicious fall treat made with apples and drizzled with a simple sugar glaze. This apple fritter is prepared using basic ingredients, ready in less than 30 minutes, and is served for breakfast, snacks, or after-meal desserts.
Servings: 18
Calories: 118kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Precook the apples
- 3 large Apples
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
For fritter batter
- ¼ cup Sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tablespoon Butter , melted
- ½ to 1 teaspoon Cinnamon powder
- ¼ teaspoon Ginger powder (optional)
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 teaspoon Baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Nutmeg a pinch, optional
- 2 tablespoon Apple butter (optional)
- ⅔ cup Milk
- 1 ⅓ cups All purpose flour
- Oil for frying
For Glaze
- 1 cup Confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoon Milk
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract optional
Instructions
Cook the apples
- Peel and chop the apples into small chunks.3 large Apples
- Heat butter in a non-stick pan. Add chopped apples and saute them on medium flame till it develops golden color.1 tbsp Butter
- Now add sugar and continue sauteing it for another 4 to 6 minutes.1 tbsp Sugar
- Remove from heat and allow it to come to room temperature.
Prepare apple fritter batter
- Heat oil on a medium flame in a heavy-bottomed pan for frying while preparing the batter.Oil
- Add sugar, egg, melted butter, cinnamon powder, ground ginger powder, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, apple butter, and milk in a bowl. Beat it nicely using a whisk till everything comes together.¼ cup Sugar, 1 large Egg, 1 tbsp Butter, ½ to 1 tsp Cinnamon powder, ¼ tsp Ginger powder, ½ tsp Salt, 2 tsp Baking powder, ⅛ tsp Nutmeg, 2 tbsp Apple butter, ⅔ cup Milk
- To this, add the flour and mix. Finally, add the cooked apple and fold till they are evenly distributed. Do not over-mix. The consistency of the batter will be similar to any cake batter - not too dry and not too runny - but in between.1 ⅓ cups All purpose flour
Fry the apple fritters
- Once the oil is hot, drop 1 or 2 heaped tablespoons of batter 6 to 8 times, depending on the size of the pan.
- Fry on each side for 2 to 3 minutes or till they are cooked through and golden brown on both sides. Fry in smaller batches so they are not overcrowded and cooked evenly.
- Transfer it to a paper towel to absorb any excess oil. Let this cool for about 5 minutes.
Prepare the glaze
- In a bowl, add confectioner's sugar, milk, vanilla extract and whisk it so there are no lumps.1 cup Confectioners sugar, 2 tbsp Milk, ½ tsp Vanilla extract
- Drizzle this glaze on each fritter. Serve warm, and enjoy.
Notes
- Apple butter gives you additional flavor. If you find it challenging to make your own apple butter, skip it in the recipe. It will still taste good!
- You can also coat fritters with cinnamon sugar or sprinkle powdered sugar instead of glaze if desired.
- Do not overcrowd the pan. Adjust the number and size of the fritters depending on the pan size.
- See that the oil is not too hot or too cold (it should be between 350 to 375 F). If it's too hot, the fritters will turn dark brown very quickly and will not be cooked inside, and if it's too cold, it will absorb excess oil.
- When you add batter to oil, the temperature will drop, so increase the flame to medium-high, switch it to medium, and continue to fry on medium flame until you remove the fritters.
To check if the oil is hot enough to fry fritters, follow any one of the two steps
- Drop a little piece of the batter mix and check if it sizzles and comes up.
- Wooden spoon test - Put the end of your wooden spoon or laddle into the oil. If the oil bubbles around it, the oil is ready for frying.
Nutrition
Calories: 118kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 131mg | Potassium: 73mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 92IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg