Homemade Apple Fritters | Video
Crispy and sweet apple fritters made from scratch! Classic fall snack!
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Servings fritters
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour plain flour
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar caster sugar
- 1 and ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon butter melted and cooled
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 large sweet apples peeled, cored and cut into small pieces
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- Cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar or favorite glaze to coat the fritters (optional)
Instructions
- Place flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
- Crack the egg into another bowl and whisk lightly.
- Add milk and whisk again until combined.
- Add this to the flour mixture. Add melted butter and lemon juice.
- Whisk again to form lump-free, smooth batter. Set aside for 10 minutes. Fold in chopped apples gently.
- Heat oil (170C or 350F) in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Once the oil is hot, drop spoonfuls of batter into the hot oil.
- Fry until golden on both sides, about 4-5 minutes depending on the size.
- Do not overcrowd the pan.
- Remove from hot oil using a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Toss in cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar or favorite glaze if you like.
Notes
- Use sweet apples like pink lady, honey crisp or gala in this recipe
- If you want to use green apples, make sure you cook them separately before adding to the batter
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 94mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g