These Easy Homemade Apple Fritters are packed full of fresh apples, easy to make with simple ingredients, and can be ready in just 30 minutes! They’re destined to be a new family favorite!
Here’s a super quickie for you all! These Easy Homemade Apple Fritters were are spur of the “I really want some fritters,” moment, kind of delicious creation and they were sooo tasty I had to share!
I found this recipe from the super talented I Am Baker and when she says this recipe is easy, she’s right. This recipe was, I have about 30 minutes left before nap time is over, kind of easy!
We happened to have honeycrisp apples, but I definitely want to try this with granny smith, next time! And trust, me, there will be a next time (which might be tomorrow).
A quick fry and then a coat of a super simple vanilla glaze and you’re golden. As golden as these soft, fluffy, pillows of apple fritter goodness.
Brunch plans? Secured with these babies. Or try one of these other sweet brunch treats!
- Strawberries and Cream Scones
- Sourdough Walnut Cinnamon Rolls
- Butterscotch Snickerdoodle Bread
- Glazed Chocolate Munchkins (Donut Holes)
Happy Brunching, Friends!
Easy Homemade Apple Fritters
Ingredients
APPLE FRITTER
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice fresh
- 3-4 cups apples, diced 2 large apples, peeled and diced into bite-size pieces (honeycrisp or granny smith)
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ¼ cup whole milk
- Vegetable oil for frying
GLAZE
- 1 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-5 teaspoons water
Instructions
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl.
- In another bowl, add the diced apples and the lemon juice and apples.
- Add sugar and eggs to the bowl of a stand mixer. With a paddle attachment, mixon medium speed until fully combined. Reduce to low and add the flour mixture in and mix until just combined.
- Add the milk and continue to stir until all well combined and then fold in the diced apples.
- Fill a frying pan halfway with oil. Heat over medium heat until the oil reaches 375°F with a candy thermometer or an instant read thermometer.
- 1/4 cup at a time, drop batter into oi and let fry until golden brown (the batter will feel thin, but it'll come together, don't worry). Flip and fry other side until golden brown. You'll know they're done if you insert a small knife into the center and it comes clean. If not, fry a little longer.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a paper towel-lined cooling rack and let cool. Repeat with all the batter.
GLAZE
- In a small bowl, combine the sugar, vanilla, and 3 teaspoons of water. Add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until a pourable consistency is reached.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled fritters and let dry.
How many fritters is a serving for 5?
Hi Sheri! This recipe makes about 5-6 fritters, so that’s thinking 1 per person 🙂
Can I use regular red apples?
Totally! I prefer something a little crisper, but red delicious would be totally fine 🙂
OMG, this was 1st time baking something from Pinterest and my kids ❤️❤️❤️❤️ every bit of it. This was the perfect recipe because I have about 20 Granny Smith apples and wasn’t sure what to do with them. And did I say the recipe was EASY. My kids didn’t give the apple fritters time to cool off they were eating them so fast lol so it looks like I will be making more tomorrow. ☺️
Lashay that’s SO amazing to hear – I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you so much for letting me know and enjoy your batch tomorrow, too! <3
Do you think I can make these with almond milk so they’re dairy free?
Hi Deb! I have not tried this with almond milk, but I think it should work. Plus it’ll add a lovely almond flavor. Please let me know how it turns out!
This was great to make for my dad he is abscesses with them great recipe
These turned out great! Delicious!
So yummy! I enjoyed these more than store bought!
Definitely make a double or triple batch 😉
Next time I’ll add more cinnamon to the dough, I added some to the glaze this time.
So glad you enjoyed it!!
Pretty good for such a simple recipe! Fun to try for the first time. I was missing the chewiness that you get from store bought fritters, and I agree with the commenter below about the dough adding very little flavor. Still my husband ate four of them in 5 mins, and the neighbor kids enjoyed!
Delicious.
So glad you enjoyed them, Jen!
These look amazing. How do you arrange to dough in the hot oil? Do you just add spoonfuls?
Hi Susie! Sorry it’s not more clear in the recipe!) you’ll add 1/4 of batter into the pan/oil. I just used a measuring cup ☺️ ☺️
Can you make the batter a day before you fry them?
You sure can! Enjoy!
What? They’re that easy to make? All these years I was intimidated for no reason. I love the idea of making apple fritters from scratch…not only are they awesome to eat while still hot, BUT, I can make them smaller so I don’t over indulge. That’s HUGE for me.
Oh wow. These are spectacular. I love apples and anything apple-y so much. In fact, when fall hits, I’m all over the apple stuff and completely ignoring pumpkin spice everything. I have family visiting next month and I can’t wait to make these for them!
You have me drooling!! The apple fritters sound so good I can almost smell them. This is one recipe the gang here would go nuts over. I’m putting this on my upcoming weekend schedule. I’m going to surprise them.
How can you rate a recipe you haven’t even tried?
Gosh, I’d probably get an immediate proposal of marriage if I made these for the fella. These are one of his favorite treats and looking at your photos is absolutely mouthwatering! Saving this one to try for sure!
How do you keep yours crispy? Mine were sooo delicious but got soggy pretty quick
Hi Mariah!
You can try a couple of things – making the fritters a little smaller or cooking them for longer at a lower temp. This can help with keeping them crispy!
I miss the summer as it slips away, but boy apples sure do a good job of making the transition a little easier to stomach. Literally, I suppose. I’ve never actually made my own fritters but these look so easy and delicious and airy and perfect! I’d love to give them a try with a few different apple types. I’m particularly fond of baking with Red Rome, as they hold their shape so nicely while bridging the gap between sweet and sour. Cheers!
Oh my goodness, this looks so good! My I -laws are always eating store-bought apple fritters (they buy them in the bakery and have them in the kitchen like.. always.) I should blow their minds with some homemade ones!
My partner loves apple fritters so I’ll have to try my hand at making these! How well do these hold up in the fridge if I wanted to make a batch over the weekend?
I don’t like the cold weather, but I do LOVE apple season. So delicious….and much better than the blah apples in the grocery stores. These look perfect for a nice treat for brunch on the weekend.
Looks good but flavor was not what I expected, the only sweetness came from the glaze.
I added a little extra sugar and cinnamon to the batter and used the helpful hint to add cinnamon to the glaze. They were delicious but, a softer fritter.
I wonder how these will work in a air fryer???
Oooh GREAT question, DD. I don’t have an air fryer (yet!) but let me look into it for you and get back to you!
Doesn’t work. Batter too thin.
Oh that’s too bad, but THANK YOU for letting me know!!