Homemade Apple Fritters with Cinnamon Glaze
Make homemade apple fritters with diced Fuji apples, warm spices, and a thin cinnamon-vanilla glaze for a crisp, tender fall dessert.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 cups canola oil for frying
- 3 cups Fuji apples peeled, cored, and diced
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 large egg egg lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract for batter
- 2 cups confectioners sugar for glaze
- 4 to 5 tablespoons milk or water for glaze
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract for glaze
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon for glaze
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Mix the diced apples and lemon juice in a large bowl and set aside.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a separate bowl.
- Make a well, add the milk, egg, melted butter, and batter vanilla, and mix just until combined.
- Gently fold in the apples until mostly coated.
- When the oil reaches 375°F (190°C), measure 1/4 cup batter for each fritter.
- Transfer batter to a greased metal spatula and flatten into a medium disc.
- Lower the spatula into the oil, releasing the batter; fry only 3 to 4 fritters at a time.
- Cook 2 minutes per side until golden brown, then drain on paper towels.
- Whisk confectioners sugar, milk or water, glaze vanilla, and cinnamon into a thin glaze.
- Dip slightly cooled fritters in the glaze, repeating or drizzling with any extra.