Description
Sweet, golden Baked Apple Fritters bring homemade comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen with crisp apple chunks nestled in light, pillowy dough. Warm spices and caramelized edges promise a delightful treat you can’t resist savoring with morning coffee or afternoon tea.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits and Apples:
- 1.5 cups diced apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp)
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Wet Ingredients and Binding Agents:
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375F (190C) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a light grease coating.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, creating a uniform flour mixture with sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and melted butter in a separate container until the liquid mixture achieves a smooth consistency.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients, stirring gently until just incorporated. Carefully fold diced apples into the batter, ensuring even distribution.
- Drop generous spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, maintaining approximately 2 inches of space between each fritter.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes, monitoring until the fritters develop a golden-brown exterior and a toothpick inserted into the center emerges clean.
- Craft the glaze by whisking powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until achieving a smooth, pourable consistency.
- Once fritters have cooled slightly, generously drizzle or brush the glaze over the warm pastries.
- Allow the glaze to set for a few minutes, creating a delicate, sweet coating before serving the fritters.
Notes
- Achieve the perfect texture by avoiding overmixing the batter, which can lead to tough fritters.
- Choose firm, tart apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best balance of flavor and texture.
- Customize the recipe by adding chopped nuts or a sprinkle of extra cinnamon to enhance the apple fritters.
- Make these fritters gluten-free by substituting all-purpose flour with a gluten-free flour blend for those with dietary restrictions.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 233 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 166 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 43 mg