Homemade Apple Fritter Recipe (2024)

Published September 26, 2022.This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

These delicious homemade apple fritters are tossed in cinnamon and sugar and are the perfect easy-to-make dessert. While they’re still hot, I like to top them off with ice cream and warm honey.

I love a good sweet treat right after a meal or breakfast. If you’ve got a serious sweet tooth as well, then try out my Authentic Beignets or my Sopapilla recipe.

Apple Fritters

Apple fritters are small fried doughnuts where fresh apples are incorporated into the batter before frying. Fritters are small, sweet, or savory fried cakes made by adding chopped food with thick batter. If you still aren’t sure what they are, just imagine the munchkin doughnuts from Dunkin’ Donuts, but with fresh apple chunks.

I’m not sure there’s an easier-to-make, tastier sweet treat out there that comes together in minutes than these apple fritters. Here are the best apples to use for this recipe:

• Golden Delicious
• Granny Smith
• Red Delicious
• Fuji
• Gala
• Honey Crisp

Ingredients and Substitutions

• Flour – All-purpose flour works great for this recipe.
• Sugar – I use basic granulated sugar.
• Leavening Agent – You will need some baking powder in this recipe to help the fritters puff up.
• Salt – I always use sea salt in my cooking and baking recipes.
• Lemon – The juice coats the apples to add a little citrus and keep the apples from turning brown.
• Spices – I like to use a combination of cinnamon and nutmeg in these fritters.
• Milk – Whole milk is best for flavor; However, you can substitute with skim, 2%, or soy or almond milk.
• Apples – I like to combine sweet and sour apples, including gala and granny smith. If you like sweet, I recommend buying Fuji and honey crisp apples.

How to Make Apple Fritters

Preheat some frying oil in a medium size pot to 375°.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set it aside.

In a separate large bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until combined.

In another large bowl, mix the diced granny smith apples and gala apples with lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Fold the apples into the batter until combined.

Using 2 large serving spoons, spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons of batter into the oil and cook for 3 to 4 minutes while constantly moving it around using a slotted spoon. Be sure it is golden brown and cooked throughout. Note: I could cook about 6-8 at a time in the oil.

Drain the oil off the fried apple fritters on a rack or paper towels and toss them in cinnamon and sugar.

How to Serve Them

Once all the oil is drained off, I like to toss the apple fritters in a bit of cinnamon and sugar and let them sit for a minute before putting them into your serving bowl. I like to top them off with vanilla bean ice cream and warm honey.

Make-Ahead and Storage

Make-Ahead: These fritters are meant to be eaten within 15 minutes of making them as they are best served warm.

How to Store: Cover them and keep them in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can freeze these covered for up to 3 months. Thaw them in the refrigerator until soft before reheating.

How to Reheat: Place the desired number of apple fritters onto a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven at 350° for 4 to 5 minutes or until warm.

More Dessert Recipes

• French Silk Pie Recipe
• Apple Galette Recipe
• Blueberry Crostada
• Sweet Potato Pie
• Olive Oil Cake