Here’s a Warm Baked Apple Fritters recipe 🍎🍩—soft inside, lightly crisp outside, and perfect with a simple glaze.
Warm Baked Apple Fritters
Ingredients (Makes 8–10 fritters)
Fritters
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg (optional)
- 2 large apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled and diced
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Preheat to 375°F (190°C).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.
- Mix dry ingredients
- In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugars, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Mix wet ingredients
- In another bowl, whisk milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla.
- Combine
- Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in diced apples.
- Bake
- Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the baking sheet (mound slightly).
- Bake 14–18 minutes, until golden and set.
- Glaze & warm
- Whisk glaze ingredients until smooth.
- Drizzle over warm fritters.
- Serve
- Enjoy warm for best flavor and texture.
Tips & Variations
- 🍎 Sauté apples with butter and cinnamon first for deeper flavor
- 🍯 Add a drizzle of honey or maple glaze instead
- 🌰 Add chopped walnuts or pecans
- 🔥 Broil for 1–2 minutes after glazing for a crisp top (watch closely)
If you’d like, I can also give you a yeast-style fritter, an air fryer version, or a cinnamon roll glaze option.
