Baked Apple Fritters
Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 10–12 fritters
These are soft, cake-like apple fritters baked (not fried!) with plenty of juicy apple chunks and finished with a sweet vanilla glaze. They look exactly like the ones in your photo — rustic scooped mounds with visible apples and a beautiful white drizzle.
Contents
Ingredients
For the Fritters:
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup (75 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup (120 ml) whole milk (or any milk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 medium apples (preferably Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for tartness), peeled and diced into ¼-inch pieces (about 1½–2 cups diced)
For the Glaze:
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Mix the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Mix the wet ingredients. In a medium bowl, whisk the melted butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Combine. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula just until combined. The batter will be very thick and lumpy — that’s perfect! Do not overmix.
- Add the apples. Gently fold in the diced apples until evenly distributed throughout the thick batter.
- Scoop the fritters. Using a large spoon or cookie scoop (about ¼ cup per fritter), drop generous mounds of batter onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. They will look irregular and rustic — just like in the photo.
- Bake. Bake for 12–15 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Make the glaze while the fritters bake. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, vanilla, and optional cinnamon until smooth. Add a little more milk if needed to reach a drizzling consistency.
- Glaze the fritters. Remove the fritters from the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Drizzle the warm fritters generously with the glaze (it will set as they cool).
Tips
- For extra flavor, you can add ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg to the dry ingredients.
- Best eaten the same day while warm. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 2 days; reheat in the microwave or oven for a few minutes.
- The fritters freeze well (unglazed). Freeze on a tray, then transfer to a bag. Thaw and glaze before serving.
Enjoy your homemade baked apple fritters — they taste just as good as they look in the photo! 🍎 Let me know if you’d like any variations (like adding nuts or making them gluten-free).
