Old Fashioned Apple Fritters Made with Applesauce
These old-fashioned apple fritters are made with applesauce for extra flavor and moisture, then fried to golden perfection in a Dutch oven. An easy, nostalgic treat that’s crisp on the outside and soft on the inside!
Equipment
- Dutch Oven
- slotted spoon
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup sweetened cinnamon applesauce
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup finely chopped apple peeled (about 2 small apples)
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 cup avocado oil for frying
Fritter Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk more as needed
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- sprinkle or two of cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon.
- Whisk in milk, applesauce, egg, vanilla, and maple syrup together in a separate bowl and then pour wet ingredients into the dry.
- Stir together without overmixing
- Once the apple is peeled and chopped into small pieces, gently fold them into the batter.
- Prepare a large dutch oven for frying by adding avocado oil and heating the dutch oven to 350°F or medium heat. You’ll know the oil is hot enough when it starts to shimmer.
- Scoop 1/4 cup of applesauce fritter batter into the hot oil. Use a large spoon to spread out the batter. Shape doesn’t really matter but i like to flatten mine out so that they fry evenly.
- Fry for about 2 minutes and then carefully flip the fritters using a slotted spoon and fry for another 2 minutes or until the fritters are golden brown.
- Remove fritters from the oil and place them onto a wire rack with a cookie sheet underneath to drain. You can also use paper towels to absorb the extra oil.
- Prepare the glaze by whisking together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Once the fritters have cooled enough to touch, dip them into the glaze and place them on the cooling rack until the glaze is set.