Baked Apple Fritters

These delicious baked apple fritters, made with tart apples, spices, and a vanilla glaze, are the perfect treat for a chilly autumn day. 

We finally had a cooler day, and I was in the mood to bake, so I made this easy baked apple fritters recipe from A Kitchen Addiction. After baking, the fritters appeared like an apple cookie or muffin top, but once you broil the glaze on them and finish them with fresh glaze, and they cool, they look more like an apple fritter. These little tasty treats were a big hit with all of us.

Baked Apple Fritters

Apple Fritters:

• 1½ cups flour
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp allspice
• ¼ tsp salt
• 6 tbsp cold butter, cut into pieces
• ½ cup whole milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup Honeycrisp apple, peeled and finely diced

Vanilla Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp whole milk or heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

How to Make Baked Apple Fritters

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.

Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

In a small bowl, whisk together milk, egg, and vanilla extract.

Add to flour mixture and stir until just combined.

Gently stir in the apple.

Drop ¼ cupfuls of batter several inches apart on a baking sheet.  Side Note: If you want to make small fritters, use a heaping tablespoonful.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until bottoms are golden brown and center is set.  Side Note: If you are making small fritters, start checking for doneness at 8 minutes.

Remove to a wire cooling rack and turn the oven to broil.

After turning the oven to broil, prepare the glaze by whisking together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.

Brush a thin layer of glaze over fritters. Place under the broiler.

Broil for 2-4 minutes, or until tops start to turn golden and the glaze bubbles.

Carefully remove the baking sheet to a wire cooling rack.

Brush remaining glaze over the warm fritters.

Allow the glaze to harden and serve. Enjoy!

Side Note: These baked apple fritters are best eaten the same day.

Baked Apple Fritters

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes

Total Time: 27 minutes minutes

Course: Breads and Muffins, Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: 12

Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

• Large Bowl
• Baking Sheet
• Wire Cooling Rack

Ingredients

Apple Fritters:

• 1½ cups flour
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp allspice
• ¼ tsp salt
• 6 tbsp cold butter cut into pieces
• ½ cup whole milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup Honeycrisp apple peeled and finely diced

Vanilla Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp whole milk or heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.
• Cut in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl, whisk together milk, egg, and vanilla extract.
• Add to flour mixture and stir until just combined.
• Gently stir in the apple.
• Drop ¼ cupfuls of batter several inches apart on a baking sheet.  Side Note: If you want to make small fritters, use a heaping tablespoonful.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until bottoms are golden brown and center is set.  Side Note: If you are making small fritters, start checking for doneness at 8 minutes.
• Remove to a wire cooling rack and turn the oven to broil.
• After turning the oven to broil, prepare the glaze by whisking together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Brush a thin layer of glaze over fritters. Place under the broiler.
• Broil for 2-4 minutes, or until tops start to turn golden and the glaze bubbles.
• Carefully remove the baking sheet to a wire cooling rack.
• Brush remaining glaze over the warm fritters.
• Allow the glaze to harden and serve. Enjoy!
• Side Note: These baked apple fritters are best eaten the same day.

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