Baked Apple Fritters
Servings 12
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.