Chef John’s Apple Fritters

Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 large Granny Smith apples – peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 large egg
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• ½ cup sparkling apple cider
• 2 cups vegetable oil for frying

Glaze:

• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar, or more as needed
• 1 tablespoon sparkling apple cider, or as needed to make glaze

Directions

1. Gather all ingredients.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
2. Melt butter over medium-high heat and cook until it turns golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
3. Add apples and cook over medium-high heat until apples just begin to soften around the edges, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon sugar and continue cooking another 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain in a strainer; let cool to room temperature.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
4. Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl until well combined.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
5. Whisk egg, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter together in a separate mixing bowl.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
6. Add cooled apple pieces and sparkling apple cider; add the flour mixture. Stir just until flour is incorporated.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
7. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spoon about 2 tablespoons batter per fritter, into hot oil, slightly flattening them out. Cook in batches. Fry on one side until small bubbles appear on the surface, about 2 minutes. Carefully flip fritters over and fry the other side until richly browned, about 2 more minutes.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
8. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain grease. Cool slightly before glazing.Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
9. Whisk powdered sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Add enough apple cider, 1 teaspoon at a time, to form a smooth glaze that is just runny enough to drizzle over fritters. Enjoy!