Apple Fritters
approximately 10 fritters
20 minutes
8 minutes
All the flavor, none of the oil. These easy, yeast-free fritters are a cinch to prepare - and the air fryer transforms them into comforting, guilt-free indulgences.
Ingredients
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1½ cups powdered sugar
1½ tsp Cinnamon - Vietnamese Ground
1½ tsp vanilla extract
2 to 3 Tbsp milk (or apple cider), as needed
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1½ cups all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp Apple Cinnamon Crisp Sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp Baker’s Spice Blend
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/3 cup buttermilk
3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large apples,* peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2” cubes (21/2 to 3 cups) *Honey Crisp, Granny Smith, or Gala
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Apple Fritters (Kit)
Directions
Prepare Glaze. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and 2 Tablespoons of milk until smooth. If needed, whisk in additional milk – 1 teaspoon at a time – to achieve a consistency that can be drizzled; set aside.
Prepare Fritters. Set air fryer at 400ºF on the Air Fry setting and preheat for 5 minutes. In a separate small mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, spice blend, and salt; set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together buttermilk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract until combined. Gently fold the flour mixture into the buttermilk mixture until just combined – do not overmix. Fold in apples.
Line the fryer basket with a basket liner (or parchment paper cut to the size of the basket). Spritz the liner with cooking spray. Portion rounded 1/4-cup mounds of fritter batter on the liner. Do not overcrowd. Spritz the mounds with cooking spray.
Air fry the fritters at 400ºF for 5 minutes. Use a spoon to carefully turn the fritters over; air fry for an additional 3 minutes. Use tongs to transfer fritters to a cooling rack placed over a piece of parchment paper. As soon as the warm fritters are cool enough to handle, dip each in cinnamon glaze to coat; return to cooling rack. Enjoy warm or at room temperature.