Super Easy Apple Sliced Pan-Fried Fritters

When apples are in season, these apple fritters will be a perfect way of using them up. They are kind of like pancakes as they involve mixing apples with a batter before pan frying them. Whether you would like to have them for breakfast or as a dessert with powdered sugar, these apple fritters will hit the spot.

To make them, you begin by making a batter with an egg, sugar, salt, oil, milk, flour, and baking powder. Then, chopped apples get mixed into the batter before being cooked in a skillet. As the fritters are cooking, they get topped with thinly sliced apples to add a beautiful garnish before they are flipped and cooked on the other side.

What are Apple Fritters?

These apple fritters are little cakes that are pan-fried and filled with apples. The batter is very simple, containing flour, egg, milk, sugar, oil, vanilla, and baking powder. Similar to other fritter recipes, they are chock full of fruit while having just enough batter to hold everything together.

Pro Tips

• Choose whichever type of apples you prefer as long as they hold their shape well during the cooking process. Macintosh, cortland, spartan, Granny smith, and pink lady are all wonderful options.
• To make them dairy-free, feel free to replace the milk with plant-based milk instead.
• Cook the fritters in a non-stick pan to ensure they don’t stick during the cooking process.
• Feel free to serve them with maple syrup, icing sugar, and/or whipped cream for a special treat.

What to Serve with Apple Fritters?

These apple fritters can be served with a simple dusting of icing sugar along with tea or coffee as a dessert. Alternatively, if you would like to have them for breakfast, you could dot them with butter and drizzle them with maple syrup.

Can I Make Apple Fritters Dairy-Free?

Yes, if you are on a dairy-free diet, you can still make these fritters. Simply replace the regular milk with your favorite plant-based milk such as almond milk or soy milk.

Can I Make Apple Fritters With Other Fruit?

Yes, you can! The beautiful thing about fritter recipes is that you could substitute the main ingredient without almost anything and still have a successful result. Pears would be particularly good in this recipe as they have a similar texture to apples.

Can I Add Other Seasonings to Apple Fritters?

Yes, if you appreciate spiced apple desserts, you could mix cinnamon and/or nutmeg into the mixture. These apple fritters would also be delicious with the addition of toasted pecans, walnuts, or raisins in the batter.

How to Store Apple Fritters

These apple fritters can be stored in the fridge for a few days before you serve them. Before serving them, simply warm them up in the oven or an air fryer before you serve them.

How to Make Sliced Apple Fritters

Step 1

Step 1

Dice one of the apples and slice the other.

Dice one of the apples and slice the other.

Step 2

Step 2

In a bowl, mix the egg with the sugar, vanilla, salt, oil, and milk until combined.

In a bowl, mix the egg with the sugar, vanilla, salt, oil, and milk until combined.

Step 3

Step 3

Stir in the flour and baking powder until combined.

Stir in the flour and baking powder until combined.

Step 4

Step 4

Stir in the diced apples.

Stir in the diced apples.

Step 5

Step 5

Heat the oil in a skillet. Add portions of the batter to the skillet and top them with apple slices. Cover them and cook them for 5 minutes; flip the fritters and continue cooking them until they are cooked through.

Heat the oil in a skillet. Add portions of the batter to the skillet and top them with apple slices. Cover them and cook them for 5 minutes; flip the fritters and continue cooking them until they are cooked through.

Step 6

Step 6

Serve dusted with powdered sugar.

Serve dusted with powdered sugar.