🍎 Baked Apple Fritters (Soft, Sweet & Lightly Crispy)

These baked apple fritters are soft inside, lightly crisp on the edges, filled with cinnamon apples, and finished with a sweet glaze—no deep frying needed 😋

🧾 Ingredients

Apple mixture:

• 2 medium apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled & diced
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Batter:

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup milk
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2–3 tbsp milk
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Prep apples
   Toss diced apples with lemon juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. Make batter
   Mix flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and sugar.
   Add egg, milk, butter, and vanilla. Stir until just combined.
3. Fold in apples
   Gently mix apple chunks into the batter.
4. Shape fritters
   Drop spoonfuls onto a lined baking tray (irregular shapes = classic fritter look).
5. Bake
   Bake at 180°C for 15–18 minutes until golden and cooked through.
6. Glaze
   Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Drizzle over warm fritters.

🍴 Tips

• Add a pinch of nutmeg for deeper flavor
• For extra texture: sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top before baking
• Best eaten warm 😍
• You can add raisins or chopped nuts for variation

⏱️ Quick Info

• Prep time: 15 minutes
• Bake time: 15–18 minutes
• Servings: 8–10 fritters