Bring the bakery right to your own kitchen with these Apple Cherry Fritters. They will make your home smell amazing and you will get fresh, from scratch, fritters to eat in under 30 minutes! These make great breakfast options.
Apple Cherry Fritters Recipe
These are so delicious for breakfast or a great snack!
What is a Fritter?
A fritter is an awful lot like a pancake. The main difference is that fritter batter has fruit (or meat) dipped in before frying. The other difference is that fritter batter needs to be thicker in order to form the crisp, light covering for the foods that will be fried within.
Related: Easy Blueberry Pancake Bites Recipe
What Toppings are Best for Apple Cherry Fritters?
Often, fruit fritters have a simple glaze drizzled over them. Other delicious options are to toss the cooked fritters in a cinnamon and sugar mixture or powdered sugar to coat them.
What Should I Serve With Apple Cherry Fritters?
Keep it simple with some Greek yogurt and fresh fruit or round out the sweet and savory with bacon and eggs. An egg casserole would incorporate both savory options, too.
Is an Apple Cherry Fritter a Doughnut?
If a doughnut is simply described as a deep-fried piece of dough, then yes an Apple Cherry Fritter is a doughnut. But an Apple Cherry Fritter does not have a hole in the middle, as traditional doughnuts do, and the Apple Cherry Fritter batter incorporates the fruit directly into it as opposed to adding apples and cherries as a topping or filling as is traditional for a doughnut.
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Can I Freeze Apple Cherry Fritters?
Absolutely! Once the fritters are cooked and glazed (or topping is tossed on, whichever you prefer), let them cool completely. Place your Apple Cherry fritters in a freezer-safe sealable plastic bag and toss them in the freezer for up to 1 month.
It’s possible that if you use a glaze, it might become gooey after freezing. For best results, freeze the fritters after cooling on a baking sheet for a few hours then put them in a freezer-safe bag. They can be thawed on the counter for a few hours, then glazed and served!
Can I Bake Apple Cherry Fritters?
Often this isn’t the best plan for making fritters as the batter will run too much.
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What You need for Apple Cherry Fritters Recipe
Tart Apples
Cherries
Milk
Brown sugar
Egg
Butter
Nutmeg
How to make Apple Cherry Fritters Recipe
In a medium-sized bowl, sift flour, baking powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
In a small bowl, beat together milk, egg, vanilla, and melted butter.
Gradually mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until the batter is smooth.
Peel and dice apples and add to fritter batter mixture.
Chop cherries and add to batter. Set aside.
Prepare icing by combining powdered sugar and milk, in a small bowl, until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
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Add oil to skillet and heat to 360°. Use a candy thermometer if needed. If you don't have either, you can heat the skillet on medium-high heat and test the oil by dropping in a small amount of batter. If it is sizzling and frying, then the temperature is good, if not, turn up the heat a little.
Carefully drop large spoonfuls of batter into the oil. As it browns, use a slotted spoon/spatula to flip the fritters and fry on the other side. These should only take 1 ½ – 2 minutes per side. You can test the first fritter to make sure the center is done.
Transfer the fritters to a paper towel to drain and then place on a wire rack to cool slightly.
When your batch of fritters is ready and cooled slightly, drizzle with icing.
Enjoy! These can be stored in a covered container if they last that long.
Apple Cherry Fritters Recipe
Next time you are thinking about what to make for breakfast, give these Apple Cherry Fritters a try, you won't regret it!
Ingredients
- 2 tart apples, diced
- ¾ cup cherries, chopped (fresh, frozen, or maraschino will all work)
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup milk
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp butter, melted
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- Vegetable or Olive Oil
Icing
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 3 tsp milk
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, sift flour, baking powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, beat together milk, egg, vanilla, and melted butter.
- Gradually mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until the batter is smooth.
- Peel and dice apples and add to fritter batter mixture.
- Chop cherries and add to batter. Set aside.
- Prepare icing by combining powdered sugar and milk, in a small bowl, until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
- Add oil to skillet and heat to 360°. Use a candy thermometer if needed. If you don't have either, you can heat the skillet on medium-high heat and test the oil by dropping in a small amount of batter. If it is sizzling and frying, then the temperature is good, if not, turn up the heat a little.
- Carefully drop large spoonfuls of batter into the oil. As it browns, use a slotted spoon/spatula to flip the fritters and fry on the other side. These should only take 1 ½ – 2 minutes per side. You can test the first fritter to make sure the center is done.
- Transfer the fritters to a paper towel to drain and then place on a wire rack to cool slightly.
- When your batch of fritters is ready and cooled slightly, drizzle with icing.
- Enjoy! These can be stored in a covered container if they last that long.
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