Air Fryer Apple Fritters

Air Fryer Apple Fritters are simple, delicious and a fall must! A cinnamon spiced fritter studded with tender honeycrisp and granny smith apples are finished with an incredible brown butter glaze.

Course Desserts & Sweet Treats

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer, air fryer apple fritters, apple, apple fritter, fall baking

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 27

Total Time 42

Servings

Calories 185

Author Laurie McNamara

Equipment

Ingredients

FOR THE FRITTERS:

1½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/3 cup half & half
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 small honeycrisp apple peeled and diced small
1 small granny smith apple peeled and diced small

FOR THE GLAZE:

4 tablespoons butter
1 cup powdered sugar sifted
1 to 3 tablespoons half & half
1 splash pure vanilla extract

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Instructions

PREPARE THE FRITTERS:

In a large mixing bowl, measure and add flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and ginger. Whisk to combine and set off to the side.
Then, in a second bowl, crack in the eggs and to that add half & half, apple cider vinegar and vanilla. Whisk to combine.
Pour the wet into the dry. Using a spatual, stir until just combined.
Add in the apples, and fold them into the batter.
Preheat your air fryer to 400℉ (or 200℃) depending on your make and model.
Lightly spray a piece of parchment (made for the air fryer – it has holes punched out) with nonstick spray. Place it on to a small plate and add 4 (1/4 cup each) mounds of the fritter batter onto the parchment - more or less depending on the size of your air fryer.
Spray the tops of the fritter batter lightly with nonstick spray.
Once the air fryre is preheated, slide the parchment off of the plate and onto the air fryer insert.
Air fry the fritters for 6 minutes. Carefully turn the fritters over, and continue air frying for 1 to 2 more minutes or until golden.
Transfer the fritters to a wire rack set into a rimmed metal baking sheet and repeat with the remaining dough.

PREPARE THE BROWN BUTTER GLAZE:

Add 4 tablespoons butter to a skillet. Heat over medium to medium-low, stirring often, until the butter browns and smells nutty.
Remove the pan off of the heat and add in the sifted powdered sugar.
Whisk while gradually pouring in 1 to 3 tablespoons of half & half or milk until smooth. Whisk in the splash of vanilla extract.
Spoon the glaze over the fritters, let the glaze cool a bit (or don't) and enjoy!

Notes

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