Vegan Apple Fritters
These vegan apple fritters are light and fluffy, bursting with juicy apple chunks, and covered in a sweet vanilla glaze. You'll be amazed at how easy they are to make, with just handful of simple ingredients!
Servings: 12 fritters
Calories: 342kcal
Ingredients
For Frying
- 1 quart vegetable oil, divided
For the Fritters
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons organic granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unflavored and unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups peeled and diced apples (about 2 to 3 apples)
For the Icing
- 1 ½ cups organic powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons unflavored and unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Add the quart of oil to a large Dutch oven, reserving one tablespoon for the batter. Place the pot over medium-high heat. Monitor the temperature of the oil using a thermometer as it heats up. You'll be heating it to 350° to 375°F.
- While the oil heats up, whisk the flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
- Stir the milk, one tablespoon of oil, and vanilla extract together in a small container, then add the wet ingredient mixture to the bowl with the flour mixture. Stir just until the batter is combined.
- Fold the apples into the batter.
- Once the oil reaches 350°F to 375°F you can begin frying the fritters. Drop the batter in quarter cups into the hot oil, frying about three or four fritters at a time and ensuring that there's adequate space so that they aren't touching.
- Fry the fritters for about three minutes on each side, or until they're golden brown. Transfer the fritters to a wire rack with a layer of paper towels underneath it when done, in order to allow the excess oil to drain.
- Repeat the frying process until all of the batter is used.
- Stir all ingredients for the icing together in a small bowl, adding extra powdered sugar if it seems too thin, or more milk if it seems too thick.
- Drizzle the glaze over the fritters, or gently dip the tops in the glaze (if you like a lot of it).
- Serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1fritter | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 0.2IU | Vitamin C: 0.003mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 1mg