Description
Air Fryer Apple Fritters are golden, crisp, and lightly glazed treats made without deep-frying, offering real apple flavor in a quick preparation.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (222g) flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ⅓ cup (67g) granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp (42g) melted butter
- ½ cup (128g) applesauce
- ¼ cup (60ml) milk of choice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large apple, peeled & diced
- For the glaze:
- 1 ½ cups (180g) powdered sugar
- 2 – 3 tbsp milk of choice
Instructions
- Whisk flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- In another bowl, mix sugar with melted butter, then add applesauce, milk, and vanilla.
- Combine dry and wet ingredients; fold in apples.
- Preheat air fryer to 400°F. Lightly spray basket.
- Scoop ¼-cup batter mounds into the basket.
- Air fry 5–6 minutes until golden.
- Stir powdered sugar and milk for glaze.
- Drizzle glaze on warm fritters and serve.
Notes
- Don’t overcrowd the air fryer—cook in batches.
- For crispier fritters, add 1 extra minute.
- Use firm apples like Fuji or Honeycrisp.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fritter
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg