14 apple fritter recipes

Easy apple fritters drop a cinnamon-spiked batter of chopped apples into hot oil, frying into golden puffs you dust with powdered sugar or drizzle with maple syrup. Six ingredients, 30 minutes start to finish.

Apple matzo fritters with sliced apples, matzo meal, and cinnamon sugar topping. Crispy Passover-friendly dessert in 30 minutes. Kosher for Pesach.

Deep-fried apple fritters with diced apples in a simple egg batter, served with a homemade maple-brown sugar syrup. Crispy outside, tender and fruity inside.

Brandy-soaked apple fritters in a light, airy batter with cinnamon and ginger, deep-fried golden and dusted with powdered sugar. Served warm with chilled whipped cream.

Crispy Belgian apple fritters made with just 3 ingredients: sliced apple rings dipped in a light beer batter and fried golden. Serve with custard or a dusting of powdered sugar.

Traditional Irish apple fritters with thick apple slices dipped in a light egg batter, deep-fried until crispy, then dusted with sugar and brightened with lemon juice.

Love these fritters, and they are perfect breakfast on the weekends.

Old-fashioned apple ring fritters: peeled apple slices dipped in a quick milk-and-egg batter, pan-fried in shortening until golden, and dusted with cinnamon sugar. A 30-minute dessert from grandma's kitchen.

Deep-fried apple fritters with grated fresh apple, orange zest, and vanilla in a tender batter, served hot with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Apple ring fritters with a light egg-white-folded batter for crisp lacy edges, fried golden and dusted with powdered sugar for a 40-minute homemade dessert.

Deep-fried fruit fritters made with apples, pears, and bananas in a light vanilla batter, served with a warm lemon-bourbon sauce. A Creole-inspired dessert.

European-style apple or cherry fritter doughnuts with kirsch-scented batter and folded egg whites for a light, airy crumb. Dropped by the spoonful and fried golden, dusted with sugar.

French-style fruit fritters: apple, orange, or pineapple slices macerated in lemon and sugar, dipped in an egg-white-lightened batter, and deep-fried golden. Serve with powdered sugar or syrup.

Fresh chile and corn fritters made with Anaheim and serrano chiles blended into sweet corn purée, pan-fried in ghee and served with sauteed apples. A Southwestern vegetarian main with sweet-hot-savory balance.