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Apple Beignets (apple fritters)

Light, fluffy, & crisp Apple Beignets (apple fritters) dusted in powdered sugar and eaten warm.

Course Dessert
Keyword apple beignets, apple fritters, fall dessert recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Author Taavi Moore

Ingredients

  • ½ cup whole milk (or sub higher fat non-dairy milk, such as oat milk for DF version)
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup salted butter, cubed (or sub vegan butter for DF version)
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup (144g) all-purpose flour
  • 4 large eggs, room temp
  • 1 ½ cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced into ⅛" cubes
  • Vegetable oil, for deep frying
  • Powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions

  1. Combine milk, water, butter, and sugar in a pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.

  2. Mix in vanilla and cinnamon, then gradually mix in flour with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula. Stir until the dough becomes smooth, comes together in a ball, and starts to pull away from the sides of the pan. 

  3. Add eggs one at a time stirring after each one until fully incorporated. The batter will become nice and glossy after all the eggs have been incorporated. Fold in chopped apples.

  4. Preheat 4 inches of vegetable oil in a deep pot over medium-high heat to 350°F. Carefully drop your apple batter by heaping tablespoons into the hot oil. Fry for ~2 minutes on each side until golden brown all over. You may need to adjust the temperature of the stove to achieve ~350-360°F as the batter will drop the oil temp.

  5. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cooked beignets to a wire cooling rack on top of a baking sheet (to prevent a mess of oil on your counter!). While still warm, dust liberally with powdered sugar.