Idiot Proof Apple Fritters
My wife has been bugging me to make her apple fritters, so I finally made some apple fritters. Then I wanted to make them better so I also made bacon apple fritters with a bourbon glaze. Either way, the recipe was super easy and made delicious fritters. I highly recommend you try making these at home, its worth it.
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Ingredients
1x Large granny smith apple
2x large eggs
1 Tbsp white sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup whole milk
(Optional) 1/2 cup of cooked bacon diced up finely
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla paste/extract
couple dashes of whole milk to get desired consistency of glaze
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Hey all, glad to see so many people have liked this video. Regarding the leftover bacon.. yes believe it or not, I had some leftover bacon in my fridge..it’s rare, but it does happen hahaha. To that point though- the bacon was cooked so use cooked bacon/ not raw.
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Here's a little tip that REALLY improves the apple fritters! Sauté the diced apples in butter with a little added sugar and cinnamon, what this does is pre-cooks the hardness of the Granny Smiths and softens them up nicely. Also, add a small splash of Pure Vanilla Extract into the dough and enjoy! You can thank me later...lol...from BC.
Thank you for adding this ….I’ve looked at a few recipes for Apple fritters, and your suggestion was the first I have seen to “pre-treat” the apples….that addresses one of my concerns (I’d prefer the apples softer, as well). Do you peel the apples first? I love fresh apples, but in deserts (i.e. pies, tarts, etc) I want them cooked to a softer consistency….I only want ‘crunch’ when eating a fresh apple! Thanks again for the suggestion, amigo!
Thanks for sharinG thiS awesome tip as yesterday I tried the receipe as he suggested and my apples remained uncooked in lots of areas so...I am going to redo thiS experiment with presauted apples!!!👍My apples were double the size of his so I am going cut some of the pieces that I don't cook into smaller pieces to see if they will cook all the way through!!!✌🌹🌞🌹☕☕☕
Oh yes this does work, an as soon as they are done drain well / or pat dry I sprinkle brown sugar n cinnamon mixture on my granny Smith apples. Kinda gives them a kick.
I do that when making apple pies. I hate semi soft apples.
I also Sautee my apples with butter, cinnamon and sugar..
Thanks for the video. Just an FYI, you might wanna let subscribers know to fry off a lil longer due to raw dough stretch and snap as you pulled apart 2nd bacon fritter to taste. That fritter was definately raw. Also, if you add honey or clear corn syrup to glaze and either heat or glaze hot fritter, your shine will be amazing. Just thought I'd share.
Thanks Hollie. The one was definitely a bit gooey, but honestly still tasted good. Funnily enough, I under fried that one by accident. I think by like a minute/ minute and a half. All the other ones I fried for 6 minutes (3 per side) and they turned out great. I like the tip about the honey in the glaze. I typically use corn syrup for chocolate glaze but I’m going to try honey next time for simple sugar glazing! So thanks for that
This video randomly came across my screen, and I clicked on it. I had seven apples that I needed to make some thing with. Your recipe was easy to follow, I had everything on hand, I’m now staring at 10 beautifully browned. Tasty, apple fritters. Thank you.
In my family bakery fritters are made with the leftover dough scraps from cutting out the Long Johns and the raised glazed donuts. The scraps are mixed with cinnamon and apple chunks and fried. We'd change it up and put chopped cherries in them or make Hawaiian ones with a little cocanut, pineapple and macadamia nuts.
FYI: When I was in Australia I had apple fritters with ice cream in them. They dip hard frozen ice cream in the apple fritter batter and then deep fry. Unbelievably awesome!
Those Aussies know about good food! (I say that as a Canadian. haha)
wow! that sounds good!
That sounds seriously good!
I did not need to know that!
I'm from Melbourne so where the fricken hell in Australia so they do that!!!!!
Growing up in the 60’s, my mom found a bakery that made fritters in their store. They always added raisins and apples and other pieces of fruits and sometimes small bits of walnut or pecan. Fritters and fritters surprise.
I do a combo of strawberries and apples in the same batter. Really great.
Apple fritters ❤
So good yum thank you❤
When I make icing, I always heat the milk and add a touch of corn starch and butter along with flavorings, stirring in the sugar until the hot milk becomes the consistency I like. Then the icing will drizzle all over while it's warm, but set up hard once it cools. You could probably do it with just a little warm water and enough sugar to thicken and melt, but I think the milk and butter adds nice flavor, and the corn starch helps it stay set at higher temps, so it doesn't get your hands as sticky when you pick one up.
Brilliant. 👍 I'll try that for sure.
You could use butter food flavorin??
Thanks 4 the tip
many confectioner sugars already have corn starch added! That helps! But, I actually found the glaze to be rather grainy. Not like I remember my mom making when I was a kid.
@@lorinedrow8150 why would you use that fake stuff instead of the real thing?
I use the pancake batter from a box ....mix the cut up apples in and add cinnamon. Its FAST and Delicious 😁👍😁
That sounds like an awesome way to do it!
@Lisa Lee Would you mind please providing your recipe using pancake mix?
@@judesmash1596 Hi...yes ready made pancake mix I pour a cup in a bowl. I cut up apples in small squares and add to bowl. I put a lot of cinnamon 😁 But add what ya like. Then just add water a little at a time for the right texture 😁 pot of oil and large spoon a clump into oil and cook each side. The glaze is powdered sugar and a tad of milk mixed real well and drizzle it 😁 You can play with size you make them or how many apple chunks 😁👍💜
Thank you @Lisa Lee🤗
Awesome and easy!
The fritters look so good! I would use a 4(fluid) oz. ice cream scoop to drop the batter into the hot oil rather than a 1/2 cup measuring cup.
I actually did this earlier today, and it worked wonders. Great minds think alike 😊
Love my ice cream scoop for the fritters
Why the scoop?
Man! Bacon apple fritters with a Bourbon glaze! Mind blown!!! Subscribed!
Awesome! Glad you liked the video! And thanks for subscribing!
Goes well with the Kosher salt.. Hehe
What the hell is "leftover bacon"? Lol! Subscribed! Great recipe, straight to the nitty gritty and no BS with ingredients that most households don't even have. 😋 Thank You!
Thanks for subscribing! Glad you like the video
Lol! Who has leftover bacon??? That NEVER happens at my house! 🤣
Yah i thought that too!! Ha ha ha...
Never heard of leftover bacon! But it sounds really good! I'm going to have to try these apple fritters!
A pleasure to listen to you, you don’t go on with a whole lot of irrelevant things that make me turn the channel.. Thank you for this recipe they look mouth watering going to try and introduce them to my friends here in Australia
Hey thanks for the awesome compliment! Glad you liked the video. I’ve been told I’m brief in person so guess that has translated into my videos as well. lol
Likewise, but from Costa Rica.
A good way to enjoy fall apples without all the work of making a pie. And, they're individual, hand held yummies that don't need plates and forks unless you want to serve with ice cream.
Love the idiot proof tutorials. Love the clarity as I am an idiot at cooking 😁🤩🙏
Hey thanks for watching. Glad you like the channel!
There is no such thing as idiot proof, because idiots are so ingenious.
Thanks so much for letting us know about your "mistakes" (e.g. spatula vs wooden spoon). Really makes this recipe so much more helpful!!!
I just got this video recommended today (11/03/23), and I am very excited to try the bourbon and bacon apple fritters. I can tell they’re finna be off the chain. New subbie & TFS.
Yummy, Thank You & bet my favorite fried up Apple Wood Bacon would be awesome in this too..Great idea!
Making Apple Fritters isn't as complicated as I thought, at first, I thought the dough was made with yeast but good to know it's just the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and vanilla paste (or extract)! Thanks for sharing the COOL and oh so easy recipe, liked and trying out the recipe soon! :)
These apple fritters look absolutely delicious! Thank you for sharing! 😘💕
Thanks for checking out the video! Glad you liked it.
You are such a good cook! I love a man that’s talented in the kitchen.
Thank you
Bacon fritters with bourbon glaze; whooda thunk it?! Looks so delish and very easy. Thanks!
Thanks for leaving a comment. Glad you liked the video!
@@IdiotProofCooking Hey, Will. I want to make these fritters for my husband this weekend but all I have is Irish Whiskey. Would that work or should I get some bourbon? Thanks!
Interesting idea! I find that Irish whiskey tends to have a lighter more fruity flavour while Bourbon tends to have a sweeter, warmer, richer flavour. Personally I’d stick with the bourbon, but you could always make a test batch of the glaze with Irish whiskey and see how it tastes.
Hi, just found you here. I do one extra step: I sauté my chopped apples in some butter, sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon, then let that cool before stirring into the batter. I just like soft apple chunks in my fritters, that's why.
That’s a great way to do it!
Bacon apple fritters omg! Love it
Glad you liked the video! The bacon went really well with the apple- little sweet/ little savoury
Nice video with a straight forward recipe. My only suggestion for this is to make the icing before frying. When you glaze while the donut is still hot, the glaze will coat it better and give it a cleaner look. Keep up the good work with the videos!
But if you glaze while fritter is still hot, the glaze will just run off the fritter. Won’t it?? That’s why you have to wait for cakes to cool before icing.
Also the glaze will soften the fritters and take out the crunch. Best to cool off the fritters first.
@@karma13612 You want to use a glaze with much thicker consistency... almost like hand cream. The hot fritters will melt the glaze but then harden as it cools. Love it.
I just bought a flat top grill, can't wait. My neighbor's apples are looking perfect. I'm growing millet I think I'll try that instead of wheat flour.
This recipe looks so good, makes me want to make some! Love the addition of the bacon!
Oh man, the bacon ones were pretty damn good.
I am going to try this myself thanks they looked great. I think I'll do a bit of experimenting too, maybe with peaches or pears.
Those are absolutely beautiful!!!
An easy and excellent apple fritter recipe. Thanks a million for sharing!
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked the video
Looks great. Going to have to try making these.
That background music is killin it! I'm adding this to my trip playlist lol
love the recipe! going to have try making these myself.
I can't believe I'm just now finding your channel!! I'll definitely be making this. Thank you! 🥰
Hey thanks for checking out the video! glad you liked it.
I was hooked with the addition of bacon to the second batch! Bacon Apple Fritters! Who knew?
Thank you. You’re video makes everything clear and is the first one I’ve watched that is do-able by a mere amateur.
Hey right on! Glad you liked the video.
I have no idea why you don't have more subscribers, I hope the algorithm favors you more.
Hey thanks so much for the compliment! Glad you like my channel
@@IdiotProofCooking Thank you for making such tasty recipes!
You had me at "My wife won't get off my ass about........" TOTALLY relate. Excellent channel!
Hahaha glad you like the channel!
Exactly...first time watching and I quickly subscribed after that comment. LoL
I can't wait to try your apple fritters with bacon and the glaze with some bourbon have a blessed day can't wait for next recipe
I never thought about using bourbon in apple fritters. I definitely have to try that.
I watched this by accident and now I subscribed and I am about to make these fritters right now!! Thanks!!
Looks like I’m going to be trying these with leftover peach preserves instead of the apples!
Tried your recipe. It is delicious and will make it again. The family loved the fritters. This will be my go to recipe
Oh these look so good. Looks like I am making us some apple fritters today. Many thanks.
Awesome! Glad you liked the video! Hope you like the fritters as much as I did!
these are awsome! Cant wait to do these,...love the bacon idea
Very well edited and put together video! Keep up this quality and this will be a 1 mil subscriber channel in no time!
Thank you so much for the kind words. Really appreciate it. Definitely don’t check out my first couple videos then because I’ve definitely improved from the first couple ones! Hahahahha
‼❤🔥FINALLY A BEGINNER'S FRIENDLY RECIPE,THAT TASTE LIKE IT WAS PASSES ON FROM MY GRANDMA!MY KIDDO'S LOVED IT‼THANK YOU!
Bacon fritters?😱 GENIUS!! 😋😋😋
Thanks a lot dude...You just wrecked my 2022 goals HAHAHAHAHA. I must try these. Thanks for sharing :)
It's a delightful video just to watch. It looks really delicious. Thank you for delivering my happiness. Have a nice day.
I've needed your channel! Thank you ❤🎉 New sub in Georgia
Wow, the bacon ones look good. I'm going to make these when the weather cools down.
Yummy! Can’t wait to make it
These look great. I never cook with veggie oils though, coconut, avocado oils or even pork lard would much more satisfying oils to fry these in. Thanks for sharing!
Not to mention that corn oil, canola, Wesson, etc., are really really bad for you. The ones you mentioned are not, including lard, much to the surprise of most people. With coconut oil, just make sure it’s organic and UNrefined. Really good for you, actually.
Precook the Apple pieces in a skillet with a little salt, sugar and cinnamon. Just to Al dente. That way, when you fry them, they will be delicious and not soft
Sounds like a pretty good idea
Works a lot better, just don't cook them until mushy
Thank you for sharing ❤
added some maple to the bourbon glaze... wow!
That’s a brilliant idea!
Awesome!
Or to the regular glaze and fritters!
Oh yea...don't forget the yummy icing 😁
Looks delish. I use the Madagascar bourbon vanilla bean paste in my icings. Delish...
awesome can't wait to try
right on! hope you enjoy them
Excellent Video Thank you so much for sharing this video.
A good presentation simply done
okay. couple of things. tumeric and cayenne pepper to keep your arteries from clogging from them bacon apple fritters. Thanx for the nice easy recipe. I think I am going to try to make the 'apple fritters'.
AWESOME AND SCRUMPTIOUS!!! Thank you so much. I just subscribed.
Hey. Awesome thank you so much! Glad you liked the video
New subscriber 🙋 definitely going to try this today minus the bacon lol..🤞🤞 they look amazing. Can't wait to check out your other goodies
Pecans would be an awesome addition also. . . Love the video, going to try the recipe.
Hey good idea with the pecans!
Ty soon much. I'll be doing this for Fall.
Right on! Glad you like the video
If I didn't see you use apples I would have sworn that I was looking a chicken thighs, that was before you put the glaze. I may try this soon. Yum.💖
Omg... I read your comment first......then totally saw chicken thighs!!!!! I so needed ranch dressing!! BAHAAAAAA!!!🤪🤪🤪🤣🤣🤣
Add maple syrup to powder sugar milk to make a glaze for fried chicken and waffles 🧇
I am going to make these for my grands; thank you!!
Hey bro! Thank you for the tip of a thinner batter. They were killer 👍🏻👍🏻!
The background music is fantastic. This looks good. I'm going to try it tomorrow.
Right on! Enjoy making them. One thing I suggest changing based off suggestions and I think it’s a good idea- peel the apples. They’ll still be good if you don’t peel them but I think they’ll be better if you peel the apples
I love the fritters. But as well as the cinnamon I add a bit of nutmeg. I've also been known to add the cinnamon and nutmeg to the glaze. I like the idea of adding chopped bacon.
Love nutmeg!! Because it reminds me of being a small child going into my grandma’s house who used to make fresh homemade old fashion donuts and bread every morning for her community.
The title is absolutely hysterical. " Idiot Proof Apple Fritters"
Well i made them with the peaches an d they were delisious. Ty again😄
Hey that’s awesome! So glad to hear the peaches worked out well
Looks good, will try
Right on! Let me know how they turn out.
I love making these during fall season. Yours turn out so professional looking unlike mine lol
Hey thanks for checking out the video Jerri-Ellen. Yeah I love making fritters. Really feeling like some peach fritters soon
Wow!!! A million thanx 4making it so ez! I thought it was so complicated, but nope.
Right on! Thanks for watching. Glad you liked the video
Love the music
This sounds delicious I have to try the apple fritters with bacon.
very cool!
Mine came out great! Thanks!
Amazing! Glad to hear
A local donut shop makes Hawaiian fritters that are delicious. They have pineapple and coconut.
As an apple fritter aficionado, this looks wonderful and easy as can be. I’m going to try it as soon as I get some gs apples. One small question, if I may. What is ‘left over’ bacon? I’ve never heard of it.
I'm with you. Left over bacon is definitely a fluke.
hahahahahahahahahahahaha
I was wondering the same thing....
Ha! I hear you Captain Thunderbuns
@@phyllisbreedlove4842 definitely a fluke at my house
What a GREAT recipe! I just happen to have everything needed- except the bourbon. Maybe I'll use spiced rum. Or maple 🍁 syrup. And I just subscribed too! Can hardly wait for the next video.
Awesome! Thanks for subscribing. I bet spiced rum would taste awesome too/ although so would maple syrup
@@IdiotProofCooking Hmm. Split the icing in half & flavor each differently - or make a double batch of fritters. But then I'd eat waaaay too many I'm sure. Decisions, decisions lol Thanks again - from Alberta, Canada
simple thank you
Thanks for checking out the video! Glad you liked it
These look delicious 😋
Thanks! Can confirm they were delicious
BACON apple fritters?!?!? 🤯 Mind blown😋
All different fruits in fritters is awesome...
I use Vanilla Paste... it's expensive... but so GOOD.
Thanks for checking out the video! Yeah I prefer vanilla paste as well. You’re right though- it is more expensive!
@@IdiotProofCooking I love using it in my Vitamix when I do a Tropical Smoothie, that taste like Orange Creamsicle.
That’s awesome!
Made my mouth water
Thanks 4 ur apple fritters recipe
Man that looks good I'm gonna try that thanks bud
Right on man! Hope you enjoy.
You are great! Going to bookmark your channel!
I'm all about "fast and easy"..
Hahah you should like my channel then
Just subscribed! I am hooked already!
Right on! Thanks for subscribing!
As an European, this is my reaction when I see deep fried stuff being iced afterwards: 😳 But aside that, it looks amazing though 👍😁
You had “left over bacon”!!!! No such thing!
It's a rare thing somewhat like leftover chocolate.
🤔😆😆😆😆
If you grill bacon like I do you always have some cooked up in the fridge. Don't want to run out.
I like the cut of your jib Samuel
Loved the oil that splashed out onto the floor when they were being stirred. Another reason not to have gorgeous hardwood floors in the kitchen!
I made these this morning, wow what a trip, they are just amazing, perfect recipe....next time (very soon!) I will reduce the heat because at 350 they were frying real quick, maybe 325! Merci.
That’s awesome man!
The best apple if you can find them Northern Spies . Spicey full body holds its shape . Cant beat it for fritters or fantastic apple pies