Hi friends, I’m normally that annoying health-focused mama, but I did a thing: I made the yummiest homemade apple fritters yesterday, and when the boys came home from school, they promptly gobbled up every last crumb on the plate. Yes they had sugar in them. Yes they were fried, and, ahem, frosted. Sometimes you’ve just gotta live little, though. So we lived. If you love a good apple fritter like we do, you’re going to love this recipe. By the way, my 13-year-old son, Colby, said this about them: “MOMMY! I like these WAY BETTER than real apple fritters.” So there you have it.

Sarah’s Apple Fritters

INGREDIENTS

2 large apples, peeled and diced into small chunks

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 

3 1/2 tablespoons sugar

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 

3/4 tsp salt

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (note: I also added a pinch of cloves and allspice)

2 large eggs 

2 tablespoons vanilla 

1/2 cup milk

3 tablespoons melted butter, cooled

Oil for frying (I used my new fave, rice bran oil, which fries well and doesn’t have seed oils’ bad reputation … bonus, it’s cheaper than olive or avocado oil).

DIRECTIONS

Mix wet and dry ingredients separately, then combine and add in apples. Heat oil in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven. Spoon clumps of dough and fry fritters until they are golden brown on all sides, then place on a sheet pan covered with paper towels to absorb excess oil. Wait until completely cool to frost. Enjoy!

FOR THE FROSTING

I have to admit, I didn’t measure. I just took a medium sized bowl and mixed about 1.5 cups of powdered sugar with barely 1/4 cup of milk (you want your frosting on the thicker side for these babies), making sure you mix well to remove any lumps. Brush on each fritter with a silicon pastry brush. Voila!

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