Baked Apple Fritters are an easy donut shop favorite that you can make at home now. These fritters are baked instead of fried, making them an easy treat to whip up on a whim.
Baked Apple Fritters
This is one of the first recipes I make in the fall and they are an awesome way to warm up the kitchen on a chilly morning.
Apple Fritters are one of my husband’s favorite bakery treats and I love that I can make this hassle-free recipe at home.
Apple Recipes
Apple recipes are a favorite with my family year-round, but there’s something about them that calls to me even more through the winter.
These Baked Apple Cider Donut Muffins are another bakery-style treat that the kids love. And the Caramel Apple Puff Pastries are an impressive pastry that looks so much fussier than they actually are.
(If you haven’t tried Puff Pastry Danishes, put them on your list as well. Because there is honestly nothing else with the ability to impress with such a minimum of effort!)
Last but definitely not least, Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls are a brunch favorite.
How to make baked apple fritters with no yeast
This recipe uses no yeast and instead starts with a biscuit-style dough. To start, mix together the dry ingredients.
Flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder are combined in a mixing bowl. Then, you’ll cut in butter until small crumb sized.
Here’s a tip: Take a stick of frozen butter and grate it directly into the dry ingredients, then stir. It’s a quick and easy way to start the crumb mixture.
Next, toss in some finely diced apples to coat with flour.
Last, you’ll gently stir in some milk to make a thick batter. (The lack of egg in these apple fritters, makes them very tender.)
Drop by big spoonfuls onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Can you bake apple fritters?
Yes, but I would use a recipe like this one that is meant to be baked. You don’t want to try baking a dough or batter recipe that is intended to be fried.
After you make the dough and scoop it onto the cookie sheets, you’ll bake in a 400°F oven.
After the fritters are baked, you’ll brush them with a thin powdered sugar glaze, and pop them under the broiler for a few minutes, until slightly browned.
I picked up that broiling tip from Maegan at The Baker Mama when she shared her baked blueberry fritters.
Broiling the initial glaze not only gives these apple fritters a nice caramel color, but it crisps the outside of the fritter to make it more similar to its deep-fried cousin.
If you make this recipe, let me know how you liked it. Leave me a comment below or give it a rating in the recipe card. Happy Baking!
{originally published 9/9/19 – recipes notes and photos updated 1/20/21}
Alli says
Apple fritters are my favorite thing ever. We can’t get enough.
Courtney O'Dell says
These apple fritters were so tasty!
Katie says
These look simply divine! Saving the recipe!
Laura Reese says
Thanks for such a delicious fall recipe.
Edwin Moskwa says
Rather than cube the apples I grated them and used peanut oil. They were sweet enough so did not include the glazes. They were pretty good , but not as crispy as the store-bought ones.
Thom says
Great recipe
Just a heads up that if you use salted butter
(All I had on site) then best to cut the salt back to 1/2 tsp. A little salt otherwise
A.R. says
We made these during the lockdown and it brough back fond memories of childhood while being able to create some for our children. These were great! We added ginger and lemon zest and accidentally 8oz of coconut based yogurt. Omitted the egg and WOW! Glad to try your recipe. Fun easy and completely like the classic fried just a ton less oil! And so light!!
Susan Gale says
Made these today! So delicious and easy. Assumed you meant packed brown sugar for the 1/2 cup brown sugar. Mine made 23😊. Tried to leave a picture, but couldn’t figure how to do it.
Emma says
Can the dough/batter be kept in the fridge for use the next day?
Emma says
Could I make the batter ahead of time? Thanks 🙂
Ronda says
These were absolutely delicious. I followed the recepie exactly and couldn’t have been happier.
Brenda Botkin says
I made these apple fritters and mine flatened out like a pancake. What did I do wrong?
Thanks so much,
Diane L'Arrivee says
This was super easy to make and my family loved them. Will make this again!
Krista says
These are delicious! Love the caramelization broiling gives them. These were better than some I made in the air fryer. Thank you!
Tracey Purcell says
Just made them, used 2 large apples, a bit more than the recipe. Used 2 tbsp each, were more like cookies and had to bake for 23 minutes to get a browning. I only used 1 layer of the glaze, they were plenty sweet. Quite delicious! I put half of the dough in the refrigerator to bake tomorrow.
Amanda McEwen says
Made these just this morning. What a delight. Now there’s a whole batch ready for school lunches this week.
Mary Jane Davidson says
These turned out awesome! I microwaved my chopped apples till they were tender with half of the brown sugar, let them cool and then made them. I also used my Belgian waffle iron to make half of the batch as I was getting impatient and they were AWESOME!!!
Lori says
Any recommendations on how to store these? I made them yesterday and they looked and tasted so good. Foiled them on a plate on the counter over night and they’re now soggy. Wonder if there is a way to prevent that from happening…
Pam Gentry says
Just made these and they were delicious! The only thing I changed was to the finishing glaze – I added a hint of maple extract and pure maple syrup to it. Definitely will make them again
Sandra Udinson says
Ii made the apple fritters and they were yummy but mine ran can you tell me what I might have done wrong. Thank you
Esther says
Would I be able to use something else in place of the brown sugar?
Mallory says
White sugar would probably work, but change the flavor a bit.
Josh says
These fritters have absolutely no flavor. I am annoyed that I spent my time and ingredients on this.
Dawn says
I followed the directions exactly and these were perfect and so delicious!