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    Home » Recipes » Desserts

    Apple Fritters

    Published: Jul 22, 2014 · Updated: May 30, 2020 by Peter G · This post may contain affiliate links · 11 Comments

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    Warm up this winter with these gorgeous apple fritters made with orange blossom water, pistachios and pomegranate molasses.

    apple fritters recipe

    They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away.  Not sure if the same thing can be said about my apple fritters recipe!  As I have previously mentioned on the blog, deep frying and me do not have a good relationship.

    If you remember from my sweet potato loukoumades recipe I actually ended up with severe burns due to the oil splashing back on contact with the batter.  But I'm still here to tell the tale.

    A lot of people may question why deep fry apples?  Because they're irresistible!  That's why!  No seriously. Trust me on this.  When you bite into the crunchy batter and taste the warm apple your taste buds will thank you.

    cut, raw apple rings being prepared to be made into fritters
    a stack of deep fried apple slices
    apple fritters recipe

    The version I present today is inspired by flavours found in the Middle East.  I've been on a bit of a Middle eastern kick lately (remember my Middle Eastern pancakes?) and have thoroughly enjoyed cooking with these pronounced flavours.  My apple fritters have orange blossom water in the batter. It's gluten free as well because I ended up experimenting with tapioca flour with amazing results.

    There's just enough of this perfumed nectar to give it a little aroma. I also topped the apple fritters with crushed pistachios and drizzled them with pomegranate molasses.

    Different?

    Yes.

    Experiment successful?

    apple fritters recipe

    Absolutely!

    Enjoy these with a nice "cuppa" and I'll see you all soon.

    Scroll down for the apple fritters recipe.

    close up of two apples
    two apples on a table
    deep fried apple slices cooling on a rack
    deep fried apple fritters served on a plate drizzled with pomegranate molasses and topped with crushed pistachios
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    cooked apple fritters on a wire rack

    Apple Fritters

    Author: Peter G
    Warm up this winter with these gorgeous apple fritters made with orange blossom water, pistachios and pomegranate molasses.
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Cuisine Middle Eastern
    Servings 15 fritters

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced into ½ cm rings
    • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 150 g tapioca flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 120 ml milk
    • 2 tablespoon orange blossom water
    • 1 egg
    • 25 g butter, melted
    • oil for deep frying, I used rice bran oil
    • ⅓ cup pistachios, roughly chopped or crushed in a mortar and pestle
    • 2 tablespoon molasses, pomegranate, for drizzling
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    Instructions
     

    • Combine the sliced apples and a good squeeze of lemon juice in a container and set aside.
    • In another bowl mix together the tapioca flour, baking powder, milk, orange blossom water and egg until well combined. Finally, add the melted butter and whisk through. Set aside.
    • Heat the oil in a medium tall pot and allow it to reach 180 deg C. (I used a thermometer to get this right!)
    • Once the oil is heated, very carefully dip an apple ring into the batter and cook in the hot oil for 2-3 mins each side until golden. Remove and place on a tray lined with kitchen towels. repeat until all rings are cooked. (I cooked a maximum of 3 at a time to stop the oil from cooling down too quickly).
    • Serve the apple fritters with crushed pistachios and lightly drizzled with the pomegranate molasses.

    Notes

    Please note - the nutrition information does not take into account the oil used for frying.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 fritter | Calories: 97 kcal | Carbohydrates: 17 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 3 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g

    This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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    1. Rosa

      July 22, 2014 at 9:26 pm

      A fabulous winter treat. Apple fritters are so irresistible and yours look divine.

      Wonderful clicks! I really love the one of the apples on the window sill.

      Cheers,

      Rosa

      Reply
    2. Maureen Shaw

      July 22, 2014 at 11:57 pm

      I love apple fritters and I'm sure yours will be outstanding when I make them this week. I can't wait!

      Reply
    3. Gaby Mora

      July 23, 2014 at 9:32 am

      Never occurred to me to deep-fry apples. And in case I haven't said it enough times... thank you for all your gorgeous gluten-free recipes!

      Reply
    4. Liz Posmyk

      July 23, 2014 at 10:52 am

      Exquisite!

      Reply
    5. Abhilasha Singh

      July 23, 2014 at 6:33 pm

      will make this sunday!

      Reply
    6. Helen (grabyourfork)

      July 24, 2014 at 1:23 am

      I'd be eating these apples every day if I had the chance! Love the way you've put a Middle Eastern spin to this too.

      Reply
    7. Mrs Mulberry

      July 27, 2014 at 8:52 am

      Poli nostimo Peter! I can recall my mum making apple fritters in the 70s for special occasions - they were such a delicious treat! I love the touch of middle Eastern flavours.

      Reply
    8. My Kitchen Stories

      July 28, 2014 at 7:07 pm

      I do love an apple fritters especially with pistachios and pommegrante !

      Reply
    9. The Hungry Australian

      August 06, 2014 at 8:30 pm

      These look and sound incredible, Peter! Want!!!!!

      Reply
    10. AmandaChewTown

      August 07, 2014 at 3:20 pm

      As I see pictures of you wandering around a sun-drenched Rome, I must confess I'm insanely jealous. Lucky you left us with a glorious dish to try in your absence!

      Reply
    11. Benalla Accommodation

      August 21, 2014 at 3:46 am

      Apple Fritters is delish.. I love it. As a fact it is one of my favorite during I travel.

      Reply

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