Crispy on the outside, tender and fragrant with apples and cinnamon on the inside, these homemade apple fritters are autumn comfort in every bite. Packed with juicy apple pieces and finished with a sprinkling of powdered sugar, they’re the kind of treat that makes an ordinary afternoon feel a little more special. Best enjoyed warm, preferably with someone you love and absolutely no reason to feel guilty about it.

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour

1/3 cup sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. cinnamon powder

1 tsp salt

2 large eggs

3/4 cups half n half (or milk)

2 tsps. unsalted butter – melted

2 tsps. vanilla extract

2 honeycrisp apples – medium diced

Powdered sugar for dusting

About 2 cups of neutral oil for deep frying (canola, vegetable, sunflower or avocado)

Instruction

Add the first five ingredients to a mixing bowl, mix and set aside.

In another bowl add the remaining ingredients (except the apples and the powdered sugar) and mix.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix but don’t over mix. It will make them less fluffy.

Fold in the apples.

In the meantime heat about 2 inches of oil in a 1 quart saucepan (less oil is needed for a small pan)

Heat the oil until hot but not smoking. Test a small amount of batter. If it sizzle around it, the oil is ready. If the dough immediately gets too dark, the oil is too hot. Remove from the heat and let it cool.

Drop heaping tablespoons full of batter into the oil. Flip when they turn golden brown on one side (about a minute) and cook for an additional minute or until golden.

Remove onto a plate lined with paper towels.

Sprinkle with sugar and serve.