Super simple apple fritters in your air fryer! This recipe is quick and loaded with delicious flavor perfect for a fall inspired breakfast treat or sweet family dessert.
Growing up in Michigan, fall was the time for making wonderful apple desserts. My family would have bags full of fresh picked apples from the orchard and I loved helping my mother bake pies, breads, donuts, and apple fritters.
And this air fryer apple fritter recipe is one that I make with my family every year. The flavor is wonderful and it’s a breeze to make in the air fryer.
It produces a wonderful cake like consistency and with a maple glaze, it’s sure to be one of your new family favorites as well.
Make sure to bookmark or pin this recipe so you can make them again and again.
How to Make Apple Fritters in an Air Fryer
Since getting an air fryer a couple years ago, I have had a blast adapting old favorites to this quick cooking method.
And apple fritters are one of the easiest things to make in your air fryer. Like most desserts made in air fryer, the consistency is more cake like than a traditional fried apple fritter. But that’s not an issue, the flavor is absolutely wonderful.
Prep time is quick and depending on the size of your air fryer, cook time is as little as ten minutes.
Other than your air fryer, all you need is a medium sized mixing bowl and non stick cooking spray or parchment paper to whip this recipe together.
Ingredients
You will be using common ingredients for both your fritters and your glaze. The maple glaze goes so well with these apple fritters but if you prefer a traditional glaze, that works well too.
When baking with apples you want to avoid soft varieties as they don’t hold up to the heat of your air fryer.
I’m frequently asked which apples are best for making apple fritters, and you can find my recommendations below.
- Honeycrisp
- Jonathan
- Cortland
- Braeburn
- Gala
- Fuji
- Honey Gold
- Pink Lady
- Winesap
- Granny Smith
The rest of your ingredients are kitchen staples, so you most likely have everything on hand already.
Apple Fritter Ingredients
- Apples
- All-Purpose Flour
- Cinnamon
- Granulated Sugar
- Milk
- Baking Powder
- Vanilla Extract
- Eggs
- Lemon Juice
- Salt
- Oil
Maple Glaze Ingredients
- Powdered Sugar
- Maple Syrup
- Milk
- Maple Extract or Maple Flavoring
Instructions
Once you have your ingredients gathered it’s time to make your apple fritters! Prep time is only a few minutes so let’s get started.
Step 1: Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees
Step 2: In a mixing bowl, add your all-purpose flour, cinnamon, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir until well combined.
Step 3: Make an indentation in the center of your mixture and add your milk, vanilla extract, eggs, and lemon juice. Stir until well combined.
Step 4: Dice your apples and then add them to your mixture. Gently fold your apples into your mixture.
Step 5: Line your air fryer basket with parchment paper or spray it with non stick cooking spray. If using parchment paper, brush it with a light coating of cooking oil.
Step 6: Pour a half cup of your apple fritter batter on in your air fryer basket for each apple fritter. The size of your air fryer basket will dictate how many fritters you can make at once. Make sure there is at least two inches of space between fritters.
Step 7: Brush top of fritters with cooking oil.
Step 8: Cook for 4-5 minutes. Flip, then cook an additional 4-5 minutes. Repeat until all fritter batter is used.
Step 9: Prepare glaze while first batch of fritters are cooking.
Step 10: Cool fritters on wire rack. Drizzle with glaze when your apple fritters are warm.
Step 11: Serve and enjoy!
Maple Glaze Instructions
Step 1: In mixing bowl, add powdered sugar, maple syrup, milk, and maple flavoring.
Step 2: Stir or whisk until smooth and well combined.
Air Fryer Apple Fritters
Equipment
- Air Fryer
- 2 Mixing Bowls
- Parchment Paper or Non Stick Cooking Spray
Ingredients
Apple Fritters
- 2 Apples Peeled, cored, and diced
- 1½ Cups All-Purpose Flour
- ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ Cup Granulated Sugar
- ⅓ Cup Milk
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ Tbs Lemon Juice
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Pinch Salt
- Cooking Oil
Maple Glaze
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tbs Maple Syrup
- 3 Tbs Milk
- ½ tsp Maple Extract or Maple Flavoring
Instructions
Apple Fritters
- Preheat your air fryer to 400 degrees
- In a mixing bowl, add your all-purpose flour, cinnamon, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt. Stir until well combined
- Make an indentation in the center of your mixture and add your milk, vanilla extract, eggs, and lemon juice. Stir until well combined
- Peel, core, and dice your apples and then add them to your mixture. Gently fold your apples into your mixture
- Line your air fryer basket with parchment paper or spray it with non stick cooking spray. If using parchment paper, brush it with a light coating of cooking oil
- Pour a half cup of your apple fritter batter on in your air fryer basket for each apple fritter. The size of your air fryer basket will dictate how many fritters you can make at once. Make sure there is at least two inches of space between fritters
- Brush top of fritters with cooking oil
- Cook for 4-5 minutes. Flip, then cook an additional 4-5 minutes. Repeat until all fritter batter is used
- Prepare glaze while first batch of fritters are cooking
- Cool fritters on wire rack. Drizzle with glaze when your apple fritters are warm
- Serve and enjoy!
Maple Glaze
- In mixing bowl, add powdered sugar, maple syrup, milk, and maple flavoring
- Stir or whisk until smooth and well combined
Nutrition
Recipe Notes
- You can make a simple glaze for these fritters instead of maple glaze.
- Store your fritters in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days or in the refrigerator for up to five days.