Vegan Apple Fritters

5 from 22 votes

Vegan apple fritters - light and crunchy outside and packed full of spiced apple! Enrobed in a cinnamon glaze with a slight hint of cardamom - they're my go-to vegan apple fritter!

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: vegan apple fritters

Servings:

Calories: 188kcal

Author: Richard Makin

Equipment

Probe or candy thermometer

Ingredients

For the Apple Fritters

2 tablespoon ground flax seeds (chia or linseed are also great)
4 tablespoon water
2 baking apples (large! Peeled, cored and cubed)
2 tablespoon lemon juice
45 g vegan butter (melted)
150 g plant milk (I used oat)
2 tablespoon granulated sugar
195 g plain white flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground cardamom
½ teaspoon fine sea salt
Vegetable oil for frying

For the Glaze

200 g icing sugar
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoon plant milk

Instructions

To Make the Apple Fritters

Combine the ground flax seed and the water. Whisk together in a small bowl and set aside to thicken.
In a medium bowl, toss the peeled, cored and cubed apples in the lemon juice to stop them browning. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix together the melted vegan butter, plant milk and thickened flax egg.
In a separate medium bowl mix together the sugar, flour, baking powder, spices and salt.
Add the better, milk, flax mixture to the dry ingredients and stir well to combine to form a thick batter. Using a slotted spoon, add the apples to the batter, leaving behind any extra lemon juice in the bowl. Mix the apples into the batter well and place in the fridge.
In a high-sided medium saucepan, add a few inches of oil and bring to around 175c. (I use a probe or candy thermometer to make sure the temperature is right).
Once hot, add a heaped dessert-spoon of the batter to the oil. Allow it to fry for around 30 seconds before carefully flipping it over and frying until golden brown all over. Use a slotted spoon or a spider to remove the fried fritter from the oil. Place on a wire cooling rack to drain while you cook the remaining batter.
Once all the batter is cooked, allow the fritters to cool fully for around 15 minutes.

To Make the Glaze

In a medium bowl, whisk together all the glaze ingredients.
Once the fritters are cooled, drizzle a good dessert-spoon of the glaze over each fritter. Leave to set for a few minutes before serving.

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