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golden air fryer apple fritters on a white plate with vanilla glaze dripping cinnamon sticks and fresh apple slices

Air Fryer Apple Fritters

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 265
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • - 2 Granny Smith apples peeled and diced small
  • - 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • - ½ cup sugar
  • - 2 tsp baking powder
  • - 1 tsp cinnamon
  • - ½ tsp nutmeg
  • - ¼ tsp salt
  • - ½ cup milk
  • - 2 large eggs
  • - 2 tbsp butter melted
  • - 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • - Cooking spray
For vanilla glaze:
  • - 1 cup powdered sugar
  • - 3 tbsp milk
  • - 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Peel and dice apples into small ¼ inch pieces
  2. Pat diced apples dry with paper towels
  3. Mix flour sugar baking powder cinnamon nutmeg and salt
  4. In separate bowl whisk milk eggs melted butter and vanilla
  5. Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix until just combined
  6. Fold in diced apples gently
  7. Preheat air fryer to 350°F (175°C) for 3 minutes
  8. Line air fryer basket with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray
  9. Scoop batter into rounds and flatten slightly
  10. Spray tops with cooking spray
  11. Cook for 5 minutes then flip carefully
  12. Cook another 5 minutes until deep golden
  13. Meanwhile whisk together glaze ingredients until smooth
  14. Remove fritters and cool for 3 minutes
  15. Drizzle or dip in vanilla glaze while still warm
  16. Let glaze set for 2 minutes before serving