Gluten Free Air Fryer Apple Fritters

I make these on cool fall mornings with a big cup of coffee. They come together fast enough for a weekday breakfast but are impressive enough to serve to guests.

A gentle hand with the batter is the key here. Gluten free dough can turn dense and tough if it's overmixed, so stir just until everything is combined.

Once you drizzle these in the vanilla glaze, you will understand why apple fritters are worth making at home all season long.

If you are looking for more apple recipes try my Gluten Free Apple Pie Cookies, my Gluten Free Apple Crisp, my Gluten Free Apple Almond Cake or my Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole.

You can find all of my breakfast recipes here: Gluten Free Breakfast Recipes

What Apples Work Best for Apple Fritters

A sweet, firm apple holds up best in this batter. Honeycrisp, Gala, or Fuji all work well since they keep their shape and don't turn mushy once they're mixed into the dough and air fried. Tart apples like Granny Smith will work in a pinch, but you may want to add an extra tablespoon of brown sugar to balance the tartness.

Tips for Gluten Free Fritter Batter

Gluten free batter behaves a little differently than traditional wheat flour batter, so a gentle hand goes a long way here.

• Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined, overmixing can make gluten free dough turn dense and gummy instead of light and fluffy.
• A blend like Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 or King Arthur Measure for Measure works best since both already include a binder, so you won't need to add anything extra in this recipe.

How to Store and Reheat Apple Fritters

Store leftover fritters in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, or freeze them individually in a freezer safe container for longer storage.

To bring leftovers back to life, pop them in the air fryer at 350 degrees for 2 to 3 minutes, this recrisps the outside without drying out the center the way a microwave would.

Supplies

Ingredients

• Gluten Free Flour
• Brown Sugar
• Baking Powder
• Ground Cinnamon
• Sea Salt
• Milk
• Eggs
• Coconut Oil
• Lemon Juice
• Vanilla Extract
• Apples

Instructions

In a mixing bowl whisk together the gluten free flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sea salt. Set aside.

In the bowl of your stand mixer add the brown sugar, milk, melted coconut oil, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla. Beat the ingredients until they are well combined.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat together until just combined.

Using a wooden spoon or spatula mix the apple chunks into the dough. Do not over mix the dough, this can cause dense fritters instead of fluffy ones.

Line the basket of your air fryer with parchment paper. 

Dollop the dough in about palm size fritters into the basket. I did four fritters a little bigger than my palm about one inch thick. Spray the top of the fritters with some olive oil or coconut oil.

Turn on your air fryer and preheat to 380 degrees. Air fry the fritters for 7 minutes.

Flip the fritters over, spray this side with oil and then air fry at 380 degrees for 5 minutes more.

Immediately remove the apple fritters from the air fryer basket and move them to a cooling rack.

Repeat these cooking steps for the next four apple fritters.

Let the fritters cool completely and then mix up the glaze. In a small bowl whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Using a spoon drizzle the glaze over each fritter. Let the glaze set before storing the fritters.