Description
Crisp, soft, and irresistible, these Apple Fritter Waffle Donuts deliver comfort-food delight in a quick waffle-iron format, perfect for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 150 g (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
- 8 g (2 tsp) baking powder
- 2 g (1/2 tsp) baking soda
- 5 g (1 tsp) table salt
- 4 g (2 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- 2 large eggs (about 100 g)
- 240 ml (1 cup) whole milk
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) neutral oil
- 225 g (1 large) firm apples, peeled and diced
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) lemon juice
- 30 g (2 tbsp) butter (optional)
- 180 g (1 1/2 cups) powdered sugar (for glaze)
- 60–90 ml (1/4–1/3 cup) milk (for glaze)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (for glaze)
- 50 g (1/4 cup) granulated sugar + 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional finishing)
Instructions
- Macerate the apples by tossing diced apples with lemon juice and sugar. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices until mixed.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
- Make the batter: Fold wet mixture into dry ingredients until just combined. Gently fold in the macerated apples.
- Prepare the waffle iron: Preheat and oil the waffle iron.
- Cook the waffles: Spoon batter into the waffle iron and cook until deep golden brown, about 3–5 minutes.
- Pan-crisp for fritter edges: Cook each waffle in melted butter for 30–45 seconds per side.
- Glaze and finish: Dip or drizzle glaze on warm waffle donuts and toss in cinnamon sugar if desired.
- Serve warm for best texture.
Notes
For make-ahead, prepare the batter without apples and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Fold in apples just before cooking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Waffle
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 donut
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg