Apple cider fritters with caramel sauce
If you’re after a delicious dessert that’s fun to make, these apple cider fritters with caramel sauce are perfect!
Prep Time 45 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
- 1 cup flour plus ¼ cup extra for dusting
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup apple cider
- ½ teaspoon mixed spice
- 3-4 medium apples I used Braeburn
- oil for frying
- ¾ cup cinnamon sugar ¾ cup caster sugar mixed with 2 tsp cinnamon
- vanilla ice cream to serve
Caramel sauce
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- ¾ cup cream
Combine the flour, egg yolk, cider and spice in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Set batter aside to rest.
Core the apples, then slice into 3-4mm-thick rings, pat dry with paper towels and dust in the extra flour.
Pour oil into a medium saucepan to a depth of 4-5cm and heat to 165-185°C. (If you don’t have a cooking thermometer, drop a grain of rice into oil and if it comes to the surface quickly and begins to cook, the oil is ready.)
Dip apple rings into batter, let excess run off, then carefully lower into hot oil using metal tongs. Cook in batches of 2-3 slices, for about 1 minute on each side. Once brown all over, remove with tongs and dip into cinnamon sugar.
Serve warm fritters with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream.
The batter is similar to a beer batter, but made with cider to give it extra sweetness. The caramel sauce is super easy to make, just make sure you’re careful as hot sugar can burn! Add a wee pinch of salt if you like a salted caramel taste.
Kids are sure to love this dessert, making it great for a special weekend treat.
For more apple desserts, try my rustic apple cinnamon pie with honey yoghurt cream and my apple pastry rosettes.