Apple Fritters with Speculaas Spice
Apple Fritters with Speculaas Spice are a great way to welcome the fall. These warm and crispy treats are only 30 minutes away when you follow this easy recipe. The Speculaas spice used in the batter and for the sugar coating gives a deeper flavor than cinnamon alone and can be used anywhere gingerbread spice is needed.
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 94kcal
Ingredients
Speculaas Spice
- 5 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground aniseed
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander seed
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
Apple Fritters
- 2 cups diced apples, peeled or unpeeled
- 1 large egg
- 1 ⅓ cups beer, water or milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ¾ cup flour (245 grams)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (50 grams)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon speculaas spice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Canola oil as needed
Speculaas Sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon speculaas spice
Instructions
Speculaas Spice and Sugar
- Combine all of the ingredients in a small jar. Place the cap on the jar.
- Shake the jar vigorously to mix.
- Combine the sugar and speculaas spice, stirring until completely mixed together. Set aside.
- Yield: ⅓ cup
Apple Fritters
- Cut the apple in about ⅓ inch dice. Set aside.
- Whisk the egg to mix. Add the vanilla and mix well.
- Pour in the beer, water or milk and whisk to blend together.
- Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, spice and salt. Whisk together until smooth.
- Stir in the apples.
- Heat about 1 to ½ inch of oil to 350°F in a medium size frying pan.
- Drop the batter by heaping tablespoons and fry to a golden brown. Turn and fry the second side. This will take about 2 minutes on each side.
- Drain on paper towels and immediately roll in the speculaas sugar.
Notes
A 12 ounce bottle of beer will yield the 1 ⅓ cups needed.
1 large apple will produce the 2 cups of diced apples.
If the apples are juicy, blot them dry with paper towels before adding them to the batter so the moisture won't thin out the batter.
Chilling the batter will yield a crisper batter as will the beer.
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg