Vegan Apple Fritters

In honor of National Doughnut Day (yesterday) I decided to Vegan-ize my older recipe for apple fritters and am happy to report that we liked the Vegan version better! You can use the egg substitute of your choice, but I thought the applesauce complimented the flavors of the apple fritter. They don't harden like Starbucks apple fritters do, in fact, they are quite soft like a doughnut.If you know how to achieve the dense, chewy and firm texture of Starbucks fritters, let me know. Regardless, these are delicious. If you try them, please let me know what you think in the comments, and feel free to rate them on Allrecipes by clicking here!

Vegan Apple Fritters




Ingredients:

For the Fritters:

1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup vanilla soy milk
1/4 cup applesauce
1 cup chopped apple

For the Glaze:

2 cups powdered sugar
2 heaping tablespoons vanilla soy milk

Directions:

Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon.
Stir in milk and applesauce until just combined.
Fold in apple.
Pour oil into saucepan so that it is approximately a little less than 1/2 full.
Heat oil on high. The oil is ready when dough floats to top. Carefully add dough to oil in heaping tablespoons. Cook until brown, about 2 minutes, then flip. Cook another 1-2 minutes, until both sides are browned. Transfer gently to paper towels to absorb excess oil, then transfer to cooling rack.

Make the glaze by stirring the milk and powdered sugar together in a small bowl. Drizzle over apple fritters. Wait approximately 3 minutes for glaze to harden, then flip fritters and drizzle glaze over the other side.


Best served warm with coffee or tea.