I am a self-proclaimed Olympic junkie. This is the only time that I even have a remote interest in watching sports on television. That being said, the events in the Olympics are so much more interesting than watching pro football or something. I have decided that since I always feel bad for the bronze medalists, that we should change from the reward for 3rd place bronze, maybe we change it up and award diamonds or platinum or something to the 3rd place athlete. I missed my calling to serve on the International Olympic Committee, right?
It came as no surprise to my Hubby that during the course of watching the various events, I had to make sure we had some sort of Olympic-themed snack to munch on. Here's what we came up with, and I was not disappointed! What's not to love about something that tastes like apple pie, but is shaped like a donut? These fried cinnamon apple rings are extremely easy to whip together in 15 minutes or less, and they're made with ingredients that you probably already have in the house. Just add apples. And ice cream maybe. And caramel sauce. Go wild, you're burning calories watching extremely healthy athletes compete, right?
Cinnamon Apple Rings
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: About 20 apple rings 1x
Ingredients
- 4 large Granny Smith apples
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 large egg, beaten
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- vegetable oil for frying
For the cinnamon-sugar topping:
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cinnamon.
- In a small bowl, beat together the egg, milk, and vanilla.
- Slice the apples into ¼-inch thick slices, and remove the center of each slice with a small biscuit cutter or apple corer.
- Heat ½-inch of oil in a large skillet until it reaches 350 degrees F.
- Mix the egg/milk/vanilla mixture into the flour mixture and whisk until a smooth batter has formed.
- Dip each apple ring into the batter, allowing any excess batter to drip off before adding to the oil. Fry apple rings, 2 or 3 at a time, until golden, about 1 minute per side.
- Remove rings from oil and drain on a paper towel lined plate for a moment before dipping apple ring into the cinnamon-sugar topping.
- Serve warm (with ice cream, if you like), or at room temperature.
CakePants
Oh gosh, these look amazing!! What an ingenious idea :)
tish
I went a step different and made fritters and used pancake mix same measurement for cinnamon and sugar though
Karrie A Chadbourne
Can I use a deep fryer?
Mandy
Hi Karrie, A deep fryer should work just fine. Thanks for visiting!
Karrie A Chadbourne
Yay thank you for the quick response
Rhonda Jensen
First time to make just for 1 person. I used 4 Gala apples and it filled a small cookie sheet. Quick and easy to make. Will be making this again.