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cardamom apple fritters on a wooden board next to a red apple.
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Dairy Free Apple Fritters

Made with chunky apples, hints of spice and nutty spelt flour, these dairy free apple fritters are very easy to make and so moreish. A vegetarian and low histamine dessert. Makes 8 small fritters.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack, Sweet treat
Cuisine: American, British
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 224kcal
Author: Claire

Ingredients

  • 1 cup spelt flour
  • 3 small apples peeled and diced
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom + more to taste preference
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • ⅓ cup non-dairy milk
  • pinch salt
  • ¼ cup oil for frying
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Instructions

  • In a large bowl add the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine.
  • In a separate bowl combine the egg yolk, maple syrup and non-dairy milk. Whisk together.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and stir, as briefly as you can, to combine. Add the diced apple and cardamom. Stir into the dough.
  • Spoon or pour the oil into a frying pan, so that you have at least ½ cm of oil. Heat until it is 370F or the end of a wooden spoon has the sizzle of oil around it.
  • Drop small handfuls of the dough into the oil, and then lightly press into your fritter shape with your hands (carefully!!!) or with a spatula (safer option!). Flip when golden brown. Cook time is 4-5 minutes.
  • Remove the fritter from the oil with a spatula and place on kitchen towel, and then repeat to cook all your fritters.

Notes

  • Stir fairly briefly when adding the wet ingredients to the dry. Just so the apple is coated in the mixture and combined.
  • Use a neutral tasting oil.
  • Keep an eye on the fritters when frying, making sure not to let them burn.
  • Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
 
Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance (SIGHI) food compatibility list for histamine
All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:
  • spelt scores 0, but has a note 'Prefer old varieties. Modern ATI-varieties modified by cultivation are often not well tolerated'
  • baking powder is not rated.
  • cardamom scores 0, but has a note that some varieties may not be well tolerated.
  • non-dairy milk has variable scores.

Nutrition

Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 101IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 83mg | Iron: 2mg