Love apple fritters? Try these cranberry fritters for a different seasonal flavor!
It’s the finale of Christmas Week! But first I want to thank Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Jen of Juanita’s Cocina for putting together a great week of festivities, and for asking me to be a part of it. Today’s last and final theme is Christmas Pies/Pastries. As always, make sure to check out all the other participating bloggers’ recipes once you are done here!
- Christmas Apple Pie from Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Fried Pies from Jen of Juanita’s Cocina
- Chocolate Angel Pie from Liz of That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Nutella Swirled Pumpkin Pie from Anuradha of Baker Street
- Cheese Danish Pie from Kristen of Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker
- Bakewell Tarts from Isabelle of Crumb
- Grasshopper Pie from Erin of Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
- Cranberry Fritters from Erin of The Spiffy Cookie
- Cinnamon Pecan Crescent Rolls from Ramona of Curry and Comfort
- Banketstaaf (Dutch Christmas Log) from Heather of Girlichef
- Eggnog and Cranberry Christmas Braid from Cathy of The Dutch Baker’s Daughter
- Raspberry Galette from Chung-Ah of Damn Delicious
Fritters versus Doughnuts. What is the difference? According to a web dictionary, a fritter is “a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat”, while a doughnut is “a small usually ring-shaped cake fried in fat”. Although those definitions don’t do either of them justice, I would have to deduce that I am correct in calling what you are about to feast your eyes upon a fritter. A cranberry fritter in fact, and they are dangerously easy to make. There is a reason why I don’t own a deep fryer, because I would be frying everything in sight.
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Two years ago: Berry Medley Smoothie
CRANBERRY FRITTERS
Makes 1-1/2 dozen
Ingredients:
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries
Oil for deep-fat frying
Powdered sugar
Directions:
- In a bowl, beat egg; add sugar and butter.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add to sugar mixture alternately with milk. Stir in cranberries.
- Heat oil to 375 degrees. Drop tablespoonfuls of batter into oil (I used a medium cookie scoop). Fry doughnuts a few at a time, turning with a slotted spoon until golden, about 2 minutes per side.
- Drain on paper towels. Allow to cool slightly, then toss in or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Source: Found on A Whisk and A Prayer, originally from Taste of Home.
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49 comments
Could you substitute dried cranberries for fresh or frozen?
I have not tried it with dried, but theoretically you could. The dried cranberries may not be as soft inside that’s all.
The lemoncello jars look so cool!
I’d buy me some canning jars for next year. Probably some syrups jars too. Love it!
Love the glass bottles, so versatile!
The food-grade buckets and the gamma lids.
I would buy the canning jars.
I love the Sterile Cryogenic Graduated Plastic Vials – PP! Thanks! And your Fritters look AMAZING!!!!
I would use it towards a few of the Tamper-Evident Snap-Lock Plastic Containers – Rectangle, for our son that teaches kindergarten for his classroom supplies
OMG. I am commenting to say how absolutely wonderful the fritters look! I’m including these in next friday’s weekly links!
Eeeee!!!! You just totally made my day!! :-D
I would buy the amber bottles
These fritters look fantastic!
I want the beauty jars so I can make body scrubs!
Hi!
I’d really love these: http://www.freundcontainer.com/86-inch-wire-shelving-kit/p/WS861236-P/
thanks for the chance! :D Your cranberry fritters look delish! :)
Kraft 100% Recycled Paper Rolls. Weiman® Specialty Wipes, and Decorative Holiday Tins – Santa By The Fireplace
Snap Lock containers-think the fritters would hold well in em?
I would love to have some of the holiday tins from Freund, especially the large size ones to gift my homemade cranberry white chocolate popcorn for Christmas!
Those fritters look so good! I think December is the best month to fry foods….all calories are free while it’s Christmas, right?!
I would buy canning jars and lids
I love the a wire batch glass jars
These look great–what a grand finale! I hope to bake with you again, soon. This was fun!
I love glass bottles. I make my own vanilla would be perfect. These sound so good. I love anything cranberry.
Wow those look delicious!
I would get glass jars.
I’d like to buy the snaplock plastic containers!
i like the oval glass bottles!
I would love to buy glass syrup containers for my buttermilk syrup
iwould buy glass syrup containers
Oh, man…no matter what you call these beauties, they need to be in my mouth soon! What a scrumptious holiday treat! So fun celebrating #ChristmasWeek with you!
Totally and completely gorgeous. I love my deep fryer, I sometimes have to hide it to prevent myself from frying every day. These need to go on my must make list.
I’ve fried SO many things in the past few months, it’s kind of addictive once you get over the fear of it :) No matter what I fry, I usually end up eating WAY too many… Love the idea for these cranberry fritters, might be time to break out the oil again!
I love the Blue bottles, would be perfect for making vanilla extract!
So many wonderful choices, but I really like the High-Capacity Wire Bale Air-Seal Glass Jars – Square
Boston Round bottles!
Those fritters look great! I think I’d get some of the decorative tins: http://www.freundcontainer.com/decorative-tins/c/299/
The glass bottles would be fun for making my own vanilla extract.
I’d love some of their spice jars.
the clear dressing and sauce bottles would be great for homemade dressings!!
I love the Air Seal Plastic Jars for food storage and the Bulk Oblong Plastic Spice Jars.
I want their spice jars (I need to redo my spice cabinet)!
Love the fritters too – great baking this week with you!
Mmmm…these sound awesome! I love any sort of fritters and these are just perfect for the season.
I love the little Honey Pots at the Freund website, and they’re reasonably priced, too!
These fritters sound so good! I love idea of the tart with the sweet dough.
Love the glass bottles! Or the jars! Could be fun to get some and make some desserts in a jar to give out to friends!
These look sooooo good!
I love the oil and vinegar round glass bottles!
I am loving all those glass bottles! I would get some and give my friends homemade vanilla extract <3 Right now I have to keep it in a bottle that way too big.
I could pop about half a dozen of these in my mouth! YUM! Happy Day #5! I was great working with you this week! :)
cookie tins! In all the stores, all they have are the itty bitty ones- I love the larger sizes here!