Fried Apple Rings (Donuts) with 3-ingredient Pancake Batter

Juicy apple slices fried in a 3-ingredient psyllium husk pancake batter and coated with cinnamon sugar.

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American, Gluten-free, Paleo, Vegan

Keyword 3-ingredient pancake batter, Battered apple rings, Fried apple rings

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Resting time 5

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 660kcal

Wash and peel the apples. Cut them into 0.25-0.5 inch slices. You can use a mandolin for even thin slices. Remove the seeds and cores to get nice apple rings with an easy-to-use apple corer or a small cookie cutter.

In a large bowl mix together the flour, the milk, and the psyllium husk thoroughly with a whisk and let it sit for 5 minutes until the husk thickens the batter.

Heat a non-stick frying pan on low-medium heat.
Dip the apple rings in the batter one by one and fry them as they were pancakes. Flipping them after a couple of minutes to have both sides golden brown.
While still hot, dip them into cinnamon sugar. (If you wait, and the apple donuts cool down, the sugar won't stick to them.) Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce or melted chocolate. Enjoy!

Which apples to fry

Large, firm and tart apples like Granny Smith or Pink Lady or anything similar.

Top tips for making perfect Fried Apple Rings

You need to fry on low-medium heat, so the apples will be cooked. Firm and tart apples tend to remain crunchy if you cut them too wide or cook them for too short.
Even if the apples remain a bit crunchy (but you have to take them out because the pancake batter is already golden brown), don't worry, they will soften on room temperature while they are resting. You can even cover them to make sure they do soften.
I read somewhere ages ago that you can prepare apples for baking if you drop them in hot water for 5 minutes. In that way, the apples will not release any further liquid while baking (no pies with soggy bottom) and the slices soften up a bit as they are pre-cooked so to speak. I tried this method with these apple rings and there were no crunchy apples at all.
For a more frugal approach, you can use ½-1/2 water and milk.