Ingredients
Method
- If making your own whipped cream, prepare it by adding heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract to a mixing bowl and mix on high until it thickens up a bit. This should take about 1 minute. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.*We want a thicken cream sauce as opposed to a super thick and fluffy whipped cream to make dipping EASIER.
- Mix together your cinnamon and sugar in a large bowl and set aside.
- Heat oil to 400°F.
- Cut your apples into ½" sticks. (See photos for help.) Do not make them too thin or they will cook too quick and be soggy.
- Add apples to a large bowl and coat with lemon juice.
- Add your cornstarch, flour and baking powder to the bowl and toss well to coat.
- When your oil is ready, shake off excess flour and fry in small batches for 60-70 seconds. (Adding too much at once will bring the oil temperature down making your fries soggy and/or greasy.
- When apple fries are ready toss in the cinnamon sugar mixture and serve with three sauces for dipping.
Notes
Tips
- Serve your fries within 1-2 hours of frying! The moisture in the apple will leach out into the crust making them soggy.
- Flash fry your apples in advance if expecting company for a party. This will allow you to serve them piping hot efficiently.
- Use a mixture of apples for different flavor profiles.
- Look out for the LARGEST apples you can find in the produce section!
- You can purchase store-bought cool whip if you don't want to make your own whipped cream but I beg you to try making your own. It's 100x better!
- Add pumpkin spice to your cinnamon sugar mixture for a fun fall twist!