Uniquely December: National Fritter Day

"Tomorrow is National Fritter Day."
"What are fritters?"
"You know, like zucchini fritters and potato pancakes.  Basically anything grated and fried."
"Oh.  Aren't there apple fritters?"
"AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!  Apple fritters!!!!"

Working my first hotel job I was responsible for ordering the doughnuts for the continental breakfast.  The hot fresh doughnuts were delivered at 4AM and always disappeared quickly.  What was always the last to go?  The apple fritters. Apple fritters would normally never be my choice for eating, but watching them go into the trashcan morning after morning (and adding in the 3rd shift lack of reasoning) gave me a brilliant idea.  I figured no one was going to miss them and started pulling a warm and gooey glazed fritter out of the box immediately after the delivery man handed the boxes over to me.  One of those wired me for the rest of the morning.

In honor of National Fritter Day, I decided to try my hand at frying up my own batch of fruity fritters.  My husband and kids are loving me!  Here are the fruits of my labor...

The Pioneer Woman Apple Fritters

My kids' favorite

Paula Deen Apple Fritters

DIVINE as a dessert, or, in our case, a SINFUL midnight snack!
Uses a whole apple slice.  We added vanilla bean ice cream and caramel sauce.