Peach Fritters Donut Recipe

If you like apple fritters, you’ll love this peach fritters donut recipe. Fresh peaches, sweetened with brown sugar and spices, are combined with frozen yeast dough, deep fried, and dipped in a cinnamon peach glaze.

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Southern peach fritters may be created with a batter, but I wanted peach fritters that use a yeast dough, like my favorite bakery doughnut Apple Fritters.

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Peach Fritters Donut Recipe

These doughnuts are easy to make with Rhodes’ pre-made frozen dough, because yeast dough that I don’t have to make from scratch is always a win!

You can thaw the rolls covered with sprayed plastic wrap in the refrigerator overnight if you want to make them for breakfast the next day.

You can also thaw the rolls at room temperature for a couple hours until they are thawed, but not risen too much.

Other than that you just need fresh peeled and diced peaches, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar for the donuts. We’ll talk about the glaze later.

How to Make Peach Fritters

• Combine the diced peaches with the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
• Cut each roll into 6 pieces and alternately layer the dough pieces and diced peaches into a large bowl. Sprinkle in flour here and there. *NOTE: Use a slotted spoon to drain the juices from the peaches as you add them to the dough. It can get super sticky with all that liquid.
• Gently fold the dough and peaches together two to three times and empty onto a floured surface. Sprinkle the top of the dough with additional flour and flatten with hands. Cut dough into 12 pieces. Shape with hands until round, and flatten onto a prepared baking sheet. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap.
• Allow donuts to rest for 15-20 minutes at room temperature.

• Heat oil in a large pot to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Gently scoop up the dough with a floured spatula (turner) and carefully flip the peach fritters over into the hot oil. (May cook several at a time, but don’t overcrowd the doughnuts.)
• Cook roughly 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Remove and place on a cooling rack with paper towels underneath to catch any excess oil.

• Prepare the glaze in a large flat dish by whisking the powdered sugar together with the peach nectar, cinnamon, and nutmeg until smooth. Set aside.
• Glaze donuts while still slightly warm. Place a donut into the glaze, and turn it over. Spoon glaze over the peach fritter as needed to cover the whole surface. Shake off excess glaze. Place the donut back onto the cooling rack and allow glaze to set. 

Other Tips and Suggestions

• Can I use canned peaches in place of fresh peaches? Yes, you can. I would use peaches in natural juices, drained really well and patted dry with a paper towel.
• Don’t want deep fried fritters? Try putting the fruit and dough into a bundt pan like this apple fritter monkey bread and bake it! Or just bake the donuts on the sheet tray at 350˚F for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle the glaze on top instead of dipping the fritters in the glaze, if needed.
• How long do these peach fritters keep? Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Eat as-is or nuked in the microwave for 10 seconds.

Enjoy these peach fritters for breakfast or dessert. They are pretty simple to make (maybe slightly messy though) and taste amazing.

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Peach Fritters Donut Recipe

Created by Amber Brady

Prep: 30 minutes mins

Cook: 6 minutes mins

Rest Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Total: 2 hours hrs 51 minutes mins

If you like apple fritters, you’ll love this peach fritters donut recipe. Fresh peaches, sweetened with brown sugar and spices, are combined with frozen yeast dough, deep fried, and dipped in a cinnamon peach glaze.

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YieldsYields12 donuts

Ingredients

Donuts:

• ▢ 18 Rhodes white dinner rolls, thawed*
• ▢ 3 medium peaches, peeled, cored, and diced (2 cups)
• ▢ ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar, packed
• ▢ 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ▢ ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ▢ ½ cup (60 g) (+/-) all-purpose flour
• ▢ 4 – 5 cups (946-1183 ml) oil , (canola or vegetable) for frying

Glaze:

• ▢ 4 cups (480 g) powdered sugar
• ▢ ½ cup (118 ml) peach nectar
• ▢ ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• ▢ pinch ground nutmeg

Equipment

• Small Whisk (Mini Whipper) 
• Cooling Racks

Instructions

 

• *THAW frozen rolls on a lightly greased baking sheet covered with sprayed plastic wrap for approximately 2-3 hours (or in the refrigerator overnight), until thawed, but hardly risen.
• Combine the diced peaches with the brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
• Cut each roll into 6 pieces and alternately layer the dough pieces and diced peaches into a large bowl. Sprinkle in flour here and there. *NOTE: Use a slotted spoon to drain the juices from the peaches as you add them to the dough. It can get super sticky with all that liquid.
• Gently fold the dough and peaches together two to three times and empty onto a floured surface. Sprinkle the top of the dough with additional flour and flatten with hands. Cut dough into 12 pieces. Shape with hands until round, and flatten onto a prepared baking sheet. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap.
• Allow donuts to rest for 15-20 minutes at room temperature.
• Prepare the glaze in a large flat dish by whisking the powdered sugar together with the peach nectar, cinnamon, and nutmeg until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large pot to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Gently scoop up the dough with a floured spatula (turner) and carefully flip the peach fritters over into the hot oil. (May cook several at a time, but don’t overcrowd the donuts.)
• Cook roughly 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until golden brown. Remove and place donuts on a cooling rack with paper towels underneath to catch any excess oil.
• Glaze donuts while still slightly warm. Place a donut into the glaze, and turn it over. Spoon glaze over the peach fritter as needed to cover the whole surface. Shake off excess glaze. Place the donut back onto the cooling rack and allow glaze to set. Enjoy!

Notes

Can I use canned peaches in place of fresh peaches? Yes, you can. I would use peaches in natural juices, drained really well and patted dry with a paper towel.

Don’t want deep fried fritters? Try putting the fruit and dough into a bundt pan like this apple fritter monkey bread and bake it! Or just bake the donuts on the sheet tray at 350˚F for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Drizzle the glaze on top instead of dipping the fritters in the glaze, if needed.

How long do these peach fritters keep? Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. Eat as-is or nuked in the microwave for 10 seconds.

Nutrition Info.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 donut | Calories: 555kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 346mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 3mg

Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.

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