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Pineapple Fritters (Deep Fried Pineapple Rings)

Four pineapple fritters on a cutting board with a yellow cup on the background.
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Pineapple fritters are crispy deep-fried pineapple rings coated in a light coconut batter. This easy French-style recipe uses canned pineapple and fries up golden in minutes, perfect served warm with a dusting of powdered sugar for breakfast or dessert.

Ingredients

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For fritter batter:

  • 10-12 slices of canned pineapple (one 20 oz. can)
  • 2/3 cup + 3 tablespoons (200 ml) whole milk
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 2/3 cup + 2 tablespoons (100 g) all-purpose flour
  • 4.2 oz (120 g) shredded coconut
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons (20 g) icing (powdered) sugar
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

For frying:

  • 33.8 fl oz (1 liter) frying oil

* If needed, please refer to Baking Conversion Charts.

Instructions

  1. To make the fritter batter, sift the flour and combine it with the icing sugar in a large bowl. Make a fountain in the center of the flour mixture, pour in the egg and olive oil, and mix with a rubber spatula or a wire whisk.
  2. Then pour in the cold milk little by little and mix; the dough will be smooth and thick enough to resemble pancake batter. Cover the bowl with plastic film and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  3. Meanwhile, drain the pineapple slices on paper towels. Heat the frying oil in a large saucepan to 350°F (175°C): use a cooking thermometer. Pour shredded coconut on a shallow plate. Dip pineapple slices in the batter to coat thoroughly, shake off excess batter, then coat in shredded coconut. Dip the batter- and coconut-coated pineapple slices in hot oil.
  4. Cook for about 1 to 3 minutes per side, turning with two forks or tongs until golden brown. Continue with the remaining pineapple slices, cooking them two by two. Drain pineapple fritters on paper towels and serve immediately.

Notes

  1. Be sure the pineapple slices or rings are well-drained and patted dry; otherwise, the fritter batter will not stick.
  2. If you don't have a cooking thermometer, add 3 to 4 raw, dry corn kernels to the oil. Once they burst, the oil is at the right temperature.
  3. Do not overcrowd the saucepan while frying: fry two pineapple rings at once. Cooking more than two rings at once can drop the frying oil temperature and result in greasy fritters instead of crispy ones.
  4. Set the oven on low heat to keep the finished fritters warm, and place rings on a baking sheet lined with a paper towel. Keep fritters in the oven until ready to serve. 
  5. The calorie count is calculated per pineapple ring and does not include the frying oil, since the amount varies depending on the oil used, cooking time, and temperature. 

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