Nicholas Gavin is the Culinary Creative Director of ChefSteps, where he develops recipes and is responsible for making all the food look beautiful. Nick has worked at ChefSteps for over a decade; he and ChefSteps co-founder Grant Crilly worked together at Modernist Cuisine. Nick has worked in professional kitchens both in the United States and abroad, most notably at Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Spain.

Nicholas Gavin

Crispy, craggy, and glazed on the outside, with a plush and light interior, apple fritters are one of the best doughnuts.But maybe “doughnuts” isn’t the best description for these delicious chimeras. Like those mythical beasts, they’re a mashup of different things, but in place of the lion’s claws and a serpent’s tail, apple fritters consist of an enriched yeasted dough that’s rolled up with a spiced apple filling, cut into small pieces and formed into monkey bread-like portions, and finally deep fried.Our version dials up the apple flavor with a Granny Smith filling and a cider glaze bolstered with malic acid for fresh apple tartness.

Apple Fritters