Apple Desserts
Apples are so versatile: whether one eats them plain, in fruit salads, hot main dishes, or in Apple Desserts, there's nothing not to like.
That said, here are six yummy apple desserts to help you through the day, including Caramel Apple Pizza and (of course) Apple Pie. Enjoy!
APPLE EMPANADAS MINI TACO BOWLS
This is from Old El Paso, and begins, "Old El Paso™ brings our Tex Mex take on the perfect fall apple cinnamon taco dessert with these Apple Empanadas Mini Taco Bowls. This recipe deep fries our Old El Paso™ Soft Tortilla Mini Bowls to make them warm and crispy and then dusts them with cinnamon sugar for an easy to fill, easy to eat apple pie taco dessert. Delicious Granny Smith apples are spiced and served up with cinnamon sour cream and caramel sauce to make for a warm, delicious end to any taco night."
Prep Time: 10 minutes; Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes; Makes 20 servings
To view this online, go to https://www.oldelpaso.com/recipes/apple-empanadas-mini-taco-bowls.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil for deep frying
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
20 Old El Paso™ Taco Bowls™ mini soft flour tortillas (1 Party Pack)
3/4 cup sour cream
6 medium Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 6 cups)
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup caramel topping
Preparation
In deep fat fryer or heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat at least 2 inches oil to 350°F. Add 3 tablespoons of the granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon to a 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
Place bowls in batches in preheated oil; fry 1 minute on each side, using tongs to turn bowls halfway through, until lightly brown all over. Drain bowls upside down on paper towel-lined cookie sheet until slightly cool; toss 4 bowls at a time in cinnamon sugar to coat. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
In small bowl, beat sour cream, remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon with whisk. Set aside.
In 12-inch nonstick skillet, mix apples, brown sugar, lemon juice, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and the salt over medium-high heat. Cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until liquid evaporates and apples are tender.
Divide apple mixture among fried bowls; top with cinnamon sour cream, and drizzle with caramel topping.
Expert Tips
Pears can be substituted for apples in this recipe.
Using a candy thermometer/deep frying thermometer helps to ensure correct temperature when frying to give best results.
APPLE PIE
I got the original recipe for this from an old Betty Crocker Cookbook, years ago. I've tweaked the recipe quite a bit; the original called for butter, which mine doesn't, while I add apple cider or apple juice, which isn't in the original. I also added several other changes to this, changing it to the way my family loves it. Here's the tweaked version of apple pie.
Ingredients
Crust for a 9-inch two-crust pie
3/4 + 1 tablespoon cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (do not use self-rising flour, but if you must use it, omit salt)
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
dash salt
6 to 7 cups apples (6 to 8 apples), peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 cup apple cider or apple juice
Directions
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare crust and line pie pan with bottom crust.
Placed cut up apples in large bowl. Add sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and (lastly) apple cider or juice. Mix apples and additions with hands, then pour apples and additions into crust-lined pie pan.
Cover with top crust, cut slits into top crust, then seal edges of crusts. (Note: You can replace top crust with a lattice crust.) Cover top of pie with aluminum foil to prevent excess browning; remove foil last 15 minutes of baking.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust.
VANILLA APPLESAUCE
This is from the February, 2005 issue of Vegetarian Times, page 67. It begins, "This homemade applesauce, which is good enough to double as dessert, can be refrigerated for up to 1 week." Makes 5 servings
This can be viewed online at https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/vanilla-applesauce/.
Ingredients
1 lb. McIntosh apples (2 large apples)
1 lb. Granny Smith apples (2 large apples)
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
2 Tbs. brown sugar, optional
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
Peel, core and quarter apples. Combine apples, 1 cup water, vanilla bean and lemon juice in saucepan, and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes, or until apples are tender. Stir in brown sugar, if desired.
Remove pan from heat. Let cool, remove vanilla bean and whisk until chunky sauce forms. Stir in vanilla.
MICROWAVE APPLE CRISP
This yumminess is from Betty Crocker, and begins, "Make a classic, favorite apple dessert even quicker when you cook with a microwave."
Prep Time: 15 minutes; Total Time: 25 minutes; Servings: 6
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
4 medium tart cooking apples, peeled, sliced (4 cups)
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup Original Bisquick™ mix
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions
In ungreased 2-quart microwavable casserole or 8-inch square microwavable dish, arrange apple slices. In small bowl, stir remaining ingredients until crumbly. Sprinkle over apples.
Microwave uncovered on High 7 to 10 minutes, rotating dish 1/2 turn after 5 minutes, until apples are tender. Serve warm.
Expert Tips
Good choices of cooking apples include Rome Beauty, Golden Delicious and Greening.
You can bake this simple dessert in the oven. Grease 8-inch square pan or glass baking dish with shortening or cooking spray. Decrease oats to 1/2 cup; increase butter to 1/3 cup. Bake in 375°F oven about 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
Serve this warm, fragrant dessert topped with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of cinnamon ice cream.
CARAMEL APPLE PIZZA
This comes from the infamous long-since-forgotten emailing list. It begins, “Friends and family will go nuts for this simple-to-fix spicy fruit dessert.”
Ingredients
Caramel Syrup (See Below)
2 medium cooking apples, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 cup chopped nuts, toasted
Directions
Heat oven to 400ºF. Line 2 cookie sheets with aluminum foil or cooking parchment paper. Make Caramel Syrup.
Toss apples and lemon juice in medium bowl. Stir in sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Beat cream cheese in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla on medium speed until blended.
Roll each sheet of pastry into 10-inch square on foil-lined cookie sheet. Cut each sheet into 10-inch circle. Place scraps in center and roll into pastry.
Spread half of the cream cheese mixture over each pastry circle. Arrange apple slices on cream cheese. Sprinkle with nuts. Drizzle about 1/4 cup syrup over each circle.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until puffy and golden brown. Pour remaining syrup over hot pizzas. Serve hot.
Caramel Syrup
Ingredients
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/3 cup corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup whipping (heavy) cream
1 teaspoon rum extract or Vanilla
Directions
Heat brown sugar, corn syrup and butter to boiling in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened; remove from heat. Cool about 30 minutes. Stir in whipping cream and rum extract.
Time Saver
Use 1 cup caramel ice-cream topping instead of making the Caramel Syrup and don't peel the apples.
LATTICE PEACH-APPLE PIE
This yummy recipe is from that infamous long-since-forgotten emailing list. This one begins, “What a great combination! Get the best of two fruits, tart apples and sweet peaches, baked in one delicious pie.
Ingredients
Double-Crust Pastry (See Below)
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 medium fresh peaches, sliced (2 cups)
2 medium green cooking apples, peeled and thinly sliced (2 cups)
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
Directions
Heat oven to 425ºF. Make Double-Crust Pastry.
Mix sugar, flour and cinnamon in large bowl. Stir in peaches and apples. Spoon into pastry-lined pie pan. Sprinkle with almonds and dot with butter. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of plate.
Roll other round of pastry into 10-inch circle. Cut circle into 1/2-inch strips. Place 6 strips across filling. To make lattice top, weave a cross-strip through center by first folding back every other strip going the other way. Continue weaving lattice, folding back alternate strips before adding each cross-strip, until lattice is complete. Trim ends of strips. Fold trimmed edge of bottom crust over ends of strips, building up a high edge; seal and flute. Cover edge with 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning.
Bake 35 to 45 minutes, removing foil during last 15 minutes of baking, until crust is brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on wire rack. Serve slightly warm.
DOUBLE-CRUST PASTRY
Ingredients
2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening
4 to 6 tablespoons cold water
Directions
Mix flour and salt in medium bowl. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary). Gather pastry into a ball. Divide in half and shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured surface. Wrap flattened rounds of pastry in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling. Roll one round on lightly floured surface, using floured rolling pin, into circle 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
That said, here are six yummy apple desserts to help you through the day, including Caramel Apple Pizza and (of course) Apple Pie. Enjoy!
APPLE EMPANADAS MINI TACO BOWLS
This is from Old El Paso, and begins, "Old El Paso™ brings our Tex Mex take on the perfect fall apple cinnamon taco dessert with these Apple Empanadas Mini Taco Bowls. This recipe deep fries our Old El Paso™ Soft Tortilla Mini Bowls to make them warm and crispy and then dusts them with cinnamon sugar for an easy to fill, easy to eat apple pie taco dessert. Delicious Granny Smith apples are spiced and served up with cinnamon sour cream and caramel sauce to make for a warm, delicious end to any taco night."
Prep Time: 10 minutes; Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes; Makes 20 servings
To view this online, go to https://www.oldelpaso.com/recipes/apple-empanadas-mini-taco-bowls.
Ingredients
Vegetable oil for deep frying
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
20 Old El Paso™ Taco Bowls™ mini soft flour tortillas (1 Party Pack)
3/4 cup sour cream
6 medium Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 6 cups)
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup caramel topping
Preparation
In deep fat fryer or heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat at least 2 inches oil to 350°F. Add 3 tablespoons of the granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon to a 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.
Place bowls in batches in preheated oil; fry 1 minute on each side, using tongs to turn bowls halfway through, until lightly brown all over. Drain bowls upside down on paper towel-lined cookie sheet until slightly cool; toss 4 bowls at a time in cinnamon sugar to coat. Remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
In small bowl, beat sour cream, remaining 1 tablespoon granulated sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon with whisk. Set aside.
In 12-inch nonstick skillet, mix apples, brown sugar, lemon juice, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and the salt over medium-high heat. Cook 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until liquid evaporates and apples are tender.
Divide apple mixture among fried bowls; top with cinnamon sour cream, and drizzle with caramel topping.
Expert Tips
Pears can be substituted for apples in this recipe.
Using a candy thermometer/deep frying thermometer helps to ensure correct temperature when frying to give best results.
APPLE PIE
I got the original recipe for this from an old Betty Crocker Cookbook, years ago. I've tweaked the recipe quite a bit; the original called for butter, which mine doesn't, while I add apple cider or apple juice, which isn't in the original. I also added several other changes to this, changing it to the way my family loves it. Here's the tweaked version of apple pie.
Ingredients
Crust for a 9-inch two-crust pie
3/4 + 1 tablespoon cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (do not use self-rising flour, but if you must use it, omit salt)
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
dash salt
6 to 7 cups apples (6 to 8 apples), peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 cup apple cider or apple juice
Directions
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare crust and line pie pan with bottom crust.
Placed cut up apples in large bowl. Add sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and (lastly) apple cider or juice. Mix apples and additions with hands, then pour apples and additions into crust-lined pie pan.
Cover with top crust, cut slits into top crust, then seal edges of crusts. (Note: You can replace top crust with a lattice crust.) Cover top of pie with aluminum foil to prevent excess browning; remove foil last 15 minutes of baking.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust.
VANILLA APPLESAUCE
This is from the February, 2005 issue of Vegetarian Times, page 67. It begins, "This homemade applesauce, which is good enough to double as dessert, can be refrigerated for up to 1 week." Makes 5 servings
This can be viewed online at https://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/vanilla-applesauce/.
Ingredients
1 lb. McIntosh apples (2 large apples)
1 lb. Granny Smith apples (2 large apples)
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
2 Tbs. brown sugar, optional
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Directions
Peel, core and quarter apples. Combine apples, 1 cup water, vanilla bean and lemon juice in saucepan, and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes, or until apples are tender. Stir in brown sugar, if desired.
Remove pan from heat. Let cool, remove vanilla bean and whisk until chunky sauce forms. Stir in vanilla.
MICROWAVE APPLE CRISP
This yumminess is from Betty Crocker, and begins, "Make a classic, favorite apple dessert even quicker when you cook with a microwave."
Prep Time: 15 minutes; Total Time: 25 minutes; Servings: 6
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
4 medium tart cooking apples, peeled, sliced (4 cups)
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup Original Bisquick™ mix
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions
In ungreased 2-quart microwavable casserole or 8-inch square microwavable dish, arrange apple slices. In small bowl, stir remaining ingredients until crumbly. Sprinkle over apples.
Microwave uncovered on High 7 to 10 minutes, rotating dish 1/2 turn after 5 minutes, until apples are tender. Serve warm.
Expert Tips
Good choices of cooking apples include Rome Beauty, Golden Delicious and Greening.
You can bake this simple dessert in the oven. Grease 8-inch square pan or glass baking dish with shortening or cooking spray. Decrease oats to 1/2 cup; increase butter to 1/3 cup. Bake in 375°F oven about 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender.
Serve this warm, fragrant dessert topped with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of cinnamon ice cream.
CARAMEL APPLE PIZZA
This comes from the infamous long-since-forgotten emailing list. It begins, “Friends and family will go nuts for this simple-to-fix spicy fruit dessert.”
Ingredients
Caramel Syrup (See Below)
2 medium cooking apples, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 cup chopped nuts, toasted
Directions
Heat oven to 400ºF. Line 2 cookie sheets with aluminum foil or cooking parchment paper. Make Caramel Syrup.
Toss apples and lemon juice in medium bowl. Stir in sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Beat cream cheese in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla on medium speed until blended.
Roll each sheet of pastry into 10-inch square on foil-lined cookie sheet. Cut each sheet into 10-inch circle. Place scraps in center and roll into pastry.
Spread half of the cream cheese mixture over each pastry circle. Arrange apple slices on cream cheese. Sprinkle with nuts. Drizzle about 1/4 cup syrup over each circle.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until puffy and golden brown. Pour remaining syrup over hot pizzas. Serve hot.
Caramel Syrup
Ingredients
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/3 cup corn syrup
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup whipping (heavy) cream
1 teaspoon rum extract or Vanilla
Directions
Heat brown sugar, corn syrup and butter to boiling in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened; remove from heat. Cool about 30 minutes. Stir in whipping cream and rum extract.
Time Saver
Use 1 cup caramel ice-cream topping instead of making the Caramel Syrup and don't peel the apples.
LATTICE PEACH-APPLE PIE
This yummy recipe is from that infamous long-since-forgotten emailing list. This one begins, “What a great combination! Get the best of two fruits, tart apples and sweet peaches, baked in one delicious pie.
Ingredients
Double-Crust Pastry (See Below)
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 medium fresh peaches, sliced (2 cups)
2 medium green cooking apples, peeled and thinly sliced (2 cups)
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
Directions
Heat oven to 425ºF. Make Double-Crust Pastry.
Mix sugar, flour and cinnamon in large bowl. Stir in peaches and apples. Spoon into pastry-lined pie pan. Sprinkle with almonds and dot with butter. Trim overhanging edge of pastry 1 inch from rim of plate.
Roll other round of pastry into 10-inch circle. Cut circle into 1/2-inch strips. Place 6 strips across filling. To make lattice top, weave a cross-strip through center by first folding back every other strip going the other way. Continue weaving lattice, folding back alternate strips before adding each cross-strip, until lattice is complete. Trim ends of strips. Fold trimmed edge of bottom crust over ends of strips, building up a high edge; seal and flute. Cover edge with 3-inch strip of aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning.
Bake 35 to 45 minutes, removing foil during last 15 minutes of baking, until crust is brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on wire rack. Serve slightly warm.
DOUBLE-CRUST PASTRY
Ingredients
2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons shortening
4 to 6 tablespoons cold water
Directions
Mix flour and salt in medium bowl. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary). Gather pastry into a ball. Divide in half and shape into 2 flattened rounds on lightly floured surface. Wrap flattened rounds of pastry in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling. Roll one round on lightly floured surface, using floured rolling pin, into circle 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in pie plate. Unfold and ease into plate, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
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