Caramel apple chocolate cups

Salted Caramel Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 8 large granny smith apples , peeled and thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour ( 30 g )
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar ( 130 g )
• 2 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 premade pie crusts , thawed if frozen
• 1 large egg , beaten
• ¾ cup heavy cream ( 180 mL )
• ¾ cup light brown sugar ( 165 g )
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• sea salt , for garnish

Nutrition Info

• Calories 644
• Fat 27 g
• Carbs 102 g
• Fiber 8 g
• Sugar 66 g
• Protein 5 g

Estimated values based on one serving size.

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. In a large bowl, combine the apple slices, lemon juice, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss until the apples are well coated.
3. Lay 1 of the pie crusts in a 9-inch (23-cm) pie dish. Add the apple slices to the bottom of the crust. Place the other pie crust over the apple slices.

Ingredients

• 8 large granny smith apples , peeled and thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour ( 30 g )
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar ( 130 g )
• 2 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 premade pie crusts , thawed if frozen
• 1 large egg , beaten
• ¾ cup heavy cream ( 180 mL )
• ¾ cup light brown sugar ( 165 g )
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• sea salt , for garnish

Nutrition Info

• Calories 644
• Fat 27 g
• Carbs 102 g
• Fiber 8 g
• Sugar 66 g
• Protein 5 g

Estimated values based on one serving size.

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Perfect Apple Pie Cookies

Apple Pie Cookies – sticky and chewy, bite-sized caramel apple pies. Sometimes the regular old apple pie recipe is just too much dessert to handle. These gooey bites bring you the best of both worlds: the fruity-caramel flavor of traditional pie, with all of the convenience of a simple cookie recipe! (No fork required. )

I know, I haven’t really invented hot water, you have seen cookies like this on the internet in the last few years for sure. Mostly, those are quick and simple recipes for which you need just a few simple store bought ingredients (frozen pie crust and canned apple pie filling).

Oven-Baked Mini Caramel Apple Pie Recipe

Since our apple tree in the garden did very well this year, it would be crazy of me to buy filling when I can make homemade filling from these fresh apples. Of course, if you have homemade filling, you must have homemade crust. Ok, let’s not kid ourselves, if you think I made caramel sauce myself, well, not this time. How ever much cooking is fun for me, I don’t really want to spend all my free time in the kitchen.

If you like the idea of these mini apple pies, and you don’t really have much time, be free to use the shortcuts and take refrigerated Pie Crust and a can of Apple Pie Filling. In only a few minutes, you will make identically tasty Apple Pie Cookies. If you’re not hungry for cookies you or apple based baking you could always bake something different, like a magic cake or the a great tasting peanut butter cheesecake.

Simple Bite-Sized Apple Pie Cookie Desserts

Although the summer is passing by slowly but surely, the thought of autumn treats, the smell of cinnamon and other aromatic spices which spread through the house while the cake with apple or pumpkin is baking in the oven is very comforting. These Apple Pie Cookies with gooey caramel loaded with the cinnamon flavor are the real comfort food for cold and rainy autumn days which are coming.

If you have the time for baking, you mix the crust, peel the apple and make the filling. But, also if you are in a hurry, it doesn’t mean that you can’t treat yourself with warm, juicy mini pies because the store bought ingredients really make the job easier. Coat one crust with caramel, spread the apple pie filling, cut the second pie crust into strips and cover the filling, cut the cookies, sprinkle it with cinnamon-sugar and your mini pies are ready for the oven. After half an hour, you can pour yourself a cup of milk and enjoy your home made Apple Pie Cookies.

Craving More Cookie Recipes? Then check these out.

Fresh Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies are delicious, soft cream cheese cookies with fresh cranberries and white chocolate chunks. These Christmas cookies are overloaded with white chocolate and tangy fresh cranberries for a bright festive look.

Maraschino Cherry Shortbread Cookies – make these classic shortbread cookies with red bits of Maraschino cherries, and you will get a beautiful Christmas dessert.

Apple Pie Cookies

• Author: Vera Zecevic
• Prep Time: 1 hour
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
• Yield: 16 cookies 1 x
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: American

Description

Apple Pie Cookies – sticky and chewy, bite-sized caramel apple pies. Sometimes the regular old apple pie recipe is just too much dessert to handle. These gooey bites bring you the best of both worlds: the fruity-caramel flavor of traditional pie, with all of the convenience of a simple cookie recipe! (No fork required. )

Ingredients

For Apple Pie Filling :

• 3 apples (about 1 lbs.)-peeled and sliced into 8 slices each
• 1 – 2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoon white sugar
• 3 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 tablespoon corn starch
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• A dash of nutmeg
• 3/4 cup water

For Pie Crust :

• 1 cup ( 2 sticks) unsalted butter cut into cubes-chilled
• 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup ice water

(or you can use 1 package Refrigerated Pie Crust (2 crusts))

Filling and Topping:

• 1 and 3/4 cups apple pie filling-chopped into small pieces
• 1 cup caramel sauce
• 1 egg -lightly beaten
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

To make Apple Pie Filling:

1. Toss sliced apples with lemon juice and set aside.
2. In a saucepan or a pot combine cornstarch, sugar, browned sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and water. Stir well and bring to a boil over medium-high heat whisking constantly. Let it boil 2 minutes until thick, then stir in apple slices.
3. Reduce heat to low, cover the pot and let it simmer about 10 minutes. Apples should be soft but not mushy (cooking time depend on sort of apples). Remove apples from heat and leave them covered to soften and cooled.
4. When it’s cooled take out the apples from the sauce and chop into small pieces, set aside.

To make Pie Crust:

1. In a large mixing bowl place flour, salt and sugar and mix to combine.
2. Using a pastry blender incorporate chilled butter cubes into the flour mixture(the mixture should resemble coarse meal)
3. Drizzle 2 tablespoons ice water over the mixture and blend, repeat with another 2 tablespoons water. When you squeeze the dough it should holds together (you may have to add more water if the dough crumbles, add 1 tablespoon at a time)
4. Divide the dough into two equal pieces, flatten and form two disc, pack each disc with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
5. Lightly dust working surface with flour, place chilled dough, dust the dough and the rolling pin, too. Turn the dough as you rolling to prevent it from sticking. Roll it out 1/8-inch thick.
6. Repeat the process with the other disc.

Assembling the Apple Pie Cookies:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F, line cookie sheet with parchment paper, spray with non-stick spray and set aside.
2. Spread the caramel sauce onto one pie crust.
3. Spread chopped apple pie filling over caramel and gently tap the filling with your palms.
4. Cut second pie crust into 1/2 inch strips and create a lattice top over the filling.
5. Using round cookie cutter (about 2.5 inch) cut out the cookies and place them onto baking sheet.
6. Beat the egg with a fork and brush the top of cookies.
7. Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle the cookies generously.
8. Bake 20-30 minutes (until golden brown).

Notes

Apple pie filling recipe adapted from Spend With Pennies

Pie crust recipe adapted from Martha Stewart

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Gourmet Caramel Apples

Make your own Homemade Gourmet Caramel Apples for a fraction of the candy shop price. Crisp, tart granny smith apples covered in homemade caramel and gourmet toppings made right at home.

Caramel apples are a fabulous special treat that can be enjoyed year round.

These gourmet caramel apples are made with the best homemade caramel.

Add your favorite chopped nuts, chocolate, sprinkles, etc to make them your very own and totally gourmet. The “apple pie” caramel apple is my ultimate favorite!

If you like this recipe you may also like:

WHAT KIND OF APPLES SHOULD I USE TO MAKE CARAMEL APPLES?

Granny Smith apples are usually the preferred apple for caramel apples. They’re tart, crisp flavor compliments the sweet soft caramel. They should have a firm texture and be bright green.

Although Granny Smith apples are the preferred and classic apple for gourmet caramel apples, you can use almost any apple of choice.

WHAT KIND OF CARAMEL SHOULD I USE TO MAKE CARAMEL APPLES?

The best caramel to use is a caramel that is thick enough to coat an apple well but still soft enough to bite into when cooled.

Homemade caramel is my favorite. You can find the recipe for my favorite caramel for caramel apples below.

The caramel recipe below is seriously the best caramel recipe I’ve found for dipping apples. It’s simple, less likely to crystallize and tastes amazing.

I’ve tried over a half dozen different caramel recipes and this one reigns supreme.

I DON’T HAVE TIME TO MAKE CARAMEL BUT STILL WHAT TO MAKE THESE. WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST?

If you don’t have time to make homemade caramel (RECIPE BELOW), you can always use the store-bought caramel squares. When I use caramel squares from the store, I add a little cream to them to soften the caramel.

Usually 2-3 tablespoons cream to 1 cup of caramel squares does the trick. If you like your caramel to set faster, be thicker or harder, you can just heat the caramel squares and skip the additional cream.

HOW MUCH DO CARAMEL APPLES COST TO MAKE?

You’d be surprised how cheap you can make gourmet caramel apples!

I buy ingredients in bulk and wait ads for sale prices. With that said, I was able to find (in the last couple months) the ingredients and supplies used in the recipe for these prices:

• 2 lb dark brown sugar – $1.19 at Macey’s (associate food) ($0.60 per batch)
• 1-gallon corn syrup – $9.99 at Macey’s ($0.63 per batch)
• can of sweetened condensed milk – $1.23 at WinCo ($1.23 per batch)
• 1 lb butter – $1.99 at Smith’s ($1.00 per batch)
• 12 oz white chocolate – $1.49 at Macey’s ($0.05-0.10 per apple)
• 12 oz mini chocolate chips – $1.49 at Macey’s ($0.10 per apple)
• 16 oz dry roasted peanuts – $1.99 at WinCo ($0.14 per apple)
• 1 lb almonds – $3.99 at Sprouts Farmers Market ($0.27 per apple)
• 1 lb Granny Smith apples (2-3 apples) – $0.88 at Sprouts ($0.33 to 0.44 per apple)
• apple sticks – $0.01 to 0.10 depending on if you use flat popsicle sticks or round bamboo apple sticks

Each batch of homemade caramel (recipe below) is enough to dip 12-15 apples depending on the size of apples.

I was able to find smaller sized apples that were 3 to a pound. That means I was able to make these gourmet caramel apples for $0.72 to 0.94 depending on what topping I added.

The prices I was able to find for these ingredients were exceptional, not gonna lie. BUT if you were to buy these supplies and ingredients outside of super sales, I’m confident to say you would still be able to make them for $1.50 or less.

At that price, these make fantastic, gourmet treats for gift giving or special occasions!

HOW DO I CUT AND EAT A CARAMEL APPLE (THE EASY WAY)?

It’s much easier to eat a caramel apple if you cut it into smaller pieces.

This is how I cut our caramel apples for the cleanest most enjoyable way to eat them.

If you cut it like a game of tick-tac-toe you will cut out the core and each piece of apple will have caramel on it.

If you hate the idea of cutting the apple into pieces like this, you are more than welcome to go all in and eat it straight off the stick. Messier but these gourmet caramel apples will still taste just as delicious!

WHAT KIND OF TOPPINGS SHOULD I USE TO MAKE MY CARAMEL APPLES GOURMET?

There are a lot of toppings you can add to your caramel apples to make them gourmet. Here’s a few I’ve seen and enjoyed.

• choppednuts – peanuts, almonds, pecans
• chocolate – white, milk, dark chocolate drizzled
• candy – M&Ms, chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups, Reese’s pieces, Snickers, Butterfingers, Heath, Skor, etc.
• cookies – Crushed Oreos, graham crackers
• sprinkles

Here are a few combinations of toppings that would take your gourmet caramel apples to the next level:

• Apple Pie caramel apple – coat with thin layer of white chocolate rolled in cinnamon sugar (it tastes like an apple pie and is by far one of our favorites)!
• Smores caramel apple – roll in crushed graham crackers, drizzle with chocolate and sprinkle with mini marshmallows
• Turtle caramel apple – roll in pecans, drizzle with chocolate
• Tuxedo caramel apple – dip in thin white chocolate than in milk or dark chocolate
• Birthday cake caramel apple – dip in white chocolate, roll in sprinkles
• Hot chocolate caramel apple – dip in milk chocolate, sprinkle with mini marshmallows
• Oreo Lover caramel apple – coat with thin layer of white chocolate, roll in crushed Oreo cookies

WHAT TOPPING IS YOUR FAVORITE FOR A GOURMET CARAMEL APPLE?

I’d love to hear about your favorite. Drop a comment below!

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