Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos are made with apple pie filling rolled up into a cinnamon sugar crust. It's topped with caramel and slathered with whipped cream.
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 6-8 taquitos
Calories 243kcal
Author Sandra
Ingredients
4large green apples
1/2cupwater
2heaping teaspoons cinnamon
1/2teaspoonsnutmeg
1/2cupsugar
6-8taco sized flour tortillas
3-4tablespoonscanola or vegetable oil
1/3cupsugar
1teaspooncinnamon
Toppings
caramel
whipped cream
Instructions
Peel and core apples.
Dice apples into small chunks into a saute pan and place over medium-high heat. Add water, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar, stir to combine. Cook apples until tender and sugar have caramelized. The amount of time this takes will completely vary on the temperature.
Once completely cooked. Remove from heat. Divided apples among the tortillas, placing a strip of apples down the center of the tortilla, like you are making a taco. Tightly roll the tortilla. Set aside and repeat with remaining tortillas.
Wash and dry pan.
In a small mixing bowl add sugar and cinnamon, Pour onto a dinner-sized plate and set aside.
Add 2-3 tablespoons of cooking oil in the pan, place over medium-high heat.
Cooking 3-4 taquitos at a time, add to the pan. Turn every 5-10 seconds until every side of the taquitos is a light golden brown.
Remove immediately from oil and roll in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Repeat with remaining taquitos.
Top taquitos with caramel sauce and serve with whipped cream.