Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos – tortillas filled with apple pie filling, rolled in sugar and cinnamon, oven baked and drizzled with caramel sauce are real fall dessert. This quick and easy recipe will be a hit this fall. Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos can be served for breakfast, snack or a dessert.
These days, apples are the number one food in my kitchen. I love apple recipes because of the apple – cinnamon smell coming out of the oven and the taste of this amazing combination. There are many apple – cinnamon recipes on my blog and I often prepare them. What do I like about these Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos? First of all, they are so quick and easy to prepare. Crunchy tortillas with cinnamon and sugar, combined with juicy apple filling are a perfect combination. Caramel sauce is added to complete and sweeten these incredible sweets.
What are taquitos? They’re actually rolled tacos.
What ingredients are necessary to make Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos?
- 12 Soft flour tortillas (6 inch size)
- 3 tablespoon Unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- 1 can (21 ounces) Apple pie filling
- Caramel sauce, optional
6 ingredients and 30 minutes of your time is all you need to enjoy their amazing taste. Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos are perfect for Mexican food fans.
How to make Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos?
Put a few tablespoons of apple pie filling on one side of a tortilla (look at the photo), roll tight, spread butter over the tortilla and roll into a cinnamon and sugar mixture. Place the tortillas in a 9×13 inch pan or baking sheet, greased with butter. Repeat the same procedure with the remaining tortillas and apple pie filling. Bake them at 350 F for 15-20 min or until tortillas are golden brown. Drizzle with caramel sauce before serving. These Apple Pie Taquitos can be served with vanilla ice – cream or whipped topping.
This is just a short version of the recipe. Detailed instructions with the list of all the necessary ingredients and their quantities can be found at the bottom of the post in a recipe card.
How to store the leftovers? Keep them refrigerated in an airtight container for no longer then 3 days. Make sure to heat them in a microwave oven or an oven before serving.
Can Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos be frozen? Yes, they can, but before you bake them. Make the taquitos, cover the baking sheet and keep in the freezer for up to 2 months, then defrost before baking.
Can other types of pie fillings be used? Absolutely! You can use the filling that you like.
Can homemade apple pie filling be used? If you don’t like canned apple pie filling, feel free to use a homemade one.
Can I use brown sugar? Yes, you can. I recommend light brown sugar.
Is caramel sauce necessary for this recipe? No! If you don’t like it, these taquitos can be served without the caramel sauce, with vanilla ice-cream or whipped topping, instead.
TIPS and TRICKS:
Use soft, flour tortillas for this recipe, not the corn flour ones.
If you prefer tortillas to be extra crunchy, bake them for few more minutes. In that case, stay close to the oven and check the taquitos occasionally and don’t let them get overburnt.
It’s so much fun preparing Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos. You can spend some time with your kids and have fun preparing them. If you like apple desserts or the ones with apple pie filling, check out APPLE CHEESECAKE TACOS and APPLE PIE CINNAMON ROLL UPS. You can find more recipes with apples here APPLE DESSERTS. If you like apples, Mexican food and quick and easy recipes, this is what you’ve been looking for. Sweeten your fall days with Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos and enjoy their divine taste!
Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos
Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos – tortillas filled with apple pie filling, rolled in sugar and cinnamon, oven baked and drizzled with caramel sauce are real fall dessert. This quick and easy recipe will be a hit this fall. Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos can be served for breakfast, snack or a dessert.
Ingredients
- 12 Soft flour tortillas (6 inch size)
- 3 tablespoon Unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
- 1 can (21 ounces) Apple pie filling
- Caramel sauce, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan or baking sheet with melted butter, or cooking spray and set aside.
- Next, combine sugar and cinnamon in a large plate or shallow dish and set aside.
- Chop apples from the apple pie filling into smaller pieces, then place few tablespoons of apple pie filling on 1/3 of the tortilla (look at the photo) and roll tight.
- Then, spread butter over it and roll into a cinnamon and sugar mixture, so that it is well coated.
- Put the tortillas into the baking pan with seam side down. Repeat the same procedure until all the ingredients are used.
- Bake the tortillas for 15-20 minutes or until they get golden brown and crunchy.
- When you take them out of the oven, let them cool, then drizzle with caramel sauce before serving. Serve warm.
Notes
- How to store the leftovers? Keep them refrigerated in an airtight container for no longer then 3 days. Make sure to heat them in a microwave oven or an oven before serving.
- Can Caramel Apple Pie Taquitos be frozen? Yes, they can, but before you bake them. Make the taquitos, cover the baking sheet and keep in the freezer for up to 2 months, then defrost before baking.
- Can other types of pie fillings be used? Absolutely! You can use the filling that you like.
- Can homemade apple pie filling be used? If you don’t like canned apple pie filling, feel free to use a homemade one.
- Can I use brown sugar? Yes, you can. I recommend light brown sugar.
- Is caramel sauce necessary for this recipe? No! If you don’t like it, these taquitos can be served without the caramel sauce, with vanilla ice-cream or whipped topping, instead.
- Use soft, flour tortillas for this recipe, not the corn flour ones.
- If you prefer tortillas to be extra crunchy, bake them for few more minutes. In that case, stay close to the oven and check the taquitos occasionally and don’t let them get overburnt.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 239Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 267mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 2gSugar: 9gProtein: 5g