Caramel Apple Empanadas Recipe
These caramel apple empanadas are a delightful dessert featuring a homemade apple-cinnamon filling and a sweet cream cheese mixture, encased in fried empanada dough, coated with cinnamon sugar, and drizzled with caramel sauce.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 Empanadas
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: American, Mexican
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Apple Cinnamon Filling
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and chopped into small chunks (about 4 cups)
- 1½ cups water
- ¾ cups sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Cream Cheese Mixture
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Other
- 11.6 ounces 5” empanada dough (e.g., Goya)
- 1½–2 cups vegetable oil for frying
- ½ cup sugar (for cinnamon sugar coating)
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon (for cinnamon sugar coating)
Instructions
- Apple Cinnamon Filling: In a saucepan, combine water, cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened. Add apples and simmer for 8-10 minutes.
- Cream Cheese Mixture: Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice. Mix well.
- Assembly: Place cream cheese and apple filling onto empanada dough, moisten edges, fold, and crimp closed. Fry in oil until golden brown.
- Cinnamon Sugar Coating: Mix sugar and cinnamon. Coat fried empanadas in the mixture. Serve drizzled with caramel.
Notes
- Nutritional values are approximate.
- Values may vary based on brands and recipe modifications. For precise data, use a nutritional calculator.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 empanada
- Calories: 355 kcal
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 185mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 49g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 19mg
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