Caramel Apples In Phyllo Recipes

CARAMELIZED APPLE PHYLLO CUPS

Steps:

• Cut apples in slices, then cut slices in half widthwise.
• In a skillet, melt butter over high heat. Add apples and cook for about 2 minutes, browning apples on each side. Reduce to low heat, add honey and cinnamon. Stir well to cover apples.
• Cook for 3-5 minutes until the apples are caramelized and tender. Set aside in a bowl.
• Fill each phyllo cups with 1 tablespoon warm applesauce. Top with caramelized apples and serve immediately (or the applesauce will make the bottoms soggy).

CARAMEL APPLES IN PHYLLO

Steps:

• Melt 6 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
• Add sugar and water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
• Add apples and cook until tender, turning often, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove apples, allowing excess syrup to drip back into pan; transfer to rack to cool.
• Reserve syrup in skillet.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place 1 phyllo sheet on surface (keep remainder covered to prevent drying) and brush with melted butter; fold in half crosswise and brush with butter.
• Arrange one apple half cut side down at one short side.
• Fold long sides over apple, then roll up, enclosing apple.
• Arrange seam side down on baking sheet.
• Repeat with remaining apples.
• Brush phyllo with remaining melted butter; bake until golden brown and crisp, about 15 minutes.
• Boil reserved syrup over medium-high heat until slightly thickened and amber in color.
• Spoon syrup over phyllo and sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Garnish with whiped cream and serve.

CARAMEL APPLE PASTIS

Steps:

• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons almonds and evenly spread remaining almonds on a baking sheet, then toast in upper third of oven until golden, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven.
• Increase oven temperature to 400°F. 3Toss apple wedges with lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a large bowl.
• Cook 1 tablespoon butter with honey and granulated sugar in a deep 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring constantly and carefully with a wooden spoon (mixture will foam), until mixture is deep golden, about 6 minutes.
• Carefully add apples (caramel will harden, then liquefy), stirring gently from bottom of skillet to coat apples with caramel, and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender, about 10 minutes. Drain apples in a colander set over a large bowl, reserving caramel. Transfer apples to another bowl and stir in toasted almonds. Pour caramel through a fine-mesh sieve into a 2-quart heavy saucepan and discard any solids. Simmer briskly until liquid is reduced to a thick glaze (about 1/3 cup), 5 to 10 minutes. Keep slightly warm or at room temperature.
• Stir together confectioners sugar and remaining 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon and transfer to a fine-mesh sieve or a sifter.
• Brush springform pan with some of remaining butter. Cover stack of phyllo with plastic wrap and a dampened kitchen towel. Keeping remaining phyllo covered, lay 1 sheet on a work surface and brush with butter, then dust lightly with cinnamon sugar. Lift buttered phyllo and gently fit into pan with ends overhanging. Rotate pan slightly, then butter and sugar another sheet and place in pan. (Sheets should not align.) Repeat with 7 more sheets, rotating pan each time so overhang of sheets covers entire rim.
• Spread apple mixture evenly in phyllo shell and smooth top.
• Brush remaining sheet phyllo with butter and dust with some of cinnamon sugar and lay over filling, gently crumpling sheet slightly to fit in pan. Bring edges of overhanging bottom sheets up and over filling and top sheet to enclose. (Phyllo should look rustic, but avoid tall peaks, as they can burn.) Brush top with remaining butter and sprinkle with reserved almonds. Sift cinnamon sugar generously over pastis and bake in lower third of oven until top is golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Increase oven temperature to 425°F and continue baking until top is deep golden brown and shiny, about 15 minutes. (Some edges may get very dark). Cool pastis in pan on a rack 5 minutes. Remove side of pan carefully and cool pastis 5 minutes. Transfer to a platter and cut into wedges with a serrated knife. Serve warm or at room temperature with caramel sauce.

CARAMEL APPLE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Immediately after unrolling phyllo sheets, spray with nonstick spray. Divide sheets into two stacks of three. Cut each stack into six sections by cutting each in half lengthwise and then into thirds horizontally. You should now have twelve mini stacks.
• Prepare a 12 cup muffin pan by spraying with nonstick spray. Gently place each mini stack into a cup, pressing down lightly with your fingers so the dough creates a cup shape. Bake in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Set aside to cool.
• In a small unheated pot, combine butter, brown sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon with 1 tablespoon water. Stir until ingredients have mostly dissolved.
• Over medium heat, cook and stir brown sugar mixture until it thickens to a caramel sauce-like consistency.
• Reduce heat to low and add the apples. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, until apples have softened, stirring continuously so the filling does not burn.
• Evenly distribute filling among the twelve pastry shells. If you like, top with Reddi-wip just before serving. Enjoy hot or cold!

CARAMEL APPLE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan.
• Place over low heat, and cook until smooth, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat; set aside.
• Core apples, cutting to, but not through, the bottom of each apple.
• Spoon caramel mixture evenly into centers of apples.
• Place apples in a small baking dish; cover and bake at 400 for 35 minutes or just until apples are tender.
• Remove apples from dish, and let cool.
• Place 1 sheet of phyllo on a damp towel (keeping remaining phyllo covered).
• Coat phyllo sheet with cooking spray.
• Fold phyllo in half crosswise.
• Place 1 apple on phyllo rectangle.
• Coat edges of phyllo with Pam; bring corners to center, pinching phyllo to seal.
• Coat dumpling with cooking spray Repeat with remaining apple and phyllo sheets.
• Place dumplings on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 400 for 5 minutes or until golden.

APPLE PIE TARTLETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out crust; cut into twenty 2-1/2-in. circles. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of miniature muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Prick crusts with a fork. Spray lightly with cooking spray. Combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over crusts. , Bake until golden brown, 6-8 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Add apples; cook and stir over medium heat until crisp-tender, 4-5 minutes. Stir in sugar, caramel topping, flour, cinnamon, lemon juice and salt. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sauce is thickened and apples are tender, about 2 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Spoon into tart shells.