Description
Homemade apple pie enchiladas blend Mexican and American culinary traditions with delightful sweetness. Cinnamon-spiced apples wrapped in tortillas create a dessert that delights your palate and satisfies comfort food cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cans (21 oz/595 g) apple pie filling
- 8 flour tortillas (8-inch)
- ½ cup (113 g/4 oz) unsalted butter
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) packed brown sugar
- ½ cup (120 mL/4 fl oz) water
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Ignite the oven to 350F (175C) and lightly mist a baking dish with cooking spray, creating a non-stick surface for the enchiladas.
- Apple Infusion: Sauté chopped apples in butter over medium heat, introducing brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice. Caramelize the fruit until tender and aromatic, developing a rich, complex flavor profile.
- Coating Creation: Blend granulated sugar and ground cinnamon in a shallow vessel, preparing a sweet, fragrant exterior for the tortillas.
- Tortilla Transformation: Immerse each tortilla in melted butter, then generously coat with the cinnamon-sugar mixture, ensuring a crisp, caramelized finish.
- Filling and Rolling: Distribute the warm apple mixture along the tortilla’s center, rolling tightly and positioning seam-side down in the prepared baking dish, creating a neat, compact presentation.
- Sauce Crafting: Melt butter and whisk in granulated sugar and cinnamon, forming a smooth, glossy sauce that will enhance the enchiladas’ overall decadence.
- Sauce Application: Lavish the sauce evenly across the rolled enchiladas, guaranteeing complete and uniform coverage.
- Baking Finale: Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, monitoring the golden-brown transformation and bubbling edges that signal perfect doneness.
- Resting and Serving: Allow the enchiladas to rest briefly, permitting flavors to meld and sauce to thicken, then serve warm accompanied by vanilla ice cream or a delicate whipped cream garnish.
Notes
- Choose Ripe Apples: Select firm, sweet-tart apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for balanced flavor and perfect texture that holds up during cooking.
- Control Butter Temperature: Use melted butter at a consistent warmth to ensure even coating on tortillas without oversaturating, preventing soggy results.
- Space Enchiladas Carefully: Arrange rolled tortillas close together in the baking dish to prevent uneven cooking and maintain moisture during baking.
- Customize Sweetness Level: Adjust sugar quantities in cinnamon-sugar coating and sauce based on apple tartness and personal preference for a personalized dessert experience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg