Caramel Apple Trifle

Caramel Apple Trifle

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups chopped peeled tart apples (about 5 medium)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice, divided
• 1 package (8 ounces) Cream Cheese, softened
• 1 jar (12-1/4 ounces) caramel ice cream topping, divided
• 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed, divided
• 2 loaves (10-3/4 ounces each) frozen pound cake, thawed and cut into 1-inch cubes
• Additional apple pie spice, optional

Directions

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in the apples, walnuts, brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice. Cook and stir for 8-10 minutes or until apples are tender.
• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in 1/2 cup caramel topping and remaining apple pie spice. Fold in 2 cups whipped topping.
• In a 3-1/2-qt. trifle bowl or glass serving bowl, layer a third of the cake cubes, cream cheese mixture and apple mixture. Repeat layers twice. Garnish with remaining whipped topping and drizzle with remaining caramel topping. Sprinkle with additional apple pie spice if desired. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Caramel Apple Spread

Caramel Apple Spread

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• caramel sauce (homemade or store-bought)
• toffee bits
• sliced apples, pears, pretzels for serving

Instructions

1. Place cream cheese on a serving dish. Pour as much caramel sauce as you want evenly over cream cheese. Sprinkle with a generous helping of toffee bits.
2. Serve with sliced apples, pears, or pretzels.

Apple Crisp

Apples:
4 large apples, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water

Topping:
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup brown sugar
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup melted butter

Preheat the oven to 350^F.  Butter a 2-quart baking dish.

In a bowl, stir the sliced apples with the lemon juice, flour, cinnamon, sugar and water and spoon into the buttered baking dish.

In another bowl, combine the oats, flour, cinnamon, brown sugar, and salt.  Stir in the butter until the mixture is crumbly and well mixed.  Sprinkle the topping mixture over the apples.

Bake at 350^ for about 45 minutes or until bubbly and golden brown.  Remove from oven.  Serve warm.

Yum!

Country Apple Dumplings

1 large apple, peeled and cored

1 can refrigerated crescent roll dough

1 stick butter

3/4 cup sugar (I only use 1/2 cup sugar - see note below)

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 can (about 6 oz) Mountain Dew

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x9 inch baking dish.

Cut each apple into 8 wedges and set aside. Separate the crescent roll dough into triangles. Roll each apple wedge in crescent roll dough starting at the smallest end. Pinch to seal and place in the baking dish.

Melt butter in a small saucepan and stir in the sugar and cinnamon. Pour over the apple dumplings. Pour Mountain Dew™ over the dumplings.

Bake for 35 to 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

I found this at allrecipes.com and have been meaning to make it for months....finally got around to it and it was absolutely delicious and really easy.  I cut the original recipe in half.  I do think this is too sweet, so the next time I make it (and there will be a next time!) I'm going to reduce the sugar and see how that turns out.  And I think I'll use a larger pan, because they were too crowded I think.