These Easy Apple Pie Tacos feature a delicious cinnamon sugary apple filling in a crispy and sweet mini taco, drizzled with caramel sauce, and then topped with whipped cream! The easiest apple dessert that comes together in no time.
While everyone else this time of year is fawning all over pumpkin everything, I’m hoarding all the apples I can. Sorry, I just can’t get into pumpkin desserts. But apple?! Hello my dear friend. I’ll turn you into something delicious. Just give me some butter, sugar, and cinnamon. I’ve got this. Sure, you love apple pie. But if you’re looking for a dessert that’s just a little bit cuter, apple pie tacos are just what you need. In this easy recipe, a simple apple pie-style filling is prepared on the stovetop, then used to fill cinnamon-sugar dusted tortillas.
Ingredients
4 Apples peeled & sliced
1/2 C Sugar
2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 C Water
Tortilla’s (flour) 6″ size
Oil (for frying tortillas)
1/2 c sugar-cinnamon mixture
Whipped cream
Directions
Place apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and water in a sauce pan.
Stir until well blended and cover and cook on medium stirring frequently For 10 minutes or until apples are semi soft. If needed, thicken sauce using 1 Tbl of cornstarch to 3-4 Tbl of water.
Mix into sauce and stir until thickened. Heat oil on medium heat in a skillet and holding the tortilla folded in half, place the bottom on tortilla in the oil for a few seconds.
Then lay it on one side until browned and then place other side down until browned. Remove from oil and Sprinkle browned tortilla with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Fill taco shells with apple pie filling and top with whipped cream, and sprinkle a little more of sugar-cinnamon mixture on top.
Let it “set” on an upside down muffin tin.
