Perhaps it’s the chilly fall weather, but there comes a time when we all crave apple desserts. It’s an inexplicable urge — one that we can easily satisfy with these Baked Apple Fritter Rolls! They’re super easy to make, and you won’t believe how much flavor they pack into just three simple ingredients.
These are just like your favorite breakfast fritters but in perfect handheld form. And as if that wasn’t enough, they’re also coated with gooey caramel sauce, chopped nuts and a drizzle of maple syrup. Yum!
Ingredients
You might have thought these were all baked apples, but in fact, they’re 100% baked puff pastry! – Pie apples: For the apples, any variety will work. Bake them until they’re nice and soft, then mash them up or puree them with a handheld blender.
Sugar: Just a little bit to caramelize the apples and make the outside nice and crispy.
Vanilla: You can use vanilla extract, but the real deal is much better. The aromatic, warm, comforting scent of fresh vanilla is impossible to replicate.
Cinnamon: Its warm, rich, spicy flavor is impossible to miss.
Puff pastry: This is the surprising ingredient that makes this Baked Apple Fritter Rolls so amazing.
It gives the rolls their flaky, buttery taste and texture, but is much easier to work with than standard pie dough.
Surprise Ingredient: Puff Pastry
Puff pastry is an essential part of many baked goods, but it’s also used in savory applications. In fact, it’s a great meatloaf or meatball topping! But what’s most surprising about puff pastry is that it’s not even baked. It’s made by layering butter, flour and water into a sheet, then folding the sheet into a series of layers. The resulting pastry bakes up like a layered, flaky pastry – but without needing to be heated!
Conclusion
These Baked Apple Fritter Rolls are so easy to make, and they only require three ingredients. If you like apples, you’re going to love these. They’re great for dessert or even for breakfast, and they’re very easy to take with you if you’re on the go. They’re great for kids too because you can make them in mini muffin tins, so they’re bite-sized and easy to eat. These are sure to be a hit with everyone in your family, so be sure to make a batch soon!
