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    Last Modified: Aug 9, 2022 by Tara Ziegmont 48 Comments

    Insanely Easy Caramel Apple Strudel

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    How to make the best simple and easy caramel apple strudel - Because this recipe uses crescent rolls for dough, it comes together in just a few minutes and tastes amazing. The filling is sweet but not too sweet because it uses a Granny Smith apple.

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    a close up of a caramel apple strudel

    Did you ever have a dessert so good that you licked the plate?

    And then asked for a second helping and licked the plate after that was gone?

    No?

    I haven't, either.

    I would never do something so crass.

    No way, not me.

    But someone I know would, and someone I know did - this evening.

    After an especially long "I don't want to go to sleep because I'm an independent toddler with a mind of her own!" jag this evening, I emerged groggy from Grace's bedroom.

    Before I reached the end of the hall, I smelled baking apples.

    Joe wanted to surprise me by preparing a Caramel Apple Strudel for our dessert. Isn't he sweet?

    Our second surprise - the strudel was so good that we ate the whole thing, each slice topped with a scoop of my homemade vanilla ice cream. I know no adjectives worthy of this extraordinary concoction.

    Because this recipe uses packaged crescent roll dough, it literally takes a few minutes to prepare. The original recipe came from the Pillsbury website, but we have doctored it up pretty significantly.

    If you can't find crescent roll sheets, you can also use regular crescent rolls, but you may want to roll it with a rolling pin to ensure that the perforations stay closed after you roll it up.

    How to make insanely easy caramel apple strudel

    1. Heat oven to375º. Spray a large sheet pan with cooking spray.
    2. In a 10-inch skillet, cook apple, caramel topping, and ½ teaspoon of cinnamon over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until apple is tender.
    3. Unroll dough onto the sheet pan. If you are using perforated crescent rolls, roll them with a rolling pin to ensure that all the perforations are sealed shut.
    4. Spoon apple mixture lengthwise down center of dough; spread to within ½ inch of edges. Sprinkle with pecans. Starting with short side, roll up; firmly pinch edges to seal.
    5. In a small bowl, mix sugar and ½ teaspoon of cinnamon. Brush dough with egg and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture. Make 3 slits 2 inches apart on top of the dough.
    6. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until deep golden brown.

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    a close up of a caramel apple strudel

    Caramel Apple Strudel

    How to make the best simple and easy caramel apple strudel - Because this recipe uses crescent rolls for dough, it comes together in just a few minutes and tastes amazing. The filling is sweet but not too sweet because it uses a Granny Smith apple.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine German
    Servings 8 people
    Calories 170 kcal

    Equipment

    • Baking sheet
    • Apple peeler corer slicer

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 large Granny Smith apple peeled, cored, and sliced thin
    • ¼ cups caramel topping
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 can crescent rolls 8 oz. sheet style if possible
    • ⅓ cups pecans chopped
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 egg beaten

    Instructions
     

    • Heat oven to 375º. Spray a large sheet pan with cooking spray.
    • In a 10-inch skillet, cook apple, caramel topping and ½ teaspoon cinnamon over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until apple is tender.
    • Unroll dough onto the prepared pan. If you are using perforated crescent rolls, roll them with a rolling pin to ensure that all the perforations are sealed shut.
    • Spoon apple mixture lengthwise down center of dough; spread to within ½ inch of edges. Sprinkle with pecans. Starting with short side, roll up; firmly pinch edges to seal.
    • In a small bowl, mix sugar and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. Brush dough with egg. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Make 3 slits 2 inches apart on top of dough.
    • Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown.

    Notes

    Serves 8, unless you love it as much as Joe and I did. Then it serves 2 nicely.
    **Our local supermarket did not have the sheet-style crescent roll dough. That was a bummer. Anyway, we were only able to find the regular crescent rolls the first time we made this, so we went with them. The results were great, but the perforations came apart a little when Joe rolled it up.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 51IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. James From BabySpot.com says

      February 17, 2009 at 4:16 am

      MMMMMMMM!!! That look so good!!!!! I need to tell my wife to make it 🙂 I love apples and I love caramel....hence I must share this with our BabySpot Members! lol

      Reply
    2. James From BabySpot.com says

      February 16, 2009 at 11:16 pm

      MMMMMMMM!!! That look so good!!!!! I need to tell my wife to make it 🙂 I love apples and I love caramel....hence I must share this with our BabySpot Members! lol

      Reply
    3. Karen says

      February 17, 2009 at 4:32 am

      Wow! That looks so yummy. I will have to surprise my hubby and make this for him. Thanks for the great recipe.

      Reply
    4. Karen says

      February 16, 2009 at 11:32 pm

      Wow! That looks so yummy. I will have to surprise my hubby and make this for him. Thanks for the great recipe.

      Reply
    5. Amanda says

      February 17, 2009 at 5:05 am

      This recipe is awesome! I can't wait to get the stuff I need to make it. Thanks for posting it.

      Reply
    6. Amanda says

      February 17, 2009 at 12:05 am

      This recipe is awesome! I can't wait to get the stuff I need to make it. Thanks for posting it.

      Reply
    7. Lori says

      February 17, 2009 at 12:18 am

      I saw your link on Blissfully Domestic.

      How sweet of your hubby to make dessert! It sounds great. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
    8. Lori says

      February 17, 2009 at 5:18 am

      I saw your link on Blissfully Domestic.

      How sweet of your hubby to make dessert! It sounds great. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
    9. Christy says

      February 17, 2009 at 8:37 am

      I am definitely going to be trying that! Great and yummy tackle!

      Reply
    10. Sherry says

      February 17, 2009 at 9:03 am

      Ooh, this sounds delish!

      Have a great Tuesday!
      Sherry

      Reply
    11. Brenda says

      February 17, 2009 at 9:51 am

      I love anything apple and this does not look too hard.

      Brenda's last blog post..Pizza, All We Ate

      Reply
    12. Faith - That's Just Freaking Lovely says

      February 17, 2009 at 10:16 am

      That looks SO yummy! I'm staying away from the sweets these days .. or trying to anyways. Looking at recipes like this is NOT helping, lol.

      Reply
    13. susieshomemade says

      February 17, 2009 at 3:28 pm

      Yummy tackle!!

      susieshomemade's last blog post..Tackling Blog Design

      Reply
    14. susieshomemade says

      February 17, 2009 at 10:28 am

      Yummy tackle!!

      susieshomemade's last blog post..Tackling Blog Design

      Reply
    15. [email protected] says

      February 17, 2009 at 12:03 pm

      I am sure that I have never done anything as crass as like a plate, either....(hee hee hee). This recipe does look plate lickin' good!! Thanks.

      [email protected]'s last blog post..Tempt My Tummy Tuesday....Shredded Savory Pork

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    16. Margo M says

      February 17, 2009 at 12:10 pm

      I am musing about how creatively hungry I am right now. Oh! It's lunch time. Must wait to make this VERY soon. Thanks!

      Margo M's last blog post..We, the People of the Dog

      Reply
    17. Christy says

      February 17, 2009 at 1:37 pm

      I am definitely going to be trying that! Great and yummy tackle!

      Reply
    18. SweetsLady says

      February 17, 2009 at 2:03 pm

      Ooh, this sounds delish!

      Have a great Tuesday!
      Sherry

      Reply
    19. Lisa says

      February 17, 2009 at 7:15 pm

      That looks so yummy. I have always been a big pan of using crescent rolls as a base.

      Lisa's last blog post..Ramen Salad

      Reply
    20. Lisa says

      February 17, 2009 at 2:15 pm

      That looks so yummy. I have always been a big pan of using crescent rolls as a base.

      Lisa's last blog post..Ramen Salad

      Reply
    21. Brenda says

      February 17, 2009 at 2:51 pm

      I love anything apple and this does not look too hard.

      Brenda's last blog post..Pizza, All We Ate

      Reply
    22. Faith - That's Just Freaking L says

      February 17, 2009 at 3:16 pm

      That looks SO yummy! I'm staying away from the sweets these days .. or trying to anyways. Looking at recipes like this is NOT helping, lol.

      Reply
    23. Michelle says

      February 17, 2009 at 8:22 pm

      Oh this looks delish! Yum yum yum. I believe you can roll the dough lightly which will help the perferations stick together. Although I suppose if some oozes out, that isn't the worst thing in the world!

      Michelle's last blog post..Tasty Tuesday!

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      • Tara says

        February 17, 2009 at 11:44 pm

        Michelle - Joe actually did roll it out a little. The seams appeared to be sealed up, but when he rolled and baked the strudel, they popped back open. You're totally right, though, that it didn't hurt the flavor or anything. It was delicious anyway! 🙂

        [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The poster sent us '0 which is not a hashcash value.

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    24. Michelle says

      February 17, 2009 at 3:22 pm

      Oh this looks delish! Yum yum yum. I believe you can roll the dough lightly which will help the perferations stick together. Although I suppose if some oozes out, that isn't the worst thing in the world!

      Michelle's last blog post..Tasty Tuesday!

      Reply
      • Tara says

        February 17, 2009 at 6:44 pm

        Michelle - Joe actually did roll it out a little. The seams appeared to be sealed up, but when he rolled and baked the strudel, they popped back open. You're totally right, though, that it didn't hurt the flavor or anything. It was delicious anyway! 🙂

        [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The poster sent us '0 which is not a hashcash value.

        Reply
    25. Jerri says

      February 17, 2009 at 9:36 pm

      Wow! This looks yummy! Sounds easy to make too!

      Jerri's last blog post..Recipe of the Week: Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

      Reply
    26. Jerri says

      February 17, 2009 at 4:36 pm

      Wow! This looks yummy! Sounds easy to make too!

      Jerri's last blog post..Recipe of the Week: Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

      Reply
    27. [email protected] says

      February 17, 2009 at 5:03 pm

      I am sure that I have never done anything as crass as like a plate, either....(hee hee hee). This recipe does look plate lickin' good!! Thanks.

      [email protected]'s last blog post..Tempt My Tummy Tuesday....Shredded Savory Pork

      Reply
    28. Margo M says

      February 17, 2009 at 5:10 pm

      I am musing about how creatively hungry I am right now. Oh! It's lunch time. Must wait to make this VERY soon. Thanks!

      Margo M's last blog post..We, the People of the Dog

      Reply
    29. lana says

      February 17, 2009 at 10:31 pm

      looks soooo good!

      lana's last blog post..Passing on the Traditions

      Reply
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