Caramel Apple Strudel

by Feels Like Home Blog™ on February 16, 2009

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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 it 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.

Caramel Apple Strudel

Caramel Apple Strudel
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Ingredients
  • 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and sliced thin
  • 1/4 cup caramel topping
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 can (8 oz.) Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations refrigerated flaky dough sheet **see note below
  • 1/3 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg, beaten
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375°. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
  2. In a 10-inch skillet, cook apple, caramel topping and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until apple is tender.
  3. Unroll dough onto cookie sheet. Spoon apple mixture lengthwise down center of dough; spread to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle with pecans. Starting with short side, roll up; firmly pinch edges to seal.
  4. In a small bowl, mix sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Brush dough with egg. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Make 3 slits 2 inches apart on top of dough.
  5. 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 Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations. That was a bummer. The Crescent Recipe Creations dough is a new product that’s basically Pillsbury Crescent Roll dough that’s not been perforated to make into rolls.

I’ve never actually used Pillsbury Crescent Roll Dough to make crescent rolls. I always use it to make pizza or some other delicious concoction, and I was looking forward to tryng out the Crescent Recipe Creations.

Anyway, we were only able to find the regular crescent rolls, so we went with them. The results were great, but the perforations came apart a little when Joe rolled it up.

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James From BabySpot.com 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

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James From BabySpot.com 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

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Karen 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.

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Karen 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.

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Amanda 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.

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Amanda 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.

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Lori 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.

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Lori 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.

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Christy February 17, 2009 at 8:37 am

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

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Sherry February 17, 2009 at 9:03 am

Ooh, this sounds delish!

Have a great Tuesday!
Sherry

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Brenda February 17, 2009 at 9:51 am

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

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Faith - That's Just Freaking L 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.

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Faith - That's Just Freaking Lovely 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.

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susieshomemade February 17, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Yummy tackle!!

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susieshomemade February 17, 2009 at 10:28 am

Yummy tackle!!

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Lisa@blessedwithgrace 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.

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Lisa@blessedwithgrace 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.

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Margo M 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!

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Margo M 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!

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Christy February 17, 2009 at 1:37 pm

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

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SweetsLady February 17, 2009 at 2:03 pm

Ooh, this sounds delish!

Have a great Tuesday!
Sherry

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Lisa 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.

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Lisa 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.

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Brenda February 17, 2009 at 2:51 pm

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

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Michelle 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!

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Tara 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! :)

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Michelle 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!

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Tara 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! :)

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Jerri February 17, 2009 at 9:36 pm

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

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Jerri February 17, 2009 at 4:36 pm

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

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lana February 17, 2009 at 10:31 pm

looks soooo good!

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lana February 17, 2009 at 5:31 pm

looks soooo good!

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Andi - udandi February 17, 2009 at 11:17 pm

oooh delish! maybe I’ll try this for Fat Tuesday!

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Andi - udandi February 17, 2009 at 6:17 pm

oooh delish! maybe I’ll try this for Fat Tuesday!

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Kim February 18, 2009 at 3:25 am

I’m always looking for great tasting and easy recipes, especially for dessert! This is one I’m going to have to try!!

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Kim February 17, 2009 at 10:25 pm

I’m always looking for great tasting and easy recipes, especially for dessert! This is one I’m going to have to try!!

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Kim @ Forever Wherever February 18, 2009 at 3:46 am

I found you on Blissfully Domestic and I’m so glad I did! I’m printing this out. My family is going to think I worked so hard on it! :-)
Thanks so much!
-Kim

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Kim @ Forever Wherever February 17, 2009 at 10:46 pm

I found you on Blissfully Domestic and I’m so glad I did! I’m printing this out. My family is going to think I worked so hard on it! :-)
Thanks so much!
-Kim

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mannequin February 18, 2009 at 8:22 am

Oh yum. Those look scrumptious. For breakfast. Right now. With milk.

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mannequin February 18, 2009 at 1:22 pm

Oh yum. Those look scrumptious. For breakfast. Right now. With milk.

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::Sylvia:: February 19, 2009 at 12:01 am

Mmmm! Tara this sounds scrumptious!!

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::Sylvia:: February 18, 2009 at 7:01 pm

Mmmm! Tara this sounds scrumptious!!

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Kristen February 24, 2009 at 10:27 pm

One word – YUM! Seriously, this looks absolutely divine!

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Kristen February 24, 2009 at 5:27 pm

One word – YUM! Seriously, this looks absolutely divine!

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