Caramel Apple Strudel

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February 16, 2009

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

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:

Heat oven to 375°. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
In a 10-inch skillet, cook apple, caramel topping and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until apple is tender.
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.
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.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown.

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 said:

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

# 16 February 2009 at 11:16 pm

Karen said:

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

# 16 February 2009 at 11:32 pm

Amanda said:

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

# 17 February 2009 at 12:05 am

Lori said:

I saw your link on Blissfully Domestic.

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

# 17 February 2009 at 12:18 am

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# 17 February 2009 at 4:24 am

Christy said:

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

# 17 February 2009 at 8:37 am

Sherry said:

Ooh, this sounds delish!

Have a great Tuesday!
Sherry

# 17 February 2009 at 9:03 am

Brenda said:

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

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# 17 February 2009 at 9:51 am

Faith - That's Just Freaking Lovely said:

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.

# 17 February 2009 at 10:16 am

susieshomemade said:

Yummy tackle!!

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# 17 February 2009 at 10:28 am

Lisa@blessedwithgrace said:

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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# 17 February 2009 at 12:03 pm

Margo M said:

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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# 17 February 2009 at 12:10 pm

Lisa said:

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

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# 17 February 2009 at 2:15 pm

Michelle said:

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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# 17 February 2009 at 3:22 pm

Jerri said:

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

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# 17 February 2009 at 4:36 pm

lana said:

looks soooo good!

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# 17 February 2009 at 5:31 pm

Andi - udandi said:

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

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# 17 February 2009 at 6:17 pm

Tara (author) said:

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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# 17 February 2009 at 6:44 pm

Kim said:

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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# 17 February 2009 at 10:25 pm

Kim @ Forever Wherever said:

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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# 17 February 2009 at 10:46 pm