Fall is here and that means APPLES!!! We are so fortunate to have an abundance of local apple orchards to go picking for the freshest apples. I love going picking with the kids, coming home with bags of apples and then coming up with ways, sweet & savory, to use them. I decided on these Apple Pie Burritos, they are simple and delicious! Unlike a traditional apple pie, you can take these Apple Pie Burritos on the go, no utensils needed. Flaky, crisp phyllo dough wrapped around a simple apple filling.
Have you ever used phyllo dough? It can be a bit of a pain to work with but it is so so good!! Its very thin so you use several at a time and that gives you layers of flaky goodness. It is light, crisp and just perfect for this quick and easy dessert recipe. The filling is simple; apples, vanilla, cinnamon, flour, sugar and hazelnuts. You can leave the nuts out of course but I do love the crunch that they add. Walnuts would be great here as well. Or if you can’t do nuts, raisins would make a nice addition as well. These are rolled just like a burrito, hence my naming it as such, and then brushed with melted butter and baked until perfectly golden. Serve warm with powdered sugar, ice cream or whipped cream. {These re heat well too, so yo can make them ahead of time then pop them in the oven to rewarm}
- 5 apples, peeled, small dice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- 3 Tbsp flour
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- ⅓ cup chopped hazelnuts {optional}
- 1 pkg phyllo dough {two rolls}
- 6 Tbsp melted butter
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl stir together the apples, vanilla, cinnamon, flour, sugar and hazelnuts.
- Open just one roll at a time. Remove approx. 5-6 sheets of the phyllo and place onto a clean surface. ***Cover the remaining dough with a lightly dampened towel to prevent drying and cracking.
- Add a couple of spoonfuls onto the dough near one side of the shorter end of the dough {see images about}. Flip the short side of the dough over the filling. Fold in the sides just slightly and roll the dough to the end. Brush a bit of the melted butter at the end of the dough to seal it shut. Place onto a lined baking sheet.
- Repeat with the remaining dough. You should get 4 per roll of dough for a total of 8 apple pie burritos.
- Brush all the burritos with the melted butter and pop into the oven for approx. 45 minutes.
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Cheryl Nelson
Hi Angela,
You should enter your Caramel Apple Cheeecake recipe at #caramelcreations on Hallmark’s Home and Family TV site!
Best.
Cheryl Nelson with The Food Channel
Angela LeMoine
Hi Cheryl, wow thanks so much for letting me know about that. I’ll be sure to check it out now. Glad you enjoyed checking out my cheesecake. It really has become one of those desserts that my family requests I bring to all parties.
KC the Kitchen Chopper
Ilove the concept of “Apple Pie ” burritos. Very cute. And they look so yummy, too!
Angela LeMoine
A good hand held version! Makes it fun!
pattyanderson54
I love taking the Apple Strudel idea and turning it into burritos.
Angela LeMoine
Yes! Similar to your beauties!
skinnykithen
What a fabulous fall dessert, Angela!
Angela LeMoine
Thank you. I look forward to baking with local apples all year!
mealplanmaven
What a great dessert to bring a taste of fall to Florida!
Angela LeMoine
And easy too! I’m hoping FL is a little less summer like when I come down there the end of the month
Alicia
Made the apple burritos a couple times now. We really like them. The second time I added dried cranberries and brown sugar. Really good and easy recipe!
Angela LeMoine
Alicia, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment. I am so happy you enjoy this recipe and I LOVE the addition of brown sugar and cranberries! I will definitely have to give that a try!