Have you ever flipped through a foodie magazine and come across a page you want to take a bite out of?! Maybe it's just me or maybe I was just hungry. I sometimes find a few extra minutes in the mornings to pick up a magazine while I eat my breakfast before work, which is how I came across this recipe I'm going to share with you today. I was looking through the September/October issue of Eating Well and these apple pie rolls caught my eye. I don't post very many dessert recipes on here, but this one looked to good not to.
A warm, sugar coated, crispy outer shell filled with sweet apple cinnamon filling — who can say no to that?
The good news is that by using these egg roll wrappers instead of a pie shell, cuts the calories in half. That's a win in my book.
The only thing I was missing was something to dip them in. But then again I thought they were good enough on their own. However, if you put a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top I wouldn't complain. In fact, I'm going to make sure I have some handy the next time I make this recipe.
Apple Pie Rolls
Ingredients
(serves 8: 1 roll each)
Recipe adapted from Eating Well Magazine
2 tablespoons of butter
5 cups diced peeled Granny Smith apples (about 4 medium)
5 tablespoons sugar, divided
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided
Pinch of ground nutmeg
Pink of salt
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons lemon juice
8 egg roll wrappers
4 teaspoons coconut oil
*Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream optional for topping or
dipping
Instructions
1.
Heat butter in a large
skillet over medium high heat until it starts to brown slightly.
2.
Add diced apples, 2
tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg & salt. Cook stirring
occasionally until apples soften. Add flour and cook for 1 more minute.
3.
Remove from heat and stir
in lemon juice.
4.
Place an egg roll wrapper
on a clean surface with once corner facing you. Lightly brush the edges with
water. Place about 1/3 cup of the filling towards the edge of the wrapper. Fold
the corner face you over the filling, then fold both sides of the wrapper over
the filling and roll. Repeat with the remaining wrappers and filling.
5.
Combine the remaining
cinnamon and sugar in a shallow bowl.
6.
Add coconut oil to a
skillet over medium high heat until simmering.
7.
Add the rolls, turning
frequently until browned on all sides.
8.
Once the rolls are
browned, immediately dredge the warm rolls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture.
*Add more cinnamon and sugar to coat the rolls
if needed. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
