Easy Fresh Apple Tortilla Dessert

Learn to bake this crispy, moist, fresh apple tortilla dessert recipe (Apple Enchilada Dessert). Shaped like a crescent and as golden as the sun, you fill the soft tortillas with buttery cheesy caramelized apples flavoured with cinnamon. This apple dessert with tortillas is cooked in 20 mins and has a nice crunch of walnuts inside it. Each is sweetened with just enough, making it a yummy dessert.

Craving a sweet treat? Apples are a year-round favourite for snacking and baking. In Autumn, we pick apples and add some walnuts and cinnamon for a quick apple dessert with tortillas, also known as Enchiladas and Taquitos.

This apple dessert with tortillas is a vegetarian-friendly recipe. If you want to make it paleo, gluten-free, vegan, and keto-friendly, no problem! Customize the ingredients to meet your needs by checking the ingredients substitutions listed in the section below.

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What kind of Apple is Good for An Apple Tortilla dessert?

Look for apples that are sweet and juicy. Golden Delicious, Gala, Honeycrisp or Braeburn are a favourite with many people, as they are naturally sweet and full of taste and flavour.

What is Apple Tortilla Dessert?

Apple tortilla dessert is a deliciously cooked sweet apple filling wrapped into a tortilla and then baked to crispy perfection.

Ingredients

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• Tortillas - soft medium size wheat flour tortillas are fine.
• Apples - Use any dessert eating apple, such as gala apples or Braeburn Apples.
• Chopped walnuts - Walnut adds a delicious crunch to the dessert.
• Cheddar Cheese - A sharp cheese is nice or use your favourite cheese.
• Butter - Butter helps to make the dessert flavourful and adds to its texture.
• Honey - thick or runny honey is fine. Use the best flavour that you can.
• Seasonings - Cinnamon and vanilla extract add flavour to the dish.
• Avocado oil - to brush over the apple dessert with tortillas before baking them. Any flavourless oil is fine.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 °F. Grind 3 peeled apples and dice one peeled apple into small pieces.

Step 1: Place all the apples in a hot skillet over medium heat. Add to it butter, honey, and cinnamon. Cook them until the apples are soft and caramelized and all the liquid vaporizes.

Step 2: Turn off the heat, add vanilla extract, and mix. At this point, taste to customize the sweetness.

Step 3: Take each tortilla and fill it with caramelized, seasoned cooked apples (apple mixture).

Step 4: Add a layer of cheese and chopped walnuts over the cooked apples. To close it nicely, use some water or a mix of water and flour to create a paste which you rub around the edge of the tortillas. Grab the side of the tortillas and fold over them (turn over) to create a crescent shape.

Step 5: Lay each Apple Tortilla inside a baking dish and brush each one with a little avocado oil or oil of your choice. This helps the apple dessert with tortillas crisp up better.

Step 6: Place them uncovered on the oven's middle rack and bake them until golden brown, and the cheese has melted. Garnish them with more walnuts and cinnamon. Let them cool and ENJOY!

Tips and Faqs

• It is better to peel the apples. This helps to achieve a creamy consistency.
• If you have time, pan-toast the walnuts to add a nutty flavor.
• Only a small amount of cheese was used. Use more cheese if you like.
• Always taste test for the sweetness and adjust to your liking.
• Add your favorite spices and herbs.
• You can use egg yok instead of oil for more golden brown color.
• Instead of a crescent shape, you may roll up the tortillas and wrap them around the apples.
• Double the recipe or make it ahead for your next gathering.

Substitutes

• Use any other tortillas of choice: Corn tortillas, oat tortillas, rice tortillas, or pita bread. Substitute wheat flour tortillas with grain-free tortillas and make paleo and gluten-free apple desserts with tortillas. Or use almond flour or coconut flour tortillas to make them keto-friendly.
• Substitute apples with pears, peaches, bananas, apricots, blueberries, figs, mangos, or any other fruits you like as long as you remove their excess water or let their liquid vaporize while cooking them.
• Use chopped cashews, pecans, hazelnuts, brazil nuts, almonds, or whichever nuts you like. You can also use seeds (pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds) instead of walnuts.
• Substitute cheddar cheese with cream cheese, cottage cheese, feta cheese, or any other cheese you like, such as mozzarella cheese. Greek yoghurt is another option. Or use nondairy cheese to make a vegan apple dessert with tortillas.
• Use ghee or coconut butter instead of butter.
• Maple syrup, molasses, and brown sugar are great substitutes for honey.
• Substitute cinnamon with nutmeg, cloves, allspice, or ginger.
• Use lemon or lime zest or orange zest instead of vanilla extract, or leave it out.
• If you are short on time, you can always use apple pie filling as a substitute.
• Instead of baking, you may fry them in a skillet.

Equipment

• 10-inch cast-iron skillet. 
• Grater.

Storage and Reheat

Store this apple dessert with tortillas in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Whenever ready to serve them, let them heat up slowly in an oven or microwave them for a few seconds.

You can freeze them in a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months. Let them thaw in the fridge the night before, then heat them in an oven or microwave them.

How to Serve Apple Dessert with Tortilla

Serve these delicious Apple Enchiladas after lunch or dinner. Or serve them as a sweet treat for breakfast or a snack. You may serve them with tea or coffee as well as ice cream at large gatherings with family and friends.

I hope you get to bake this quick delicious fresh apple tortilla dessert at any time of the year and enjoy it with your family and friends.

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