CARAMEL APPLE EMPANADAS

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Add some new dessert recipes to your repertoire with these Caramel Apple Empanadas. Despite common knowledge, empanadas make fantastic sweet treats as well as savory. Our Caramel Apple Empanadas are simple to make with pre-made dough disks and apple filling.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 58m

Yield 24 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

24 pre-made frozen turnover (empanada) dough disks
3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, finely chopped
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. dulce de leche (sweetened milk caramel), divided
2 tsp. brown sugar
1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp. water

Steps:

Heat oven to 400°F. Combine apples, 1 cup of dulce de leche and brown sugar in bowl, mix until well blended. In a small bowl combine lightly beaten egg and water. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spoon about 2 Tablespoons apple mixture onto center of each empanada disk, brush edges with egg mixture and fold over dough, using a fork seal edges together well and place them on prepared baking sheet. Lightly brush top of empanadas with egg mixture. Bake 18 min. or until golden brown. Cool slightly. Serve drizzled with remaining 2 Tbsp. dulce de leche and topped with COOL WHIP.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g