Caramel Apple Pecan Quesadilla Food

CARAMEL APPLE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add apples and sauté until beginning to soften. Add the sugars, nutmeg and cinnamon and cook until soft and caramelized, about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat.
• Assemble quesadilla. Spread caramel sauce over one tortilla. Top with cooked apples and the second tortilla.
• Wipe skillet clean and melt remaining butter over medium heat. Add quesadilla and cook, flipping halfway through, until golden on both sides, about 2 minutes per side. Immediately coat both sides in cinnamon-sugar. Serve warm with ice cream.

CARAMEL PECAN APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Whisk 2 1/2 cups flour and salt together in a bowl. Cut in shortening with 2 knives or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with a fork, until flour mixture is moistened and dough comes together. Do not add more water than you need. Divide the dough in half and shape into 2 balls. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9-inch pie pan with wax paper.
• Melt 1/2 cup unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 3 tablespoons flour to form a paste. Stir in 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup water, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until filling mixture is thickened slightly, about 3 minutes.
• Melt 1/3 cup butter in a separate saucepan over low heat. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in pecans.
• Spread pecan mixture evenly onto lined pie pan. Roll out one ball of dough; line pie pan over pecan mixture. Toss apples with filling mixture; pour into pie plate. Roll out second ball of dough and place over apple filling. Crimp edges of bottom and top crusts together. Cut several small slits into top crust to vent. Place pie on foil-lined baking sheet.
• Bake pie in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, about 1 hour.
• Remove pie from oven and allow to cool slightly, 5 to 10 minutes. Place a serving plate gently over pie and carefully flip to invert, being careful not to come in contact with molten sugar. Peel off waxed paper; cool for 1 hour.

CARAMEL APPLE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Peel, core and thinly slice apples.
• Place in a pan with 1 tablespoon of water, cover and cook until just soft, stirring occasionally.
• Combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium-low heat and heat each tortilla until golden.
• Sprinkle heated side of tortilla with cinnamon-sugar mixture and keep warm.
• Place tortilla uncooked-side-up on cutting board and top with cooked apples.
• Fold over and cut in half.
• Place on serving plate.
• Drizzle with caramel topping and top with whipped cream and almonds.
• Note:.
• If you are using your quesadillas maker omit the butter.
• Add sugar and cinnamon to the cooked apples and sandwich between to tortillas.
• Cook until lightly brown cut and serve.

CARAMEL APPLE PECAN QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat for 1 minute.; Add butter to the skillet, once melted, add sliced apple and cook for 5-6 minutes. Mix in brown sugar and cook for 1 minute. Mix in pecans and cinnamon, then continue to cook for 1 minute. Divide mixture into 2 portions and set aside.; Preheat a skillet or pan for 1 minute over medium-low heat. The temperature of the skillet is important so that the tortillas do not harden or overcook before the cheese fully melts. Heat tortillas for 30 seconds on one side and flip. Add ¼ cup of cheese, half of the apple mixture, add ¼ cup of cheese on top of the apple mixture. Top with the other tortilla. Cook until the cheese is melted and the tortillas are golden brown on each side (about 1½ minutes per side).; Warm caramel sauce in the microwave for 1 minute. Cut quesadilla into quarters, drizzle with caramel sauce, and sour cream on top. Enjoy!

CARAMEL-PECAN APPLE SLICES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook and stir brown sugar and butter over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Add apples; cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in pecans. Serve warm.

CARAMEL APPLE PECAN PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Boil apple slices in enough water to cover them for 15 minute.
• Drain apple slices in a collander.
• Replace apple slices into pot without heat and add margarine, cinnamon, sugar, caramel, and pecans.
• Stir slowly until all margarine is melted and other ingredients are well blended.
• Take 2 pie baking dishes and spray with no-stick spray until well coated.
• Open and unroll pie shells and place inside the pie dish; trim off excess with a sharp knife.
• Divide caramel apple pecan mixture between the 2 pie shells evenly.
• Moisten the pie shell where it is to contact the upper shell with water or egg wash, which ever you prefer.
• Open and unroll other pie shells for the cover shell and press down around the pie to seal.
• Cut 2 or 3 slits in the tops for vents and trim excess crusts from around the dish again.
• Place in center of oven for 35 minutes at 350 degrees, check to see if tops are golden brown. If they are, they are done.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool for 45 minutes before slicing.

CARAMEL, APPLE, PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly spray bottom and sides of 9-inch spring form pan with no-stick cooking spray; set aside.
• For crust, in small bowl combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and butter. Mix well. Press crumb mixture firmly into bottom, and up the sides of the pan.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes. Remove; pour 1/2 cup caramel topping over the bottom of the warm crust. Sprinkle 1/2 cup pecan chips on top.
• For cake, in large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 tablespoon flour, and sugar; mix until smooth. Add eggs; mix well.
• In small bowl combine apples, remaining flour and cinnamon; mix well. Fold apple mixture into cheese mixture; pour into prepared crust. Bake 45 minutes. Pour remaining caramel topping on cheesecake; bake 10 to 15 minutes or until cheesecake is set.
• Remove to cooling rack; sprinkle remaining pecan chips over top. Cool to room temperature; chill in refrigerator overnight.

CARAMEL APPLE PIE QUESADILLA

Steps:

• Mix brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl.
• Melt 1 Tbl. butter in saute pan, add apple and sugar/cinnamon/nutmeg mix, stir and saute over medium heat for two minutes.
• Remove from heat and place in small bowl.
• Brush one side of each tortilla with the second Tbl. butter.
• Mix the white sugar and 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and sprinkle on the buttered side of both tortillas.
• Heat saute pan over medium heat.
• When hot add one tortilla, buttered& sugared side down.
• Top with apple mix and drizzle with ice cream topping.
• Place second tortilla on top, buttered/sugared side up.
• Saute for 1-2 minutes, until browned and crisp.
• Flip and saute for another 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from pan and place on plate, top with ice cream, if desired, and enjoy apple heaven!

CARAMEL APPLE QUESADILLAS

Steps:

• Cimbine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium-low heat; heat each tortilla on one side for 3 minutes or until golden.
• Sprinkle heated side of tortilla with cinnamon-sugar mixture; keep warm.
• Place tortilla; uncooked side up on cutting board; top with escalloped apples.
• Fold over; cut in half.
• Place on serving plate.
• Drizzle with caramel topping; top with whipped cream and almonds, if desired.

HOT APPLE CAKE WITH CARAMEL PECAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and lightly flour a 9 x 2" cake pan.
• Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, spices, baking soda and salt; set aside. Beat in eggs on low speed, one at a time, until well blended. Add flour mixture beating just until incorporated. Mix in apples, nuts and the vanilla.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake for 35 - 45 minutes or until top is golden and cake tester inserted near center comes out clean. Remove to rack and cool. Turn cake out of pan by inverting onto rack after 10 minutes.
• NOTE: If desired, the cake may be stored at room temperature, well wrapped overnight or it may be frozen. Defrost at room temperature for several hours or overnight. Reheat in 350 degree oven for 10 minutes or until warm.
• Caramel Pecan Sauce:.
• Melt butter in a medium size saucepan. Add nuts. Cook, stirring constantly, over moderately high heat, until nuts are toasted and butter is lightly browned. Add brown sugar and cream and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until sauce boils and sugar dissolves and turns deep golden brown.
• NOTE: the sauce maybe refrigerated for several days. Reheat before serving.
• To Serve: place a wedge of warm cake on a dessert plate. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and spoon hot Caramel Pecan Sauce over all.