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Apple Pie Filling Apple Pie Pancake Poppers Chocolate Caramel Sauce

Pink Cake Plate
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 Tbsp apple juice apple cider, or lemon juice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • 3 cups apples cored, peeled, and finely chopped
  • 1 C Complete Buttermilk Pancake mix
  • 1/2 C water
  • 1/4 C reserved apple pie syrup
  • 1/2 C sugar set aside
  • Apple Pie filling
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 packed cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3 fun size Nestle Crunch Bars

Instructions
 

  • In a large saucepan, combine water, juice, sugar, cinnamon, and cornstarch. Stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly about 20 minuets. Set aside 1/4 C syrup (for pancake batter.) add apples. Cook for additional 5 minutes, constantly stirring. Set aside 1/4 C syrup (for pancake batter. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature then use right away or store in the refrigerator.
  • Put water and syrup in bowl and then add pancake mix and stir until moistened. Do not over beat.
  • Spray cake pop pan* with cooking spray. Place 1 t of pancake mix in each well then drop 1/2 t of pie filling on top of pancake mix then top with another teaspoon of pancake mix. Bake in 350 degree oven for 15-18 mins. While baking make the chocolate caramel sauce.
  • Remove from oven and while warm roll in granulated sugar. Enjoy!!
  • *If you do not have a cake pop pan a mini muffin tin works just as well!!
  • Mix the brown sugar, half-and-half, butter and salt in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook while whisking gently for 5 to 7 minutes, until it gets thicker. Add the vanilla and cook another minute to thicken further. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes then add the Crunch Bars and stir until melted, cool slightly and pour the sauce into a jar. If the sauce gets too thick you can microwave it for about 10-20 seconds to heat it up again!