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Pink Cake Plate

Apple Pie Filling Apple Pie Pancake Poppers Chocolate Caramel Sauce

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

Method
 

  1. 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.
  2. Put water and syrup in bowl and then add pancake mix and stir until moistened. Do not over beat.
  3. 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.
  4. Remove from oven and while warm roll in granulated sugar. Enjoy!!
  5. *If you do not have a cake pop pan a mini muffin tin works just as well!!
  6. 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!