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Fruity apple pieces coated in sweet caramel, creamy cream cheese layer with cream and crunchy roasted walnuts are combined in these fall caramel apple trifles. Cinnamon and nutmeg make them especially aromatic and give them a slightly spicy note. You can find a detailed apple caramel dessert cups recipe with the exact quantities and step-by-step instructions here at the very bottom.
Use ready made caramel sauce
If you have made my caramel sauce before, and it is currently in your refrigerator, you can use it for the recipe. Then you omit the steps for cooking the caramel from cream and sugar.
Of course, you can also use any other caramel sauce. The caramel apple trifles taste best with a homemade caramel.
Which apples for apple caramel dessert cups?
Juicy, tart apples are best for the recipe. They combine perfectly in taste with the sweet caramel and creamy cream cheese cream mixture.
Depending on the type of apple you use, you may need to roast the apple pieces a bit longer until they are cooked. For me, the fruit was already soft after about four minutes.
Spices of your choice
You can adjust the amount of cinnamon for the apple caramel dessert cups to taste. If you don’t like nutmeg, simply omit it from the recipe. Alternatively, you can add some vanilla to the apple mixture.
As fall or Christmas dessert
The apple caramel dessert cups pass perfectly as a fall dessert, just like the apple bundt cake with cinnamon or the German plum cake. With its fruity, creamy, sweet taste and spicy aroma, it puts you in a good mood on a rainy day.
But the caramel apple trifles are also ideal for the Advent season. The scent of cinnamon already spreads Christmas mood during preparation. It is similar with the walnut ghriba or honey cookies with cinnamon.
By the way, try my dessert in glass with fruits and ladyfingers.
These caramel apple trifles are
- creamy,
- fruity,
- caramel,
- nutty,
- very tasty,
- aromatic,
- with walnuts,
- with cinnamon,
- easy and quick to make,
- perfect as a fall or Christmas dessert.
Easy apple caramel dessert cups recipe
The apple caramel dessert cups recipe that you can find here at the end of the post in the recipe box is very simple and quick. All you need for it are common ingredients.
Step 1:
For the caramel, you’ll caramelize sugar in a saucepan, then stir in hot cream and simmer the mixture very briefly. Cut the peeled and cored apples into cubes and cook them with lime juice, a little sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Then mix the apple pieces with the caramel and let it cool down.
Step 2:
Whip cold cream with powdered sugar until stiff. Then stir in cream cheese.
Step 3:
Now layer the cream cheese cream mixture, the apple caramel mixture and coarsely chopped roasted walnut kernels in dessert glasses. Then decorate the dessert as desired.
How to make caramel apple trifles: tips and tricks
- It is best to use sweet tart juicy apples.
- You can adjust the amount of cinnamon and nutmeg according to your taste.
- You can use a ready-made caramel sauce.
Did you make the apple caramel dessert cups using this recipe? I look forward to your result, your star rating and your comment here below how it turned out and tasted.
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Apple caramel dessert cups
Ingredients
for the cream cheese cream layer
- 160 g cream cheese cold
- 100 g cream cold
- 20 g powdered sugar or to taste
for the caramel
- 75 g cream
- 70 g sugar
for the apple layer
- 2 apples medium size
- juice of 1 lime freshly squeezed
- 10 g brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
also
- 50 g walnut kernels
Instructions
- Roast walnut kernels in the oven or in a pan, let them cool and chop them coarsely.
- Set aside some of the toasted walnuts for decorating.
Preparation of the caramel
- Spread sugar evenly in the bottom of a saucepan and heat over medium heat, without stirring, until the sugar has caramelized to a light brown. If spots of sugar remain undissolved in some places, you can very carefully move them back and forth so that they caramelize as well.
- Heat the cream in parallel so that it is just before boiling.
- Remove the caramelized sugar from the heat and carefully pour in the hot cream in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
- Place the caramel back on the stove and cook, stirring, until slightly thickened, about 2 - 3 minutes.
- Remove the caramel from the heat and immediately transfer it to a clean mixing bowl.
- Transfer 1 tablespoon of the caramel to a small bowl and leave it for decorating.
Preparation of the apples
- Peel and core apples. Cut them into small cubes.
- Put the apple pieces, lime juice, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a pan, heat it up and stir fry it for about 4 - 5 minutes until the apples are soft.
- Take the apple cubes off the heat, add them to the caramel, mix it and let it cool.
Preparation of the cream cheese cream layer
- Whip cream with powdered sugar until stiff.
- Stir cream cheese into the cream mixture.
Preparation of the apple caramel dessert cups
- Layer the cream cheese cream mixture, apple caramel mixture and walnut kernels in two large glasses. Start with the cream cheese cream layer, spread the apple caramel mixture on top and sprinkle with the walnuts. Repeat again with all three layers, leaving some cream cheese cream mixture for the top.
- Spread the remaining cream cheese cream mixture on top of the last layer in the glasses and decorate the layered dessert with the caramel, chopped walnuts, apple pieces, lime pieces and cinnamon sticks, depending on your taste.
- Refrigerate the apple caramel dessert cups until serving.
Notes
- It is best to use sweet tart juicy apples.
- You can adjust the amount of cinnamon and nutmeg according to your taste.
- Note the detailed tips and tricks for apple caramel dessert cups preparation at the top of the post.
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