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    Recipe Idea Shop » Desserts

    Homemade Baked Apple Empanadas And Caramel Sauce

    Published: by Kathy Owen Jul 3, 2025 Modified: Jul 8, 2025 · "As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases"

    These baked apple empanadas beat fried empanadas hands down. The pastry is light and fluffy with just a bit of crunch. The homemade caramel sauce is simple to make. You just boil a can of sweetened condensed milk and that's it!

    make apple empanadas

    Empanadas are a favorite dish in Mexico for a snack or after-dinner treat. I prefer using Granny Smith Apples in my empanadas but you can use any variety.

    Apple Empanada with Homemade Caramel Sauce
    Makes approximately 28
    Ingredients List:
    • 8 apples, cut into slices
    • 2 cups flour
    • ⅔ cup butter, cold
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 5-6 tablespoon cold water
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoon cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
    • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
    • 1 egg white
    Additional items:
    • pastry cutter
    • rolling pin
    • pot
    • 3” cookie cutter
    • pastry brush

     

    ingredients for Apple Empanadas
    Instructions:
    • Peel label off can of sweetened condensed milk, put in pot and cover with
    water. Boil 2 ½ – 3 hours. Let cool before opening caramel.
    • Blend flour and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly.
    • Add enough water until pastry dough sticks together, but isn't too wet.
    • Roll dough to approximately ¼”.
    • Cut rounds with 3” cookie cutter or equivalent size glass.
    • Place apple slice on half of each round, sprinkle with cinnamon/nutmeg
    mixture and sugar.
    • Fold empanada in half and crease edges with fork to seal.
    • Brush tops with beaten egg white and sprinkle with sugar.
    • Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes.
    • Serve with caramel sauce.

    how to make homemade caramel

    Caramel sauce is so decadent and the perfect dipping sauce for apple empanadas.

    make apple empanadas with cinnamon and caramel sauce

    Use a dinner fork to crimp the edges of the empanada dough and make a few tiny holes in the dough with the fork to release steam while baking.

    how to make Apple Empanadas

     

    The kids love these, so pack a few in their lunchboxes.

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    About Kathy Owen

    Kathy Owen acquired the blog, Recipe Idea Shop in 2024. She was raised on a farm in Arkansas where having a big garden and good food to eat was the norm. She shares recipes for homemade comfort food and new trending dishes.

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