Apple Caramel Tortilla Crepes

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“How about them Apples?” Apples make a great addition to a variety of meals, whether it be a tart apple pie, maybe for juice or cider, or for dipping. Either way, apples are a perfect fruit for cooking. And today I’m going to be making one of my favorite dishes with apples: crepes.

Apple Caramel Tortilla Crepes Recipe

Nutritional Facts

  • Calories, 129
  • Fat, 1.6g
      Saturated, .3
      Monounaturated, .3
      Polyunsaturated, .3
  • Protein, 1.3g/li>
  • Carbohydrates, 30g
      Dietary Fiber, 3.7g
  • Cholesterol, 0mg
  • Sodium, 26mg

*per serving

Ingredients

  • 2 Granny Smith apples
  • 1 pinch cinnamon, ground
  • 1 teaspoons sugar or sugar substitute
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon butter*
  • 4 wheat tortillas
  • 4 teaspoons sliced walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons dulce de leche or caramel

Preparation

  1. Wash, peel and core apples. Place the peeled apples in a bowl of water and the juice of ½ a lemon. Slice apples thru ¼ inch thick to resemble orange sections. In a medium non-stick pan, add 1 teaspoon butter, add apples, sweetener, walnuts, and cinnamon.
  2. Over low/medium heat, cook until tender but firm. Remove apple filling from pan and set aside.
  3. Place a tortilla in the pan. Spoon 1/4 of the apple mixture onto to 1/4 of the tortilla and carefully fold the tortilla over twice (making a triangle shape). Carefully slide tortilla crepe from pan to a plate. Top with sliced walnuts and dulce de leche or caramel.
  4. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
  5. Cook on a non-stick pan
  6. You can use butter flavor cooking spray instead of butter
  7. Add sugar to fruit only if needed
  8. Substitute sugar for no calorie sweeteners
  9. Use a whole wheat tortilla for added fiber.

Chef’s Note: Cajeta is another word for dulce de leche.

Servings

Makes 4 Tortilla Crepes

“¿Qué hay de las manzanas?” Manzanas hacer una gran adición a una variedad de comidas, ya sea un pastel de tarta de manzana, tal vez de jugo o sidra, o por inmersión. De cualquier manera, las manzanas son una fruta perfecta para cocinar. Y hoy voy a estar haciendo uno de mis platos favoritos con manzanas: crepes.