About
Ka-boom! There's an explosion of flavor your tastebuds are about to experience all thanks to Apple Pie Bombs. Each mini pie is filled with jammy, tender apples but also melty, rich caramel for a blast of fall favorites and dessert delight! Of course, a drizzle of even more creamy caramel sauce will light the fuse for these bombs! Apple Pie Bombs are simple, speedy, and fun... A great way to celebrate the joys of apple season. They're dynamite!
Ingredients
- 12 frozen white dinner rolls or 12 pieces refrigerated biscuit dough, uncooked
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 30 vanilla caramels, unwrapped and divided
- flour, as needed, for dusting
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Place the dinner rolls on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on defrost until the dough is no longer frozen but not cooked, about 2 minutes.
Step 3 -Grease or butter a 9x6-inch casserole dish.
Step 4 -Place the apples, the sugar, and the cinnamon in a medium-sized bowl, tossing to combine.
Step 5 -Cut 18 of the caramels into quarters.
Step 6 -Lightly flour a worksurface.
Step 7 -Toss one piece of the dough in the flour and flatten and stretch it in a manner similar to a mini-pizza, stretching it about 3-inches across.
Step 8 -Repeat with all of the dough pieces.
Step 9 -Reserve 1/4 cup of the apple mixture.
Step 10 -Add 1 tablespoon of the remaining apple mixture and 6 pieces of the cut caramel to each dough piece and pull the edges of the dough together to form a ball.
Step 11 -Place the dough balls in the prepared dish.
Step 12 -Brush the dough balls with the melted butter and sprinkle them with the brown sugar and the reserved apple mixture.
Step 13 -Bake the dough balls until the tops are golden brown and the pies are no longer doughy, about 30-35 minutes.
Step 14 -Place the remaining caramels and the heavy cream in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave until melted, stirring every 30 seconds.
Step 15 -Allow the caramel sauce to cool slightly, then drizzle it over the pie balls.
Step 16 -Serve.
