Creamy Caramel Apple Taquitos
These Creamy Caramel Apple Taquitos are filled with cinnamon apples, caramel, and cream cheese, rolled in cinnamon sugar and drizzled with caramel. If you’re looking for a Mexican dessert, these are perfect!
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CREAMY CARAMEL APPLE TAQUITOS
Taquitos are one my favorite Mexican dishes to eat as you well know because these taquitos are my favorite. Have you ever tried sweet taquitos?
FLAUTAS VS TAQUITOS
First, I guess technically because these are made with flour tortillas that these should be called flautas and not taquitos.
Taquitos are generally made with corn tortillas but this is what my family has always called this version so I’m sticking with that.
Growing up one of our favorite snacks was buttered tortillas covered with cinnamon sugar. Let’s just say I took that idea and “rolled” with it.
Just imagine cream cheese, caramel, and cinnamon apples all rolled up in a tortilla that has been brushed with butter and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
Fill your tortilla with the cream cheese/caramel mixture and topped with cinnamon apples.
Brush them with a little butter and then roll them in cinnamon sugar.
The key to getting them nice and crispy without frying is to bake them at a high temperature. Watch out! It’s really hard to wait for these babies to cool down before taking a bite.
Although they don’t need more caramel, I couldn’t resist dipping them in a little extra caramel.
OTHER APPLE RECIPES
- Apple Pie Caramel Apple
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake
- Apple Muffins
- Apple Crumble
- Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars
- Apple Dumplings
- Sopapilla Cheesecake
- Apple Crisp Pizza
Creamy Caramel Apple Taquitos
Ingredients
- Apple Mixture:
- 2 apples, , peeled, cored, and diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Cream Cheese Filling:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, , room temperature
- 1/4 cup caramel syrup, (more for dipping later)
- 1 package Old El Paso flour tortillas for soft tacos and fajitas, (6-inch, 10 count)
- 2 tablespoons butter, , melted
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- In a skillet, add the apples, butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Cook for 5-7 minutes over medium heat until apples are soft. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a small bowl mix the cream cheese and caramel syrup together until smooth.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture on the bottom 1/3 of each tortilla and top with a spoonful of the apple mixture. Roll up tightly.
- On a plate combine the sugar and cinnamon. Brush each tortilla well with the butter and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place seam side down on the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until tortillas are golden brown. Cool slightly and serve with additional caramel for dipping.
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This post was sponsored by Old El Paso. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Hola, from Ecuador.
Can these be frozen? If so would it be best to freeze before or after cooking?
I would freeze before cooking!
Superb
Thanks!
These are delicious. Any suggestions on how to make a few hours ahead of time and serve warm at a function?
Shoot that would be hard. Just reheat right before?
Do you think this would keep if I made these and then transferred to a crock pot set on “warm” for a gathering or would they get soggy?
I think they would get soggy if left in there longer than an hour.
Cannot wait to try out your apple recipes in particular! I am a FL girl who transplanted to CA a couple months ago so I definitely have always had to “fake” Autumn! What a big change though, from humid tropical high 90’s, to arid dry triple digit temperatures! Any recipe ideas for hot pots/air fryers? Thanks for all the great recipes!
You’re welcome!
I made these the other day and turned out great. My wife brought them to her work and told I have orders to fill, thanks for a great recipe!!!
Awesome!
Have to tried freezing leftovers?
For people like me – who cannot have wheat at all and who is watching cholesterol – I did this the way I make my baked chicken taquitos. I used fat free cream cheese (zero cholesterol!!) and instead of brushing with butter I spray outside with olive oil. Also, I used sugar free apple pie filling (again, zero cholesterol) from the store…I make sure it is free of all wheat, of course! Yes, I totally use sugar with cinnamon on the outside but hey, it’s the holidays! Lol Thanks for this great recipe!!! It’s amazing, and I live on apples and cinnamon this time of year! 🧡
Thank you! I love hearing that.
Is the cream cheese necessary? Could I just use the caramel syrup?
It’s not necessary. You can definitely just use caramel.
my sister lived in mexico for a while a long time ago… makes mexican food A LOT.. but we insist on a traditional American Thanksgiving fare… we have family coming in from Texas this holiday… so Im going to make this as one of our deserts… just to add a mixture of both worlds, with the traditional apple pie thing, mixed w/ a flour tortilla… <3 Thanks for this recipe! It looks so yummy!!
Hope you love it!
These are too awesome. Such a clever idea! Love the crispy crust and that gooey caramel- have to try these soon!!
Thanks Karly!
What. I’m definitely making these in place of apple pie. My husband only wants pumpkin pie and since it’s just our family for Thanksgiving this year, it wouldn’t be worth making apple pie too (okay, it would, but I’d end up eating most, if not all, of it myself). I can half this, and there ya go–perfect solution.
I like the way you think!
What a fun dessert this is! I still need one to make for Thanksgiving dinner! I may try to make a batch earlier in the week to experiment and see if I like the way they turn out!
Did you post the recipe for the caramel dip and I’m just not seeing it? Thanks for posting! Cheers!
Ha, no. I just used store bought caramel like for ice cream topping but you can totally make your own.
This looks delicious and will
Definitely try it. Thanks
Hope you do!