Apple Pie Caramel Pudding

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Dice about 5-8 Granny Smith or Honeycrisp apples using a dicer for better consistency.
  2. 2Melt two sticks of unsalted butter in a pan.
  3. 3Add the diced apples to the pan with the melted butter.
  4. 4Season the apples with ground cinnamon.
  5. 5Add about one cup of brown sugar to the apples.
  6. 6Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the apples for balance.
  7. 7Mix the apple mixture thoroughly.
  8. 8Cover the pan and cook for 5 minutes to allow the apples to render down.
  9. 9Add a cornstarch slurry (1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water) to the apples to thicken them into a filling.
  10. 10Mix until the apple filling thickens.
  11. 11Allow the apple filling to cool down completely.
  12. 12Pour two to three boxes of vanilla Jell-O pudding mix into a bowl.
  13. 13Add 3 cups of milk per box of pudding mix (total 9 cups) to the bowl.
  14. 14Stir the pudding mixture.
  15. 15Sprinkle in some ground cinnamon into the pudding mixture.
  16. 16Add two to three spoonfuls of the apple filling juice to enhance the pudding flavor.
  17. 17Stir the pudding mixture again.
  18. 18Cover the pudding mixture with plastic wrap and allow it to get thick and cold.
  19. 19Once thick, add 1 1/2 cups of whipped cream to the pudding.
  20. 20Fold in the whipped cream with a spatula until well combined.
  21. 21Start assembling the dessert by placing a layer of Chessman cookies at the bottom of a baking dish.
  22. 22Spread an even layer of the vanilla pudding over the cookies.
  23. 23Add a layer of the apple filling on top of the pudding.
  24. 24Sprinkle crushed vanilla wafers and crushed Chessman cookies over the apple filling.
  25. 25Repeat the layers: pudding, apple filling, crushed cookies.
  26. 26Finish with a layer of Chessman cookies on top.
  27. 27Drizzle caramel sauce over the top layer of Chessman cookies.
  28. 28Refrigerate the dessert overnight to allow it to set.

Ingredients

  • 5 to 8 apples
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 lemon lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 2 to 3 boxes instant vanilla Jell-O pudding mix
  • 9 cups cold milk
  • 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 to 3 spoonfuls apple filling juice
  • 1.5 cups whipped topping
  • 2 to 3 packages Chessman cookies
  • crushed vanilla wafers
  • caramel sauce

Equipment

dicerpanlidbowlwhiskplastic wrapspatulabaking dish

Tips

  • If you have leftover apple filling, you can use it to make another dessert.
  • You can add the apple filling into the pudding mix instead of whipped cream for a different flavor profile.