Apple Pie Roll-Ups (Printable)

Golden roll-ups filled with spiced apples and baked to crispy perfection for a quick sweet treat.

# What You'll Need:

→ Apple Filling

01 - 2 medium apples (Granny Smith or Honeycrisp), peeled, cored, and diced
02 - 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
03 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
04 - 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
05 - 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

→ Roll-Ups

06 - 6 medium flour tortillas
07 - 2 tablespoons melted butter

→ Cinnamon Sugar Coating

08 - 0.25 cup granulated sugar
09 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

# How-To Steps:

01 - Preheat the oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add diced apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook, stirring, for 4 to 5 minutes until apples are tender and juices become syrupy. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
03 - Lay tortillas flat and spoon the apple mixture evenly along one edge of each tortilla.
04 - Roll up tortillas tightly around the filling and place them seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet.
05 - Brush the tops of the roll-ups with melted butter.
06 - Combine 0.25 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle the mixture generously over the roll-ups.
07 - Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes until golden and crisp.
08 - Allow roll-ups to cool slightly before serving. Serve warm, optionally with vanilla ice cream or caramel sauce.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • They come together in 30 minutes flat, which means you can have warm, homemade-tasting dessert on the table before anyone finishes their coffee.
  • The filling actually tastes like real spiced apples, not some artificial shortcut, because you're cooking them down until they get syrupy and caramelized.
  • That crispy tortilla exterior against the soft apple filling is the textural contrast that makes your brain light up with joy.
02 -
  • Don't skip cooling the filling even for a minute—I learned this the hard way by burning the roof of my mouth on molten apple the first time I was impatient.
  • If your tortillas are cold and brittle, a quick 10-second warm-up in a dry skillet makes them flexible and rollable instead of cracking apart.
03 -
  • Keep your cinnamon and spices fresh—they really are the stars here, and stale spices will let you down.
  • Don't let the apple filling get too thick, or it'll be hard to spread; it should be thick but still spoonable.
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