Cinnamon Apple Puffs

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  • Prep Time

    25 mins

  • Cook Time

    25 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr

  • Servings

    8 servings

  • Calories

    363 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Cinnamon Apple Puffs

This Cinnamon Apple Puffs recipe is one of the best apple desserts, a favorite from my childhood! It features tender biscuit puffs with a buttery cinnamon sugar topping, baked on a bed of sliced apples in a sweet cinnamony syrup.

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Ingredients

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for the apple base:

  • 1.5 pounds firm tart apples peeled and thinly sliced - I like to use Haralsons, Honeycrisp, or Granny Smith
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ teaspoon red food coloring with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon use 1 teaspoon if you really like cinnamon! OR 1/4 c. Red Hots candies

for the pastry biscuit puffs:

  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup milk

for the buttery cinnamon sugar topping:

  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375° F. Lightly butter a large deep pie dish (mine is 10'').
  2. For the apple base: Place apples in baking dish.
  3. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine the sugar, water, and red food coloring, and bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes until thickened slightly into a syrup. Pour syrup over apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon. (You can substitute the red food coloring and cinnamon for Red Hots candies, like my mom does. The Red Hots will melt into the syrup, giving it the red color and cinnamon flavor.)
  4. For the pastry biscuit puffs: In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. With a rigid pastry cutter, cut the shortening into the flour mixture until it looks like big crumbs. Stir in milk to combine.
  5. Divide dough into 8 portions, dropping by big spoonfuls on top of the apples. With the back of a spoon, make a good-sized indentation in the center of each puff.
  6. For the cinnamon topping: In a small bowl, combine butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Divide mixture amongst the indentations in each biscuit puff.
  7. Bake: Place in oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until puffs are lightly browned.
  8. Let cool a bit and serve in small bowls while still warm, with a splash of cream or a small scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Notes

  • Slightly adapted from Mom’s recipe box, originally from the kitchen of Doris Pirmantgen.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Calories 363kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 65g (22%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 13mg (4%) Sodium 287mg (12%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 42g (84%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 363 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 363kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 65g 22%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Cholesterol 13mg 4%
Sodium 287mg 12%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 42g 84%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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