Gooey Caramel Apple Mini Pies

It's not that I'm not a fan of healthy desserts. We all know there some great options out there- fruit, sugar free stuff, etc. I love mango sherbert, or coconut pops, or those amazing Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches.

But sometimes, you just need a warm gooey dessert that is overencumbered with sugar and sugar and more sugar.

I discovered such a dessert recently, friends, and let me tell you:

THESE GOOEY CARAMEL APPLE MINI PIES MIGHT JUST MAKE YOUR MOUTHS DIE OF HAPPY. AND THEY ARE SO SIMPLE THAT EVEN MY HUSBAND COULD MAKE THEM. (No offense, my love. You do make a mean bowl of cereal!)

Make them. Make them now.


STEP ONE: Open a can of those big biscuits, or if you're like me, make someone else open the can because waiting for that jumpy POP is too much anticipation for me to handle. Get the big ones, not the small ones, and make sure you didn't get any sort of 'flaky' variety. I got the buttermilk ones and was not displeased. Lay the biscuits out on a baking sheet, and preheat your oven to 325.

STEP TWO: Slice up one green apple. That's right, you get eight mini pies for one apple. Pretty frugal. Make sure to cut them nice and thin, too.




STEP THREE: Lay the slices of apples over the biscuits........

.....and then drench that shiz in sugar. USE A LOT. The sugar is going to make the apples sweat more juice and make the gooey that much more gooey. Cinnamon next.




STEP FOUR: Bake the mini pies for eight minutes. Pull them out and squish them down with a fork. DON'T QUESTION THE INSANITY. Press down to make the sugary apple juice bubble all over and flatten the pies a bit.

STEP FIVE: Unleash the fury. You know what I mean. (Get the good stuff in the jar, by the way. The bottled stuff isn't nearly as rich. We got the butterscotch caramel.)

STEP SIX: Pop 'em back in the oven for another three or four minutes. The outsides of the biscuit should be just barely done, and the middle should still be a little gooey. Let them sit for about ten minutes before plating because they will continue baking a little bit and you'll be left with the perfect doneness.





STEP SEVEN: Commence. Stuffing. Face.






There they are, peeps. I will definitely be making a nice big batch of these at Thanksgiving. They are so good warm, but they are equally good and almost better if stuck in the fridge overnight and eaten for breakfast. It's like a fresh donut on roids.



From my satisfied belly to yours, and until next time friends!
>-A.