I love apple turnovers. I think I love them more than apple pie! You get that nice and flaky puff pastry encasing sweet and tender apples mingled with spicy cinnamon. Hello fall, I love you! I created this simple apple turnovers with caramel icing using frozen puff pastry and fresh apples for the filling. To top it all off, I chose a sweet caramel icing. Sure you could do a regular old vanilla icing, but the caramel icing was delish! I must say, I was quite pleased with the results.
In a skillet, cook the apple slices with the lemon juice until they start to soften.
Add the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and cook for 8 minutes.
Remove from heat and mix in 1 Tbsp butter until melted. Allow mixture to cool.
Once mixture is cooled preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Open puff pastry and cut each sheet into 4 squares.
Place a spoonful of the cooled apple mixture on half of each square.
Fold over each half of the square sealing edges, creating a rectangle. Cut 3 slits on the top of each pastry.
Place pastries on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cook at 375 for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly while you prepare the icing.
In a small sauce pan, melt the remaining 2 Tbsp butter.
Add the brown sugar and milk to the melted butter. Cook over medium low heat for 1 minute.
Remove from heat and whisk in the vanilla and powdered sugar until icing is smooth. Drizzle over cooked turnovers. Makes 8.
Notes
To warm leftovers, place a turnover on a plate and microwave for 10 seconds.
1 comment
Those look so good! Can’t wait to make them.