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Taco Bell Caramel Apple Empanada
Taco Bell caramel apple empanada is a tasty dessert you can make at home with this easy copycat recipe.
👥 10 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Stephanie Manley📖 copykat
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- bowl
- pot
- dutch oven
- oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Thaw the Goya Empanadas.
2
In a small saucepan, add apple pie filling, two tablespoons of water, and 3 tablespoons of caramel sauce. Heat over medium heat until the caramel sauce blends in. Then turn off the heat.
water (plus more for sealing the empanadas)2 tablespoonscaramel sauce3 tablespoons
3
Make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a bowl. Mix until the glaze is runny.
powdered sugar1 cupmilk1 tablespoon
4
Preheat vegetable shortening to 350 degrees. Heat enough shortening to cover 3 inches deep in a heavy bottomed pot like a Dutch oven.
5
Dip your fingers into water and run your finger around the edge of the empanada disk. Spoon about 1 ½ tablespoons of filling into each empanada shell. Then fold over the disk and press the edges of the empanada shell together. Then use a fork to crimp the two edges together.
water (plus more for sealing the empanadas)2 tablespoons
6
Complete this for all 10 disks.
7
Fry two or three at a time, for about ⏱️ 2 minutes on each side, remove from the hot shortening, and place onto a wire rack.
8
Brush a thin layer of glaze over the empanada while it is hot. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
calories
305 kcal
fat Content
11 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
23 g
sodium Content
228 mg
protein Content
3 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
0.2 mg
carbohydrate Content
51 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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