Apple Pie Roll-Ups (Printable)

Spiced apple filling wrapped in tortillas and baked until crisp and golden.

# 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 - ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
05 - 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

→ Roll-Ups

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

→ Cinnamon Sugar Coating

08 - ¼ cup granulated sugar
09 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

# How to Make It:

01 - Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add diced apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender and juices become syrupy. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
03 - Place tortillas flat and spoon the cooked apple mixture evenly along one edge of each tortilla.
04 - Roll up each tortilla tightly around the filling and arrange seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet.
05 - Brush the tops of each roll-up with melted butter. In a small bowl, combine ¼ cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, then sprinkle this mixture generously over the roll-ups.
06 - Bake the roll-ups for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
07 - Allow the roll-ups to cool slightly before serving warm. Optionally, serve with vanilla ice cream or caramel sauce.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • Ready in half an hour, these feel like you spent all day in the kitchen without the actual effort.
  • The crispy-chewy tortilla exterior with soft, spiced apples inside creates texture contrast that keeps you reaching for another.
  • They disappear just as quickly warm with ice cream as they do cold the next morning with coffee.
02 -
  • Don't skip cooling the apple filling even slightly, or your tortillas will tear and the bottoms will turn soggy instead of crispy.
  • Rolling them seam-side down isn't just technique, it prevents them from unraveling in the oven and ensures that crispy bottom surface you're after.
  • The cinnamon and nutmeg quality matters here since they're the stars, so if yours have been in the cabinet for years, this is the moment to replace them.
03 -
  • Make the apple filling while your oven preheats, then everything else falls into place naturally without any rushing or waiting.
  • If you accidentally tear a tortilla, just overlap it with another one and roll them both together, which honestly creates even crispier roll-ups.
  • Brush the tortillas with butter right before the cinnamon sugar so it sticks immediately instead of falling off, and your baked rolls will have that caramelized coating that makes them irresistible.
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