Description
Caramel apple trifles bring classic autumn dessert magic to creamy layers of spiced cake, homemade caramel, and tender apples. Sweet indulgence waits when you break through delicate textures to savor each delightful spoonful of seasonal comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
- 1 cup (240 ml / 8 fl oz) heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup (240 ml / 8 fl oz) heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup (207 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml / 4 fl oz) water
- 4 tbsps (56 g) packed brown sugar
- 1 cup cinnamon granola
- ½ cup (58 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ cup (56 g) unsalted butter
- 2 tsps lemon juice
- 1 ½ tsps cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
- ½ to 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Prep Station: Gather all ingredients and kitchen tools, ensuring an efficient and organized cooking environment.
- Apple Transformation: Cube apples into uniform pieces, then gently sauté with cinnamon until slightly softened, releasing warm, aromatic flavors.
- Cream Elevation: Whip cream to soft, billowy peaks, creating a luxurious, airy texture for the trifle layers.
- Glass Canvas: Select clear serving glasses to showcase the dessert’s beautiful layered composition.
- Foundation Building: Create the base layer by sprinkling granola across the bottom of each glass, establishing a crisp textural foundation.
- Flavor Layering: Strategically arrange cinnamon-infused apple pieces over the granola, ensuring even distribution.
- Caramel Artistry: Generously drizzle rich caramel sauce over the apple layer, allowing it to penetrate and enhance the dessert’s depth of flavor.
- Cream Crowning: Pipe or delicately spoon whipped cream atop the caramel sauce, creating a smooth, elegant surface.
- Architectural Assembly: Repeat the layering process, building height and complexity with each carefully constructed stratum.
- Final Flourish: Complete the trifle with an additional caramel sauce drizzle, creating an enticing cascade down the glass sides.
- Flavor Melding: Refrigerate for 2-3 hours, allowing ingredients to harmonize and textures to slightly soften.
- Presentation: Serve chilled on the day of preparation to maintain the granola’s crispness and overall dessert quality.
Notes
- Prepare Ahead: Chop apples and make caramel sauce in advance to streamline assembly and reduce day-of preparation stress.
- Texture Balance: Toast granola briefly before layering to enhance crunchiness and prevent soggy bottom layers in the trifle.
- Cream Stability: Chill whipping cream and mixing bowl beforehand to achieve perfect soft peaks and maintain structural integrity.
- Serving Strategy: Assemble trifles no more than 4-6 hours before serving to preserve the crisp granola texture and fresh apple flavor.
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 487
- Sugar: 56 g
- Sodium: 135 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 65 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 74 mg