Warm and delicious…nothing beats a flauta!  And they can also be made on a gas BBQ grill–great for an outdoor party dessert.  Not bad calorie-wise either (if you can stop at one).

I’ve always been intrigued by these ever since a neighbor gave me a bag of some from Schwan’s a few years ago.  I kept meaning to make them, but at that time, I rarely bought tortillas.

Now that I’m into tortillas, I usually have them hanging around, and I just happened to have a few of the smaller 6-inch ones left over from a Cinco de Mayo dish I was making.

I didn’t bother with fresh apples since I have several cans of apple pie filling…that’s really all you are making when you start with raw apples.  However, I did “fry” the apples in a little browned butter and leftover cinnamon sugar.

The result was amazingly delicious–despite the filling was the sugar-free variety.  I figured since I saved SO many calories, I’d eat TWO of these LOL.  With extra caramel sauce of course.  You can also use dulce de leche in place of the caramel for a drizzle.

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Apple Flautas

Warm and delicious…nothing beats a flauta!  And they can also be made on a gas BBQ grill–great for an outdoor party dessert.  Not bad calorie-wise either (if you can stop at one).

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Course: desserts

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: apple flautas

Servings: 6

Calories: 359kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 2 cups apple pie filling 1 large can
• 2 tbsp cinnamon sugar
• 3 tbsp butter
• 6 small 6-inch flour tortillas
• 4 tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup cinnamon sugar 3 parts sugar to 1 part ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup caramel sauce or dulce de leche

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt the 4 tbs of butter in a 10-inch skillet. Dip one side of a tortilla in the melted butter and place buttered side up on a baking sheet. Sprinkle buttered side with cinnamon sugar, turn, brush other side of tortilla with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Repeat with all tortillas.
• Place tortillas in preheated oven for about 5 minutes, or until the are pliable enough to roll.
• Roll tortillas into a loose roll and place seam-side down on baking sheet. Return to oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until tortillas are crispy and begin to brown. Remove from oven; set on serving platter and set aside
• Melt 2 tbs of butter in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. When butter begins to brown, add pie filling and 2 tbs cinnamon sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture begins to boil.
• Spoon hot apple mixture on top of rolled tortillas. Drizzle with caramel sauce. May be dusted with powdered sugar if desired. Serve immediately.
• Serves 6

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 394mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 441IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg

Apple Flautas

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