Caramel Apple Crisp Bites bring all of the flavors of fall into one delicious dessert so easily. The apple cinnamon filling and the graham cracker crust will warm your heart and fill your tummy.
Caramel Apple Crisp Bites
These Caramel Apple Crisp Bites are the perfect recipe to make with all of those delicious fresh apples you pick in the fall!
Our family loves going to the apple orchard and picking fresh apples to begin with – the apples good and fresh and crisp taste just burst when they are right off the tree. (our family’s favorite apples are large Golden Delicious apple, right off the tree – what is yours?)
But, what we love even more is what we make once we have all of those delicious apples.
You have heard me cook with my sister, my kids, and my niece… but today was a special treat – I got to cook with my husband!
Adam is my best taste tester and my best critic. When I told him I wanted to make apple crisp bites (I have a little obsession with bite-sized desserts) – he jumped right in to help!
Are you ready to be obsessed with a dessert? Seriously, get ready. You are going to be totally and completely crazed over these Caramel Apple Crisp Bites. They are one of our all-time favorite fall desserts because they are so tasty and uniquely fall!
If you have more apples to use up, try out these Caramel Apple Pie Cookies! They are out of this world!
While these Caramel Apple Crisp Bites are particularly perfect on a nice, cool, Fall day, they are a great dessert any time of the year!
What type of apples are best in an apple crisp?
Basically, you want to go with the sweet varieties of apples. Empire, Granny Smith or Honey Crisp work well. However, We used Golden Delicious for our recipe and they came on perfect.
Ingredients
- Graham cracker crumbs (I used store bought in a can. I find these to work the best)
- Butter
- Powdered sugar
- Apples (we used golden delicious)
- Sugar
- Brown sugar
- Flour
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Caramel topping
How to make Caramel Apple Crisp Bites
Apple Crisp Bites are really easy to make. It starts out with the crust!
- In a medium bowl mix together the graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar, and butter.
NOTE ABOUT BUTTER: Some people have found the crust recipe to work perfectly, while some others found the 12 tablespoons of butter was way too much and the butter started to pool – you may want to start by using 1/2 C butter (1 stick vs. 1 1/2 sticks, or 12 T). Melt the butter and add slowly to the crumbs, a little bit at a time, making sure it’s not too wet. You can always add more or save the leftover butter for later. You want a soft dough that sticks together slightly when you try to form a ball, not a wet dough. - Evenly distribute the mixture to the 24 mini muffin cups. Using your fingertips or the side of a spoon (a tablespoon measuing spoon works perfect for this), press the mixture to the bottom and sides of each cup. You will create a cup-like shape! (save a little bit to put on top of the bites if you can!)
- Bake for 5 minutes at 350 degrees (until they start to get a bit golden brown) and let cool completely.
- Chop the apples up into small pieces.
PRO-TIP: I used a food processor, but be careful not to over chop them in there. We don’t want an apple sauce or puree – just small chopped up pieces! - Mix the apples, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Bake at 375 degrees in a baking dish for 15 minutes until the apples are slightly softened.
- Scoop the filling into each of the crust cups still in the muffin pan.
PRO-TIP: Fill them up generously. - Sprinkle any leftover graham cracker crust on to the tops of the apples and bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Take out of the oven and let them cool completely. Take a knife and loosen the crusts from the cups. They should then pop right out of the pan!
- Drizzle with caramel topping and enjoy!
More Fall Recipes
Caramel Apple Crisp Bites
Ingredients
- 2 cup graham cracker crumbs (I used store bought in a can. I find these to work the best)
- 12 tablespoons butter melted
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 4 cups peeled, cored and chopped apples (we used golden delicious)
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 ¼ tablespoons flour
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- Caramel topping (store bought!)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease mini muffin pan with non-stick butter spray
- Melt butter
- In a medium size bowl mix graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar and butter with a spoon (slowly add the butter and evenly distribute)PLEASE SEE UPDATE/NOTE BELOW
- Evenly distribute mixture to the 24 mini muffin cups. Press along the bottom and sides to make a “cup”
- Bake for 5 minutes and let cool completely
- Chop the apples into little pieces – I used a mini food processor. Don’t puree, just finely chop
- Mix apples, sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl
- Bake in a baking dish for 15 minutes on 375 degrees, until apples are slightly softened
- Scoop a teaspoon or so of the apple mix and place on top of the graham cracker crust cups (while still in the muffin pan) and sprinkle any extra graham cracker on top of the apples.
- Bake for 5 minutes on 350 and let cool completely. Use a knife to loosen from pan and they should pop right out.
- Drizzle with caramel topping
Way too much butter, 12 teaspoons, these were awful.
SO sorry Linda! I made them again and I used the same amount and they came out great – did you melt the butter then measure it or measure and then melt? You need to measure first!
I’m wondering about the nutritional count in your recipes. I ‘m diabetic and would love to enjoy the items above. Can you help me?
HI Joann – I am SO sorry, but I do not currently have that information for you!
The recipe calls for 12 TBSP. of melted butter. I was wondering if the problem others were having with too much butter comes from wether or not you measure the butter before or after its melted? Believe it or not, theres a big difference!! When did you measure the butter? Before or after melting?
Ohhhhh good thought!. I measured it before!!!
Has anyone tried less butter? 12 tbsp seemed like too much for mine. The butter was almost sitting in the cup after I baked them the first five minutes.
Really? You really just need enough butter to hold the crust together – let me know how it works for you to use less!! Always looking to cut some out if possible!
I just made these tonight. The butter was sitting in the cups after I baked them. I finished making them and they were so soggy. I tried again with only 8 T. of butter and they were better but still very soft. Any suggestions? They tasted good.
Hi Ruth – what type of graham cracker crumbs did you use. I am finding that store bought crumbs, as opposed to crushing them yourself, have been working better. Possibly because they come out finer?
I actually used store bought crumbs, Honey Maid. They tasted great, just very soft and gooey. They did not set up well.
I have no idea…. I have made this same crust at least 6 times and I have never had issues with the butter – if anything, I could have used a bit more to have the crumbs stick together better….
Same experience. We tried drying them out some but we never got our cups to stay together. It tasted great despite looking like little puddles.
Cut a thin strip, about an inch, of aluminum foil or parchment long enough to lay across the bottom, up each side, and a couple of inches above the top of the tray (so about 6″ for the mini sized trays). Put those in first before you press the crust mix into each cup. That way, when you’re ready to remove them from the tin you can just grab each end of the strip and lift them out.
GENIUS!!! Totally trying this!
Where do I get the gram crackers crumbs from.
I got mine in the baking section of Kroger! Any grocery store should carry them. If you cannot find them, a box of graham crackers, a zip lock and a rolling pin works great too!!
hi, did you spray the mini muffin cups or did the butter in the grahm crackers compensate?
I sprayed them with butter Pam. I think you need to so they pop out easier.
In order to print just the recipe, highlight what you want then right click and print, make sure you put a chick mark in your printer for just print selection
THANKS MARI!!!!!!
I can’t figure out how to print this. I looked at directions you gave another person and I still don’t get it.
Apple crisp bits
Hi i cant get graham crackers what can i use that would be similar thanks x