Recipe: Caramel Apple Empanadas with Clover Bliss Chocolate Dessert (CLOVER)

caramel sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade caramel

💰Cheaper: butterscotch sauce

Homemade caramel can be lower in sugar and cost-effective.

empanada dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat dough

💰Cheaper: store-bought pie crust

Whole wheat dough is healthier while pie crust is more economical.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Stevia reduces calories while granulated sugar is often cheaper.

Chop the apples into fairly fine pieces.

Add lemon juice to the chopped apples.

Sprinkle in cinnamon and mix well.

Add caramel to the apple mixture and combine.

Take a spoonful of the apple-caramel mixture and place it in the center of the empanada dough.

Fold the dough over the filling to create a parcel and pinch the edges to seal.

Use a fork to seal the edges further.

Heat oil for frying the empanadas.

Fry the empanadas until golden brown, being careful not to let the oil get too hot.

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