Description
Creamy caramel apple delight eclair cake blends classic French pastry techniques with homestyle American comfort desserts. Sweet layers of delicate pastry, rich custard, and spiced apple compote create an irresistible seasonal treat you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large apples, thinly sliced
- 2 cups (480 ml) milk
- 2 cups (480 ml) heavy cream, whipped
- 2 packs graham splitters
- 1 package (3.4 oz / 96 g) instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 package (3.4 oz / 96 g) instant butterscotch pudding mix
- ½ cup (120 ml) caramel sauce
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- Crushed nuts or toffee bits (optional)
Instructions
- Pudding Preparation: Whisk milk, vanilla, and butterscotch powders until achieving a silky, lump-free consistency, allowing the mixture to rest and thicken for optimal texture.
- Cream Transformation: Gently fold whipped cream into the pudding, creating a luxurious, airy base that will elevate the dessert’s overall richness and mouthfeel.
- Foundation Assembly: Layer graham crackers across the entire bottom of a rectangular dish, ensuring complete and precise coverage to create a sturdy base.
- Layering Technique: Spread a smooth, even layer of pudding cream over the graham crackers, followed by a carefully arranged mosaic of crisp apple slices that will provide textural contrast.
- Flavor Enhancement: Drizzle warm caramel sauce in elegant swirls, allowing it to cascade between apple pieces and pudding layers, then sprinkle a harmonious blend of cinnamon and nutmeg to introduce depth and warmth.
- Repetitive Construction: Continue alternating layers of graham crackers, pudding mixture, apples, caramel, and spices, building height and complexity with each carefully crafted stratum.
- Final Touch and Chilling: Complete the dessert with a crowning layer of pudding cream, then refrigerate for a minimum of four hours to allow flavors to meld and texture to set perfectly, creating a cohesive and indulgent Caramel Apple Delight Eclair Cake.
Notes
- Chill Thoroughly: Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight to allow flavors to meld and texture to set perfectly, transforming the dessert from good to extraordinary.
- Apple Selection Matters: Choose crisp, slightly tart apples like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for balanced sweetness and structural integrity when layering.
- Prevent Soggy Base: Pat apple slices dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture, ensuring graham crackers maintain their delightful crunch.
- Caramel Consistency: Warm caramel sauce slightly before drizzling to achieve smooth, even distribution across the dessert layers.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg