Description
Cinnamon walnut apple delight mingles sweet apples with aromatic spices for a comforting dessert. Warm flavors and nutty textures invite you to savor each delightful bite of this classic treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 large McIntosh or Granny Smith apples, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 21-oz can apple pie filling
- 1 15.25-oz package spice cake mix
- 10 tbsps cold butter, sliced
- 1 ⅓ cups chopped walnuts
- ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- Vanilla ice cream (optional)
- Homemade whipped cream (optional)
- Homemade or store-bought caramel sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F, establishing an optimal baking environment for this delightful dessert.
- Fruit Foundation: Spread apple pie filling and freshly sliced apples evenly across a 9 x 13-inch baking dish, creating a robust fruity base.
- Crumble Creation: Blend spice cake mix with cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl, generating a textured, aromatic topping that promises rich flavor complexity.
- Layer Assembly: Carefully distribute the cake mix mixture over the apple landscape, ensuring complete coverage. Strategically sprinkle chopped walnuts and dot with cold butter pieces to enhance taste and texture.
- Baking Transformation: Slide the prepared dish into the preheated oven, allowing 40-50 minutes of baking until the topping turns a golden-brown and the filling erupts with bubbling intensity.
- Serving Finale: After removing from oven, let the dessert rest briefly. Elevate the experience by serving alongside vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or a luxurious caramel sauce drizzle.
Notes
- Oven Temperature Precision: Maintain exact 350°F for consistent baking and perfect golden-brown topping texture.
- Fruit Layer Strategy: Use high-quality apple pie filling combined with fresh apple slices for robust, multi-dimensional fruit flavor profile.
- Topping Distribution Technique: Spread cake mix crumble evenly without pressing down, ensuring light, crispy texture and preventing dense, soggy layers.
- Cooling Wisdom: Allow dessert to rest 15-20 minutes after baking to set filling and prevent runny consistency, making serving and cutting easier.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 284
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 125 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg