Easy Caramel Apple Sticky Buns Recipe

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Alexandra Penfold

This recipe combines two of my great autumn loves: caramel apples and sticky buns.

The beauty of using leftover pizza dough is you don't need to wait for a second rise. Your dough will have already done that. The "sticky" sauce comes together quickly, as does the filling. Assemble, bake, and in about an hour you could be eating these beauties fresh from the oven. These buns are best freshly baked. You can store them covered, up to a day, and reheat in the oven prior to serving.

Recipe Details

Easy Caramel Apple Sticky Buns Recipe

Active 20 mins
Total 75 mins
Serves 16 servings

Ingredients

For the Caramel Sauce:

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

  • 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

  • 2 tablespoons whole milk

For the Buns:

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1 pound Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 2 inch wedges

  • 1 1/2 pounds pizza dough

Directions

  1. Move oven rack to the center position and preheat oven to 350°F. Spray cake pans with non-stick cooking oil. Set aside.

  2. For the caramel sauce: In a medium heavy bottomed saucepan melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in sugar. Once sugar has dissolved whisk in milk. Let mixture come to a light boil, stirring occasionally. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes until syrup thickens. Remove from heat and divide sauce between cake pans, tilt the pan as needed to coat the entire bottom of the pan.

  3. For the buns: In a large bowl combine melted butter, sugars and cinnamon. Feed the apple pieces through a food processor fitted with the grater attachment. Add grated apple to bowl and stir to combine with butter mixture.

  4. Roll the dough out into a 10- by 16- inch rectangle with the long side facing you. Spread apple filling on top of the dough leaving a 1/2- inch on the top edge. Roll the dough along the long side to form a 16-inch log. Use a serrated knife to cut 16 rounds from the dough. Place one round in the center of each cake pan and surround it with 7 rounds. Bake until buns are a deep golden brown, about 45 to 50 minutes.

  5. Remove pans from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Place a heatproof plate over platter over each pan and invert. Serve immediately.

Special Equipment

2 8-inch cake pans, food processor with grater attachment

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
261 Calories
10g Fat
41g Carbs
3g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 16
Amount per serving
Calories 261
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g 13%
Saturated Fat 5g 26%
Cholesterol 21mg 7%
Sodium 159mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 41g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5%
Total Sugars 21g
Protein 3g
Vitamin C 0mg 0%
Calcium 26mg 2%
Iron 1mg 7%
Potassium 82mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)