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Burrito covered in cinnamon sugar in a bowl with ice cream

Fruit Burrito

This is a simple dessert that you probably have the ingredients for already. It’s like the perfect blend of American and Mexican cuisines with a fruit pie filling, the household essential tortilla, and a coating that screams churros. This recipe can be made with any fruit pie filling, but I really enjoy it with apples because of how well the apples and cinnamon-sugar mixture go together. One simple substitute can be made to make this recipe vegan, and I’ll note it below. I suggest serving this with some vanilla ice cream for the perfect dessert.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

Pie filling

  • 4 large Bramley apples, peeled, cored, and diced
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 5 tbsp water, divided
  • 2 tbsp butter (or vegan alternative)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1 tbsp cornflour (US cornstarch)
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced

For burritos

  • 4 large soft flour tortillas
  • 3/4 cup pie filling per burrito (you may have slightly more or less, that's okay!)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions
 

For the pie filling

  • Melt the butter (or vegan alternative) over a medium heat.
    2 tbsp butter
  • Once the butter has melted, stir in the apples, 3 tbsp of water, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla.
    4 large Bramley apples, peeled, cored, and diced, 1/3 cup sugar, 5 tbsp water, divided, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/8 tsp vanilla bean paste, 1/8 tsp salt
  • Let the apples cook, stirring occasionally, until softened for about 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, mix the cornflour with the remaining 2 tbsp of water and add to the apple mixture.
    1 tbsp cornflour, 5 tbsp water, divided
  • Continue to stir the mixture until it has thickened and apples are soft but not mushy. Add a squeeze of lemon juice from ½ lemon.
    1/2 lemon, juiced
  • Cool the mixture to room temperature before making the burritos.

For the burritos

  • Heat a pot of vegetable oil in a deep pot for frying.
  • Place the pie filling in the centre of the tortilla and roll into a burrito shape, securing with toothpicks.
  • Deep fry the burritos in batches until golden and crispy, about 2 minutes.
  • Remove the burritos and allow excess oil to drain on an elevated rack or a plate lined with kitchen roll.
  • While the burrito is still hot, roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture and serve.
Keyword apple, burrito, cinnamon, dessert, tortilla, VEGAN, VEGETARIAN