Caramel Apple Pudding Recipe (2024)

Or ginger snaps!

People suggesting removing the full fat whipped cream or subbing the nilla wafers need to sit down and do some serious reflection

I was looking for EXACTLY this type of idea for an easy small-Thanksgiving dessert. Thanks for spelling it out for me, Eric! Except, Biscoff. Always Biscoff. I also like to do 3:1 heavy cream/thick yogurt instead of 100% heavy cream for a nice tang.I'm...not very good at following recipes, but I LOVE this idea!

A friend introduced me to a variation of this dessert years ago, but she gave each wafer a quick dunk in sherry before layering with the whipped cream. Boozy heaven.

What about using chocolate wafers instead of vanilla? That sounds even better to me. Anyone trying that? I'm going to experiment this weekend!

This is, essentially, a Trifle, minus the booze. You can make it boozy by adding calvados (apple brandy) or any good brandy or bourbon. I second the idea of using gingersnaps or spice cookies, like almond windmills (ALDI). Pears are also lovely. Add nuts for crunch.

I doubled the apples without changing the additions. Used ginger snaps instead of vanilla wafers. Added 1.5 cups of no fat greek yogurt to the whipped cream. Sprinkled diced crystallized ginger on top.👍

Made this yesterday with Trader Joe's Triple Gingersnaps as another reader suggested. Excellent flavor combination for the holidays. Two minor suggestions to the whipped cream - omit the salt and increase the brown sugar to two TBS.

Since I'm not crazy about 'Nilla Wafers, I wonder what this would be like made with an oatmeal crumble-y topping...

No one in my house has ever said no to bourbon- or rum-filled baked apples!

This was a real hit on Thanksgiving! Being gf, I made gf gingersnaps/po vanilla wafers(recipe by Nicole Hunn). Worked out beautifully. Completely disappeared.

Made this as written (only change I made was + 1T brown sugar to the whipped cream), as one of the four dessert options for Thanksgiving, and it was a HUGE hit. After cleaning up dinner, I brought up some of the suggestions written in the comments, like ginger snaps, and my husband said "Nope. No thank you. Don't change a single thing. Make it exactly that way for every Thanksgiving from now on." Even my super picky, hates-everything teenage son loved it!

Per the tip.I used my miniature cuisinart to chop the apple. ( I divided the recipe in half.) for the cookie contribution I used a large molasses ginger cookie, following the guide of others suggestions. For the whipped cream I omitted the cinnamon and used a small amount of the dark sugar. I also added about a T of Vermont apple brandy. It was the perfect dessert after thanksgiving dinner. Light and not at all heavy. My husband loved it. Probably won’t wait for next thanksgiving to make.

Superb. Made with ginger snaps. No wafers of any kind here due to supply chain. 3 honey crisp apples. 1/2 tspn salt in each mix. Guests raved last week and I know they will tomorrow nite. Quite rich. Will serve 8.

Absolutely delicious! The goodAmazing a whipped cream dessert could taste so ‘light’Add a bit of full-fat yogurt to whipped cream Different types of apples meant tart & sweet, crunch & softBiscoff as cookie layer. Vanilla wafers-meh.Bourbon added to the cooked applesIndividual servingsNext timeWhipped cream as bottommost layerMake the day beforeNeeds crunch factor IN the layers. Add toasted nuts-pecans?-next timeRe the tip-cut the apples by hand (not too small). It’s just 2 apples

I tripled the amount of cinnamon and brown sugar in the apples AND the whipped cream. Why hold back?.I also used 3 apples instead of 2.I melted butter and combined with 2/3rds of the wafers to add some structural integrity.

Made for a community Christmas party to rave reviews. Doubled the apple layer as many reviewers had suggested. Otherwise followed the recipe exactly, except no salt and 2 Tablespoons of brown sugar in the whipped cream. Next time I would triple the apple mixture or more. The bowl was clean at the end of the night.

My husband has made this twice. The second time around was sublime with the following adaptations: 1. He used gingersnaps instead of vanilla wafers, 2. Added 1/2 cup creamy vanilla yogurt to the whipped cream 3. Doubled amount of apples 4. added allspice, nutmeg, 1 Tbsp maple syrup, 1 Tbsp bourbon to cook down w apples 5. Toasted coconut flakes sprinkled on top of pudding.

In addition to my husbands previous adaptations of this recipe: hand chop apples- food processor made apples too mushy.

Rating this a 4 star, but that's assuming you're doubling the apples and using something more interesting than Nilla wafers - ginger snaps or other spice cookie.For a 5 star recipe, do the above and swap whipped cream with this: https://www.seriouseats.com/whipped-greek-yogurt-recipe

Did anyone try a different flavoring instead of cinnamon? I'm tired of the apple+cinnamon combination. I might try vanilla bean paste (out of beans at the moment) Any other ideas?

I made it exactly as the recipe read. None of us were crazy about it. Next time I'll make my trifle. We found the whipped cream boring and not enough fruit.

This was a real hit on Thanksgiving! Being gf, I made gf gingersnaps/po vanilla wafers(recipe by Nicole Hunn). Worked out beautifully. Completely disappeared.

Made with ginger snaps and was a yummy and easy Thanksgiving dessert. I'll cut the lemon juice in half next time; it made the apples a bit tart. The salt in the whipped cream HAS to be a typo - absolutely omit this.

I am back for a second try. The salt in the first attempt ruined the dish, especially in the whipped cream. Also, "unpeeled" confused me. As it turned out, the "chunky applesauce" would have been much better without shards of skin. Ginger snaps were excellent and I will be adding the booze this time.

I followed the recipe exactly and the pudding was too dry. I think using the contents of an entire box (110z) of vanilla wafers was too much. The next day, the leftovers were inedible. I am not sure I would try again, but if I do - I would double the apples and use 6 oz of wafers.

NILLA Vanilla Wafers are made by NABISCO—the National Biscuit Co.—a huge cookie(& other product)manufacturing company. The wafers are rather plain, a bit crisp, sweet and almost devoid of discernible flavor.

Increased sugar in the cream by 1 Tbs. as suggested. I like my desserts on the sweet side. Cut salt in half. Good addition to the Thanksgiving dessert table.

Superb. Made with ginger snaps. No wafers of any kind here due to supply chain. 3 honey crisp apples. 1/2 tspn salt in each mix. Guests raved last week and I know they will tomorrow nite. Quite rich. Will serve 8.

I'm with Cory. This was fantastic.