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Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jul 12, 2010
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The puzzle here is whether to classify this cinnamon-apple dessert as a cake, a pudding or a pie. Let others debate while you dig into slices of the moist dessert, topped with a pat of sweet Cinnamon Hard Sauce that´s more like icing than what we usually think of as "sauce."

Apple Mystery Dessert

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 55 min
  • Ingredients 16
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

Dessert

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Dash mace, if desired
  • Dash cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups chopped peeled tart apples
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Cinnamon Hard Sauce

  • 1/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • Dash salt
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9-inch pie pan. In large bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, mace and dash of cinnamon; mix well. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla and eggs; blend well. Add apples and walnuts; mix well. Pour into greased pan.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake at 350°F. for 20 to 30 minutes or until browned and firm to the touch.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine all hard sauce ingredients. Beat at high speed until well blended. Shape into 2-inch-thick roll. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm.
  • Step 
    4
    To serve, cut hard sauce into slices. Top each serving of dessert with slice of hard sauce.

Nutrition

380 Calories
14g Total Fat

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
380
Calories from Fat
130
Total Fat
14g
22%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Cholesterol
55mg
18%
Sodium
340mg
14%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 2 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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