Caramel Apple Dessert Nachos are a cinch to make and a treat to eat!
Rather than typical tortilla chips, we’re going with homemade cinnamon-sugar pita chips as the base for this sweet version of nachos.
Dom and Nick were working hard the other day chipping away at some household projects when I had the idea to surprise them.
Knowing that Nick loves nachos – I thought it would be neat to throw together a dessert version of his favorite savory snack and see how he likes it. And since our boy…man…son is turning 21 (today), yep, our youngest is 21…I’m happy to make all of his favorites this week! Do you celebrate birthday ‘weeks’, too? Our house can’t be the only place where this idea is trending…
So, as I witnessed the fellas shifting, hauling, moving heavy (heavy) stuff – I suspected that caramelized apples on top of sweet and crispy cinnamon pita chips with a couple dollops of ice cream and a drizzle of caramel would be just the thing to get them through to the end. I mean – aren’t dessert nachos the first thing that comes to mind after a long day of physical labor? Maybe not – but I bet if someone made them for you, you’d feel differently!
I’m happy to report that it worked!
These nachos are fun! And so easy. The only cooking involved includes baking the pita chips and sautéing the apples in a little butter and brown sugar. Then it’s all about the layers!
Line a platter with your cinnamon-sugar chips, spoon your apple mixture over top, add vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and a healthy sprinkling of pecans.
Happy Birthday, my boy…I mean, my man… (Who am I kidding – he’ll be 100 years old and still be my boy!)
Buon Appetito!
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Caramel Apple Dessert Nachos
- Category: Dessert
Ingredients
- 4 pita rounds
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 6 Tbsp. butter, divided
- 3 cups diced apples (2 medium apples)
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 1/4 chopped pecans, toasted
- 1 – 2 cup vanilla ice cream
- 1/4 cup caramel topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a small bowl combine sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Cut pitas into 8 triangles each.
- Melt 4 Tbsp. butter.
- Brush pita pieces with melted butter then dip in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place pita chips on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes until browned and crispy.
- In the meantime, melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add apple and brown sugar.
- Sauté for 10 minutes or until apple is tender and caramelized.
- When pita chips are ready, arrange them on a platter.
- Spoon apple mixture over pita chips then dollop small scoops of ice cream over top.
- Drizzle with caramel.
- Sprinkle with pecans.
- Serve immediately.
CIAO!
What a fun treat, Annie – your son is lucky guy. And yes to a birthday week – what a great idea. Hope you’re having a good weekend.
Thanks, Geraldine!! This is a fun one!! 🙂
I’ve never had dessert nachos before, but you can’t go wrong with caramel apple – YUM! We totally celebrate birthday weeks in our house, partially because you never seem to have your actual birthday off, and it’s just great to continue the celebrations a little longer!
It’s like caramel apple pie, only healthy! 🙂 Let’s hear it for extending those celebrations!! 🙂
OMG!!! Annie this just looks amazing!!!! I am in love! It’s like apple pie but without the pie and a whole lotta crunchiness 🙂 Gorgeous! And i love reading about your family 🙂 You guys seem so close knit and warm…wishing you a happy fathers day weekend darling!
Thank you so much, my friend! I appreciate your kind words, always!! 🙂
I’ve never had traditional nachos – what?!? But I think it’s safe to say I won’t be able to resist these! What a great treat for a birthday 🙂
Wowza! Traditional nachos are the bomb! I highly recommend them….and of course, this dessert version as well! 😉 Thanks, friend! 🙂
Cinnamon sugar anything is one of my favorites. Then you go and put sauteed apples, caramel sauce, and ice cream on top of that?? Oh my gawd! Can you please make these for my birthday next month? Hope Nick had a very happy 21st birthday (something tells me he did though) 😉 By the way, I like to have a birthday month, instead of week. heeheeheehee
Hahahhaah! Yaaaaas! Birthday month it is!! I’ll happily make you dessert nachos any time you’d like! Thanks, friend! Have a great weekend! 🙂
Happy birthday to your son Annie! You are a great mom! Love reading about your family! This looks so delicious, I wish I could reach it through the screen!
Thank you, Mira!! I am SO looking forward to reading about your new little family!! Wish I could send you this!! Have a great weekend, dear! 🙂
First of all, Happy Birthday to your boy (man, a-dult)! Second of all, loving that ideas “trend” in your house–for some reason this totally made me giggle. 😉 And YES (or thirdly, lol), birthday months trend in our family. Yeah, people get a bit over it after two and half good weeks, but hey, what the birthday person wants, the birthday person gets! Lol. And fourthly (okay, this counting is getting out of hand), LOVE this idea. Annie, you never fail to take me from neutral to exceedingly, ferociously hungry. Plus, you so did not use homemade cinnamon-sugar pita chips for this! Just when I thought dessert nachos couldn’t get any better… 🙂 Have a wonderful birthday week of celebrations! Pinning of course. xoxo
And fifthly… I so did use homemade cinnamon-sugar pita chips and you need to, too! 😉 Thank you, my friend! We’re getting ready for a big weekend over her….the Birthday continues! 🙂
That looks fabulous! Yummy treat… 🙂
Thank you, Puja! 🙂
You’re a great mom, no doubt about it! Be still my heart, lucky Nick and Dom! These look outstanding 🙂
Thank you, sweet friend! I appreciate your kindness! 🙂
Happy, happy birthday to your boy-son/man-son, Annie! They grow up way, way too fast! And heck yeah, we celebrate birthday weeks too – if my daughter had any say in it, it would be a Birth-month celebration with ALL the goodies! And if these nachos were involved I might just entertain her request, because one month of these – ooh la la! I am sad to admit, I’ve never had nachos like this before – ever and I am beside myself with drool! Fantastic way to celebrate!
Hahahah! I’m going to write that on his card… “Dear, Boy-Son/Man-Son”!!!! I love it! I think you and your sweetie should celebrate with these nachos for an entire month! You will love it! Thanks, my friend!!
Buon Compleanno to your son for his 21st birthday! Isn’t it nice to celebrate the whole week? My husband spoils me like that too 😉 . You made a gorgeous looking and super yummy treat there, with those cinnamon pita triangles, the caramelized apples, the ice cream, the pecans and the caramel to top it all! Oh my, I’m salivating as I’m writing. What a beautiful dessert to reward their hard work! Happy week my friend!
Awhhh! I am not surprised your hubby spoils you like that…little lovebirds that you are!! Thank you, my dear! This is a yummy one perfect for someone’s special day! I mean, week! 🙂
Well a very VERY Happy Birthday to your son!! 21, huh.. that is a great year… if only I could turn back the clocks and be young again! I hope he has a wonderful birthday and doesn’t do anything I didn’t do. hahahaha. 😉 Now nachos —> DROOLING! These are beyond amazing, Annie! I’d help around your house and move all the things if you promised me a plate of these delicious beauties! LOVE the homemade cinnamon-sugar pita chips as the base and all those layers have my belly doing a very happy dance! These are just perfect, my friend! Pinned! Cheers! xoxo
Thank you!!! Yep, 21….I remember it well…ummmm, I remember it well enough… 😉 These are some fun days in our house! All the more reason to eat ice cream – am I right?! So happy you like this! Thanks so much, deary! Have a great day! Cheers! xoxo
What a fun and delicious idea to make dessert nachos! You can’t go wrong with the cinnamon, apple, caramel combo either. I absolutely support birthday weeks 100%! Happy Birthday, Nick!
Oh yeah – let’s hear it for the birthday week!! Thanks, my friend! 🙂
What a welcomed version of nachos! I’m loving these caramel apple dessert nachos and think they were the perfect treat after all the hard work your hubby and son did 😉 . We celebrate birthdays the whole week as well, its a lot of fun and one day just isn’t enough. Wow, 21, time flies, enjoy the week! Take care.
Hey friend! I thought it a nice little reward at the end of their day! 🙂 Plus – they’re just so yum! Yeah – 21 – time sure does fly! Thanks, Stacey!! 🙂
Happy Birthday to your son! Good for you for having a cool treat waiting for the guys after working outside. My poor guys had to ask me for a glass of water. I was busy, Lol! My hubby would be all over these apple dessert nachos. Thanks for a great idea!
Hahahaha! Who knows – my guys probably wanted water but were too nice to turn down the ice cream! LOL! You crack me up! Hope you give the nachos a try! Thanks, my friend!!
This sounds like the perfect birthday treat, Annie! And happy birthday to your son! I’m wishing I could just reach through my screen and grab this plate. Dessert nachos are my favorite! Love the caramel on top, too!
Thank you, Gayle!! Dessert nachos are at the top of my list, too! 🙂
Fantastic idea! I love the sweet version. And for an Italian mamma her babies will ALWAYS be her babies!! My mamma treated me the same way even though I was a grandmother 🙂 Have a wonderful day! Abbracci!
I bet she did! I love that! Thanks, my dear! I think you’ll love this sweet treat!
I’m a huge fan of birthday week – just need to convince my husband to get on board. These ‘sweet’ nachos look amazing. Love the sweet spin on a classic savory snack. And, HB to your baby!
Hahahah! Tell him it’s all the rage! 😉 Thanks so much, my friend! 🙂
Happy Birthday to your son!! Hope he has an awesome day. And I think that birthday week celebrations are a wonderful idea…the best, actually 😉 These caramel apple nachos look so good, Annie! I’ve never thought to have a sweet nacho and don’t know what I’ve been missing! Such a great idea 🙂
It’s incredible how easy and yum these “homemade’ cinnamon nacho chips are! Thanks, my friend! I appreciate your sweet words! 🙂
Happy birthday to your baby! I love celebrating birthday week. Just one day is no fun!
These dessert nachos are the bomb. I want to plant my face in them right now!
No fun at all! 😉 Thanks, my friend! Yep – this is all about the face plant!