📋 Caramel Apple Betty Dessert Shooters Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Apple Betty meets Caramel Apple in this delicious dessert shooter! This mini dessert is perfect for fall or anytime!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword apple betty, caramel, dessert shooter, dessert shot

Special Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings dessert shots

Calories 176kcal

¼ cup brown butter (unsalted butter, browned -see VIDEO in notes) reserve 2 tablespoon for apples
2 green apples cored and peeled and chopped into about small pieces (about ¼ inch)
¼ cup light cream cheese room temperature
5 tablespoon brown sugar (2 tablespoon reserved for apples)
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon orange zest
2 tablespoon white granulated sugar
¼ cup 2 % yogurt
2 lady fingers cut into very small pieces ( not quite crumbs)

Brown butter in small saucepan over medium heat (SEE VIDEO "How to brown butter) in post). Set aside 2 tablespoon for apples.
Saute apples with 2 Tblsp butter over medium- low heat in frying pan on stove top until they are soft (can easily put fork through) but still hold their shape (about 5-7 minutes).
Add orange zest. Then toss in bowl with cinnamon 2 Tblsp of brown sugar.
Beat yogurt and cream cheese together with 3 Tblsp of brown sugar, then add remaining brown butter
Beat whipping cream in separate bowl, then add sugar to your liking (I used about 3 tsp) and maple flavouring when it reaches soft peaks. Beat to stiff peaks. Set aside
Layer in shot glass beginning with crushed lady fingers, then yogurt mixture, then apples.

Top with whipped cream. You can spoon it on our use a 1 M icing tip and pastry bag and pipe on (see VIDEO in post)
Drizzle caramel sundae sauce over the whipped cream in a a circular fashion. You want it to look whimsical.
Sprinkle toffee bits onto each dessert shooters, dividing evenly between them all.

*See post contents for important recipe information and tips!