12 frozen white dinner rolls or 12 pieces refrigerated biscuit dough, uncooked
2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
30 vanilla caramels, unwrapped and divided
flour, as needed, for dusting
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons heavy cream
Step 1 - Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 - Place the dinner rolls on a microwave-safe plate and microwave on defrost until the dough is no longer frozen but not cooked, about 2 minutes.
Step 3 - Grease or butter a 9x6-inch casserole dish.
Step 4 - Place the apples, the sugar, and the cinnamon in a medium-sized bowl, tossing to combine.
Step 5 - Cut 18 of the caramels into quarters.
Step 6 - Lightly flour a work surface.
Step 7 - Toss one piece of the dough in the flour and flatten and stretch it in a manner similar to a mini-pizza, stretching it about 3-inches across.
Step 8 - Repeat with all of the dough pieces.
Step 9 - Reserve 1/4 cup of the apple mixture.
Step 10 - Add 1 tablespoon of the remaining apple mixture and 6 pieces of the cut caramel to each dough piece and pull the edges of the dough together to form a ball.
Step 11 - Place the dough balls in the prepared dish.
Step 12 - Brush the dough balls with the melted butter and sprinkle them with the brown sugar and the reserved apple mixture.
Step 13 - Bake the dough balls until the tops are golden brown and the pies are no longer doughy, about 30 to 35 minutes.
Step 14 - Place the remaining caramels and the heavy cream in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave until melted, stirring every 30 seconds.
Step 15 - Allow the caramel sauce to cool slightly, then drizzle it over the pie balls.
Step 16 - Serve.
Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 12 servings