No-Bake Caramel Apple Éclair 'Cake'

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

3 HRS 30 MIN

Servings

12 Servings


Ingredients

1 cup

cold milk, divided

1-1/2 cups

finely chopped peeled Honeycrisp apples (about 2 apples)

1 tsp

ground cinnamon

1/2 cup

frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed

13-1/2 

cinnamon graham crackers, broken crosswise in half (27 squares), divided

1/4 cup

dry roasted peanuts, chopped


Instructions

Step 1

Microwave caramels with 1/4 cup milk and 1/2 cup COOL WHIP in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min.; stir until caramels are completely melted and mixture is well blended. Reserve for later use.

Step 2

Microwave apples and cinnamon in separate microwaveable bowl 2 min. or until apples are softened. Cool 10 min. Meanwhile, beat pudding mix, apple juice concentrate and remaining milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand until apples are cooled.

Step 3

Add apples and remaining COOL WHIP to pudding mixture; mix well.

Step 4

Cover bottom of 8-inch square dish with 9 graham squares, overlapping as necessary to form even layer; top with half the apple mixture. Repeat layers. Cover with remaining graham squares. Spread reserved caramel mixture over top of dessert.

Step 5

Refrigerate 3 hours.

Step 6

Sprinkle with nuts before serving.