Baked Mini Apple Pies
A spin on a classic, these mini versions are so fun and easy to make. Warm apple pie filling wrapped in a golden pie crust and topped with sugar, these mini apple pies are going to be a hit at your next party.
servings
Ingredients
- 2 pieces frozen pie crust 9"
- 1 can apple pie filling
- 1 medium egg plus 2 tsp water
- demerara (turbinado) sugar for topping
Instructions
- Defrost the Pie Crust by placing it in the refrigerator overnight. After it has defrosted, bring it to room temperature. Simply place it on the countertop for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Whisk one egg with 2 teaspoons of water. Set aside
- Chop apple pie filling with a help of a knife or a spoon so they are in small chunks. Set aside.
- Carefully remove the pie crust from the packaging. Sprinkle the work surface and dough rolling pin with just a little bit of flour. Transfer the dough onto the countertop.
- Use a rolling pin to gently flatten the ends of each pie crust. Give the dough a few more rolls but don’t roll out too much so it is super thin. It should be about 9.5-10” in diameter, not more.
- With the help of a 2.5” cookie cutter cut circles from one pie crust piece.
- Use a 3” round cookie cutter to cut circles from the second pie crust piece. Try to have an even number of circles from each dough crust piece.
- Spoon a tablespoon or so of apple pie filling onto all 2.5” rounds.
- With the help of the pizza cutter cut the 3” circle into few thin strips. Place strips on top of the apple pie filling overlapping them to make a lattice pattern.
- Press down edges with the fork and then press with 2.5” cookie cutter to clean up the edges.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Transfer to the baking sheet. Repeat this with all the pie crust circles.
- Brush the egg wash mixture on top of all the apple pies and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for about 30 minutes until nice golden in color.
- Enjoy warm or cooled.
Notes
- If you don’t have a cookie-cutter, you can use a small round bowl as a template and use a knife to trace the round shape out. You can also a mason jar lid.
- If the pie dough starts becoming too sticky to work with, place it in the freezer for a few minutes to chill it.
- Mix some cinnamon with the sugar for an extra cozy flavor.
- Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a delicious dessert.
- Try a drizzle of caramel on top before serving for an even sweeter apple pie!
Nutrition
Calories: 288kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 83mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 48IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
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