Mini Apple Pies With Puff Pastry
This fall season, try these mini apple pie bites with puff pastry! These cute individual pies are made with a homemade apple pie filling and flaky puff pastry. Forget the hard work of making your own pie crust, use a store-bought puff pastry for a quick treat!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- flour for dusting countertop and rolling pin
- 1 frozen puff pastry (only 1 sheet from box)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream or milk
- 3 large apples, peeled, seeded and chopped into small cubes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon cold water
Streusel Topping
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly spray a muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Dust counter top with flour and lay thawed puff pastry on workspace. Use a rolling pin to roll the pastry out into a larger square.
- Use a knife or a pizza cutter to cut the puff pastry into 12 squares. Fit each square into the muffin tin.
- Beat the egg and cream together to make an egg wash. Brush over the puff pastry. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and use a spoon to press down on the center of the puff pastry that raised during the baking process. Set aside while finishing the apple mixture.
- While the pastry is baking, peel and chop the apples into bites sized pieces.
- Melt the butter and brown sugar in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the apples, spices and lemon juice to the butter mixture. Cook for 10 minutes to soften the apples.
- In a small bowl whisk together cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water. Once cornstarch has dissolved pour into the apple mixture. This will thicken the sugary liquid. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes as liquid thickens.
- Fill the puff pastry with the apples. Depending on the size of the apples there may be leftover apples to serve with ice cream.
Streusel Topping
- Add cold butter, flour, brown sugar and cinnamon to a bowl. Use a pastry blender or forks to cut the flour into the butter.
- Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the apples in the puff pastry.
- Return the puff pastry to the oven and bake for 10 minutes. The puff pastry will be golden brown.
- Serve immediately with ice cream, cream or caramel sauce.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.