We’re taking a classic dessert and giving it a fun, bite-sized twist with Mini Apple Pie Bites! Made with a flaky puff pastry crust and a warm, cinnamon-spiced apple filling, these are the perfect holiday treat for sharing. They’re easy to make, delicious, and sure to impress your family and friends. Catch the full recipe and more on Episode 2 of Come On In (LINKED HERE), every Tuesday across all my socials!! xx
The recipe:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
In a skillet, combine diced apples, lemon juice, butter, brown sugar, cane sugar, and cinnamon. Stir to coat the apples evenly.
Cook the mixture in a skillet over medium heat, adding 1 tbsp water if it seems dry. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until the apples soften and most of the moisture evaporates. Stir flour into the apple mixture to thicken. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
Roll out the puff pastry dough and cut it into squares slightly larger than the mini muffin cups. Lightly brush each square with melted butter or line the cups to prevent sticking. Gently press each pastry square into a mini muffin cup to form shells.
Spoon the apple mixture into each pastry shell, filling them to the top but not overflowing.
Bake in the preheated oven for 22-25 minutes, or until the puff pastry is golden brown and crispy, and the filling is bubbling.
Allow the bites to cool slightly before carefully removing them from the tray. Serve warm with a little optional whipped cream!! Hope you all love them 😉
Mini Apple Pie Puff Pastry Bites
Equipment
- Mini muffin tray
Ingredients
- 14 oz puff pastry dough cut into small squares to fit mini muffin cups
- 3 large Honeycrisp apples peeled, cored, and diced into small cubes
- 1.5 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1.5 tbsp cane sugar
- 2 tbsp water divided: 1 for cooking, 1 for mixing with flour
- 1.5 tbsp all-purpose flour to thicken the filling
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- Juice of 1/4 lemon to prevent browning and add acidity
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a skillet or mixing bowl, combine diced apples, lemon juice, butter, brown sugar, cane sugar, and cinnamon. Stir to coat the apples evenly.
- Cook the mixture in a skillet over medium heat, adding 1 tbsp water if it seems dry. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until the apples soften and most of the moisture evaporates.
- Stir flour into the apple mixture to thicken. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Roll out the puff pastry dough and cut it into squares slightly larger than the mini muffin cups.
- Lightly brush each square with melted butter or line the cups to prevent sticking. Gently press each pastry square into a mini muffin cup to form shells.
- Spoon the apple mixture into each pastry shell, filling them to the top but not overflowing.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 22-25 minutes, or until the puff pastry is golden brown and crispy, and the filling is bubbling.
- Allow the bites to cool slightly before carefully removing them from the tray.
- Serve warm with a little optional whipped cream!! Hope you all love them 😉
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