apple pie

I’ve got another awesome and may I add, EASY dessert for your last minute holiday prep! Before we get to the good part, let me quickly tell you why I love this recipe. (1) SO easy (2) Low cost! (3) Delicious! (4) Portable and snack-able for everyone to enjoy.

I adapted the recipe from theblondcook.com and did a lot of no measuring baking this weekend when it came to the seasoning and topping, I just eye-balled a good portion!

Mini apple pies

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Will make 24 Apple Pie Bites

Crust:

3 rolls of Pillsbury Crescents (8-crescents per roll)
Roll your crescents out flat so that you can add the seasoning

Filling:

Cut apples into 8 slivers
Mix brown sugar, sugar and cinnamon together so that there are equal portions (I did small bowls at a time for each crescent roll pack)
Melted butter (about 1/3 of a stick)

Next Steps:

Spoon and flatten the filling seasoning onto the flat crescents across the whole triangle
Dip your apple slice into the butter and place at the larger end of the crescent
Working from the larger end with the apple slice, roll your crescent up
Make sure to grease your baking trays well
Brush melted butter on top and add seasoning dusting over top
Repeat!
Fill your tray up and place in the oven for 10-minutes until the tops are golden brown!

Enjoy and Happy Feasting!

After hosting our brunch, I found these Mini Apple Pies were the perfect, hand-sized treat for party goers, no mess, easy and delicious! So I just had to share the recipe with all of you, either for a fun and easy weekend treat or an upcoming tray to bring to Thanksgiving! Of course, I first found the idea for Mini Apple Pies on Pinterest – but quickly adapted the recipe based on my mom’s go-to apple pie recipe! I did try and attempt to make these with the homemade ‘push’ crust (see original recipe below), that did not workout, so I was forced to make a normal sized pie (which turned out amazing!) … after testing and trying, I think I found the perfect combination of crust, filling and topping.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Will make 24 Mini Apple Pies

Crust:

2 boxes of Pillsbury Pie Crust (they come in 2-packs)
Take a wide coffee mug (I used a Starbucks mug – or a mason jar) to cut your circles for each pie crust, try to get 6-circles out of one crust
Grease cupcake pans
Place circles into cupcake openings

Filling:

Skin and chop apples (6-large apples) I used McIntyre
Top 1/2 cup sugar and 1-teaspoon cinnamon with a pinch of salt over chopped apples
Fill your cupcake tin with filling

Crumb Topping: