Mini Apple Pies - Fall School Snack
These mini apple pies perfectly capture that warm, cozy feeling of a crisp autumn afternoon. Whether tucked into lunchboxes or waiting on the counter after school, they’re a fall school snack kids can’t resist.
Servings: 18 mini pies
Calories: 79kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 ounces frozen puff pastry thawed
- 1 large apple peeled, cored and finely chopped ( ¼ -inch pieces)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon all-purpose flour plus more to roll out dough scraps
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425°F. In a bowl, mix the apples with the sugar, flour, cinnamon and vanilla. Cover and set aside while working on the puff pastry.
- Unroll puff pastry onto a work surface. Cut into 36 small circles using a cookie cutter (1.75”). Gather the scraps and roll it again over a lightly floured surface to make more circles, if needed.
- Press 18 of the circles into the cavities of a mini-muffin tin. They should come up the sides a bit.
- Add the apple mixture evenly to each of the muffin cups (about a teaspoon). Cover with the remaining 18 circles and press down around the edges (they will be lower than the top of the cavity). Brush the tops with the beaten egg.
- Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, until golden brown and bubbly.
- Let them cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Carefully loosen and remove from muffin tin. Serve!
Notes
- Make sure to let the pies cool slightly before removing them from the muffin tin. This helps them set and reduces the chance of breaking the crust. Use a butter knife to gently loosen the edges if needed.
- If you want to make them ahead of time, they can be left on the counter for a day or two. They can also be stored in an air-tight container in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.
- You can freeze them by wrapping them in plastic wrap, then transferring to freezer bags or a container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
- They can be thawed in the fridge. To reheat, place them on a baking sheet in a 300°F oven for a short time--until warmed through.
- To make the pies even more special, you can cut strips out of the spare dough and layer it in a criss-cross pattern over the filling for that classic apple pie look.
- Some apple choices include Granny Smith, McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Gala and Pink Lady.
Nutrition
Calories: 79kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg
