Mini Apple Pies
Mini Apple Pies are bite-sized versions of the classic American dessert, featuring flaky pastry crusts, a gooey apple filling, and an irresistible crumb topping.
Servings: 12 pies
Calories: 358kcal
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 (14.1 oz) box refrigerated pie dough one box should contain 2 (9-inch) crusts
Crumb Topping
- 1/2 cup
old fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/2 teaspoon
ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter melted
Filling
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons apple juice divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 medium granny smith apples peeled and chunked (about 4 - 5 cups)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Ice cream or whipped cream for serving
Instructions
Crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a standard 12 slot non stick muffin tin with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Roll out the 2 pie crusts side by side on a clean surface.
- Use a 4.5 inch round cookie cutter to cut out 4 circles from each of the pie crusts (8 total rounds).
- Combine remaining dough together and roll back out, then cut 4 more rounds. You will end up with 12 rounds of pie crust.
- Gently press one round into one muffin slot, then repeat with remaining 11 slots. Set aside in fridge until ready to use.
Crumb Topping
- Place oats, flour, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and butter together in a medium sized bowl.
- Stir to combine, then set aside.
Filling
- Melt butter over medium heat in a medium sized sauce pan.
- Stir in 3 tablespoons apple juice, vanilla, apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and salt.
- Bring to a simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-6 minutes or until the apples have slightly softened.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon apple juice. Slowly stir into the apple mixture.
- Continue simmering, uncovered, until the apples are soft and the mixture has thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Spoon the apple mixture evenly into the 12 pie dough slots.
- Evenly top with the crumb topping.
- Bake in prepared oven for 40 minutes, or until the pie crust is golden brown and the filling is bubbly.
- Cool for 20 minutes, then remove from the muffin tin and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1pie | Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 263mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 209IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 2mg