Straightforward Mini Apple Pies Recipe (Baked In A Muffin Tin!)

These mini apple pies are made with a flaky pie crust, and home made apple filling. They’re assembled and baked in a muffin tin. I really like drizzling with caramel sauce earlier than serving!

As a lot as I really like making my home made apple pie, or my Dutch apple pie recipe there are occasions after I desire a smaller apple.

This scrumptious mini apple pie recipe is every little thing you’re keen on a couple of basic apple pie simply baked into particular person apple pies baked in a muffin pan. As a result of aren’t mini desserts simply so a lot better? Like my mini blueberry pies. These had been an enormous hit with all you! So I knew an apple model can be as nicely. 

These mini apple pies made with fall spices begin with my double pie crust recipe, after which I made a scrumptious apple filling on the stovetop. I’ve additionally used this apple filling for my puff pastry apple turnovers!

You’ll be able to get pleasure from these lovable apple hand pies on their very own, or serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Why This Recipe Works

• Every little thing you’re keen on about apple pie in mini kind!
• Made with a buttery pastry crust
• Do-it-yourself apple pie filling made on the stovetop
• Good to serve after Thanksgiving dinner
• Nice for having fun with now or freezing for later!

Elements Wanted

How To Make Mini Apple Pies

Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Evenly grease a 12-cup muffin tin. 

On a calmly floured floor, utilizing a rolling pin roll the pie crusts out to about 1/8-inch thickness.  Utilizing a 4-inch spherical cookie cutter (or biscuit cutter) lower out 12 circles from the pie crusts (6 from every pie dough). Lower out as many as you’ll be able to from the primary batch, then press the scraps collectively and Re-roll any scrap items of pie dough as wanted to chop out the circles.

Place every circle of pie crust into every cavity of a typical 12-count muffin pan. Gently press the dough down and across the sides. You wish to ensure that the dough matches snuggly in every cavity of the muffin pan. Maintain the muffin pan refrigerated whilst you make the apple filling. 

In a big mixing bowl, combine collectively the chopped apples, white sugar, lemon juice, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and allspice till absolutely mixed.

Take away the muffin pan from the fridge and evenly distribute the apple pie filling (about 3 tablespoons) between the 12 pie crusts. 

Take away the additional pie dough from the fridge, lower out your circles of dough for the highest of the pies, and place them on prime.

You should utilize a cookie cutter and lower out enjoyable shapes or make a enjoyable lattice crust prime! Make sure that to press the tip crust to the underside crust to seal.

If doing  stable circle prime, I used a 3-inch cutter. And ensure to chop two small vents in too.

With a pastry brush, brush the highest of the crusts with the ready egg wash. Sprinkle on glowing sugar.

Bake for 18 to 23 minutes or till the pie crust is calmly golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Take away from the oven and put aside to chill for 10 to fifteen minutes.

Rigorously take away the mini pies from the pan and switch to a wire rack to complete cooling.

Recipe Suggestions

• Use ice chilly water for the dough. This can assist to create a flaky crust. I place a number of ice cubes into the my measuring cup of chilly water.
• Don’t overwork the dough. Overworking the dough will make it robust. If utilizing the meals processor, then use the heartbeat characteristic so that you don’t over work the dough. 
• Chill the dough earlier than rolling it out. This can make it simpler to work with. I like to recommend chilling the cookie dough for an hour. 
• Sticky Crust. If the pie crust is simply too sticky to roll out, calmly flour your work floor and rolling pin. Simply don’t use an excessive amount of!

Recipe Variations

• Use apple pie spice  as a substitute of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice you’ll be able to substitute with utilizing apple pie spice.
• Use store-bought pie dough as a substitute of a home made pie crust.
• As a substitute of glowing or uncooked sugar sprinkled on prime strive sprinkling on cinnamon sugar!

Serving Solutions

I really like serving with a scoop of vanilla ice cream alongside aspect. And don’t neglect to drizzle on some caramel sauce as nicely to essentially ship this dessert over the sting. 

Or serve every with a scoop of home made whipped cream! Attempt my cinnamon whipped cream for much more taste!

Storage Directions

Retailer any leftover mini apple pies within the fridge in an hermetic container for as much as 5 days. 

Freeze any leftover baked pies for as much as 3 months. Make sure that they’re cooled utterly earlier than freezing. Freeze in an hermetic container.

I additionally prefer to wrap every pie in plastic wrap after which place in a freezer bag for added safety. Thaw in a single day within the fridge earlier than serving. You can too assemble these pies and freeze unbaked for as much as 3 months. Bake frozen (no have to thaw) and add on a number of further minutes of baking time. 

Get my freezer baking information to discover ways to simply freeze all of your baked items with ease!

Recipe FAQs

Extra Recipes To Attempt

Craving extra pie? Attempt my straightforward home made raspberry pie recipe made with only a easy three ingredient filling.

Or strive my straightforward no bake strawberry cream cheese pie. A lot simpler than a cheesecake and all of the deliciousness of constructing pie!

• Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C). Evenly grease a 12-cup muffin tin.

• On a calmly floured floor, utilizing a rolling pin roll the pie crusts out to about 1/8-inch thickness. Utilizing a 4-inch cookie cutter lower out 12 circles from the pie crusts (6 from every pie dough). Lower out as many as you’ll be able to from the primary batch, then press the scraps collectively and Re-roll any scrap items of pie dough as wanted to chop out the circles. 2 pie crusts

• Place every circle of pie crust into every cavity of a typical 12-count muffin pan. Gently press the dough down and across the sides. You wish to ensure that the dough matches snuggly in every cavity of the muffin pan. Maintain the muffin pan refrigerated whilst you make the apple filling.

• In a big mixing bowl, combine collectively the apples, sugar, lemon juice, flour cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and allspice till absolutely mixed. 2 kilos apples 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice 6 Tablespoons granulated sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour ⅛ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon ¼ teaspoon floor nutmeg ¼ teaspoon floor allspice

• Take away the muffin pan from the fridge and evenly distribute the apple pie filling (about 3 tablespoons) between the 12 pie crusts.

• Take away the additional pie dough from the fridge, lower out your designs for the tops of the pies, and place them on prime. You should utilize a cookie cutter and lower out enjoyable shapes or make a enjoyable lattice prime! Make sure that to press the tip crust to the underside crust to seal. If doing stable circle prime, I used a 3-inch cutter. And ensure to chop two small vents in too.

• Brush the highest of the crusts with the ready egg wash. Sprinkle on glowing sugar.

• Bake for 18 to 23 minutes or till the pie crust is calmly golden brown and the filling is bubbly. Take away from the oven and put aside to chill for 10 to fifteen minutes. Rigorously take away the mini pies from the pan and switch to a wire rack to complete cooling.

• Storage: Retailer any leftover pies within the fridge in an hermetic container for as much as 5 days or freeze for as much as 3 months. Reheat earlier than serving.
• Freezing: Freeze any leftover baked pies for as much as 3 months. Make sure that they’re cooled utterly earlier than freezing. Freeze in an hermetic container. I additionally prefer to wrap every pie in plastic wrap after which place in a freezer bag for added safety. Thaw in a single day within the fridge earlier than serving. You can too assemble these pies and freeze unbaked for as much as 3 months. Bake frozen (no have to thaw) and add on a number of further minutes of baking time. 
• Contemporary Apples – I really like utilizing Honeycrisp apples or Granny Smith apples. 
• Pie crust: You can too lower out easy circles and press on prime of the pies, however chances are you’ll want extra pie crust. You’ll want to lower a number of slits into the highest to vent the pie filling.

Energy: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fats: 8g | Saturated Fats: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 4g | Trans Fats: 0.002g | Ldl cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 146mg | Potassium: 116mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 62IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg