Apple Pie Bites
These little bite-sized apple pie bites are a delicious apple recipe perfect for the Fall season.
Servings: 48
Ingredients
- 2 pkgs Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust, room temperature
- 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, diced into small pieces
- 1½ cups water
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° and spray a mini muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large saucepan over low heat, bring water, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and lemon juice to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Continue stirring until sauce thickens, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add diced apples, stir and let simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and let cool completely. Set aside.
- Roll out pie crust on a floured surface and use a ⅓ cup measuring cup to cut out circles for the crust and place in mini muffin pan.
- Place 1-2 tsp of apple filling in each pie crust.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until edges of pie crust are golden brown.
- Optional: top with caramel sauce or vanilla ice cream and serve warm.
Notes
- Cut the apples into small diced pieces. The smaller the pieces the better in these cute little mini pies.
- Bake on the lower rack. Proper placement in the oven ensures a crispy and flaky pie crust. The lower the better when it comes to pies. The concentrated heat at the bottom of the oven on a lower rack is best.
- Short on time? Use canned apple pie filling if you're short on time and want to skip the homemade pie filling.
- Kid-friendly recipe. Get the littles in the kitchen to help! The little fingers are able to press the pie dough into the cups with ease. My kids love helping in the kitchen, especially when the payout is a delicious mini perfect sized apple pie bite.
- Serve. Just like any other apple pie, these cute little cups can be served with vanilla ice cream or top with some fluffy and creamy whipped topping on top! Don't forget some caramel drizzled across the top!