Mini Apple Pie Recipe
These mini Apple Pies or Apple Pie Cupcakes are adorable, delicious and fun to make. They are made in muffin tin.
Easy and quick to put together, they can be made in advance.
They are two-three bite sized treats, they will disappear fast.
The buttery crust, with a scrumptious filling is all you want from your apple pie.
With Thanksgiving being in only a couple of days, there is still some time to bake some pie.
Top with ice cream or whipped cream for a delicious dessert!
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 6 tablespoons butter, cold and cubed
- 2 tablespoons (or a little more) ice water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- Ingredients for the filling:
- 4-6 apples
- ¼ cup sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbs flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cut your butter into small cubes. Using a mixing bowl and a fork, mix butter into the flour.
- Add salt and sugar. Then add your ice water and mix well until a dough forms. Start with the 2 tablespoons of ice water, and if it isn’t coming together like a dough, start adding a little bit more at a time. Wrap dough in saran wrap and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Peel and chop your apples
- Mix brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, flour, salt and vanilla extract together in the mixing bowl
- Add those apples to the above mixture
- Get the dough out from the fridge.
- Place ¾ of the dough between two lightly floured pieces of wax or parchment paper and roll out until it is pretty thin
- Use a small bowl (I used a custard bowl or ramekin) to cut out little circles of dough that are slightly larger than the size of the circles in the cupcake tin
- Place circles into an un-greased cupcake tin, using a fork to poke little holes in the bottom
- Fill them up with apple mixture!
- Roll out the remaining ¼ of dough and cut small strips to use as the lattice top.
- Bake the pies for 35-40 minutes at 375 degrees.
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I'm Marie Poulin, thank you for stopping by my kitchen. I favor fresh, seasonal and local ingredients. I am passionate about Healthy Food!
Great fingerfood. Ideal for all types of get-togethers and parties. Must add this one to my collection. Many thanks
You are welcome!
I had a lot of apples from my local orchard that were about to go bad and I wanted something different than the average pie. I just made these and they are perfect! I especially liked this recipe because my Mom has a severe peanut allergy, but without nutmeg I can bring her over a batch. These were so delicious I didn’t miss the nutmeg or alternative ‘pumpkin pie spice’ most recipes call for.
These were delicious, but how many should it make? I only had enough dough for 7…did I not roll it thin enough?
Laurie,
Laurie, it is about right. It made 7- 8 pies when I made them. Glad you enjoy! have a great day! Marie
What wonderful little pies! I have always wanted to try making pastries this small but never got around to it. Thank you for sharing with the world!
Thank you Cassandra. They are fun and easy to make! Marie
Just tried this recipe and it came out wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ll be sure to add it to my collection of recipes and use it again in the future!
Thank you Ryan.
Really good little pies!!! My family loved them!!!!!
Thank you!
If I opted to use canned pie filling would I still add the sugars and other ingredients listed under Filling? Thank you!
Teala, I would not add the other ingredients. The pie filling is already sweet! Thanks!