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    Mini Apple Pies With Puff Pastry

    Published: Sep 8, 2022 · Modified: Oct 10, 2023 by Genevieve · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Mini Apple Pies With Puff Pastry is the perfect fall recipe to enjoy through all the seasons! This delicious puff pastry apple recipe is made with mini puff pastry, apples, red pears, apple butter, cream cheese, Honeycrisp apple cider, molasses, brown sugar, and pumpkin spice.

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    This perfect fall recipe is lovely to enjoy while watching Gilmore Girls and sitting by a cozy fire with a cup of coffee. You can enjoy this apple dessert recipe throughout the year!

    Make these apple tarts with my Spiced Apple Cider Latte recipe and check out my Pumpkin Streusel Cream Cheese Muffins for a healthy fall treat! Another fall favorite around here is Pumpkin Iced Coffee. It tastes better than Starbucks and it's healthier too! You'll be baking to your heart's content all weekend long!

    If you're in the mood for savory fall recipes, check out my Zucchini Boats With Ground Turkey or my Easy Low Carb Zucchini Lasagna which I'm told tastes better than lasagna made with pasta.

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    • 🍎 Ingredients For Mini Apple Turnovers With Puff Pastry
    • 🍎 Instructions For Mini Puff Pastry Apple Tarts
    • 🍎 Helpful hint for Puff Pastry Apple Pie:
    • 🍎 Frequently Asked Questions:
    • 🍎 Check out our other Apple recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
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    🍎 Ingredients For Mini Apple Turnovers With Puff Pastry

    What you'll need for the best mini pies with puff pasty recipe:

    These mini puff pastry desserts are made with apples and red pears, but if you can't get red pears, just use apples.

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    🍎 Ingredients For Mini Apple Tarts: 🍎

    • Honeycrisp Apples
    • Red Pears
    • Frozen Puff Pastry (thawed)
    • Cream Cheese
    • Apple cider
    • Brown Sugar
    • Molasses
    • Applebutter
    • Egg
    • Flour

    See full recipe card for quantities.

    🍎 Pro Tip: Add lemon juice to the apples and pears to keep the fruit from browning. 🍎

    Homemade Apple Hand Pies are such a treat!

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    The easiest and tastiest apple and pear turnovers for all of your fall gatherings!

    🍎 Instructions For Mini Puff Pastry Apple Tarts

    These individual puff pastry apple pies are super easy to make and take no time at all.

    Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    Step 2: Slice the Honeycrisp apples and pears and set them aside.

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    Step 3: On a floured surface, roll out two thawed sheets of puff pastry dough and cut them into squares. Divide the made puff pastry into 6 rectangles, if you are using two sheets of easy puff pastry this will make 12 mini apple pies total.

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    Roll out two sheets of thawed puff pastry dough, store-bought puff pastry is cheap and easy to use!

    Step 4: Add the egg, softened cream cheese, brown sugar, apple butter, pumpkin spice, and apple cider to a mixing bowl.

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    Step 5: In an electric stand mixer, mix the softened cream cheese, brown sugar, apple butter, pumpkin spice, and apple cider until well combined.

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    Step 6: On the prepared baking sheet, Place a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture onto the center of the puff pastry squares. Next, add the sliced apples and red pears apple mixture to the center of the cream cheese mixture. Fold each corner to the middle.

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    Prepared mini apple pies ready to go into the oven

    Step 7: Brush each prepared mini apple pie turnover with the egg wash.

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    Brush these mini apple pies with puff pastry with egg wash for a delicious golden texture.

    Step 8: Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 25 minutes until golden brown.

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    Delicious mini apple pies baked to perfection!

    🍎 Helpful hint for Puff Pastry Apple Pie:

    Enjoy this delicious fall dessert with coffee for breakfast or for dessert with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream. 🍎

    These Mini Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry and Apple Pie Filling are perfect for recipes Thanksgiving recipes and fall leaf-peeping road trips.

    These apple puff pies will be a hit at your holiday gatherings!

    Check out this fun article on how turnovers became a breakfast pastry staple throughout the world.

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    🍎 Frequently Asked Questions:

    This apple pie recipe with puff pastry is easy to make and will please everyone at the dinner table.

    Here are some tips and tricks to making these even more delicious.

    Do you thaw frozen apples before making pie?

    Yes! If you don't thaw frozen apples before making pie, you will end up with a watery soggy pie or apple turnover. Fresh apples are always best when baking any type of apple dessert.

    Should you cook apples before putting them in a pie? No, there is no need to. The apples will cook in the oven during the cooking process.

    Can you use puff pastry on the base of a pie? Yes, you can use puff pastry on the base of a pie, but keep in mind the crust will be flakier and crispier compared to traditional pie crust.

    How can you use extra apple pie filling that didnt fit into the pie? I love to use leftover apple pie filling in homemade muffins, over ice cream as an ice cream topping, I also love to turn it into homemade apple syrup that can be drizzled over waffles and pancakes!

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    🍎 Check out our other Apple recipes

    • Spiced Apple Cider Latte Recipe
    • Pear And Apple Cider Sangria
    • Apple Pie Baked Apples
    • Easy Healthy Caramel Sauce
    • Citrus Spiced Mulled Wine

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    🍎 Mini Apple Pies With Puff Pastry

    Genevieve Jerome
    Mini Apple Pies With Puff Pastry is the perfect fall recipe to enjoy through all the seasons! This delicious puff pastry apple recipe is made with mini puff pastry, apples, red pears, apple butter, cream cheese, Honeycrisp apple cider, molasses, brown sugar, and pumpkin spice.
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, Breakfast, Fall Recipes, Dessert, Healthy Desserts, Christmas Recipes, Desserts, Healthy Desserts, breakfast
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 363 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 large Honeycrisp apples, cored, and sliced (see notes below on whether or not to leave the fruit skins on)
    • 3 Red Pears, cored, and, sliced
    • 1 package Puff Pastry, Thawed
    • 1 tablespoon flour
    • 1 egg (reserve the egg whites for the egg wash at the end)
    • 1 block Cream Cheese (room temperature)
    • ¼ cup Brown Sugar
    • ⅓ cup Apple Butter or apple sauce
    • ¼ cup Apple Cider Juice
    • 1 tablespoon Molasses
    • 2 tbsp Pumpkin Spice (see section below on how to make your own pumpkin spice)

    Homemade Pumpkin Spice

    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Slice and core the apples and pears into a bowl and set aside
    • Lay the sheet of puff pastry on a floured surface and roll out evenly.
    • Divide the puff pastry into 6 rectangles, if you are using two sheets of puff pastry this will make 12-mini apple hand pies total.
    • Seperate the egg yolk from the egg white and set the egg white aside.
    • In an electric stand mixer, add the egg yolk, softened cream cheese, brown sugar, apple butter, apple cider juice, molasses, and pumpkin spice in and mix on the low or medium setting until well combined.
    • Place a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture onto the center of the puff pastry squares. Next, add the sliced apples and red pears apple mixture to the center of the cream cheese mixture. Fold each corner to the middle.
    • Brush each prepared mini apple pie turnover with the egg wash.
    • Add more pumpkin spice to the prepared mini apple hand pies.
    • Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 25 minutes until golden brown.

    Homemade Pumpkin Spice

    • Mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves in a small bowl.

    Notes

    Recipe Notes:
    🍎You can peel the apples and pears if you want. It's really based on your preference. We enjoy the fruit skins in our pastries and pies and in doing so, we get more nutritional value out of the fruit. 
    🍎 Cooking the apples and pears prior to adding them to the pastry is not recommended as it tends to make the pies very soggy. However, if you prefer to do that here are the instructions: 
    Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook butter over medium heat until golden brow. Stir the sliced apples and pears into hot butter; sprinkle with ¼ cup  brown sugar, and salt. Cook and stir the apple and pear mixture until apples and pears are softened, about 5 minutes. Mix in cinnamon and water; continue cooking until apples are soft and sticky, 1 to 2 more minutes. Spread apple filling onto a plate to cool.
    🍎 I added a super easy recipe on how to make your own pumpkin spice at home. It's super easy and you can make a big batch of pumpkin spice to have on hand in your pantry all year long! See the recipe card above for full instructions. 
    All images and text © Genevieve Jerome / Fitty Foodlicious 2022 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1PieCalories: 363kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 4.7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 224mgPotassium: 346mgFiber: 7gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 115IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 3mg
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