Mini Puff Pastry Apple Pies Recipe

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Flaky, golden mini puff pastry apple pies packed with warm cinnamon filling. Easy to make and perfectly portioned, these irresistible little treats are ideal for any occasion.

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Happy Thanksgiving that’s just around the corner!

If you didn’t know, I live in Canada, so I had my Thanksgiving back in October. However, the Thanksgiving vibes really radiate from the US all the way to Canada, and I’m feeling them right now and wanted to get in the spirit of it from my kitchen!

No Thanksgiving gathering is complete without a very special dessert. While I’m normally a chocolate guy (helloooo all the chocolate recipes that are on the blog!), thanks to my grandpa’s influence, I’ve really developed a soft spot in my heart for apple pie. Me being stubborn, I’ve actually not tried an apple pie until recently. Fun fact, however, is that back in my restaurant days, I’d actually assemble and bake the pies all the time, though while I’ve snacked a lot at work, the apple pie is something I never had a taste of. Well, I’ll admit that I really missed out!

When my grandpa came to visit me this summer he was really enjoying his apple pies when we went to restaurants. Furthermore, growing up with him in India, he’d always order the apple pie, despite all of the “Indian dessert” options! Seeing my grandpa so happy enjoying his apple pie really made me want to take a stab at making my own and sharing the joy with him!

As a result, I took inspiration from the pies I made at the restaurant to make my own! If you want more details about how getting inspiration from restaurants can spark creativity in the kitchen in my Make Cooking Fun! free motivational guide! If making a wonderful apple pie to impress your guests has always been on your bucket list for Thanksgiving, now is the opportunity to check it off as part of your Live to Cook one-month challenge! You can get started on your cooking journey for free by signing up to my free email newsletter, plus all of my latest recipes will be sent straight to your inbox!

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Mini puff pastry apple pie topped with vanilla ice cream on a white plate.

Why You’ll Love This Easy Mini Puff Pastry Apple Pies Recipe

Simple process: Most of the work here is in making the apple pie filling. You don’t have to worry about taking the time to make the crust, but we’ve got home-cooked goodness in the filling!
Flavorful: What’s great about making your own pie filling is that you can control the flavors. Add as much or as little sweetener and spices as you’d like.
Flaky goodness: I love puff pastry because it’s so flaky and crispy, making it the perfect choice for this apple pie crust!
Minimal ingredients: You’ll see later on in this post that you don’t need very many ingredients to make wonderful puff pastry mini apple pies! I’ll bet you already have everything in your kitchen already!

What Pie Crust are you using For This Apple Pie Recipe with Premade Pastry?▼

For the pie crust, I’m using frozen butter puff pastry. Most chefs and home cooks prefer using store bought frozen puff pastry for baking since making it from scratch is not ideal. Butter puff pastry will make the pie crispy and flaky, and it also saves you time by not having to make your own pie crust. Technically, you can use the apple pie filling with any sort of pie crust, but this recipe will show you how to shape the pie using butter puff pastry, in addition to providing oven temperatures and baking time using puff pastry. I really think the savoury and neutral crispiness of puff pastry compliments the sweet apple filling really well.

Mini puff pastry apple pie with vanilla ice cream on a white plate, fork cutting into it.

What Apples are Good For MIni Puff Pastry Apple Pies?▼

For a pie filling you need apples that won’t turn into complete mush after we’re done with the preparing the filling and baking the pie. Instead, look for apples that are crisp so that they cook down, turn soft, yet hold their shape. You also need to think about the flavour of the apples you are using. I used a combination of Granny Smith and Honey Crisp apples which combines the tarty sweetness of the green granny smiths and the rich sweetness of Honey crisp. Other apples you can consider are:

Pink Lady: My favourite apple! It’s sweet and tart and will hold its shape while cooking.
Jonagold: These are fairly sweet apples that will complement more tart and sour ones.
Golden Delicious: These have a subtle sweetness and will stay firm during cooking.
Braeburn: Red apples with orange vertical streaks that are both mildly sweet and tart. Great to hold its shape.
Fuji: Bright red Japanese apples that will stay firm and are super juicy!

How Many Apples Do I Need For These Mini Puff Pastry Apple Pies?▼

As the name suggest, this recipe will make small pies, so you won’t require too many apples. One roll of puff pastry will make 4 pies, which will use 2 apples.

Two mini puff pastry apple pies topped with vanilla ice cream on white plates.

What Temperature IS The Oven for Apple Pie?▼

We’ll be baking our mini apple pies at 400 F.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN The Puff Pastry Apple Pie has finished baking?▼

Since the filling is already cooked, you are looking at the colour of the pastry to indicate when to remove the pie from the oven. Look for a golden brown colour on the puff pastry - this will also indicate that the pie pastry has become crisp.

Do I need to let the pie cool Down before serving?▼

Nope! Because these mini apple pies don’t require any slicing from a big pie, you can enjoy it immediately! Actually, it’s recommended to enjoy these as hot and fresh from the oven as possible!

How to prevent the crust from sticking?▼

Puff pastry generally is unlikely to stick - after all commercial puff pastry is made of between 64 to 100 layers of dough and butter. With the help of parchment paper placed underneath the apple pie, the likelihood of the dough sticking while baking is reduced even further.

Mini puff pastry apple pie with vanilla ice cream on a white plate.

Equipment to Make Easy Mini Apple Pies

Measuring cups: To measure out sugar.
Measuring spoons: To measure out cornstarch and apple pie spice.
Cutting board: To cut your apples. Some people recommend a device to core the apples, but that’s really not necessary!
Peeler: To peel the apples.
Saucepan: To make your apple pie filling.
Spatula: To mix everything in the filling together.
Baking sheet: To bake the apple pie.
Parchment paper: Place your apple pies on parchment paper so it’s easy to remove after baking.
Ramekin: Handy to keep in your measured ingredients for easy preparation.
Bowl: A medium-sized bowl to cut the puff pastry into circles for the pie.
Cake cutter: A great way to transfer your baked pies from the baking sheet onto a plate!

Ingredients for Personal Puff Pastry Apple Pies

Time to see the ingredients that we’ll need for our mini apple pies which involves what we’ll need for the Apple Pie Filling and Apple Pie Spice. If you want more details, be sure to check out those individual recipes! You can get the complete instructions to save for later and full ingredient quantities by scrolling to the bottom of this post for the FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE CARD or press the “Jump to Recipe.” You can also scale the recipe based on how many pies you want to make or to know how many pies you’ll be able to make based on the apples you have on hand.

Ingredients for mini apple pies: butter puff pastry box, apples, spices in bowls, butter, sugar, and apple butter in jar.

For the Homemade Apple Pie Spice

For the Apple Pie Filling

Apples: Use 2 apples of your choice, ideally one sweet and one tart, with both
Butter: To cook the apples. My preference is unsalted butter.
White sugar: You can use any sweetener of your choice, but regular table sugar was my preference.
Apple pie spice: Using the ingredients above.
Water: Added to the apple mixture.
Corn starch: To thicken the apple filling mixture so that it is saucy and smooth.

For the Apple Pies

Puff pastry: Frozen butter puff pastry. Ensure it thaws before using.
Caramel sauce: Store-bought or homemade, but I really recommend homemade! Check out my recipe for caramel sauce here.

How to Make Super Easy Mini Puff Pastry Apple Pies

For the Homemade Apple Pie SPice

To make this apple pie spice recipe, all you need to do is mix all the spices together in a plate or shake the ingredients together in an airtight jar.

Hand holding a small white bowl with mixed apple pie spice blend showing cinnamon, nutmeg, and other ground spices.

Hand holding a white dish filled with homemade apple pie spice blend.

For the Apple Pie Filling

Peel, core and dice the apples.

Hands holding a green apple over a wooden cutting board with a diced red apple below, preparing apples for pie filling.

Hands dicing a green apple on a wooden cutting board during apple pie filling preparation.

Diced apples on a wooden cutting board with a knife, prepared for cooking apple pie filling.

Heat a saucepan on medium heat and add butter. Once the butter is molten, add the apples, sugar and apple spice and mix well to combine.

Diced apples cooking in a saucepan with butter and spices on a stovetop, partially cooked and steaming.

Diced apples cooking in a saucepan with caramel-colored sauce and butter on a stovetop.

Add 1/4 Cup of water, mix and put the lid on the saucepan. Lower the heat to low and cook with the lid on until the apples have softened. Once ready, the apples should be easy to cut with a spoon, yet have the slightest bite to maintain the correct texture.

Add a splash of water to the bowl with the cornstarch, mix to create a slurry and add to the apples. Once the mixture thickens up, remove the heat and allow for it to cool down before preparing the apple pie.

Spoon lifting cooked apple filling with cinnamon-brown sauce from a saucepan on the stove.

Saucepan with lid containing cooked apples and cornstarch slurry mixture on induction cooktop.

Pouring cornstarch slurry into a saucepan of softened spiced apples on a stovetop.

For the Mini Puff Pastry Apple Pies

Preheat oven to 400 F in convection mode.

Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment and roll out the thawed puff pastry over the prepared baking sheet. Using a bowl or a round cutter with a 6-inch diameter, cut circular disks. Trim the excess dough - they can be reused to make other desserts.

Thawed puff pastry sheet on parchment paper with apple pie filling in a bowl nearby, ready for assembly.

Cutting circles from rolled puff pastry with a bowl for mini apple pies.

Puff pastry circles with pencil-drawn filling guides on parchment paper next to apple pie filling in a jar.

Hands stretching thawed puff pastry over parchment paper on a baking sheet for mini pies.

Add 3-4 Tbsp of the apple pie filling (room temperature) at the centre of the disks, leaving a 1 inch border around the filling. Create pleats all around the filling as you fold the outside edge of the pastry towards the filling as you go around the circumference.

Two rounds of puff pastry on parchment paper with apple pie filling in a bowl beside them.

Hand using a melon baller to add apple pie filling to puff pastry circles on parchment paper.

Hands folding and pleating edges of puff pastry filled with apple pie filling to form mini hand pies.

Transfer the prepared pies to the baking sheet (if not already), and then bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. In my oven, it took 18 minutes for the pastry to become a light golden brown.

Mini puff pastry apple pies with caramel being removed from oven on parchment paper.

Two baked mini puff pastry apple pies on parchment paper, filled with caramel and apple mixture.

Remove from the oven and set aside. Warm the caramel mixture if chilled - if using a squeeze bottle for the caramel, you can microwave the bottle itself.

Add a small dot of caramel down the centre of the serving plate. Place the baked pie over the caramel and drizzle more caramel all across the pie. Top with vanilla ice cream.

Squeezing caramel sauce onto a white plate with a baked puff pastry apple pie centered on top.

Mini puff pastry apple pie with caramel drizzle on a white plate, ready to serve.

Mini puff pastry apple pie topped with vanilla ice cream and caramel drizzle on a white plate.

Serve immediately and enjoy!

Mini puff pastry apple pie topped with whipped cream and caramel sauce, being lifted on a fork.

Tips for the Perfect Puff Pastry Apple Pies

Allow the apple pie filling to completely cool down before adding it into a pie otherwise the puff pastry will melt.
Make sure that your mise en place is ready BEFORE you start working with the puff pastry. The heat from your fingers will quickly thaw out, making it harder to work with. Be quick for the least frustrating experience!
Keep a close eye as the puff pastry is baking to ensure that it does not darken too much.
While I don’t use egg wash when baking the puff pastry, I find that the natural golden colour complements the pie well. However, you can use it if desired for a different look.

What Ice Cream Is Best For Puff Pastry Apple Pies?▼

I always say that there aren’t really any rules in the kitchen! While classic vanilla ice cream will complement the apple pie and caramel sauce nicely, you can really use whatever ice cream you feel like! I’ve had my apple pie with chocolate ice cream (my favourite!), and it was absolutely delicious!

Can I Bake these Mini Puff Pastry Apple Pies ahead of time?▼

No, I really would advise against baking the pie ahead of time! There really is no need to do that as it bakes so quickly due to the small size. What you can do is assemble the pie ahead of time so that all you need to do is bake it when it’s ready. Alternatively, you can prepare just the apple pie filling in advance and then defrost your puff pastry the day before you want your pies. Apple Pie Filling can stay fresh for about 2 weeks, so you can save yourself time that way!

Storage Instructions

If storing assembled and prepped pies, place them in an airtight container, or place the pies on a plate and cover with plastic wrap, storing them in the fridge. Due to the puff pastry, you shouldn’t keep prepped apple pies in the fridge for longer than 2 days.

Mini puff pastry apple pies with vanilla ice cream on white plates, served with wine.

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Recipe by Anadi Misra

Irresistible Mini Puff Pastry Apple Pies Recipe

Flaky, golden mini puff pastry apple pies packed with warm cinnamon filling. Easy to make and perfectly portioned, these irresistible little treats are ideal for any occasion.

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30 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

1 hr

Rest

2 hr

Total

pies

hard

Level

Ingredients

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For the mini apple pies

butter puff pastry, thawed if frozen
(65 g) Apple pie filling , see below · make your own
Caramel sauce , for serving · make your ownShop →
Vanilla ice cream, for serving

For homemade apple spice

(15 g) cinnamonShop →
(3 g) green cardamom powderShop →
(8 g) ground nutmegShop →
(4 g) ground gingerShop →

For homemade apple pie filling

x Honey crisp apple
x Granny smith apple
(35 g) butterShop →
(50 g) sugarShop →
(8 g) Apple Pie Spice · make your own
(60 ml) waterShop →
(8 g) cornstarchShop →

Instructions

For the apple pie spice

1
To make this apple pie spice recipe, all you need to do is mix all the spices together in a plate or shake the ingredients together in an airtight jar.
To make this apple pie spice recipe, all you need to do is mix all the spices together in a plate or shake the ingredients together in an airtight jar.

For the appe pie filling

1
Peel, core and dice the apples. Heat a saucepan on medium heat and add butter. Once the butter is molten, add the apples, sugar and apple spice and mix well to combine. Add ¼ cup of water, mix and put the lid on the saucepan.
Peel, core and dice the apples. Heat a saucepan on medium heat and add butter. Once the butter is molten, add the apples, sugar and apple spice and mix well to combine. Add ¼ cup of water, mix and put the lid on the saucepan.
2
Lower the heat to low and cook with the lid on until the apples have softened. Once ready, the apples should be easy to cut with a spoon, yet have the slightest bite to maintain the correct texture.
Lower the heat to low and cook with the lid on until the apples have softened. Once ready, the apples should be easy to cut with a spoon, yet have the slightest bite to maintain the correct texture.
3
Add a splash of water to the bowl with the cornstarch, mix to create a slurry and add to the apples. Once the mixture thickens up, remove the heat and allow for it to cool down before preparing the apple pie.
Add a splash of water to the bowl with the cornstarch, mix to create a slurry and add to the apples. Once the mixture thickens up, remove the heat and allow for it to cool down before preparing the apple pie.

For the mini apple pies

1
Preheat oven to 400 F in convection mode.
Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C) in convection mode.
2
Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment and roll out the thawed puff pastry over the prepared baking sheet. Using a bowl or a round cutter with a 6-inch diameter, cut circular disks. Trim the excess dough - they can be reused to make other desserts.
Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment and roll out the thawed puff pastry over the prepared baking sheet. Using a bowl or a round cutter with a 6-inch diameter, cut circular disks. Trim the excess dough - they can be reused to make other desserts.
3
Add 3–4 tbsp of the apple pie filling (room temperature) at the centre of the disks, leaving a 1 inch border around the filling. Create pleats all around the filling as you fold the outside edge of the pastry towards the filling as you go around the circumference.
Add 3–4 tbsp of the apple pie filling (room temperature) at the centre of the disks, leaving a 1 inch border around the filling. Create pleats all around the filling as you fold the outside edge of the pastry towards the filling as you go around the circumference.
4
Transfer the prepared pies to the baking sheet (if not already), and then bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. In my oven, it took 18 minutes for the pastry to become a light golden brown.
Transfer the prepared pies to the baking sheet (if not already), and then bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. In my oven, it took 18 minutes for the pastry to become a light golden brown.
5
Remove from the oven and set aside. Warm the caramel mixture if chilled - if using a squeeze bottle for the caramel, you can microwave the bottle itself.
Remove from the oven and set aside. Warm the caramel mixture if chilled - if using a squeeze bottle for the caramel, you can microwave the bottle itself.
6
Add a small dot of caramel down the centre of the serving plate. Place the baked pie over the caramel and drizzle more caramel all across the pie. Top with vanilla ice cream and serve right away.
Add a small dot of caramel down the centre of the serving plate. Place the baked pie over the caramel and drizzle more caramel all across the pie. Top with vanilla ice cream and serve right away.

Nutrition per serving

965

Calories

Protein

105g

Carbs

64g

Fat

Fiber

90g

Sugar

510mg

Sodium

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