Mini Apple Pies With Puff Pastry

Mini apple pies with puff pastry are a delicious handheld after school treat.

It’s officially back to school for us this week. It’s hard to believe how quickly the summer went by and even harder to believe our youngest is now a sophomore in high school! Having a high school age son who is growing like a weed, means our house must always be stocked with snacks or goodies for him to quickly grab and munch on when he gets home from school.

Anyone else have teenagers with bottomless pits for stomachs?!

As a busy working mom, I am always looking for quick, easy, and delicious ways to feed William after school or any time of the day.

These mini apple pies with puff pastry are the cutest, handheld after school treat especially during the fall season because of their adorable apple shape. What fruit reminds us of fall more than apples and which dessert screams fall more than pie!

Not only are these mini apple pies with puff pastry adorable (who doesn’t love food in miniature size?!), they are super simple to make with help from the grocery store. Sure, I would love to make everything from scratch but my days are busy, so I welcome the help wherever I can get it!

Apple Pie Filling

To keep this recipe quick and easy, I opted to use a can of apple pie filling. You could certainly make your own apple pie filling from scratch, but in a pinch a can of filling will taste just as delicious!

Feel free to add ingredients to your store bought filling to make it your own. Here are a few ingredients that would be a delicious addition to these mini apple pies:

• Craisins
• Walnuts
• Raisins
• Pecans

The Crust for Mini Apple Pies With Puff Pastry

Instead of using a traditional pie crust for our mini apple pies, I decided to use puff pastry. Puff pastry dough is light, airy, and buttery. When baked it’s crunchy on the outside and soft & doughy on the inside. It’s delicious!

I like to use Pepperidge Farm puff pastry sheets found in the frozen section of the grocery. One box includes 2 square sheets of puff pastry dough. Defrost your puff pastry sheets on the counter for about 1 hour before assembling your pies.

Tip: Keep your puff pastry cold, it’s much easier to work with.

Mini Apple Pies With Puff Pastry Ingredients & Supplies

• Apple pie filling
• Puff pastry
• Flour
• Egg
• Water
• Apple cookie cutter
• Parchment paper
• Baking sheet
• Rolling pin
• Brush (for egg wash)
• Fork
• Spoon
• Knife

How to Make Mini Apple Pies with Puff Pastry

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Make an egg wash by cracking an egg into a bowl with about a tablespoon of water and whisk. Set aside. Fill another small bowl with cold water, set that aside too.

Flour a clean work surface and place one sheet of puff pastry unfolded on top of the flour. Take a floured rolling pin and roll out puff pastry dough to about 1/8″ thickness.

Cut out dough with an apple cookie cutter. Remove excess dough from around the apple shapes and set aside. One sheet of puff pastry should yield 8 apple cut outs (the amount of cut outs will depend on size of cookie cutter).

Place about a tablespoon of apple pie filling (amount of filling will depend on the size of cut out) into the center of 4 apple cut outs.

Take the small bowl of water and dip finger into the water and trace that along the edge of the apple pie filled cut outs so edge of cut out is moist. Place one of the apple cut outs on top, lining the edges and pressing with finger to lightly seal the edges.

Take a fork and press down around the edges of mini pie to seal.

With a sharp knife, cut three slits into the center of the pie. This allows air to escape and will prevent the filling from oozing from the edges of the pies.

Place pies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Once all pies are assembled, brush the top of each pie with egg wash.

Bake pies in the oven for about 15 minutes or until pie crust is brown & flaky and filling is warm & bubbly.

Allow pies to cool for several minutes and then enjoy!

How long will mini apple pies with puff pastry last?

Mini apple pies are best when served immediately after baking. If you happen to have leftovers, store the mini apple pies in an airtight container or on a dish covered tightly with plastic wrap.

The pies can be stored on the counter for a day or two, or they can also be refrigerated. We like to warm our leftover pies in the microwave for a few seconds to soften the puff pastry and warm the filling.

Other Mini Pie Ideas

These mini apple pies with puff pastry are so fun to make and could easily be changed by simply swapping out the filling. How delicious do these filling ideas sound!

• Blueberry pie filling
• Cherry pie filling
• Raspberry jelly
• Peach preserves
• Pumpkin puree
• Milk chocolate

A savory filling idea…chicken pot pie!!!

Back to School Meal Ideas

If you’re looking for easy weeknight back to school dinner ideas, I’ve got you covered there too!

A few weeks ago I shared one of my families favorite comfort foods, meatless baked ziti. This Asian pasta salad can be made a day ahead of time and is delicious served for lunch or dinner. And, this butternut squash soup is so warm and comforting for fall.

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