Mini Apple Pies

When we invited my In-Laws over for Sunday dinner, last week,

I chose a "comfort food" menu.

Pot Roast with potatoes, carrots, and Brown gravy

Broccoli Rice Casserole

Yeast Rolls

and for dessert...

{nothing says "comfort" to me more than}...

Apple Pie!

Well, I didn't want to make just any old Apple Pie...

I wanted something fun and different.

Then, I remembered seeing these precious little pies on Pinterest

and knew that I had to make

Mini Apple Pies.

 

And this is how I did it...

 

INGREDIENTS:

2 boxes refrigerated pie crust

6 medium Granny Smith apples, chopped into small cubes

1 1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar + more for sprinkling on crust

1/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

1 egg, beaten {for "washing" the top of each pie}

 

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 450.

Lightly spray muffin tin with butter cooking spray.  Set aside.

Toss apples and lemon juice in a large bowl. 

In a smaller bowl, combine brown sugar and remaining ingredients.

Pour over apples and toss to coat.  Set aside.

 

  

Unroll pie crust on wax paper {sprinkled with flour}.
Using the top to a plastic container {or any other circular item of your choice}, cut out 12 circles.

Place each circle inside each well of a muffin tin.
Shape to fit.
{You will need 2 pie crusts for the bottom of 12 mini pies}

 

Fill each mini pie with a large spoonful of apple mixture.

Using a pizza cutter, cut thin strips of the remaining pie crusts {I used 1 1/2 regular pie crusts for these}.
Cut various lengths as you need them and weave across the top of each pie.
Brush the top of each pie with egg wash.
Sprinkle the tops with sugar.
{I left my edges a little bit rustic because I prefer that look but if you want them to be "cleaner" and more uniform, you can cut the edges off with a knife and "pinch" them together}.

Reduce the heat of your oven to 350 degrees.
Bake pies for 15-20 minutes or until each pie is golden and the filling is bubbly.

 

Remove from oven and let them cool for about 10 minutes before removing from muffin tin.

 

 Aren't they just darling?

And they were SO yummy!

We topped with with homemade vanilla ice cream.  :)

 

These mini pies make such a fun presentation for your company.

They will feel very special!

 

Enjoy!

 

Blessings to you,

Kim