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Mini Apple Pies
5 from 3 votes

Mini Apple Pies

The perfect size dessert for that sweet tooth craving. These delicious sweet bites are perfect to make your loved ones and sure to win hearts.

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Steeping
1 hr
Total Time
2 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 6 mini pies plus leftover filling
Calories: 580 kcal
Course: Dessert, Brunch
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Filling:
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cinnamon stick
  • 8 ounces piloncillo or granulated sugar
  • 15 apple peeled, cored, and chopped, Golden Delicious variety
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Pastry:
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/3 cup vegetable shortening butter flavored
  • 3 to 5 tablespoons water warm
  • 1 egg for the egg wash, yolk, plus 1 teaspoon of water
  • turbinado sugar to sprinkle on top, or raw sugar

Instructions

Filling:
    Cup of Yum
  1. Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add the cinnamon sticks and cover tightly with a lid. Remove from the heat and steep for 1 hour or until cool. Discard cinnamon sticks.
  2. Bring cinnamon water to a boil and stir in sugar until it dissolves and then add apples and simmer on low for 45 minutes.
  3. Remove about 1/3 cups of liquid from saucepan, reserve, and let cool.
  4. In a bowl combine cornstarch with cooled cup of liquid and stir.
  5. Pour back in mixture to thicken filling.
  6. Stir and simmer for an additional 10 minutes to a thickened consistency of preserves. (If runny add an additional tablespoon of cornstarch combined with 1/8 cup of reserved juice and simmer mixture for an additional 5 minutes).
Pastry:
  1. In a bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Add the shortening and combine until you have the consistency of small crumbs.
  2. Place dough on a lightly floured parchment sheet, roll out the pastry to a 12 to 14-inch circle.
  3. Use a 4-inch round cookie cutter and cut 5 to 6 circles.
  4. Place each mini pie crust into a greased muffin tin. Fold over where necessary creating a creased effect.
  5. Pour ¼ cup filling into each mini-pie.
  6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  7. Brush egg wash onto crust and sprinkle raw sugar over dough and filling.
  8. Bake mini pies for 30 to 35 minutes, until the pastry is nicely browned and crisp. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

  • The apple pie filling makes quite a bit and you will have plenty of leftovers, so refrigerate or freeze the preserves to make Apple Empanadas just like my grandma used to make.

Nutrition Information

Calories 580kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 117g (39%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 33mg (11%) Sodium 113mg (5%) Potassium 509mg (11%) Fiber 12g (48%) Sugar 81g (162%) Vitamin A 289IU (6%) Vitamin C 21mg (23%) Calcium 62mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6 mini pies plus leftover filling

Amount Per Serving

Calories 580

% Daily Value*

Calories 580kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 117g 39%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 33mg 11%
Sodium 113mg 5%
Potassium 509mg 11%
Fiber 12g 48%
Sugar 81g 162%
Vitamin A 289IU 6%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Calcium 62mg 6%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.