These mini apple pies are baked in a muffin tin, for one super adorable & single-serving holiday dessert!
I’ve always tried to stay away from politics on this blog, because sometimes it’s nice to think only through one’s stomach.
Hopefully these apple hand pies can let you do just that, even if only for a few minutes.
These mini apple pies do really well at parties and are a big hit at Friendsgiving.
They’re easy to serve, need no refrigeration, and are the perfect size for people who want just a little dessert or who don’t want to commit to one giant slice of pie.
If you’re looking for a more traditional pie, here is my favorite recipe: Healthy Apple Pie Recipe.
How To Make The Mini Apple Pies:
Step One:
Prepare the muffin tin, then peel and finely dice the apple, and set it aside.
Stir together the first 6 ingredients to make a crumbly crust.
Step Two:
Press around 2 tsp of the crumble dough firmly into the bottom of each muffin tin. Stir remaining ingredients in a bowl, and place a little over 1 tsp of this apple filling on top of each crust.
Divide the remaining crumbles over the apples, pressing firmly down.
Step Three:
Bake for 14 minutes or until the crust is golden and mostly set.
Let cool before removing from the muffin tins, then serve or transfer to a covered container to serve at a later time.
If you want to vary the filling, feel free to substitute diced pear for the apple.
Or you could honestly fill them with anything you wish!
Mini Apple Pies
Mini Apple Pies – Baked In A Muffin Tin
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup spelt, white, or ap gf flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unrefined sugar
- 3 1/2 tbsp cold buttery spread (or oil, see note)
- 3/4 cup peeled, finely-diced apple
- 1 tsp arrowroot or non-gmo cornstarch
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup, agave, or honey
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
*Using oil will yield a crispier crust, while using non-hydrogenated buttery spread will yield a softer crust. Both will work fine for this recipe.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a mini muffin tin. If desired, put a thin strip of parchment inside each tin (see photo). Set aside. Combine the first 6 ingredients, completely breaking up the butter until fine crumbles form. Press around 2 tsp dough firmly into the bottom of each tin. Stir together remaining ingredients in a bowl, and place a little over 1 tsp of this apple filling on top of each crust. Divide remaining crumbles—around 2 additional tsp per muffin tin—over the apples, pressing firmly down. Bake on the center rack, 14 minutes or until crust is golden and mostly set. Let cool at least 5 minutes before either pulling up the parchment strip or simply going around the sides of the pies with a knife.
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love your recipes!
Never apologize for having an opinion. Nothing you said in the original post was divisive, or dismissive; if I recall, you called for finding common ground in our love of food. If other people cannot hear viewpoints that differ from their own without getting offended, they are the ones with the problem.
You had nothing to apologize for…
Do these freeze well? I’m trying to plan ahead, and generally that means doing my baking and roasted veggies early and freezing them so that I can concentrate on the proteins, potatoes, etc. closer to Thanksgiving. These looks really good, and the person who is supposed to bring the apple cake for dessert may not be able to make it, so I want to be prepared just in case.
They should definitely freeze well!
Hi Katie, I rarely comment, but have followed your blog for a long time and have saved so many of your recipes on pinterest that I doubt I could eat or make them all in a lifetime. I might try though 😉 I just got back from a week out of town and saw your email apology. I have no idea what you said, and it doesn’t matter. I just identified with that knot that might have been in the pit of your stomach, which shows up in mine when a person (whom I don’t even know!) has something unloving or unkind to say. I just wanted to say that you are loved….by me, and by Jesus. We don’t care whether you voted or not, or who you supported or not! I had no idea God put the power of death and life in OUR tongues. No wonder we can feel like we’re dying inside when we read or hear words of death. Encouragement is like oxygen to the soul. Life-giving. Life-affirming. So, I’m here to speak words of LIFE and LOVE over you today! You are such an amazing, talented, gifted, SWEET (no pun-intended of course!) girl. God delights in you and sings over you with JOY! And I follow suit and delight in you and all your amazing chocolatey-goodness!!! Oh, and your batman. I kinda miss seeing him. 😉 Your humor is outstanding as well. Lots of love and hugs to a girl I’ve not met yet, but count as a privilege to “know” you through the blogosphere. xoxoxo
Your comment made me smile so much. Thank you for such sweet words… and I miss Batman too :(. He is causing trouble living with my parents in Texas right now. Last time he came to visit me, he picked a fight with a Husky dog. I wish I could say he learned his lesson after that, but he did not!
I have no words. What a sad day for America. Maybe we needed Bernie after all – the abundance of uninformed, baseless, xenophobic rhetoric from “non-college educated” (can’t we call a spade a spade and just use “uneducated” already?) adults is alarming. Could free post-secondary help? It certainly can’t hurt…
I don’t see anything wrong with this post I mean I don’t get it totally confused ?. What is the apology for?
Katie, you are beautiful, and you are heard. End of story. <3
I love the parchment paper strip idea. I always have a hard time getting things out of muffin tins. And this recipe looks delicious.
Hi just wondering if regular stick butter could be used instead of a buttery spread? Thanks! Looking to make this for a work potluck!