These little mini pies are great for a party because the individual servings are easy to enjoy. You can serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream or just dust them with a little cinnamon or nutmeg.
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Ingredients for Mini Apple Pies
Filling Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 baking apples, peeled, cored, and cut into small pieces
Crust Ingredients
- 1/2 cup, 1 stick butter
- 2-2/3 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 7-8 tablespoons cold water
- Optional: refrigerated pre-made pie crust
Topping Ingredients
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled
Supplies Used
- Rolling pin
- Muffin Tin
- Mixing Bowl
- Food Processor or Pastry Blender
- 3″ or 4″ round cookie cutters or use a large coffee cup turned over to make circles
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How to Make Mini Apple Pies
Filling Directions for Mini Apple Pies
Get a bowl and mix the sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and cut-up apples. Set the mixture aside.
How To Make the Crust for Mini Apple Pies
#1. Place butter, flour, and salt into a food processor and process for 4-5 seconds. Add water and process for 4-5 seconds more until dough forms. You can also use a pastry blender and a large mixing bowl to cut butter into the other ingredients.
#2. Roll dough onto a lightly floured surface. Use a 3″ cookie cutter to cut out 12 circles. Place circles into a muffin pan, pressing them in the bottom and on the side.
#3. Add the apple mixture leaving room for the topping.
#4. If you are using a premade refrigerated pie crust, unroll it and use a large round cookie cutter to cut it into round circles. Keep rolling the extra dough back and using a rolling pin to continue to roll out the crust. Press your dough into the muffin tin.
Topping Directions
Add all dry ingredients together and cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly. Sprinkle over the top of the apple mixture before baking.
How Long to Bake Mini-Apple Pies
#1. Bake at 425°F until the crusts are golden brown and the apple mixture starts to bubble. It should take 18- 20 minutes depending on your oven.
#2. Let the mini-apple pies cool in the pan and then carefully remove them with a butter knife. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on top. Enjoy!
Other Fruit Dessert Recipes To Try
If you’ve enjoyed these Mini Apple Pies, I highly recommend trying these other fruit desserts:
- Apple Tarte Tatin
- Cinnamon Apple Crisp
- Blueberry Maple Crisp
- Cherry Pecan Ice Cream
- Cinnamon Apple Blondies
- Lemon Strawberry Shortcake
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Mini Apple Pies
Ingredients
Filling Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 baking apples , peeled, cored and cut into small pieces
Crust Ingredients
- 1/2 cup 1 stick butter
- 2-2/3 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 7-8 tablespoons cold water
- or you can use a refrigerated pre-made pie crust
Topping Ingredients
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter , chilled
Other Supplies
- Rolling pin
- 3 ″ or 4″ round cookie cutters or use a large coffee cup turned over to make circles
- Food Processor or Pastry Blender
- Muffin Tin
- Mixing Bowl
Instructions
Filling Directions
- Mix together the sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and cut up apples and set aside.
Crust Directions
- Place butter, flour and salt into a food processor and process for 4-5 seconds. Add in water and process for 4-5 seconds more until dough forms. Or you can use a pastry blender and large mixing bowl to cut butter into the other ingredients.
- Roll dough onto a lightly floured surface. Use a 3″ cookie cutter to cut out 12 circles. Place circles into a muffin pan, pressing them in the bottom and on the side.
- Add the apple mixture leaving room for the topping.
- If you are using a premade refrigerated pie crust, unroll it and use a large round cookie cutter to cut into round circles. Keep rolling the extra dough back and using a rolling pin to continue to roll out the crust. Press your dough into the muffin tin.
Topping Directions
- Add all dry ingredients together and cut in butter with a pastry blender until crumbly. Sprinkle over top of apple mixture before baking.
- Bake at 425°F until the crusts are golden brown and the apple mixture starts to bubble. It should take 18- 20 minutes depending on your oven.
- Let the mini-apple pies cool in the pan and then carefully remove them with a butter knife. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream on the top.
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