caramel apple mini pies
This Is an easy recipe I created. I used frozen puff pastry for these little pies. They are topped with a Pecan crisp topping. Serve warm or cool. They are a tasty hand held dessert. They are great for a party dessert. The pies are also wonderful served warm with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
yield
12 pies
Ingredients
- 1 box frozen puff pastry
- FILLING
- 6 cups chopped apples
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 16 - unwrapped caramels such as kraft or werthers
- TOPPING
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
How To Make caramel apple mini pies
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Step 1Heat oven Bake 350 Thaw Puff pastry. Flour and roll puff pastry approximately 12 x 16". Cut circles out with a mouth of a glass or biscuit cutter about 4 - 5 inches wide. Take circles and roll to fit inside muffin tins all the way up inside. Gather up remaining dough and roll again and finish cutting out 12 circles.
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Step 2In a kettle. Mix apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cook on medium high until juices release from apples. About 10 minutes. ( do not cook until soft.
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Step 3Sprinkle apples with The cornstarch. Stir to combine with apples cook another couple of minutes until it thickens. Remove from heat.
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Step 4Fill pastry lined tins evenly with apple mixture. Chop up the soft caramels in to four pieces each. Sprinkle over apples in tins. Place about five pieces in each pie.
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Step 5Mix the flour butter brown sugar cinnamon and pecans together. Stir until well combined. It should be Crumbly.
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Step 6Divide crumbs sprinkling evenly over all Apple pies. Place in oven and bake at 350 degree's 35 to 40 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
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Step 7Run a butter knife around inside of tins and crust before removing from tins. Serve cool or warm.
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Category:
Pies
Category:
Fruit Desserts
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Diet:
Vegetarian
Diet:
Dairy Free
Diet:
Soy Free
Keyword:
#apple
Keyword:
#apple pie
Keyword:
#tartlets
Keyword:
#Caramel-apple
Keyword:
#pie
Keyword:
#Mini Pies
Ingredient:
Fruit
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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