Caramel Apple Hand Pies
These Caramel Apple Fried Pies are a great easy-to-make and easy-to reheat snack that makes you feel like you have worked hard because they taste so great!
Servings 10 -12 hand pies
Ingredients
Pie Crust
- 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 Stick Butter cut into small cubes
- 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Sugar
- 3-4 Tablespoons Ice Cold Water
Filling
- 4 Granny Smith Apples peeled and chopped into small pieces
- ½ Cup Packed Light Brown Sugar
- ½ Stick Butter
- 1/8 Cup Water
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Instructions
- Pie Crust
- In a small bowl blend together flour, salt, sugar, and butter until crumbly and creating pea-sized pieces.
- Mix in ice water 1 tablespoon at a time until starts to form a ball of dough.
- Sprinkle a clean surface with ¼ cup flour and roll out to 1/8-1/4 inch thick.
- Filling
- In a large skillet heat butter, water, and brown sugar until sugar is dissolved.
- Add in apples and cook on medium-low heat until apples are softened and sugar has created caramel sauce. Approximately 7-10 minutes.
- Add in cinnamon and vanilla and stir until blended.
- Remove from heat.
- Filling Assembly Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
- Using a round cookie cutter or small glass cut 3”-4” round circles of dough to be filled.
- Place 1 teaspoon filling inside each circle.
- Fold over and pinch to seal.
- Place 1” apart on a cookie sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
These Caramel Apple “Fried” Pies can be cooled and placed in plastic storage bags, double bagged, and labeled to be frozen. To reheat simply pop from the freezer, straight to the microwave for 60 seconds on high or in the oven for 5-7 minutes at 375 degrees. They are great served with a drizzle of caramel syrup, whipped topping, or ice cream.