Recipe: Tasty Apple Pies in Muffin/Cupcake Tins

Apple Pies in Muffin/Cupcake Tins. These Mini Apple Pies are easy to make and filled with a simple homemade apple pie filling. This recipe is for mini apple pies because they're smaller than a regular apple pie, but be sure to use a regular muffin pan (not a mini muffin pan). These mini apple pies are baked in a muffin tin, for one super adorable & single-serving holiday dessert!

Make the muffin batter: In a large bowl, combine the flour, apple, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, vanilla, egg, applesauce, plain. They taste just like an apple pie, except they are mini sized and easy to eat. They are great to take to a party because there is not cutting and serving Note: you can use the rest of the crust for anything you may want to do on top of the pies. You can cook Apple Pies in Muffin/Cupcake Tins using 14 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Apple Pies in Muffin/Cupcake Tins

1. Prepare 4 lb of apples, I used local Macoun today but usally use easy to find Granny Smith.
2. You need 2/3 cup of granulated sugar.
3. Prepare 2 tbsp of fresh lemon juice.
4. You need 4 tbsp of unsalted butter.
5. Prepare 2 tbsp of all-purpose flour.
6. You need 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
7. Prepare 1/4 tsp of salt.
8. You need 3 of 9 inch pie crust dough either homemade or pre made disks such as Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust ( 2 in a box rolled up ).
9. It's of CRUMB TOPPING.
10. Prepare 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
11. It's 1/4 cup of packed light brown sugar.
12. You need 1 tsp of apple pie spice mix or cinnamon.
13. You need 1/4 cup of toffee chips such as heath bits. found near the chocolate cbips in the grocery store.
14. It's 4 tbsp of cold butter, cut into cubes.

Press each circle in muffin tins until all the way up each side, to. These Apple Pie Cupcakes are perfectly spiced cupcakes stuffed with apple pie filling and topped with a light whipped topping. Divide the batter evenly among the cups of the prepared muffin tin. Top each with a mound of apple filling.

Apple Pies in Muffin/Cupcake Tins instructions

1. Peel.and core the apples.
2. Cut apples into cubes, add to.large bowl with lemon juice while cutting. When all.cut apples are in bowl.add sugar toss to coat..
3. Heat butter in a large skillet, add sugared apples with lemon juice and cook, stirring often just until softened but holding their shape.Add flour, cinnamon and salt.and cook just until blended. Transfer to a bowl to chill .Store up to two days in the refrigerator.
4. MAKE CRUMB TOPPING.
5. In a bowl combine flour, brown sugar, salt, apple pie spice and toffee chips add butter and mix with a fork until.It looks like like a crumble.Keep very cold up to a week.before using . Add to pies cold..
6. FOR CRUSTS.
7. Spray 12 standard size muffin or cupcake tins with non stick spray, set aside.
8. Roll each pie crust out , cut 4 -4 inch circles from each crust.I used a freezer container lid..place dough circles in each of the prepared tins .smooth sides to fit and trim tops. Chill at least an hour. Note dough is easy to work with if kept cold. Do 4 pie crusts at a time, keeping dough cold when your not working with it..
9. Fill.each cold crust evenly with apple mixture.
10. Top.each pie evenly with crumb topping.
11. Bake 12 minutes, rotate baking pan bake 9 to 12 minutes more until golden.
12. Cool. pan on wire rack 15 minutes then run a small.sharp knife around edges of pies to prevent sticking.Cool about 15 minutes more before gently lifting out with a small knife.They need to be just warm, If you try to take out when to hot they will.not stay intact..

Set the apples aside to cool slightly. Grease a muffin tin liberally with butter. These homemade low fat apple pie muffins are soft, fluffy, and full of good-for-you ingredients like whole You need a very, very thick batter. Roll out a single pie crust onto a flat surface. Press each dough circle into the bottom of a muffin tin cup, leaving a tiny rim of dough sticking out at the top.