Apple Hand Pies

These Apple Hand Pies have an irresistibly warm, spiced apple filling wrapped in a homemade buttery, flaky pie crust. It is portable, adorable, and eliminates the need for slicing and serving. Make them in the oven or air fryer!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer apple pie, air fryer pie, apple hand pie, mini apple pie

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Chilling time 4

Servings Pies

Calories 217kcal

Author Maria Doss

Equipment

Air Fryer

Ingredients

Filling

1 ½ tablespoons butter
2 medium apples peel, core and chop
¼ cup sugar, white
3 tablespoons water, divided
⅛ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cornstarch
½ teaspooon ground cinnamon

Additional ingredients

2 Homemade pie crusts click link for recipe
1 egg
Coarse sugar optional

Instructions

Make apple pie filling

Melt butter over medium heat. Stir in chopped apples, sugar, 2 tablespoons water and salt. Cover and cook stirring occasionally for 4-6 minutes or until very slightly softened.
In a small dish combine cornstarch, cinnamon and 1 tablespoon water. Add to the pan while stirring and continue to cook until apples are soft and not mushy, and the filling is thickened.
Cool completely.
Tip: You'll want to cool your filling completely; otherwise, it will soften the pie crust when you fill it. Therefore, I prefer to make the filling ahead and store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Shape hand pies

Make egg wash by combining the egg along with 2 teaspoons of water in a small bowl.
Roll out pie dough to ⅛-inch thick and using a 4 or 5 inch circle cutter, cut out 10 circles.
Add 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons of the apple pie filling to each circle.
Brush egg wash around the edges and fold over the dough making a half circle. Use a fork to crimp the edges firmly together.
Brush the tops with egg wash. Make three slits on the top of the pie. Sprinkle coarse sugar on top.

Bake in oven

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Place prepared hand pies in a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 13 to 17 minutes or until the tops are deep golden in color. Allow to cool on the baking sheet before serving.

Air fry

Preheat your air fryer to 360°F.
When hot, place 4 hand pies into the basket and cook for 13 to 16 minutes, or until the tops are deep golden in color.
Repeat the process until you have air fried all the prepared hand pies.
Tip: Store the shaped apple hand pies in the fridge until cooking each batch.

Video

Notes

Serve warm or room temperature: The longer you allow apple hand pies to cool, the more the filling will firm up, and the crust will set. I recommend cooling for a at least 15 minutes before serving.

Pie crust: If using store bought pie crust, then you will need one package of two sheets for this apple hand pies recipe.

Let the filling cool: The apple pie filling can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.

Keep them cold: Store the shaped apple hand pies in the fridge until cooking each batch.

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