These incredibly delicious (and easy) Apple Pie Bites are going to be your go-to apple dessert in a hurry!
Honestly, when I took the first bite… I thought, “How can something this easy be so damn good?”. In less than 30 minutes you can whip up these tasty little apple pies that are a perfect last-minute Thanksgiving (or anytime!) dessert.
How did I come across this idea?
I recently had the honor of contributing a recipe and photograph to my hometown elementary school’s fundraiser cookbook (those are my Cheddar Jalapeno Corn Muffins!).
I was skimming through the cookbook when I came across a recipe very similar to this one. Whenever I find a recipe that I want to make, I’ll always look for different variations of the recipe and adapt it to make it my own.
This easy recipe starts out with placing Pillsbury crescent rolls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. You’ll spread a mixture of brown sugar and apple pie spice on the crescent rolls.
Then spread a few chopped pecans onto each crescent roll.
Next, you’ll place an apple slice (that has been dipped in melted butter) on the wide end of each crescent roll. I left the peeling on my apple slices, but you can also peel the apple if you’d like.
Roll ’em up…
Then bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. How easy is that???
This recipe calls for apple pie spice which can be made easily at home with a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.
Update: This recipe has been so popular with my friends and family… everyone loves it! My friend Melissa made a shortcut using canned fried apples with cinnamon, drizzled them with caramel when they came out of the oven and topped with vanilla ice cream. I tried this version and it was also DELICIOUS.
Enjoy!
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Apple Pie Bites
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 8 apple pie bites
Description
Delicious, quick and easy mini apple pies made with Pillsbury crescent rolls in less than 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple pie spice, and additional apple pie spice (about ¼ teaspoon) for sprinkling on top of crescent rolls
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- 1 small Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced into 8 (½-inch) slices
- 1 (8 ounce) tube Pillsbury Original crescent rolls
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and apple pie spice. Set aside.
- Melt butter and toss apple slices in butter, set aside.
- Arrange crescent roll triangles on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Evenly distribute brown sugar mixture onto each triangle.
- Sprinkle each triangle evenly with the chopped pecans.
- Place an apple slice on the wide end of each triangle. Wrap crescent roll dough around each apple.
- Brush each crescent roll with remaining butter. Sprinkle lightly with additional apple pie spice.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
Delicious served with vanilla ice cream and/or caramel syrup!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Inspired by Beaufort Elementary School’s Savory Eats & Seadog Treats, Adapted from Pillsbury.com
VIRGIE BIGGERSTAFF
So good and very easy to make. I followed the recipe exactly except I put a piece of caramel in some of them. Great both ways.
Virgie
The apple pie bites are delicious. They are so easy to make. Will be making them often.
Thank you, Virgie – I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
Ben Spigle
Thanks so much for the inspiration! I riffed off of this, melting 3 tbsp butter with 1/4 c brown sugar, 1 tsp of cinnamon, 1/8 tsp each of mace, cloves and nutmeg and 1/4 tsp each of ginger and allspice along with 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. I then simmered the apple slices in this butter mixture while doing the rest of the preparation, probably 10 or 12 minutes. For the rollups I divided 2 oz of cream cheese into 8 squares and rolled that up with the simmered apple slices. We make this recipe all the time. To be honest the cream cheese is probably the big deal, with the vinegar being also nice. If you don’t have all the spices using whatever you have should be great.
Diane Babin
I just made this recipe, and it’s delicious! Next time I’ll peel the apple and cook them 12 minutes.
Slovak, Jo
While mine didn’t look quite as nice as yours, they were delicious!
Thank you, Jo – I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
Brenda Swank
I made these with a homemade bread recipe instead of Pillsbury. OMG I was doing a happy dance they were amazing.
Laura
Can I use any different kind of apples than granny? If so which ones would work good? Thanks