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
- â…“ 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
Keywords: apple pie bites
Inspired by Beaufort Elementary School’s Savory Eats & Seadog Treats, Adapted from Pillsbury.com
I thought these were fabulous! I used two thinner slices per unit. My book group enjoyed them.
Easy!
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HUGE hit with my family!! Absolutely delicious and easy!! I just used cinnamon and nutmeg and it was amazing!! I also drizzled with a bit of glaze at serving!! Totally a hit!! Will definitely make again!!!
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I am looking forward to trying this recipe tonight for my dad. Thank you. Looks good and quick and easy.
Cathy
Hi. Haven’t made them yet. Are the apples peeled or should I leave skin on?
Oops, never mind. I read through the transcript preceding the recipe and found my answer. You keep the skin on, but will work with skin off as well.
How do I store them? Air tight container in fridge? Can’t wait to eat them- they look so good while cooling!!!
Thanks!
These were a huge hit! Absolutely delicious..
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Came out great! Great recipe.
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How long do these keep? Would I be okay to make them a day ahead of serving?
Easy peasy!
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Turned out as expected. I added cream cheese before rolling all the ingredients together. I also chopped small bits of apple along with the slices and added before rolling it all together, otherwise the bread was the main taste. I wanted more apple, more seasoning and tweaked it a bit to find what worked for me.
Thank you for making this fun recipe!
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I will use my Ninja Foodie Grill on air crisp for these amazing looking treats thanks for the recipe. Will rate when I make them
What time and how long? I was going to do the same!!!
Do you think I could make these the morning of an event and just toss them jn the oven later?
Can you use puff pastry for this as we aren’t lucky enough to have refrigerated crescent rolls here in Australia
Hi Von, I’ve never tried this recipe using puff pastry, so I can’t say with 100% certainty. If you try it, please let me know how it turns out!
Hi Von, did you use puff pastry? We don’t have Crescent rolls either
How big do you cut up the crescent roll triangles. Any good method?
Hi Ashley, I use the refrigerated crescent rolls that already have the perforations for triangles. I hope you enjoy these!
Can I use apple pie filling or fried apples for this recipe?
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Hi Lana, yes you can! I haven’t personally made them that way but have had people to tell me they’ve used fried apples and it turned out delicious. I hope you enjoy them!