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
Inspired by Beaufort Elementary School’s Savory Eats & Seadog Treats, Adapted from Pillsbury.com
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LOVE THIS!! Looks amazing and so simple to follow. I’m a big apple pie fan so I will definitely have to give this a try!!
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LeaVa Eddings
Ihave made these with pears also.
LeaVa Deeings
I have made these with pears also.
Angela
I just made these without the pecans. So delicious and so simple. Love, love, love! Thanks for this amazing recipe.
Mimi
Where do you find canned fried apples? Never heard of them
Thanks
Patsy
I believe they are sold in Cracker barrel restaurants. Not sure if they are found anywhere else.
Lisa
They are found with the other canned fruit.
Kiskama Lemor
This looks totally good and i wonder how it will, i gess delicious.i will give it a try.
Le'Quita Hicks
An trying these for a girls night in with my sister and our godmother. They look scrumptious! Will post with update once it’s over.
CarolT
These look totally awesome and I am going to make them. I was wondering if you could use peaches, either fresh or canned? Or for that matter any fruit?
patti
Great idea! Be careful about the wet juice….that would ruin them….
Cathy Brown
I just made these and they are delicious. I made a slight change to the recipe that I would like to share. I melted 1/4 cup of butter and brushed the rolled out crescent instead of dipping the apple in it. I also mixed together 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 tsp of cinnamon and 1/4 tsp of nutmeg instead of the apple pie spice. I generously sprinkled this on the buttered crescent. I found the melted butter held onto the sugar mixture so it didn’t come off when rolling. I then used any remaining butter and sugar mixture for the top of the crescents. I used Granny Smith apples which are pretty firm so I baked the crescents for 12 mins and used a wooden skewer to poke the crescent to test the apple. It was still pretty firm so I covered the crescents with foil and continued baking for another 4 mins. The apples softened and the crescents were a nice shade of brown.
Mayaprincess
Thanks for the tip because i don’t know where to find apple spice.
Hi! Apple pie spice can be found with other spices in the grocery store. It is a mixture of typical spices used in apple pie such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger & allspice.
Ann Hutchins
What is apple pie sauce?
Jen
May 27, 2015 at 2:21 pm
Hi! Apple pie spice can be found with other spices in the grocery store. It is a mixture of typical spices used in apple pie such as cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger & allspice.
Read more at http://theblondcook.com/2014/11/apple-pie-bites/#8R4jUeYvPBKjAt7c.99
rosie
I was wondering since you covered the desert with foil I would think they would come out soggy.
maureen stipe
what a great idea to hold the sugar mixture there. I wonder if we could make them taste like smores. They now have smores marshmallow. I just saw them yesterday.
Tammy Purtee
I was thinking of using maple extract mixed with the butter and walnuts instead of pecans
carole shern
I was wondering if I could use frozen apples. I have my own apples, I freeze them. Icon’t know why they wouldn’t work sounds like a really tasty recipe.
Pamela Lopez
i think raisins instead of pecans would taste great also
Lori
Fundraiser cookbooks are the best !! Can’t wait to try these they look amazing !! 🙂
Shirley Westhafetr
these are awesome, so delicious!
Marilyn
Do you think you could serve these once they have cooled down like cold apple pie? Have to make something for a sweet table for a shower.
emily ellis
I’m wondering how these were served cold – can you let me know? Thanks!
Hi Emily! I’ve never eaten them cold, if there are any left over I hear them in my toaster oven so I can’t say!
Linda Toledo
Sound delicious,