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
Kathy
I have made these with pie crust with a dab of cream cheese mixed with a little powdered sugar and they are to die for , but this sounds easier with the cressent rolls but I will still use the cream cheese mixture also. Thank you for sharing.
Kathy
I have made these with pie crust with a dab of cream cheese mixed with a little powdered sugar and they are to die for , but this sounds easier with the cressent rolls but I will still use the cream cheese mixture also. Thank you for sharing
Armand luescher
Could also be made with puff paste, no?
April
Can somebody post an apple pie spice substitute?
Milda Hadaway
OK, these look great for a single person like me. I think I will also pre-cook the apples just a little to soften them, and then drizzle with a little powder-sugar glaze! Oops….mouth water just leaked out!
Milda Hadaway
Just had a second thought…..maybe precook some peach slices???????
Becki F
I want to try this with peaches, any suggestions?
Maddy
Is it possible to make these but before you put it in the oven to put them in the frigde? Would that ruin it it or would it be alright?
Bob Myers
Any chance I could purchase a copy of “Savory Eats and Seadog Treats”? My brother and his wife live on Fripp Island, and being relative new comers I think they would enjoy this book.
Liz Thompson
What is the best way to store the extra bites. Can they be refrigerated and reheated at a later time
Joy
Those look really awesome, however I have very high cholesterol, was wondering if I could sub the butter with coconut oil instead to not add to my cholesterol or anything else instead of butter
Margaret Bauer
This recipe looks wonderfully good. The recipe will go with us to the Northwoods of Minnesota for an after fishing treat.
Nancy
These are perfect for my ‘Kids Can Cook’ class. We only have one hour from start to finish and that limits our choices. We also need recipes that can easily be made by four year olds and fourteen year olds. I will put this on the list for our next class. Thank you.
Lucy
Hi. I am wondering if anyone used more than one apple. I want to put a few in each roll. And I’m making gluten free dough and cutting it in triangles, hopefully that will work too.
Lucy
Peggy
Thank you so much for this recipe, it looks and sound so simple and amazing. My question is have you tried to store these for a day or two?? I am going camping this week and would love to bring these along but I don’t want them all mushy… What do you think?
Thank you ahead for your reply
Peggy
Connie Seigler
Because I wanted to make these delicious looking little things TODAY…LOL…and I didn’t have any Apple Pie Spice……I found 2 equivalent substitutions I can use. Since many others had the same question, thought I’d share them:
For one teaspoon of Apple Pie Spice:
1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1/4 t, ground nutmeg
1/8 t. ground allspice
Dash of ground cloves or ginger
OR:
1/2 t. ground cinnamon
1/4 t. ground nutmeg
1/8 t. ground cardamom
Hope that helps someone else needing to make the conversion…..happy baking!
patti
I just use white sugar and cinnamon