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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PrintApple 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
Barbara
I absolutely LOVED these and I’m not a huge crescent roll fan. So easy, came out delicious. For those of you questioning apple pie spice, you can always just use cinnamon. That’s what I used and my family loved them. I also used Granny Smith apples and peeled them. I ended up slicing them in thinner slices so they would cook through quicker and they were perfect after 14 minutes.
Kiki
This is basically just apple rugelach, right?
Amy Stewart
Hello! I am probably taking a shot in dark here but I was wondering if that fundraiser cookbook and still available. If it was quite a while ago is it possible that it might be for sale maybe on the bay or somewhere of that nature. I love cookbook and would love to see this cookbook. Thanks so much for your time, and looking forward to your response. Have a great day! sincerely, Amy
Amy @ The Blond Cook
Hi Amy, I will email you this evening about purchasing a copy of the cookbook. Thank you! 🙂
DIANNE
would love to order the cookbook, also. recipes sound great.
Jeanie Pauketat
I would like to purchase this cookbook also
Deana Yergeau
I would love to purchase a cookbook if one is still available!!
Can you email me information?
Thank you!
Deana
Lorraine Mason
I too would like cookbook, love school cookbooks. Just saw this today sent by a friend, Thank U for posting, my husband loves sweets & I love to make special sweet snacks for him.
PAT
I made these tonight for breakfast tomorrow, how do I store them tonight so they won’t be soggy in the morning? I used canned apple pie filling and some have cream cheese.
Amy @ The Blond Cook
Hi Pat, I’ve never made these ahead of time so I can’t say. I hope it works out for you and you have a Merry Christmas! 🙂
Laura K
This sounds fabulous. I think I’ll try with puff pastry dough instead of crescent rolls as I like it better. 🙂
Maria
Could I prep these and put in oven later? I have a thing with family coming up and I figured get them all set up at home and pop them in later at my brothers house when we’re ready to have some!
Karyn
For those of us not living In the US – what are Pillsbury crescents? We don’t have it here in South Africa. I gather a type of pastry – but which one. What could I substitute it with ? Any home made recipe anyone can recommend? Flaky pastry or puff pastry or short crust pastry? Our brands are different so it’s tough to know what the best substitute is. Home made might be the best option.
Marcia Bunnell
This looks amazing. Thanks so much for sharing
Tatha Riley
Would love to purchase that little cookbook. These are the best! Our schools here need to make and sell them!
Cherie
These look amazing and so easy! I am horrible at making pie crusts!
Nancy
These are perfect for a ‘Kids In The Kitchen’ project. I plan to make these lovely looking treats at our local Family Success Center this Saturday. Thank you.
Rebecca
I am going to try these tonight but I think I’m going to try it with peaches instead. I’ll let you know how it goes!
Rebecca
Tried it with peaches and it was AMAZING. I followed the recipe just substituted peaches for apples and did 3/4 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. Other than that exactly as you describe. Thanks so much for posting this recipe!!!
Judith
i’ve made apple gallettes, which are larger versions of these, and I FREEZE them for longer storage, thaw, and reheat for a short time in the oven…..comes out fresh-baked good!
Nancy
Do you freeze the after baking or before?
Rachel Page
Excellent recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Asia
I made these last Saturday. SO GOOD!
Allie
Was planning on making quite a lot and was wondering if I could use canned apple pie filling instead?