Apple Hand Pies Recipes

Are you in fall baking mode yet? I know I have gone all in on apple everything (like my apple peanut butter cookies!) but I haven’t ventured into pumpkin recipes yet.  For this recipe, I wanted to take an apple pie and make it portable and easier to serve.  What I came up with was an apple hand pie!

Now a hand pie can either be a half-circle or a small full circle and I opted for the latter.  I thought it would be more visually appealing as a circle so I went with that.

These little pies are perfect for fall parties or even Thanksgiving.  I love how they are less messy than trying to serve a traditional apple pie and you can even do a variety of different fillings such as pumpkin, pear, peach, etc.

For this hand pie recipe, you can make homemade pie crust but I opted for store bought because I wanted these to be quick and easy.  The best way to serve these pies is warm with a drizzle of homemade salted caramel sauce and a dollop of whipped cream of top.  It makes it a messier treat but it’s completely worth it!

The key to a good apple pie is the filling.  To make it, combine water, cornstarch, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt together in a pan over medium-high heat.  Once it thickens up, add in the apples and cook for 10 minutes.

Ingredients

• 2 pie crusts
• 2 medium apples
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
• Pinch of salt
• Egg wash
• Sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon mat.
2. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together water and cornstarch. Pour into a medium pot over medium-high heat with brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt. Once the sauce begins to thicken up, add in the diced apples and reduce the heat to cook for 10-12 minutes to soften the apples, occasionally stirring.
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