Mini Peanut Butter Apple Pies
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Ever need just a little bite? Not a whole piece or slice, just a nibble? Well these Mini Peanut Butter Apple Pies are for you. Perfect for the dessert tray at your holiday party or anytime.
Mini Peanut Butter Apple Pies
An incredible combination of flavors, these individual mini apple pies have it all. Flakey pastry, peanut butter, diced apples, cinnamon and are topped with a crumb topping and caramel.
Made easy with frozen pie crust, too. Cut them out with a 2 1/2″ round cookie cutter and in a small mini muffin pan they go. A little bit of peanut butter goes in and then the apples. I don’t know about you, but that flavor combination is a favorite of mine.
The diced up apples are mixed with lemon juice, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon and then it all gets a brown sugar oat crumble topping.
Sound easy enough?
I like to drizzle these with some caramel for that extra touch just before serving. Completely optional of course, but come on, caramel? Yes please.
While sometimes I find myself eating a couple of these, one is the perfect way to soothe that sweet tooth fix. Hope you enjoy these hand held dessert treats!
For other apple or peanut butter recipes, try these:
Maple Glazed Apple Oatmeal Cookies
These Maple Glazed Apple Oatmeal Cookies are packed with shredded apples, warm spices and topped with a simple maple glaze. Perfect little bites and the cookies are so soft and chewy!
Cranberry Apple Slab Pie
This Cranberry Apple Slab Pie is a family favorite, no pie pan required! Buttery, flakey free formed dough, cranberries, apples are baked to a golden brown.
Baked Hasselback Apples
I’ll show you step by step how to make a Baked Hasselback Apple. They open like a fan and the streusel melts in between each slice for one tasty dessert.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Rolls
Putting my spin on homemade cinnamon rolls, I added dark cocoa to the dough and topped these peanut butter filled rolls with a cream cheese Nutella glaze.
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Bars
What I love about these Peanut Butter Crunch Bars is that they are a no-bake, quick and easy dessert that delivers big on sweet and crunch appeal.
Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies
These Peanut Butter Bacon Cookies are beyond tender and rich in mellow, subtle flavor. These aren’t your average, everyday peanut butter cookies. Nope, these get a smokey undertone using bacon fat instead of butter.
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Mini Peanut Butter Apple Pies
Ingredients
- 1 pie crust frozen (See Note 1)
- 1 cup apple diced (See Note 2)
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
Oat Crumb Topping
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup oats
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 4 tbsp butter cold and cut into small pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Peel, core and dice apple in 1/4“ pieces. In a small bowl toss apple with lemon juice, sugar, flour and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a small bowl cut the butter into the sugar, flour, oats and cinnamon with a fork or pastry blender until small pea shaped crumbs form. Set aside.
- Unroll 1 pie pastry crust on a lightly floured surface. Make 12 round disks using a 2 1/2" round cooker cutter. Place each pastry round into a well greased mini muffin pan.
- Place a teaspoon of peanut butter in the center of each pastry round, then a tablespoon of the diced apples over top. Divide and sprinkle crumb topping over each.
- Bake the Mini Peanut Butter Apple Pies for 16 minutes. Serve drizzled with caramel sauce if desired.
Video
Notes
- I use Pillsbury 14 oz frozen pie crusts, they come 2 to a package. 1 crust rolled out will make the 12 rounds needed for the muffin pan using a 2 1/2" round cutter. Save remaining pie crust for other use or double the recipe to make 24 mini pies.
- I use 2 medium or 1 large sized apple. Typically Gala or Honeycrisp, but Granny Smith work well too. Feel free to use your favorite baking apple.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
The pie crust was still raw after 16 minutes so I put the back for another 10 minutes. Nice flavor with the peanut butter – I think I will try them in a regular muffin tin and serve with vanilla ice cream.
And you baked at the written 425°F not 350°F correct? Strange indeed. Tanks for trying them and letting me know Marilyn. 🙂
Peanut butter desserts are the best! My son always devours them!
They really are the best! I hope you give this one a try for him!
This recipe is genius! So easy, and I love the combination of apples and peanut butter! The crumble topping takes it over the top!
Thanks Marsha, one of my favs, too!
Delicious! These look so easy to make and I love adding peanut butter. What a great idea!
I love this combo of flavors, too!
OMG! These are amazing! I’m totally making these right away.
Thanks and enjoy Andrea!
This is the perfect bite of dessert! Serving these mini peanut butter apple pies will definitely keep your guests happy this season.
Ditto that Aimee! Thanks!
These are perfect! Thanks for the great dessert recipe for my Christmas menu.
These are so tasty, enjoy and have a wonderful holiday season!
These are so adorable, Kevin! The problem with me sometimes is that even if a small nibble is all I want, I end up having a huge slice. I guess a few of these wouldn’t hurt, then?
Exactly John! 🙂