Apple Hand Pies – Simple and delicious personal apple pies. Made with just a few ingredients, this will be your new favorite apple recipe!

Apple Hand Pies

Are you in fall baking mode yet? I know I have gone all in on apple everything (like my apple pie cupcakes!) 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 really be any shape but I usually stick to a circle, square, or rectangle.

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!

Common questions about making hand pies

What is a hand pie?

A hand pie is a personal pie that is a circular piece of pie crust filled with pie filling and topped with another piece of pie crust.  Then, it is crimped around the sides and baked.

Can I freeze hand pies?

Yes, you can either freeze them before baking them by laying them flat in a freezer safe bag or baking them, letting them cool, and then placing them in a freezer safe bag.  If you freeze them already baked, then just warm them up in the oven before serving.  If you freeze them without baking them, let them thaw and then proceed with the original recipes baking instructions.

What are the best apples for apple pie?

The go-to apple for most pie bakers is a granny smith apple but some other alternatives include jonagold, honeycrisp, braeburn, and golden delicious.

What are the ingredients for apple pie?

The ingredients for an apple pie usually are pie crusts, apple, apple pie spices, and sugar.

Can’t get enough of these apple hand pies? Try these other recipes!

• Chewy Oatmeal Apple Cookies
• Apple Snickerdoodle Cookies
• Mini Apple Pies
• Amaretto Apple Cider Cocktail

Yield: 6 pies

Apple Hand Pies

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Apple Hand Pies - A personal apple pie great for serving at fall parties or baking with kids! Pie crusts filled with the BEST homemade apple pie filling!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 pie crusts
• 2 medium apples
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 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 and apple pie spice. 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.
3. While the apples are cooking, roll out the pie crusts and using either a 3 inch wide circular cookie cutter or using a cup and cutting around it with a knife, cut out as many circles as you can, rolling out the extra dough again until it is all used up.
4. Place 6 on the baking sheet and once the apple filling is done, place about 1 tablespoon in the middle of the crust. Place another piece of pie crust on top and cut an "x" on top of each pie as a vent and then press along the edges of the crust with a fork to create the classic pie crust frill. Repeat with each of the remaining pie crusts.
5. Once all of the pies are assembled, brush each of the hand pies with egg wash and sprinkle sugar on top.  Place in oven and bake for 17-20 minutes to until golden on top.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

6

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 374Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 278mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 3gSugar: 25gProtein: 5g

This nutritional information can vary depending on the specific products you choose so this is a general guess of the correct nutritional information based on the products I used. Please keep that in mind when making the recipe.

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