Mini Jar Apple Pies Recipe

Mini Jar Apple Pies Recipe

It's an apple pie, in a jar! Our perfectly portioned apple pies feature spiced apples and a buttery crust, all beautifully presented in a charming oven-safe dish of your choosing! Now that's a dessert your guests will be talking about for months.

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 40 mins

Yields 4 mini apple pies

Ingredients

Apple Pie Filling

 

2 Honeycrisp apples (or Granny Smith)

 

½ cup Sunsweet® Pitted Dates, finely chopped

 

2 tsp lemon juice

 

1½ Tbsp all-purpose flour

 

2 Tbsp sugar

 

¾ tsp cinnamon 

 

⅛ tsp salt 

 

1 Tbsp butter

 

splash of water, if needed

 

 

 

Pie Crust & Assembly

 

1 refrigerated pie crust (rolled sheet of dough—not frozen in a pie tin)  

 

1 egg

 

1-2 tsp demerara or turbinado sugar, for topping

 

4 small oven safe jars or dishes of your choice (4-oz size)

 

round cookie cutter (~3¼-inch size)

Instructions

Apple Pie Filling

 

Peel apples and chop into small, bite-sized pieces. (Smaller is better for pies in a jar.)

 

Add chopped apples to a large bowl with chopped dates and toss with lemon juice.

 

Separately, whisk together flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt.

 

Add dry ingredient mixture into apple mixture and toss to coat.

 

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add apple mixture and stir to coat.

 

Cover pan and cook 10-15 minutes over medium-low to low heat, stirring occasionally, until apples have softened. (Add a splash of water as needed if it gets sticky.) 

 

Remove pan from heat and allow to cool slightly.

 

 

Pie Crust & Assembly

 

Preheat oven 375°F (190°C). 

 

Fill small 4-oz dishes with apple pie filling mixture. (Yields enough for 4 servings.)

 

Unroll refrigerated pie crust dough on a flat surface. Use a round cookie cutter to cut circles of dough, around 3-3 ½ inches in diameter. (Our 7-oz pie dough yielded 8 mini pie crusts.)

 

Cover filled dishes with mini pie crusts, pressing around the edges with your hands and crimping with a fork to seal.

 

Transfer assembled dishes to the fridge and chill 5 minutes.

 

Whisk an egg and brush on top of pie dough. Cut vents in the top of each mini crust with a knife. Finish with a sprinkle of demerara sugar.

 

Place dishes on a baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.

 

Yields 4 mini apple pies