Mini Apple Pies

As promised, here is the recipe I made for Thanksgiving. Mini Apple pies. For me, it's all about portion control, so when you can make them in little muffin tins- you have your perfect little desert.

Apple Pie in a Muffin tin

http://seemichellecook.com/2010/12/05/apple-pie-in-a-muffin-tin/

Apple pie filling

5 granny smith apples peeled and sliced thin

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/3  cup cooking stevia, splenda or white sugar

3 tbsp white flour

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp cloves

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp lemon juice

Topping

1/3 cup large oats

3 tbsp whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

pinch of salt

3 tbsp cold butter

3 tbsp brown sugar

2 sheets of puff pastry

Mix the apple pie filling. Mix the topping using your fingers to rub in the butter until you get a crumble.

Roll out the dough- recommend rolling the dough out thinner than I did so that it doesn’t harden too much on the 2nd day.

Cut circles in the pastry large enough to fit into large muffin tins.    You could also roll out enough pastry to form a circle for a large pie.

Poke some holes in your crust with a fork to prevent the dough from shrinking.  Fill to the top with prepared apple mixture.  Top with about 3 tbsp of crumble and bake at 350 degrees until apples are soft and topping is lightly brown.  I cooked for about 40 min.

While still warm, run a knife around the tarts to release then from the pan.  Place on a wire cooling rack.

Calories 262, carbs 38g, fat, 11g, protein 4g, fibre 4g, 19g sugar