Mini apple turnovers with puff pastry
Learn how to make mini apple turnovers with puff pastry and homemade apple pie filling using real apples. These Mini Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry, combining store-bought puff pastry with a homemade apple pie filling. The filling, made from fresh apples, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and thickened with cornstarch, is tucked into puff pastry squares, folded into triangles, and baked until golden.
A flaky exterior with a warm and gooey apple filling, all wrapped up in a perfect little triangle. Yes, we’re talking about mini apple turnovers with puff pastry. But wait, there’s a twist. These turnovers are not just any store-bought puff pastry and canned pie filling. We’re talking homemade apple pie filling stuffed inside that flaky goodness.
We usually try to make most things from scratch and even though we have a killer recipe for pie crust sometimes we buy pre-made. And we are strong in the fact that there is nothing wrong with taking a few shortcuts. Store bought pie crust is one of the handiest helps we can keep in the freezer but if we wish to take it up a step then it’s puff pastry. Puff pastry makes the flakiest sweet or savory pies and is quick and easy to use.
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Life is all about finding the perfect balance between taking shortcuts and putting in the extra effort. In the kitchen, puff pastry is the ultimate shortcut for delicious turnovers, but sometimes, homemade apple pie filling is worth the time and effort.
And in making like, for instance, these mini apple turnovers with puff pastry and apple pie filling we definitely will use store-bought puff pastry. These mini apple turnovers are made with a homemade apple pie filling surrounded by the layers of flaky crust. And we use that extra time by cutting and cooking fresh apples to make an easy homemade apple pie filling.
Mini Apple Turnovers with Puff Pastry Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 2 small apples, peeled and cored
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry 9×9 in size, thawed
- 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 2 Tablespoon Sugar
Equipment needed:
- Apple corer and peeler
- Parchment paper
- Baking sheet
- Pastry Brush
- Small pan
🥣 Recipe Tips
- Keep Puff Pastry Cold: Thaw the puff pastry in the refrigerator and work quickly when cutting and filling to keep it cold. This ensures the layers stay flaky and puff up properly during baking.
- Thicken Apple Filling Adequately: Cook the apple pie filling until it’s thick and syrupy after adding the cornstarch slurry. Let it cool slightly before spooning onto the pastry to prevent it from soaking through and making the turnovers soggy.
- Seal Edges Tightly: Press the edges of the pastry triangles firmly with a fork to seal the filling inside. Check for any gaps and pinch them closed to avoid leakage during baking, ensuring neat, intact turnovers.
To make your Apple Pie Filling:
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set it aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Use an apple corer and peeler and remove the cores of the apples and chop into small, bite-sized pieces.
Start making apple pie filling by measuring your brown sugar and butter and adding it to a medium-sized pan. Heat the pan to medium heat and melt the butter and brown sugar stirring to combine.
Add apples into the brown sugar mixture. Stir occasionally. Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg evenly over apples. Stir until all ingredients are well-combined.
Cook until the apples are done. In a small bowl, mix together cornstarch and water. Pour into apple mixture and stir until everything thickens up. Remove pan from heat.
How to make turnovers:
Cut the pastry into 9 small squares using a pizza cutter. Place on your parchment-lined baking sheet. Scoop a bit of the apple mixture in the center of each puff pastry square.
Fold over each pastry to form a triangle and press the edges with a fork to seal the turnovers.
Whisk together egg and milk. Use a pastry brush and brush egg wash over each mini apple turnover. Sprinkle with sugar. Place in preheated oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and place on cooling racks.
Serve these mini apple turnovers with puff pastry are delicious as a snack or a dessert. And that’s how to make turnovers! You could change these up and add over other fillings such as peach, cherry or blueberry. Remember there is nothing wrong taking a few shortcuts.
Other Apple Recipes:
- Authentic Texas Apple Kolaches
- Cinnamon Apples Bites in Crescent Rolls
- Homemade Apple Butter
- Apple Pie Tacos
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 small apples peeled and cored
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 sheet frozen puff pastry 9×9 in size, thawed
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Peel and chop the apples into small, bite-sized pieces.
- In a medium-sized pan, start melting butter and brown sugar over medium heat. Add apples into the brown sugar mixture. Stir occasionally. Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg evenly over apples. Stir more until all ingredients are well-combined.
- In a small bowl, mix together cornstarch and water. Pour into apple mixture and stir until everything thickens up. Remove pan from heat.
- Cut puff pastry into 9 small squares using a. pizza cutter. Place on the lined baking sheet. Scoop a bit of the apple mixture in the center of each puff pastry square. Fold over each puff pastry to form a triangle and press the edges with a fork.
- Whisk together egg and milk. Use a pastry brush and brush egg wash over each puff pastry triangle. Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
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Delicious and so easy to make!
So glad you enjoyed them!
can these be assembled one day and baked off the next?
No, I wouldn’t try assembling them ahead of time. I believe the pastry would dry out.
What can i use instead of all that brown sugar. My old man is diabetic
I’m not sure. I am not qualified to assist in diabetic recipes. If you discovered any exchanges plus let us know.
This recipe turned out great 🙂 I used a dairy free butter spread and omitted the egg and brushed the pastries with some soy milk to make it vegan, they turned out excellent!
Sounds great! THANKS!