Description
Whipping up Apple Pie Cupcakes brings pure dessert magic right to your kitchen. Warm cinnamon and sweet apple chunks nestled in tender cake make these treats a total crowd-pleaser for any gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Pie Ingredients:
- 2 pre-made pie crusts or homemade all-butter pie crust
Fruit and Spices:
- 2 large apples
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup flour
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup toasted pecan halves
- 1 egg
- Whipped cream
- Ice cream
- Caramel sauce
Instructions
- Set your oven to 350°F and lightly spray 24 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 large diced apples, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and ⅛ teaspoon salt. Cook for 10-12 minutes until apples soften. Stir in 2 tablespoons lemon juice and let cool.
- Mix ⅓ cup flour, ⅓ cup brown sugar, and ⅓ cup toasted pecan halves in a bowl. Cut in 2 tablespoons cold butter until the mixture becomes crumbly.
- Roll out your pie crusts on a floured surface. Cut 24 rounds using a 3-inch cookie cutter. Press each round into muffin cups, shaping them carefully. Brush top edges with egg wash.
- Spoon apple filling evenly into pie crust cups. Sprinkle crumble topping over each cupcake.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until edges turn golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Gently loosen crusts with a knife.
- Top your apple pie cupcakes with whipped cream, ice cream, or caramel sauce before serving.
Notes
- Check apple tenderness carefully during cooking to prevent mushiness, ensuring they remain slightly firm for a perfect texture.
- Use cold butter when making the crumble topping to help create a more crumbly, flaky consistency.
- Press pie crust rounds gently into muffin cups to avoid tearing, creating a neat and even shape for your cupcakes.
- For gluten-free adaptation, swap regular pie crust with a gluten-free version and use gluten-free flour in the crumble topping.
- Prep Time: 20-25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15-20 minutes
- Category: Pies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg