Best Granny Smith Apple Pie Cupcakes Recipes

GRANNY SMITH APPLE PIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• To cook the apples: Place butter and sugar in a large fry pan over low-medium heat. Stir to dissolve sugar. Add apple slices and cook for 8-10 minutes or until apples are lightly caramelized. Remove apples from pan and let cool completely.
• To make the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 325°F Line 24 4-fl-oz-capacity muffin wells with paper liners.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Set aside dry ingredients.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the sides if the bowl occasionally. Beat in the vanilla and grated zest.
• On low speed, add the flour mixture and mix until flour is barely incorporated. Add the milk and mix until just smooth.
• Divide the batter among lined muffin wells, filling each well about 2/3 full. Top with the apples.
• Bake at 325F until a cake tested comes out clean, about 15-20 minutes. Remove from pan and cool cupcakes on cooling racks. Make sure cupcakes are completely cooled before frosting.
• To frost the cupcakes: In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the confectioner's sugar and cinnamon and beat for another 5 minutes until light and fluffy. Frost the cupcakes.

APPLE PIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly spray 8 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add apples; cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons brown sugar, the cinnamon and salt. Cook 5 minutes longer or until tender. Stir in lemon juice.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix Topping ingredients with fork or hands until crumbly. Set aside.
• Separate dough into 8 rolls. Flatten each into 4-inch round; place in muffin cup.
• Divide Apple Filling evenly onto rolls in muffin cups. Divide Topping evenly over Filling.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until bubbly and tops are lightly browned. Cool slightly before removing from muffin cups. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Serve cupcakes topped with whipped cream and a drizzle of syrup.

GRANNY SMITH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°; line a 9-inch pie plate with 1 rolled-out crust.
• Put the apples in a large bowl, add the lemon juice, and toss to coat.
• Separately, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg, mix thoroughly, then add to the apples.
• Gently stir until the apples are thoroughly coated, then spoon the mixture evenly into the crust.
• Dot the top with the butter.
• Brush the rim of the crust with water, cover with the second rolled-out crust, seal and flute or crimp the edges, and cut a few steam vents in the top.
• Make the glaze-mix the warm milk with the sugar.
• Brush the glaze over the top crust.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then lower the oven temperature to 350° and bake another 30-40 minutes, until the crust is golden brown and the fruit is tender.
• Check the pie about halfway through the baking time, and place pie crust shield over pie crust edges (if getting too brown).
• Cool on a wire rack for 1-2 hours before slicing.
• Serve at room temperature or slightly warm.

DEEP DISH GRANNY SMITH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Peel, core, and halve apples. Cut into 1/2-inch slices, then slice into 1/2-inch cubes. Combine sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl; add apples and toss to coat evenly. Add flour and toss again to distribute.
• Pour apple mixture into 1 pie crust. Roll out 2nd pie crust, top pie, and pinch crust edges together.
• Place pie on baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 45 minutes.