CARAMEL APPLE MINI PIES

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This Is an easy recipe I created. I used frozen puff pastry for these little pies. They are topped with a Pecan crisp topping. Serve warm or cool. They are a tasty hand held dessert. They are great for a party dessert. The pies are also wonderful served warm with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!

Provided by Nor Mac

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 box frozen puff pastry
FILLING
6 c chopped apples
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
3 Tbsp corn starch
16 unwrapped caramels such as kraft or werthers
TOPPING
1/2 c chopped pecans
1/2 c flour
1/4 c melted butter
3 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Steps:

  • 1. Heat oven Bake 350 Thaw Puff pastry. Flour and roll puff pastry approximately 12 x 16". Cut circles out with a mouth of a glass or biscuit cutter about 4 - 5 inches wide. Take circles and roll to fit inside muffin tins all the way up inside. Gather up remaining dough and roll again and finish cutting out 12 circles.
  • 2. In a kettle. Mix apples, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cook on medium high until juices release from apples. About 10 minutes. ( do not cook until soft.
  • 3. Sprinkle apples with The cornstarch. Stir to combine with apples cook another couple of minutes until it thickens. Remove from heat.
  • 4. Fill pastry lined tins evenly with apple mixture. Chop up the soft caramels in to four pieces each. Sprinkle over apples in tins. Place about five pieces in each pie.
  • 5. Mix the flour butter brown sugar cinnamon and pecans together. Stir until well combined. It should be Crumbly.
  • 6. Divide crumbs sprinkling evenly over all Apple pies. Place in oven and bake at 350 degree's 35 to 40 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
  • 7. Run a butter knife around inside of tins and crust before removing from tins. Serve cool or warm.

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