Description
These Quick Apple Pie Bites offer a delicious and easy-to-make dessert featuring tender apple wedges wrapped in buttery, flaky crescent roll dough. Enhanced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar, these bite-sized treats bake to golden perfection in just minutes, making them a perfect sweet snack or appetizer for any occasion.
Ingredients
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Apple Pie Bites Ingredients
- 2 cans refrigerated crescent roll dough (8-count each)
- 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and sliced into 16 thin wedges
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, for sprinkling (optional)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 tablespoons caramel sauce, for drizzling (optional)
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it to prevent sticking.
- Prepare Apples: Peel, core, and slice the apples into 16 thin wedges. If the wedges are very juicy, pat them dry with a paper towel to avoid soggy bites.
- Make Cinnamon Butter Mixture: In a small bowl, whisk together the melted butter, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg (if using), vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt until the mixture is smooth and has a syrupy consistency.
- Prepare Crescent Dough: Unroll the crescent roll dough and separate it into 16 individual triangles as per package instructions.
- Spread Cinnamon Butter: Spoon a small amount of the cinnamon butter mixture onto each crescent dough triangle and spread it lightly over the surface for flavor.
- Add Apple Wedges: Place one apple wedge on the wide end of each triangle. Carefully roll the dough around the apple starting at the wide end, tucking the apple inside as you roll to form a bite-sized roll.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place the rolled apple bites on the prepared baking sheet, leaving a small space between each to allow them to puff up while baking.
- Brush and Sprinkle: Brush the tops of the bites with any remaining cinnamon butter mixture. If desired, sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over the tops for a crunchy sweetness.
- Bake: Bake for 13 to 16 minutes, or until the bites are puffed, deeply golden brown, and the apples inside are tender when pierced with a fork.
- Cool and Serve: Let the apple pie bites cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Drizzle with caramel sauce and dust with powdered sugar if desired before serving them warm.
Notes
- Use tart apple varieties like Granny Smith or Honeycrisp for the best flavor contrast with the sweet cinnamon butter.
- The optional granulated sugar topping adds a nice crunch but can be omitted for a less sweet bite.
- Make sure to pat dry the apple slices if they’re very juicy to keep the crescent dough from becoming soggy.
- For a richer taste, use homemade crescent dough or puff pastry instead of refrigerated dough.
- Serve these bites warm to enjoy the gooey caramel and soft apples fully.
