Linas Apple Pie Dessert Cups Food

CARAMEL APPLE PIE CUPS

Steps:

• Combine apples, sugar, butter,juice, cream, spices, cornstarch and caramels in a skillet.
• Bring to boiling over high heat, stirring frequently, 8-10 minutes.
• Lower heat to medium; cook for another 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Roll pie crust out to 1/4" thickness.
• Cut out circles just large enough to fit 12 3" diameter muffin cups with a bit of overlap all around the edge.
• Cut slightly smaller circles for lids.
• Press dough on bottoms and up sides of muffin cups overlapping rim slightly.
• Fill each cup with a scant 1/4 cup of filling.
• Brush edges of smaller circles with egg.
• Place smaller circles on top of filled cups; pinch pastry edges together to seal.
• Pierce top of pie cups or cut out with miniature cutters before brushing on egg wash.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes or until filling is bubbly.

BAKED MAPLE APPLE PIE CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375F and spray 8 cups in a muffin pan with nonstick spray. Taking each crescent roll, press into the cup shape of the muffin cups and make sure that you get the dough up the sides as well. It's important to get all of the edges sealed in there!
• Peel and chop the apples into small pieces and mix with the brown sugar, cinnamon, maple syrup, flour and sea salt.
• Spoon equal amounts into the cups.
• Bake for 15 minutes until the edges are browned.
• Serve hot with a little more maple syrup drizzled on top.

EASY APPLE PIE CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Unroll 1 pie crust on work surface. With 3 1/2-inch round cutter, cut 6 rounds from crust. Repeat with second pie crust. Press circles into 12 ungreased regular-size muffin cups. Use small (1 1/2- to 2-inch) cookie cutter to cut 12 cutouts from remaining dough, rerolling scraps as needed.
• In small bowl, mix apple pie filling and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon until well blended. Divide mixture evenly among crust-lined cups.
• Top each muffin cup with 1 cutout. In small bowl, mix sugar and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon until blended. Sprinkle on tops of cutouts.
• Bake 21 to 24 minutes or until golden brown and mixture is bubbly. Cool completely in pan, about 1 hour. With small knife, loosen edges; remove from pan to cooling rack. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

HONEY APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Sprinkle pastry with 1 Tablespoon each of sugar and flour.
• Combine the remaining sugar and flour; stir in honey and cream.
• Pour this mixture over apples in large bowl.
• Mix gently until slices are well coated.
• Spoon apples into pie shell and dust with cinnamon and nutmeg; dot with butter or margarine.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes.