Apple Pie Bites

Name: Apple Pie Bites
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 18 min
Ingredients: ¼ cup brown sugar; ¼ cup sugar; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 2 (8-ounce) tubes crescent rolls; 4 tablespoons butter; 1 Granny Smith apple, (sliced); ¼ cup pecans, (chopped ); ½ cup caramel sauce, (optional)

Perfect for summer, fall, and the festive season, these apple pie bites are so yummy and fun to make.

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How To Make This Apple Pie Bites Recipe
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Apple pie bites are incredibly tasty sweet treats that are just so easy to make. Gooey and delicious, the baked apple is wrapped in buttery crescent roll pastry and flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and crunchy pecans.

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Apple Pie Bites Ingredients

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You’ll need:

¼ cup of brown sugar
¼ cup of white sugar
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
2 (8-ounce) tubes of Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls
4 tablespoons of butter
1 Granny Smith apple
¼ cup of chopped pecans
½ cup of caramel sauce

PRO TIP:

For an extra buttery taste, look out for the ‘Butter Flake Crescent Rolls’.

SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS

PILLSBURY CRESCENT ROLLS: Other brands of crescent roll pastry will work just as well. Outside of the US, crescent roll dough is often known as croissant dough.

GRANNY SMITH APPLES: These are the best apples for apple pies, but for a less tart taste, you could try a different variety such as Golden Delicious, Pink Lady, or Jazz.

PECANS: Don’t have pecans? Almonds or walnuts could be used as a substitute.

CARAMEL SAUCE: Caramel sauce makes a great topping for this recipe, as does custard, vanilla ice cream, or whipped cream. The choice is yours! Both store-bought and homemade caramel sauce work for this recipe.

NUTMEG: If you’re making this apple pie bites recipe for the Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday season, try adding some nutmeg alongside the cinnamon for a traditional holiday flavor.

CINNAMON: You can substitute apple pie spice for the cinnamon if you prefer in this great recipe.

How To Make This Apple Pie Bites Recipe

STEP ONE: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

STEP TWO: In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon.

brown sugar, sugar and cinnamon whisked together

STEP THREE: Open the tubes of crescent rolls and place each crescent roll triangle onto the lined baking sheets.

crescent rolls formed into triangles on a baking dish

STEP FOUR: Melt the butter in the microwave and use a brush to spread half of it onto the dough triangles.

butter brushed into the crescent roll triangles on a baking dish

STEP FIVE: Sprinkle half of the sugar and cinnamon mixture onto each triangle. Add the chopped pecans.

cinnamon sugar mixture and pecans sprinkled on top of the dough on a baking dish

STEP SIX: Slice the apple into ¼-inch wedges and place one slice on the short side of each triangle. Roll up each triangle around the apple slice, from the short side to the point.

OUR RECIPE DEVELOPER SAYS

We like to leave the peel on the apple but you can peel it before slicing if you prefer.

For quick prep of the apples, you could use an apple corer or slicer tool, but you will need to slice each of those slices in half lengthwise again; otherwise, they will be too thick and won’t cook all the way through.

apples placed on the ends of dough on a baking dish

STEP SEVEN: Brush with the remaining melted butter and sprinkle with the remaining mixture of cinnamon and sugar.

butter brushed on top of the cinnamon mixture on a baking dish

STEP EIGHT: Bake for 12 to 13 minutes. Remove from the oven, top with caramel sauce and serve. The caramel sauce can be drizzled across each apple pie bite or served as a dipping sauce.

PRO TIP:

Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your apple bites at the lower end of the recommended baking time.

Caramel sauce poured on Apple Pie Bites on a baking dish

How To Serve

These easy apple pie bites are yummy on their own or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. They are a great choice for a light dessert or how about a lunch box surprise?

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This recipe uses store-bought crescent roll dough which can be used as a shortcut in many different pastry recipes.

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Storage

IN THE FRIDGE: Apple pie bites can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days in an airtight container. You can enjoy them cold straight out of the fridge or heat them up in the oven if you prefer.

IN THE FREEZER: Apple pie bites freeze very well and can be frozen for up to three months. Wrap each bite in foil or plastic wrap before placing them into the freezer. To defrost, thaw at room temperature before reheating in the oven.

caramel sauce being poured on Apple Pie Bites

These little apple pie bites are made easy by using crescent rolls for the crust and stuffed with tasty fresh apples. We hope that your family will have fun making (and eating) these scrumptious apple desserts together.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I freeze these pastries?

This easy recipe can be frozen for up to three months.

Can I use store-bought caramel sauce?

You can use either store-bought or homemade caramel sauce to drizzle on top of these bites.

How do I store these apple bites?

You can store these in the fridge for up to three days.

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Apple Pie Bites

5 from 4 votes

Perfect for summer, fall, and the festive season, these apple pie bites are so yummy and fun to make.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 13 minutes

Total Time 18 minutes

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Ingredients

¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 (8-ounce) tubes crescent rolls
4 tablespoons butter
1 Granny Smith apple, sliced
¼ cup pecans, chopped
½ cup caramel sauce, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a small mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon and mix together with a fork to combine, set aside.
Roll out the crescent rolls on the prepared baking sheet and using a knife or pizza cutter, separate each triangle.
Melt butter in a microwave-safe dish and spread over the crescent rolls.
Sprinkle each triangle with the cinnamon-sugar mixture and chopped pecans.
Slice apple into ¼-inch slices and place one slice at the wider end of each crescent roll. Begin rolling the dough from the wide end to the narrow end and arrange it on the baking pan.
Brush with the remaining melted butter and sprinkle with additional cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake for 12 to 13 minutes.
Top with caramel sauce and serve.

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Notes

For an extra buttery taste, look out for the ‘Butter Flake Crescent Rolls’.
We like to leave the peel on the apple but you can peel it before slicing if you prefer.
For quick prep of the apples, you could use an apple corer or slicer tool, but you will need to slice each of those slices in half lengthwise again; otherwise, they will be too thick and won’t cook all the way through.
Oven temperatures vary and may need to be recalibrated periodically to ensure they are accurate. Make sure to check your apple bites at the lower end of the recommended baking time.