Saturday, November 16, 2013

Personal Apple Pies


October is over. So over. In fact, it's 16 days over.
But..... to conclude AppleFest once and for all (I had so much fun!) I had to share with you these Mini Apple Pies! These babies were so unbelievably easy to make, using fresh apple, and also -- only about 100 calories a pop!

Servings: 8

What You'll Need:
  • 1/2 an apple
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • OPTIONAL: 1 teaspoon ground ginger (if you dont have these individual spices, or don't want to buy three spices, you can buy 1 tube of apple pie spice! it has all of the above in one.)
  • 1 can Pillsbury Crescents (in the refrigerated section by the dinner rolls!)
The Step-by-Step:
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Chop the apple into small pieces and place in a bowl.
  3. Add the spices to the apple pieces and stir, until evenly coated.
  4. Open the can of crescents and unroll the dough. You'll see that it is already separated into triangle shapes.
  5. Take a triangle, place about two spoonfuls of apple mixture at the widest point of the triangle.
  6. Roll the dough over the mixture, and keep rolling until you're at the skinny part of the traingle.
  7. Use a fork to poke three holes into the top of the pie.
  8. Place your "pies" on a flat baking pan, and bake for 15 minutes (make sure to keep an eye on them!)
  9. Let cool for 5 minutes before eating.
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The apples cook perfectly -- even in the few minutes in the oven, creating great juices and flavors. Best part -- portion control is built in, so you won't eat too much and regret it later. Make these before friends come over, and you'll impress them with your cooking "skills" -- aren't you glad crescents were invented? Shh, I won't tell :)

xoxo n

Also -- if you didn't get a  chance to see my Instagram video, watch it here to see the step-by-step!

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