Fall Dessert: Apple Cranberry Mini Pies Recipes
Mini desserts are something that we all love! They are non messy, appealing and of course delicious! ( Aren’t all desserts!). Apple Cranberry Mini Pies are my absolute favorite in this category. Not only do they taste great but are absolute show stealers visually too. And being shaped as they are, kids will love to flock by and ask for more. Our today’s recipe seeks inspiration from the Pillsbury Apple Cranberry Mini Pies Recipe and provides just the right flavors that one expects from a Fall Dessert.
Fall Dessert: Apple Cranberry Mini Pies
Image Via: Pillsbury
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Ingredients
1 cup fresh cranberries (you can go in for frozen too)!
1 cup finely chopped and peeled medium sized apple
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sugar (granulated)
2tbsp sugar (coarse)
3 tbsp cornstarch
2 tbsp milk
1 box refrigerated pie crust(you can make your own too)
Vanilla ice cream as an accompaniment
Image Via:Bonappetit
Directions
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease you baking sheet with oil.
- Heat a large heavy bottomed saucepan and add to it cranberries, orange juice and granulated sugar. Bring it to a boil and keep it boiling for about 2 to 3 minutes. When the cranberries start to burst, remove the saucepan from heat and whisk in cornstarch.
- Once again place the saucepan on heat and keep whisking till the mixture in the saucepan thickens. Bring it down from heat.
- Add chopped and peeled apple into the thickened mixture and stir well.
- From the refrigerated pie crust cut about 12 circles using a 3″ cutter and place these on the greased baking sheet. You will have to roll out the pie crust accordingly.
- Generously put a heap of filling on each 3” circle.
- From another flattened pie crust cut out another 12 circles of 3″ each and cut a small hole in the centre.(Cutting a hole in the centre is absolutely your choice. You can just make a cross mark on the top pie crust too!)
- Place one each on the top of the filling and seal the pie tops and bottoms by pinching them at the edges.
- Brush the tops with milk and sprinkle them with coarse sugar.
- Bake till each pie turns golden brown. This should take about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Serve warm pies with vanilla ice cream for the best flavors!
Image via: Williams & Sonoma
Note: The pies can be stored in an air tight container for about two days.
Apple Cranberry Mini Pies bring the sweetness of fruit with the citrus punch of orange. A perfect balance of Yin and Yang in terms of food flavors. This delectable Fall Dessert is a perfect choice for a family get together that brings in a lot of guest, especially children. Of course there are so many pluses and minuses that one can do in terms of ingredients and toppings. It would be interesting to hear from you on what your favorite twist on this recipe could be. Do share it in the comment box below.
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