Making Miniature Baked Crispy Apple Pie: A Step-by-Step Guide

To start making this delightful dessert, the first step is to peel and dice one small apple. The author has chosen to use a honeycrisp apple for its sweetness. To ensure that the pieces of apple are small enough to fit inside the phyllo cups, they will be diced up accordingly.

The next step involves preparing the phyllo cups. These cups are commonly found in the freezer section of most supermarkets, specifically in the dessert aisle. The author has already preheated their oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and placed the phyllo cups inside. Since these cups are already par-baked, all that is required is to pop them into the oven for a few minutes longer to make them crisper.

While the phyllo cups are baking, it's time to prepare the apples. The author has a hot skillet and is ready to add some butter to it. They will then drop in the diced apple pieces, along with half a teaspoon of cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, a pinch of salt, and a teaspoon of lemon juice. The lemon juice serves two purposes: it helps prevent the fruit from turning brown and adds a pop of brightness to the dish.

The apples will cook for about five minutes, at which point the author will remove them from the skillet and set them aside to cool. Now is the time to add some brown sugar to the apples. The brown sugar adds sweetness to the pie, so it's an essential ingredient in this recipe. The author has already cooled their phyllo cups, so now they can proceed with adding the brown sugar.

To create a slurry, the author will mix together two teaspoons of cornstarch and two teaspoons of water. This mixture serves as a thickener for the pie filling. Once the heat is turned off, the author will add a teaspoon of vanilla to the slurry and mix it up until everything comes together. The resulting slurry makes a smooth and creamy filling.

Next, the author wants to add some texture and crunch to their pie. They have prepared a granola oat topping using half a cup of whole wheat flour, half a cup of rolled oats, one teaspoon of cinnamon, a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of brown sugar, and a drizzle of honey. The addition of butter is also crucial in creating a crumbly texture without the pie falling apart.

The author has placed the phyllo cups on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, ensuring that they don't stick or get damaged during baking. With the oven still preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, it's time to bake the pies for about 10 minutes. During this time, the author will be busy filling their apples with the apple mixture.

As the pies are baking, the author has decided to add some almonds to their granola oat topping. These nuts add a nice crunch and flavor to the pie without overpowering it. They have added just a few pinches of almonds to the mixture, taking care not to burn them as they can become too dark quickly.

The final stage is almost complete. With the pies still baking in the oven, the author will now fill their apples with the apple mixture and top them off with the granola oat topping. As they place the pies on a plate or tray, the aroma of freshly baked pie fills the air, making everyone's mouth water in anticipation.

Finally, it's time to remove the pies from the oven and let them cool down for a bit. This allows the flavors to meld together, and the textures to set properly. Once cooled, these miniature baked crispy apple pies are ready to be served and enjoyed.

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that i used in my apple mixture i'm going to put inside the crumb too a pinch of salt it's going to enhance the light brown sugar i'm using i'm using a tablespoon of that and a drizzle of honey and i have a half a stick of butter it wouldn't be a crumb without butter give it a mix the oven is still on at 350. i'm gonna bake this on a cookie sheet here i have a line with some parchment paper so i'm going to bake this for about 10 minutes while this is baking i'm going to grab my apples grab those cups and fill them up all right so those are done let me grab my granola topping i'm going to add some almonds to the mixture now the reason i didn't add almonds before i put it in the oven is because these things are so thin that they burn very quickly just a few pinches of almonds there i'm gonna give it a mix all right i'm just gonna put that topping right on top oh look at that it's sweet and get some of the snap from the apple because it's not cooked down all the way oh those are cute youi'm going to make miniature baked crispy apple pie i've already peeled and diced one small apple i'm using a honeycrisp apple because i want something really sweet now i'm just going to dice up the honey crisp because these cups are pretty small so you need small pieces to fit inside the cup got my apples cut up i'm using phyllo cups you've probably seen them in the freezer section they're in the desert aisle i have my oven preheated to 350. these are already par baked so i'm just going to pop them in the oven get them a little bit more crispy and that's only gonna take five minutes while those go i'm gonna cook these apples my skillet is hot i'm gonna add about a tablespoon of unsalted butter drop the apples in the skillet i'm going to add my spices half a teaspoon of cinnamon i want to grate some fresh nutmeg freshly grated nutmeg has more of a pungent flavor so you're going to really taste that nutmeg in the pie a pinch of salt a teaspoon of lemon juice lemon juice helps to prevent your fruit from turning brown and the lemon juice adds a pop of brightness like my shirt so it's been about five minutes i'm gonna take my phyllo cups out of the oven i'm gonna sit that right there let those cool off now i'm gonna add the brown sugar so the brown sugar of course adds sweetness all right so that looks good i'm going to make a little slurry a slurry is a thickener i'm using cornstarch and i have two teaspoons of water so i'm going to add two teaspoons of corn starch i'm gonna grab a fork to mix it up as soon as it hits that heat and that liquid and the sugar and everything just starts to come together it makes a slurry i'm going to turn my heat off now and add about a teaspoon of vanilla mix it up all right let this sit i'm going to add some texture and crunch with a granola oat topping so i have a half a cup of whole wheat flour i want to add about a half a cup of rolled oats um eyeball in this a teaspoon of cinnamon the same flavors that i used in my apple mixture i'm going to put inside the crumb too a pinch of salt it's going to enhance the light brown sugar i'm using i'm using a tablespoon of that and a drizzle of honey and i have a half a stick of butter it wouldn't be a crumb without butter give it a mix the oven is still on at 350. i'm gonna bake this on a cookie sheet here i have a line with some parchment paper so i'm going to bake this for about 10 minutes while this is baking i'm going to grab my apples grab those cups and fill them up all right so those are done let me grab my granola topping i'm going to add some almonds to the mixture now the reason i didn't add almonds before i put it in the oven is because these things are so thin that they burn very quickly just a few pinches of almonds there i'm gonna give it a mix all right i'm just gonna put that topping right on top oh look at that it's sweet and get some of the snap from the apple because it's not cooked down all the way oh those are cute you\n"