Mini Caramel Apple Pastries. Delightful mini pastries filled with caramel and apples and so easy to make! Delicious crisp, sweet puff pastry. A great snack for afternoon tea too!
These little apple pastries are such a delight to make and eat.
They are incredibly quick and easy, with a simple list of ingredients and look so pretty!
The addition of caramel laced inside and out take these pastries to another level, and you can eat these caramel apple slices warm or cold, with or without ice cream or whipped cream. You choose!
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About the pastry
I always have a packet of frozen Puff Pastry in my freezer for those moments when you need to make something quick, and of course tasty.
As for the pastry, you make my own, which I sometimes do, time allowing.
Here is our flaky pastry recipe. So you have options to make or to buy!
In this recipe, we're going to see how to make caramel apple slices or small apple pies with caramel.
In the instructions, you will be able to see when you can freeze these mini pastries, (before the baking process).
Then simply pop them in the oven to cook until the puff pastry has become golden brown, puffy and crisp.
This is a great apple pastry recipe and takes no time at all to prepare.
It's very similar to making Danish pastries and in the photos below, you'll see a step by step guide on how to fold and get the pattern for a small pastry.
Prep time
10 minutes, Plus 45 minutes if making the pastry
Baking time
20 minutes
Serving size
10 pastries
Ingredients
16 oz or 450 g Flaky or Puff Pastry. See here to make your own flaky pie crust recipe
*** If making your own home made flaky pastry recipe, the amount of pastry in the recipe needs to be doubled so you can get 10 pieces.
If you have too much pastry, it will freeze nicely if wrapped in plastic wrap and a zip lock bag.
The Filling
2 Granny Smith Apples, peeled and sliced.
4 Tablespoons Light Brown Sugar
¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon (or more if you like!)
1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
4 Tablespoons Dulce De Leche. See Here To make your own Dulce De Leche
2 Tablespoons Milk
Variations
You can also sprinkle a few raisins or other dried fruits in with the apple.
Instructions
1. First, if you are making your own pastry, do that and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat your oven to 200 C, 400 F
Prepare all the ingredients. Peel and slice the apples (about ½ inch thick slices) like in the photos, and then halve each slice.
Place in a bowl and add the lemon juice, cinnamon and HALF of the brown sugar. Mix so the apple slices are coated.
3. Cut out 10 squares of pastry, measuring approx 3 inches by 3 inches and place on parchment, a baking sheet.
4. Line up 4 - 5 apple pieces down the center of each pastry square, then using a sharp knife, cut 4 slits on both sides of the row of apples, at an angle like the photos, and repeat for all the 10 pastry squares.
5. Brush the sides of all the squares with some milk or beaten egg, then using a teaspoon, drizzle a little Dulce De Leche along each row of apples. Don't worry if some of the caramel falls down the sides. It will be ok.
6. Now to fold the pastries. Start with the top left piece, and fold in to the center.
Then take the top right piece, and fold in to the center so it is on top of the left piece.
Repeat all the way down the pastry so it looks like it is 'woven'.
Note:
It is at this point, once you have shaped the mini pastries, you can freeze them.
Simply pop them on a baking sheet and place in the freezer until solid. Once solid, transfer to an airtight freezer bag and return to the freezer.
When you are ready to use them, follow the steps from point 7 below as normal. You can cook these from frozen. Just make sure your oven is preheated.
7. Brush the tops with milk, and sprinkle the remaining brown sugar over the tops and place in the oven for approx 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Remove from the oven, and with the teaspoon, drizzle the remaining Dulce De Leche over the tops of the pastries, then place on a cooling rack.
WARNING: Please DO NOT bite into one of these as soon as it is out of the oven. It will be VERY HOT!!
You can serve these on their own, warm or cold, on their own, or with some nice vanilla ice cream, or whipped cream. They are wonderful!
Recipe Card
Mini Caramel Apple Pastries
Delightful minipastries filled with caramel and apples and so easy to make! Delicious crisp,sweet puff pastry. A great snack for afternoon tea too!
Ingredients
The Pastry
- 450 g / 16 oz pack. flaky or puff pastry.
The Filling
- 2 Granny Smith Apples, peeled and sliced.
- 4 Tablespoons Light Brown Sugar
- ¼ Teaspoon Cinnamon, or more if you like!
- 1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 4 Tablespoons Dulce De Leche
- 2 Tablespoons Milk
Instructions
- First, if you are making your own pastry, do that and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 200 C, 400 F
- Prepare all the ingredients. Peel and slice the apples (about ½ inch thick slices) like in the photos, and then halve each slice. Place in a bowl and add the lemon juice, cinnamon and HALF of the brown sugar. Mix so the apple slices are coated.
- Cut out 10 squares of pastry, measuring approx 3 inches by 3 inches and place on parchment, a baking sheet.
- Line up 4 - 5 apple pieces down the center of each pastry square, then using a sharp knife, cut 4 slits on both sides of the row of apples, at an angle like the photos, and repeat for all the 10 pastry squares.
- Brush the sides of all the squares with some milk, then using a teaspoon, drizzle a little Dulce De Leche along each row of apples. Don't worry if some of the caramel falls down the sides. It will be ok.
- Now to fold the pastries. Start with the top left piece, and fold in to the center. Then take the top right piece, and fold in to the center so it is on top of the left piece. Repeat all the way down the pastry so it looks like it is 'woven'.
- Brush the tops with milk, and sprinkle the remaining brown sugar over the tops and place in the oven for approx 20 - 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Remove from the oven, and with the teaspoon, drizzle the remaining Dulce De Leche over the tops of the pastries, then place on a cooling rack.
WARNING: Please DO NOT bite in to one of these as soon as it is out of the oven. It will be VERY HOT!!
- You can serve these on their own, warm or cold, on their own, or with some nice vanilla ice cream, or whipped cream. They are wonderful!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 308Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 128mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 1gSugar: 11gProtein: 4g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate
Delicious Recipes Using Apples
Here's a lovely selection of recipes using apples.
Apple Frangipane. This is a really nice coffee time cake to make. Goes great with a nice cup of tea! Or you can have as a dessert, warm or cold with a squirt of whipped cream or like me, a blob of vanilla ice cream! It's really yummy! Delicious!
Easy Apple Spiced Turnovers. Delicious warm from the oven! Crispy puff pastry packed with apples coated in cinnamon. Great eaten warm or chilled with a blob of ice cream!
Apple and Pumpkin Muffins! These breakfast muffins are full of the flavors of Fall with pumpkin, apple and cinnamon with a delicious streusel topping. A really easy recipe and that topping is so good!
Easy Apple Angel Dump Cake, so delicious with a blob or two of ice cream! Easy recipe and quick to make. Oven or slow cooker, you choose!
Apple Fritters. Yum! Slices of apple in a crispy light batter then coated in cinnamon sugar. Served warm with a drizzle of syrup, honey or a blob of ice cream.. makes for a perfect dessert! Quick and easy recipe too!
Apple and Cranberry Crescent Roll Cream Cheese Bars. An incredibly easy recipe with fantastic flavors!
Dutch Apple Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce, this is a delicious dessert, wonderful served warm. Lovely chunks of apple, laced with cinnamon and then served with a drizzle of warm butterscotch sauce.
Dutch Apple Pie! Loaded with apples, raisins, cinnamon and the most delicious pastry I've ever eaten! Be sure to have a lovely cup of coffee to go with a slice of pie in true Dutch tradition!
Delicious Apple Crumble Pie Bars. These are absolutely out of this world! Chunks of apple pie filling on a lovely shortbread base and topped off with a delicious crumble. Really easy recipe too!
Mom's Homemade Apple Pie. A wonderful old family recipe, simple ingredients, easy to make and delicious every time! Perfect for a regular family dessert, or to take to pot lucks, Thanksgiving, or anytime!
Amazing Toffee Apple Cake, a delicious cake recipe made from scratch bursting with the flavors of Fall. Perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas too!
Nanny Pat's Special Apple Pie
This apple pie is an old family recipe and always very popular, especially for those who prefer a crustless pie!
German Style Fluffy Apple Pancakes. Delicious, quick and easy recipe and these are certainly fluffy! Serve warm with a sprinkling of sugar and a dash of cinnamon.
Fluffy Apple Swirl Pudding - A wonderful bread and butter dessert, best served warm with a drizzle of Maple Syrup or a blob of ice cream..or both!
Mom's apple dumplings recipe, old fashioned recipe using apples in a sweet pie crust then baked in delicious cinnamon syrup. A great comforting dessert
Harriet
says:I was just craving something sweet but not to sweet, and this recipe is perfect. Thanks.
Lisa Bruce
says:Can you use canned pie filling instead and just put the sauce on top?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Lisa, yes indeed. These are very versatile. Just make sure you don’t over fill as the pie filling can be quite runny and spread in the baking pan (horrible rotry clean after!!)
Have fun!
Ash
says:Can you freeze these before baking? I have a wedding coming up and looking for goods I can make ahead of time.
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Ash, Yes indeed! I have frozen them and actually baked from frozen. All you need to do is brush the tops before popping in the oven, as per the recipe and they will be fine. The cook time should be pretty much the same, maybe a few minutes longer, but no more as they are only small.
On another note, not sure if you’re looking for savory things too, I have a super popular recipe for Bacon, Cheddar & Zucchini Bread, which you can make in little muffins (it is all in the recipe), and they freeze really well. All you need to do is bring them back to room temperature before serving. You can serve warm or cold, and are great for gatherings! This is the recipe if you’d like to take a look https://lovefoodies.com/bacon-and-cheddar-zucchini-bread.html
Have a wonderful wedding and thanks for writing in!
Miranda
says:Oh my! these mini caramel apple pastries look so delicious! I’ve been wanting to play more with some puff pastry! I’ll have to give this recipe at try! Your pictures are gorgeous by the way! :D
lovefoodies
says:Thanks very much Miranda! It’s a sure easy and flexible recipe so let your imagination run wild and have fun!
Linda (Meal Planning Maven)
says:Your pastries look mouthwatering! I love your clear and concise directions that will allow home cooks feel confident they can create these in their own kitchens. Thank you for sharing!
lovefoodies
says:Thank you for your feedback Linda! I appreciate it very much :)