Mini Apple Pie Bundles
Mini Apple Pie Bundles
Ingredients
For the Bundles
- 1 package puff pastry, thawed
- 8 ounces whipped cream cheese, such as Philadelphia Whipped Original Cream Cheese Spread
- 20 ounces apple pie filling, such as Favorite Day Apple Pie Filling or Topping
- 1 egg
For the Cinnamon Sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
For Serving
- as needed vanilla ice cream
- as needed caramel sauce, such as Fleur de Sel Caramel Sauce
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon to make the cinnamon sugar mixture. Set aside.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 400
- 2
Unroll one package of puff pastry onto a clean, lightly floured surface. Place it over a 12-cup silicone muffin mold (or a greased regular muffin tin). Gently press a second, identical muffin mold on top of the pastry to create 12 distinct depressions, shaping the pastry into individual cups. Carefully remove the top mold.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Lightly dust about 1 teaspoon of the prepared cinnamon sugar mixture into each of the 12 puff pastry depressions.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
In the container of whipped cream cheese, add 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Mix thoroughly with a spoon until the cinnamon sugar is well incorporated, creating a flavored cream cheese spread.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Using a small scoop or a rounded teaspoon, place about 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon cream cheese into the center of each puff pastry depression.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Using a slightly larger scoop or spoon, place about 2 tablespoons of canned apple pie filling on top of the cream cheese in each pastry depression.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
Use a pizza cutter to carefully cut the large sheet of puff pastry into 12 individual squares, ensuring each square contains one filled pastry depression.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Carefully take the four corners of each pastry square and pull them up over the filling. Pinch and twist the corners together at the top to seal the filling inside, forming a small bundle or pouch.
⏱️ 4 min
- 9
Whisk the egg in a small bowl to create an egg wash. Using a pastry brush, brush the tops and sides of each sealed puff pastry bundle with the egg wash.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Lightly dust more of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the egg-washed bundles.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Bake the mini apple pie bundles for approximately 20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and puffed.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 400
- 12
Allow the bundles to cool slightly before serving. Serve warm, ideally alongside a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce.
⏱️ 2 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Mini Apple Pie Bundles
Ingredients
For the Bundles
- 1 package puff pastry, thawed
- 8 ounces whipped cream cheese, such as Philadelphia Whipped Original Cream Cheese Spread
- 20 ounces apple pie filling, such as Favorite Day Apple Pie Filling or Topping
- 1 egg
For the Cinnamon Sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
For Serving
- as needed vanilla ice cream
- as needed caramel sauce, such as Fleur de Sel Caramel Sauce
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F. In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon to make the cinnamon sugar mixture. Set aside.
⏱️ 5 min•🌡️ 400 - 2
Unroll one package of puff pastry onto a clean, lightly floured surface. Place it over a 12-cup silicone muffin mold (or a greased regular muffin tin). Gently press a second, identical muffin mold on top of the pastry to create 12 distinct depressions, shaping the pastry into individual cups. Carefully remove the top mold.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Lightly dust about 1 teaspoon of the prepared cinnamon sugar mixture into each of the 12 puff pastry depressions.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
In the container of whipped cream cheese, add 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon sugar mixture. Mix thoroughly with a spoon until the cinnamon sugar is well incorporated, creating a flavored cream cheese spread.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Using a small scoop or a rounded teaspoon, place about 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon cream cheese into the center of each puff pastry depression.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Using a slightly larger scoop or spoon, place about 2 tablespoons of canned apple pie filling on top of the cream cheese in each pastry depression.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
Use a pizza cutter to carefully cut the large sheet of puff pastry into 12 individual squares, ensuring each square contains one filled pastry depression.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Carefully take the four corners of each pastry square and pull them up over the filling. Pinch and twist the corners together at the top to seal the filling inside, forming a small bundle or pouch.
⏱️ 4 min - 9
Whisk the egg in a small bowl to create an egg wash. Using a pastry brush, brush the tops and sides of each sealed puff pastry bundle with the egg wash.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Lightly dust more of the cinnamon sugar mixture over the egg-washed bundles.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Bake the mini apple pie bundles for approximately 20 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and puffed.
⏱️ 20 min•🌡️ 400 - 12
Allow the bundles to cool slightly before serving. Serve warm, ideally alongside a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce.
⏱️ 2 min