“When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizz…APPLE PIE!” Mmm, warm apple pie. There is just something about it that can make you feel like you are at home anywhere. Some people like to top it with ice cream, others like cool whip. Our Midwest neighbors to the north even like to put cheddar cheese in it. Hey, I’m not judging 😉 …well, maybe a little.

Pie is one of those desserts that people love to eat, but hate to make. For me, I hate to have half a pie just sitting out. It’s messy, I can’t pack it in a lunch or eat it on the go. Yes… some of us want to eat pie on the go! So I came up with the most fun recipe for portable mini apple pies. They are great for kids, lunches, parties, girls night, BBQs, wine night… or every night.

Here’s what you will need:

For the Crust:

2 cups flour

²⁄₃ cup butter (chilled)

1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons water

For the Filling:

5 medium apples (peeled and chopped up into small pieces) I use any kind I have on hand

³⁄₄ cup sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

6 tablespoons flour

2 tablespoons butter (chilled)

Now what do you do?

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees and grease the muffin tin.

2. In your mixer blend flour, salt and butter until it looks like coarse sand.

3. Add in water and blend just until it looks like it’s sticking.

4. Take out and combine it by hand until well blended.

5. Roll out on lightly floured surface until about 1/4 inch thick.

6. Cut 12, 4 inch circles with cup or bowl. (I used a pint glass)

7. Press each circle in muffin tins until all the way up each side, to form little bowls.

8. Mix by hand all filling ingredients and spoon into muffin bowls.

9. Cut up butter into 12 little pieces and place one piece on each pie.

10. You can decorate them anyway you like with extra crust, or just leave plain. I like to sprinkle sugar on top before they go on the oven.

11. Bake at 425 degrees for 16-18 minutes. (Until crust is light brown and apples are bubbling).

12. When cool, just loosen the sides with a knife and they’ll come right out!

Now you can feel free to top them with anything or nothing at all. Let me know if you try this one out, I would love to hear about it! Looking to pair your dessert with wine? Of course you are! I paired mine with a nice chilled glass of Red Moscato.