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Mini Apple pie bites are the perfect Summer and Fall treat! Sweet and delicious and made with crescent rolls and fresh apples. Then baked golden brown and topped with warm caramel sauce, they taste just like homemade apple pie, but bite-sized!
Mini Apple Pie Bites with Crescent Rolls
If you are looking to knock it out of the park this fall with gooey and delicious simplicity these apple pie bites are calling your name. They are the perfect quick and easy treat that will taste like apple pie without all the fuss.
All you need are some apples, store-bought crescent rolls, and apple pie spices! Roll them up, bake them and top them with some delicious caramel sauce! The perfect dessert for a crowd!
Ingredients
- Crescent rolls
- Granny Smith apple
- Brown sugar
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Pecans
- Butter
- Caramel sauce, optional
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How to Make Apple pie Bites
- In a small mixing bowl combine brown sugar, sugar, and cinnamon and mix together with a fork to combine, set aside.
- Roll out the crescent rolls on the prepared baking sheet and using a knife, or pizza cutter, separate each triangle.
- Melt butter in a microwave safe dish. Allow the butter to cool slightly then lightly brush the butter over the crescent roll triangles.
- Sprinkle each triangle with cinnamon sugar mixture and chopped pecans.
- Peel and slice the apple into 1/4 inch slices and place one slice at the wider end of each crescent roll. Begin rolling the dough from the wide end to the narrow end and arrange on the baking pan.
- Lightly brush the tops of the crescent rolls with the remaining melted butter and sprinkle with additional cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake for 13 minutes.
- Top with a drizzle of the caramel sauce and serve.
Frequently Asked Questions
Although these apple pie bites are not actual apple pie, they are similar so using Granny Smith apples are a great choice. Granny Smith apples are firm, slightly sweet, and a bit sour so when cooked they don’t get super mushy and retain their delicious flavor and texture.
Yes, crescent rolls can go bad regardless if they have been refrigerated, unopened, and are within their expiration date. The key to making sure they have not spoiled is by smelling them after you open them. They should have a sweet, pleasant aroma.
Easy Fall Dessert
These apple pie bites with crescent rolls make life so simple when you are in a hurry and want something decadent to serve family and friends. It is such an easy recipe! I mean if you have the time to make homemade pie crust, GO FOR IT!
But! I promise no one will ever complain about the insane deliciousness of baked cinnamon apples surrounded by a brown sugar and cinnamon mixture nestled in a buttery soft puffed pastry, baked and topped with warm gooey caramel sauce.
If you love making mouthwatering dishes for family and friends you should try this creamy caramel apple salad with snickers or creamy grape salad, to serve up at your next backyard get together.
Crescent Rolls may be the ultimate baking hack! There is so much more you can do with them than make rolls! Some of our favorite crescent roll recipes include our Cinnamon Sugar Cheesecake Bars and our Beef Taco Ring! Both great for feeding a crowd!
More Great Apple Desserts
- Mini Caramel Apple Crisp Bites
- Apple Cider Doughnut Cake (Instant Pot & Oven Directions)
- Caramel Apple Nachos
- Caramel Apple Chips
- Caramel Apple Dump Cake
- Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie Cups
- Apple Pie Tacos
Apple Pie Bites
Ingredients
- 16 oz container crescent rolls
- 1 Granny Smith apple peeled and sliced
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup pecans chopped fine
- 4 tbsp butter
- ½ cup caramel sauce optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375* degrees and line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl combine brown sugar, sugar, and cinnamon and mix together with a fork to combine, set aside
- Roll out the crescent rolls on the prepared baking sheet and using a knife, or pizza cutter, separate each triangle.
- Melt butter in a microwave safe dish. Allow the butter to cool slightly then lightly brush the butter over the crescent roll triangles. *Make sure to reserve some of the melted butter to brush onto the tops of the rolled croissants before baking*
- Sprinkle each triangle with 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon sugar mixture and 1 teaspoon of the chopped pecans.
- Peel and slice the apple into ¼ inch slices and place one slice at the wider end of each crescent roll. Begin rolling the dough from the wide end to the narrow end and arrange on the baking pan.
- Lightly brush the tops of the crescent rolls with the remaining melted butter and sprinkle with additional cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake for 13 minutes.
- Top with a drizzle of the caramel sauce and serve.
Jenn’s Notes
- You can substitute apple pie spice for the cinnamon or walnuts for the chopped pecans.
- If you have an apple corer/slicer tool this will make for a super easy prep of the apples!
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If you are looking for the perfect easy dessert, Apple pie bites will please a crowd! Grab some apples and crescent rolls and you are just steps away from the perfect Summer and Fall treat!
Originally posted By Shannon Johanson from The Foodie Cafe June 19, 2019
Great recipe for a summer outdoor BBQ with deserts!!
I think this is the same recipe my niece made today for our get together for July 3 (we are celebrating the 4th a day early because some of family will be out of town). She had enough for three of us to sample and they are delicious. I have printed the recipe for future use for me.
Apple Pie Bites LOOK Awesome Jennifer 😊❗️Thank You FOR sharing 👍🏼♥️G-d♥️Bless