Air Fryer Apple Pie

 

This is a simple and easy way to make small apple hand pies and a fun activity with kids!  Instead of using the glaze, I sprinkled the top of the pie with cinnamon sugar.

 

Here is what I did:

1.      Peeled and diced apples.

2.      Cooked apples with olive oil and 6 tablespoons of brown sugar

3.      After apples are softened, added a mixture of 1 teaspoon of corn starch and 2 teaspoons of cold water. Cooked for a minute until thickened.

4.      Rolled out dough. Cut rectangles and placed apple filling in the middle. Closed the pie and pressed edges with a fork. Scored the top of the pie to let air out.

5.      Cut a piece of parchment paper and sprayed with cooking oil. Placed pies on top. Sprayed top of pies with cooking spray and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.

6.      Air-fried for 8 min at 390 degrees.

 

Air Fryer Apple Pies (~from allrecipes.com)

Ingredients

2 medium Granny Smith apples, diced (used 2 red delicious apples)

6 tablespoons brown sugar

4 tablespoons butter (used olive oil)

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (omitted)

1 teaspoon cornstarch

2 teaspoons cold water

½ (14 ounce) package pastry for a 9-inch double crust pie

cooking spray

½ tablespoon grapeseed oil  (omitted)

¼ cup confectioners' sugar  (omitted)

1 teaspoon milk, or more as needed  (omitted)

Cinnamon sugar

 

Directions

1.     Combine apples, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon in a nonstick skillet. Cook over medium heat until apples have softened, about 5 minutes.

2.     Dissolve cornstarch in cold water. Stir into apple mixture and cook until sauce thickens, about 1 minute. Remove apple pie filling from heat and set aside to cool while you prepare the crust.

3.     Unroll pie crust on a lightly floured surface and roll out slightly to smooth the surface of the dough. Cut dough into rectangles small enough so that two can fit in your air fryer at one time. Repeat with remaining crust until you have 8 equal rectangles, re-rolling some of the scraps of dough if needed.

4.     Wet the outer edges of 4 rectangles with water and place some apple filling in the center, about 1/2-inch from the edges. Roll out the remaining 4 rectangles so that they are slightly larger than the filled ones. Place these rectangles on top of the filling; crimp the edges with a fork to seal. Cut 4 small slits in the tops of the pies.

5.     Preheat an air fryer to 385 degrees F (195 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions.

6.     Spray the basket of an air fryer with cooking spray. Brush the tops of 2 pies with oil and transfer pies to the air fryer basket using a spatula.