Caramel Apple Pie Recipe Using Caramels

Okay, so it’s not really the “season” for caramel apple pie, but I’m never one to let the season stop me when I’ve got a craving.

There’s still plenty of great apples popping up at my local market, and who’s with me: there’s never a bad time for pie.

I’ll be honest and tell you that this pie came to me months and months and months ago, back when James and I were in Orlando for Food Blog Forum at Walt Disney World.

Mini Apple Caramel Pies

You may not know it, but at Epcot, there’s a German pavilion, and in that pavilion is a new Werther’s Caramel shop.

Everything you could ever imagine in caramel flavor, from apples to popcorn, shortbread to fudge, if it can be made with caramel, you’ll find it in the Karamell-Küche.

While walking around Epcot noshing on caramel corn that had been made before my very eyes, I thought of the caramel apples I had also considered.

Caramel Pecan Pie

Each bite of this pie is like that first bite of a caramel apple – without ever getting to the middle of the plain apple.

Since both James and I wanted to go, that meant two pies. I knew immediately that I’d be taking Nanny’s Kahlua Pie.

They’re just the right amount of tart to pair well with caramel. Adding a drizzle of caramel on top of the pie just makes every bite perfection.

Caramel Apple Pie Filling Recipe

Lay one pie crust across the bottom of a 9? pie pan and press gently into the sides and bottom. There should be about 1/2? overhang on all sides.

In a large bowl, combine apple slices, granulated sugar, flour, cinnamon, allspice, and vanilla extract. Toss with your hands to coat evenly.

Cut slits into the top of the pie crust for ventilation. Cover the edge of the pie with foil or a silicone pastry protector.

Apple Cider Caramels

Allow to cool completely, then melt 5 caramels and tablespoon of cream or half and half in a microwave safe bowl. I heated them for 30 seconds at a time, for about a minute and a half, stirring after each time.

When the caramel is melted to a smooth consistency, use a spoon to spread it over the top of the pie crust. You can make designs or just cover it completely – this is up to you.

This looks amazing and reminds me of the salted caramel apple pie at Four & Twenty Blackbirds in Brooklyn. Have you been there? AMAZING.

Caramel Apple Pie With Streusel Topping Recipe: How To Make It

A PIE PARTY? Heck yeah! I am going to put this one in my rotation...because the only thing better than an Apple Pie would be a Caramel Apple pie...

I love caramel apples even though they are hard to eat and I rarely ever get to have one. I actually LOVE them dipped in chocolate (now, wondering how that would work with a caramel apple pie?).

Thanks so much for coming and for bringing the CUTEST BOY in the room. He is even more adorable in person and so well behaved. Your baby was pretty cute too! LOL!

Salted Caramel Apple Pie Recipe

I did NOT get to have this pie. I made need to have a receiving line at the event in the future where I sit, fork in hand, to greet every one and their pies!!!

It was nice to see you and the little guy at the Pie Party! I had my eye on your Kahlua pie for sure. I have some Kahlua that I'm trying to use up, so it might be in my future. Mini Caramel Apple Pies nestled in easy soft, buttery, sugar cookie crusts – apple pie doesn’t get much easier – or more delicious!   

These Caramel Apple Pies with Streusel Topping are everyone’s favorite pie with soft, tender apples spiked with cinnamon and caramel but in mini pie form!   The crust is made from pre-made sugar cookie dough which means the crust – and the whole pies – just got exponentially more delicious.   These Caramel Apple Pies belong on your Thanksgiving Table – and of course should be sampled ahead of time too :)!  (Video coming soon!)

Caramel Apple Pie Cookie Bars Recipe

Are you loving Fall?! I’m loving sharing my pumpkin recipes with you from my Pumpkin Bars with Nutella Cream Cheese Frosting to my Pumpkin Dip but Fall also means apples! I have soooo many apple pie inspired recipes because does it really get better than warm cinnamon apples and creamy vanilla ice cream?!

A few of my apple dessert favs include:Toffee Apple Pound Cake, Caramel Apple Pie Blondies, Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Apple Dip, Peanut Butter Caramel Apple Pie Dumplings.andApple Pie Pancake Bowls – so you can even devour apple pie for breakfast!

But on to the main event – these Mini CaramelApple Pies AKA the most adorable, crowd pleasing, make ahead dessert! If you’ve never made homemade Caramel Apple Pie or even Apple Pie before, you will be shocked at how surprisingly easy it is AND these mini apple pies are even less time consuming because you don’t have to thinly slice all those apples or make your pie crust BUT they epically delicious.

Mini Caramel Apple Hand Pies

There are 4 parts to my Caramel Apple Streusel Pies, but I promise they are easy. First: the buttery, chewy sugar cookie crust, 2) caramel cinnamon apples filling 3) buttery pecan streusel, 4) caramel drizzle. So let’s get to it!

Pie crust is one of the most important elements of a pie so it has to be deeeelicous! That being said, I have to admit, I am not a fan of traditional pie crust. I know, blasmphemously un-American. But I still love pie so I tend to make them with nontraditional crusts, and my favorite pie crust to date – sugar cookie crust! It’s so soft and chewy and melt in your mouth delicious all on it’s own and absolutely perfect for these Mini Caramel Apple Pies.Once you try pie filling in sugar cookie crust – nothing else will be good enough to cocoon your pies!

These butterysugar cookie crusts are not only delectable – they are super simple to make -winning! Simply cut a package of sugar cookie dough into 12 slices and press them into your muffin tins to bake. As you can see, they don’t need to be perfect, so don’t stress about it!

Caramel Apple Empanadas

TIP: I dip my fingertips in flour before I press the dough into the cups – this makes the dough super easy to work and keeps your fingers from sticking to the dough.

Many apple pie recipes mix a few kinds of apples, but for our Caramel Apple Pies, we want Granny Smith Apples otherwise the filling will be too sweet. Granny smith apples are known for their brilliant tartness which pair beautifully with our sugars and caramel.You will need about 4-5 Granny Smith Apples for the filling, but apples can vary widely in size, so be sure to measure your chopped apples so they equal 3 ½ cups.

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped, peeled apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, ground ginger, nutmeg and lemon juice and cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes.

Spiced Apple Pie Apple Cider Caramels Treat Pack

Add caramels and continue to cook until caramels are completely melted and apples are tender, about 3 additional minutes. Remove from heat.

TIP: You may need to press cookie crust down with the back of a tablespoon if they are still puffed up after baking for 15 minutes. I use a 2 tablespoon cookie dough scoop.

Caramel Apple Pie with Streusel in sugar cookie crusts. All is right with the world. I’ve kept this a pretty traditional streusel with the addition of pecans. I love making my streusels in my food processor because it literally takes less than 2 minutes and no elbow grease, but if you don’t have a food processor you can cut your butter into the dry ingredients by hand then stir in chopped pecans.

Mini Muffin Tin Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bites

TIP: If you have a couple stubborn pieces of butter that are not quite mixed in, remove the blade from the food processor and mix them in with your fingertips.

We first bake our sugar cookie crusts for 15 minutes so they are mostly baked before we add the Caramel Apple Pie filling. This ensures they emerge golden and not soggy. After adding the filling, bake an traditional 5-7 minutes or until the tops of the pies and crusts are golden.

It is essential that you let your Caramel Apple Pies cool so they will hold their shape when removed from the muffin tin. If you try and remove them when they are still warm, they will fall apart because the pie crust will still be soft and won’t hold its form. Once the pies are cool, remove them by running a sharp knife along the edge of each pie then gently prying up.

Caramel Apple Crumble Pie

If you love warm apple pie (don’t we all?!), then microwave for a few seconds before servings but honestly, these Mini Caramel Apple Pies area so good just as they are!

These Caramel Apple Pies have built in caramel yummines so the Caramel Drizzle is optional luscious decadence. For ease, you can make the Caramel Drizzle out of the soft caramels you will already have a package of for your filling or if you want