Vegan Apple Hand pies
These Vegan apple hand pies are sweet, buttery, and easy to make. It is convenient as a snack or a quick dessert. Eat alone or with some vanilla ice cream.
Yield: 15 hand pies
Materials
- 1 recipe of vegan pie dough
- 3-4 medium green apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2" cubes
- 4 tbsp vegan unsalted butter
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
Sugar Wash
- 1 tbsp agave or honey
- 1 tbsp water
- raw turbinado sugar for topping
Instructions
- In a pan, melt the butter. Add the apple cubes and stir to coat. Add the brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg. Stir to combine.
- Cook on low heat while stirring until apples are softened. Remove from heat and let cool. You can store it in the fridge until ready to use. It should thicken.
- Preheat oven to 425°F
- On a lightly floured surface, start rolling 1/2 of the pie dough. Cut into desired shapes and lay on a parchment-lined sheet pan. I cut them into small rectangles, but you can do circles.
- Put filling in middle, be sure to leave 1/2" strips on all sides untouched, so you can lay another piece of dough on top to enclose the filling. Then use a fork to crimp the sides.
- Using a sharp knife, be sure to poke a slit on top to let the steam out. Or else it might explode.
- In a small bowl, mix together the sugar wash and brush on top. Then sprinkle the turbinado sugar on top.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until a golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool for a few minute before enjoying.