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Hand Held Apple Pies

Jillian Glenn
If you're craving McDonald's Hand Held Apple Pies, you must try this healthier apple hand pie recipe. They are vegan, baked and not fried, and can even be made with reduced sugar! Everyone in your family will love them and these will definitely satisfy their sweet tooth!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 180 kcal

Equipment

  • baking sheet
  • Rolling Pin
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • knife
  • pastry brush
  • parchment paper

Ingredients
  

Healthy Hand Held Apple Pies Dough

  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or oat milk at room temperature
  • ¼ cup melted vegan butter or melted coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 ½ cup regular or gluten-free all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoon plain unsweetened non-dairy yogurt only needed if using gluten-free flour

Healthy Apple Pies Filling

  • 2 medium sized honey crisp apples sliced thin
  • ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoon melted vegan butter or melted coconut oil
  • 4 tablespoon regular cane sugar or 2 tablespoon purecane sugar substitute

Apple Pie Icing

Instructions
 

How To Make Healthy Hand Held Apple Pies

  • Begin by preheating the oven to 375. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, prepare the apple hand pie dough by first mixing the room temperature almond or oat milk with the melted vegan butter or coconut oil. Then, add the maple syrup, vanilla, and baking powder. Mix until it is fully combined and then add the flour. Mix until a thick dough is formed. If you are using gluten-free flour in your dough, add the non-dairy yogurt now. If you are using regular all purpose flour, proceed to the next step.
  • Once the dough is formed, place it onto a floured surface and use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a thin slab (about ¼ inch thick).
  • Cut the dough into about 12 rectangles. You will have scraps of dough leftover, set these aside. Place the rectangles onto the lined baking sheet. Brush the tops of each hand pie with melted vegan butter.
  • Top each rectangle with 3 or 4 thinly sliced apple slices (as thin as you can get them). Sprinkle about a teaspoon of cane sugar or ½ teaspoon of purecane sugar substitute on top of the apples. Then, sprinkle generously with cinnamon.
  • Take your scraps of dough and roll them into a ball. Place them back onto the floured surface and roll them out into a square shape (about ¼ inch thick). Then, use your knife to cut the dough into ½ inch thick strips and place them neatly on top of each hand pie. Use the images above for reference.
  • Brush the top of each hand pie with a little more melted vegan butter and then bake them in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until they are golden.
  • While the healthy apple hand pies are baking, option to make the frosting by mixing the powdered sugar, almond milk, vanilla, and melted vegan butter together. If the icing is too thick to drizzle, add another tablespoon of almond milk.
  • To give the healthy apple hand pies more color, broil them for 1 minute at the end. Serve warm. Option to drizzle with icing before serving. Icing is not factored into the nutritional content.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pieCalories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0.1mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 44mgFiber: 3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 270IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 1mg
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